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Yollam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:19 AM
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Poll question: Pick your Poison: Caffeine edition
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 03:19 AM by Yollam
Pick your Poison: Caffeine edition
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:21 AM
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1. Cuban or Turkish coffee and Earl Grey tea.
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 03:24 AM by Spider Jerusalem
EDIT: and dark-chocolate covered espresso beans. :9

Also, Bawls. (Guarana is good stuff.)

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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:22 AM
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2. Bawls
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 03:26 AM by primate1


(Insert crude joke here.)

But since I can never find it, I usually drink Red Bull if I need a solid dose of caffiene.
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:38 AM
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4. What is that stuff? nt
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:15 AM
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9. It's a guarana soda.
Highly caffienated.
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:36 AM
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12. I will have to check that out.
Is it yummy?
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:41 AM
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15. Very.
I've been told it tastes like a Shirley Temple, but I've never tasted a Shirley Temple, so I can't confirm that.
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 05:06 AM
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16. iirc, A Shirley Temple
is Ginger Ale and Grenadine. I've never had one either, but I hear it tastes like cherry 7up. :shrug:

Thanks, I'll check it out.

But I *refuse* to say the name out loud.;)
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:36 AM
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3. Dr Pepper n/t
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:40 AM
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5. Can I get it stong, in an IV drip to go, please? nt
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:51 AM
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6. Ahem...
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 03:52 AM by SmileyBoy
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:15 AM
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10. This man knows his caffiene.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 03:57 AM
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7. In a soft drink...


As an espresso, café americano. Not because espresso is too strong by itself, it just doesn't last as long.

As coffee, black. No cream no sugar.




It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion,
It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed,
The hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning,
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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unsavedtrash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:06 AM
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8. I like a little coffee with my chicory
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last_texas_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:33 AM
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11. Iced tea or Mountain Dew
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 04:38 AM by last_texas_dem
That's about it for me. I'm generally more of a juice/ fruity, non-caffeinated soda kinda guy, but I've gotten to where I drink iced tea like water. A bad habit, but I guess tea's not quite as bad caffeine-wise as other caffeinated drinks. The Mountain Dew I should probably stay away from altogether, though...
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:39 AM
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13. Depending on my mood
A soy Latte or a soy Caramel Machiatto, perhaps with an extra shot of espresso. Hot or iced, always a Venti.

Mmmmmmmm
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:40 AM
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14. I voted for cuban/espresso, but I am thinking of Turkish.


That's just good stuff!
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 11:07 PM
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46. Turkish/Greek coffee is lovely, isn't it?
The only time my husband ever drinks coffee is when we eat at the local Egyptian place, and he always has Turkish Coffee.
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 07:17 AM
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17. I had to choose 'other' for coffee AND cola drinks
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 08:16 AM
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18. Espresso IS coffee - coffee IS caffeine.
It's that simple.

I do also drink tea (obviously), but that's not really a caffeine source in the same way.
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Minnesota Libra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 08:25 AM
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19. For me it's always Folgers dark roast and plenty of it too nt
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:20 AM
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26. I'm a Folgers man too
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Cobalt Violet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 08:35 AM
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20. 2 cups of Columbian, 1 cup of Green Tea per day.
Maybe I should drink more Green Tea.
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 08:37 AM
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21. The peppermint mocha at starbucks.
Oh it's soooo goooood.
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aQuArius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 09:49 AM
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22. Jamaican Blue Mountain....
bought whole bean from Costco. It is fabulous coffee for only $9.99 for a 2lb bag! :donut:
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bugslsu9 Donating Member (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 09:54 AM
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23. Community Coffee
Medium Roast. I have it shipped from Louisiana to Wisconsin so I get good coffee every morning.
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 09:57 AM
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24. Orange Juice...
I know it doesn't have caffeine, but since I stopped drinking caffinated beverages, a couple rounds of OJ is enough to get ye ol engine started in the morning.
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:17 AM
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25. Mountain Dew of all non-diet and non-caffeine free types
Regular, Code Red, Pitch Black, Livewire.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:29 AM
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27. Ephedra and water.
Never much cared for coffee.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 11:37 AM
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28. Latte
But not from Starbucks. :puke:
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Squeech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 11:48 AM
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29. I found out
how to get fresh coffee airlifted from Brazil, from a plantation in Pernambuco. It's very delicions.
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grateful581 Donating Member (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 11:57 AM
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30.  yerba mate
I love this stuff.
It wakes me up and it is really healthy.
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 12:02 PM
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31. Yes!
Celestial Seasonings had a tea called morning thunder". It was a mix of black tea and mate. It would definitely perk you up.
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Redneck Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:35 PM
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40. With the power of a hundred charging buffalo!
That was the tag line that used to be on the box. I love that stuff!
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:51 PM
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45. I bought a Mate in Argentina

Virtually identical to yours, after spending a few days in Mar Del Plata seeing every living thing sucking out of one of those.

I bought a couple of pounds of yerba, and got lessons from anyone and everyone on their preferred technique.

With sugar, without sugar, second pouring of hot water... it doesn't matter - it still tastes like hay.

Everybody told me, whatever you do, don't smoke the yerba.

I've got half a mind to try smoking it, because as a drink, I can go suck on hay without importing it from Argentina.

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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 02:04 PM
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32. German coffee...
Barring that, (flame me now ;)) Dunkin' Donuts French Vanilla. I know, I have weird tastes!
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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:35 PM
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34. What is German Coffee?
Is it anything like British white coffee, with condensed milk and enough sugar to put you in a diabetic coma?
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 09:20 PM
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37. Oh hells no
It's strong, with just a little bit of sugar. But the coffee itself is good enough that you just need a little bit of sugar. We used to drink Tschibo a lot when we lived there, which is a bit like Starbucks here (big chain, lots of carp to buy in the store, etc), but I'd take that over Starbucks any day!
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Redneck Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:38 PM
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42. Carp?
"Can I get a medium dark roast and a carp to go please?"

:rofl:

For some reason that just tickles the hell out of my funny bone.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 11:45 PM
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48. LOL, oops!
That's a holdover from a board I'm on where someone mistyped it once, and it stuck, for good... we even have some carp emoticons on that board! :)

"Carp to go" :rofl: Nice!
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 02:14 PM
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33. Homemade cappacino
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:37 PM
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35. DUNKIN' DONUTS. 'Nuff said. n/t
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 05:21 PM
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36. Fresca. nt
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 09:29 PM
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38. Fair trade and organic whatever.
:9
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 09:30 PM
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39. Kona baby!
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Redneck Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:35 PM
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41. French, Italian, Turkish
The darkest roast I can get my hands on. With lots of sugar.
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Pushed To The Left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:39 PM
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43. Uptime!
I have become pretty addicted to Uptime pills throughout the years, but I don't take nearly as much as I used to.
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NYdemocrat089 Donating Member (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 10:41 PM
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44. Tea
I just have to be careful when drinking it. If I drink it too late I end up not being able to sleep.
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datsafact Donating Member (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 11:10 PM
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47. French Market Chicory
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BrewerJohn Donating Member (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 11:59 PM
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49. French Roast, but more importantly, Fresh Roasted
If you've ever been in a coffee shop that roasts on-premises, you know what
I mean. NOTHING better. Some of my friends have been getting into home
roasting, and I may have to go that way myself.
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njdemocrat106 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 03:02 AM
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50. Good ol' Coca-Cola
Coke kicks Pepsi's ass :).
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