1) A simple "light ice in my latte please," would have sufficed.
2) Ice does not "harden the toxins" in your body. While in a detached sense I'm sort of curious as to what that even means, I didn't really want you to explain it. All I said was, "Oh, okay."
3) For some reason, you took this as an invitation to tell me about it.
4) Please refrain from using the barista as a captive audience. 4b) Particularly while it is busy.
Thanks. [/vent]
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
It might interest you to know that traditionally amongst the Chinese it is had that cold beverages are bad for you, as they lower your body temperature. As a result your body has to struggle to regain equilibrium.
It's a dying belief, only the traditionalists in Taiwan ever mentioned it, there are refrigerated beverages in every convenience story on every street corner in Taiwan.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose:
Thanks. [/venti]
FTFY.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
BlBl: If you're referring to the yeet hay/leurng hay thing, its not actually cold beverages. Its just specifically foods or drinks with the cold attribute (for lack of a better word) which are often cold, but not always.
In other words, foods or drinks can be cold temperature-wise but can be "yeet hay"/hot or vice-versa. Also, its a balance thing so most Americans would probably be ok.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Thanks Papa, I needed that.
Although, ironically enough, we're not allowed to use the the term "venti". Starbucks has copyrights. I doubt it'd hold up in court, but who really wants to spend that kind of money.
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
I hate ordering things with silly made up names. Wendy's has a new coffee flavored milkshake which I will never be able to order by name. I might try ordering a "coffee milkshake" sometime and see whether they know what I mean. (The actual product name is too silly to repeat.)
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Oh man, I remember when I used to work for Starbucks. The people I served were . . special.
You have my sympathy.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Was that you? I can't believe that we met over coffee and didn't even know that we knew each other from Hatrack. That is a riot.
Wait . . .
*rereads original post*
Hey! You're mocking me! I can tell. I was just trying to help you out and, you know, educate you about ridding your body of hardened toxins (which, you know, are, like, the hardest kind to get rid of). Excuuuuuuse me for trying to enlighten you, you ignorant prig.
Oh, and by the way, there was still too much ice in my latte.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
You're older than I originally had you pegged for, Tante.
I didn't mean to mock you. The toxins made me. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
The toxins age me. Thanks to you, and your icy drinks.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
We're all just puppets, dancing on the toxins' strings.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
*ices Juxtapose's toxins*
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
And now I'm trying to figure out if Juxtapose and Tante Shvester actually met, or if they're both kidding.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mucus: BlBl: If you're referring to the yeet hay/leurng hay thing, its not actually cold beverages. Its just specifically foods or drinks with the cold attribute (for lack of a better word) which are often cold, but not always.
In other words, foods or drinks can be cold temperature-wise but can be "yeet hay"/hot or vice-versa. Also, its a balance thing so most Americans would probably be ok.
I'm not sure it's the same thing. But then again, you won't find much consensus amongst the Chinese when it comes to anything. Yeet Hay may be what some were referring to, but I can recall quite a few occasions where I was hot and thirsty, and my hosts insisted I needed to drink warm water, not chilled. I could have been mistaken, Chinese is my second language, but over and over again I got the impression that they didn't care what I drank, so long as it wasn't temperature cold. I'll have to check with my dad, I was pretty certain he described the same thing to me once.
When my mother gave birth to my youngest brother in Hong Kong, she was sweating like crazy, and asked for cold water. The hospital staff refused, saying it would harm her, eventually she signed a waiver that she would not sue the hospital should any complications arise from drinking cold water.
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
quote:And now I'm trying to figure out if Juxtapose and Tante Shvester actually met, or if they're both kidding.
They're clearly both kidding, because I've met Tante and she doesn't believe in hardened toxins at all. I've served her coffee before, and she told me all about how the Franklin Expedition actually went to the Arctic looking to secretly investigate UFO sightings dating back to the 18th century. Every one of the explorers were captured, experimented upon, and eaten by giant aliens. And probed. Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
furthermore let me tell you about homeopathy ..
Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: Thanks Papa, I needed that.
Although, ironically enough, we're not allowed to use the the term "venti". Starbucks has copyrights. I doubt it'd hold up in court, but who really wants to spend that kind of money.
I go to Starbucks pretty regularly, and I've never once used their silly names. "Medium coffee" seems to get across all the information that is necessary.
By the way, if she's that freaked out about ice hardening toxins, here's an idea: Hot Smegging Coffee. It's not the bleedin' Jamba Juice. If you're at a coffee shop and you want something without ice, I'd imagine there are plenty of things on the menu that would leave you with nice, soft toxins.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
BlackBlade: I don't know. But I'm pretty sure there are a decent number of herbal teas and traditional medicines (as defined by "stuff that tastes awful and find in a Chinese herbal store) that are normally served cold, some desserts and foods too (ones that I would have thought were old).
Maybe the beliefs have mutated somewhat.
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: ... When my mother gave birth to my youngest brother in Hong Kong, she was sweating like crazy, and asked for cold water. The hospital staff refused, saying it would harm her, eventually she signed a waiver that she would not sue the hospital should any complications arise from drinking cold water
Hmmm, that does sound familiar. I do know there is some consistent problem with drinking either "leurng hay" foods or foods that are just plain cold during a period.
(I do know that usually its the reverse thats the problem)
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
I like to order tall or venti Cokes at restaurants.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
quote:Originally posted by Speed: here's an idea: Hot Smegging Coffee.
I would so order this drink.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I ordered a large hot chocolate and she gave me their small. Apparently their "tall" is a equivelent to a "large" everywhere else.
Their loss. Their small cost less.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Samprimary: furthermore let me tell you about homeopathy ..
Now, is it a sign of a dysfunctional person to subscribe to these pseudo-scientific belief structures? I have never understood quite where the need lies in these people- is it a lack of sense of self that attracts them through the social marketing of these ideas? Is it sometimes just stupidity or suggestibility? Is it something I don't have a grasp of, or is it just a simple belief based on evidence? This last I have a hard time with, because it seems that "these people," and we all know someone who fits into the category, latch onto not only certain ideas, but certain *types* of ideas- the ones that sound attractively, elegantly, and falsely logical, and have some sort of immediate and usually intuitively simple application in the real world. For instance, cancer requires chemotherapy and radiation to defeat, and so we have less (still some) folk medicine surrounding it, whereas issues like perceived energy levels, allergies, mental awareness, pain syndromes, and nutrition are largely, or sometimes wholly based on individual perception. My aunt, for instance, seems to genuinely experience changes in the state of her health based on the things that she hears about from "alternative" sources of health information. She has declared herself allergic over the years to a large variety of foods, and more often murky unclear elements in foods- she has maintained for many years now that she is allergic to a chemical in foods that is only present once they have been in the refrigerator for more than a day- how she eats food from the grocery store fridge is a mystery to us. It's one of "those ideas."
By "these ideas" I'll just be very broad: black mold, the toxin theory of disease, homeopathy, anti-inoculation, reflexology, and various other dubious or completely fallacious schools of reasoning.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lisa: I like to order tall or venti Cokes at restaurants.
:: laugh :: I feel tempted to try that now.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Tante doesn't drink frou-frou coffee drinks.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
It's true!
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I loved working at Starbucks. And very few of their trademarked names are silly. So there.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: I loved working at Starbucks. And very few of their trademarked names are silly. So there.
Are you high? they're all silly. Go back to Crazy Town Crazy McCrazerson.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: Now, is it a sign of a dysfunctional person to subscribe to these pseudo-scientific belief structures?
IME, no. It's a sign of an inadequate grasp of the scientific method and/or a distrust in science and medicine, combined with a need to control their own lives (or feel that they are).
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
For the record, I'll respond equally well to "grande", "16 oz", or "large". We have four sizes though, so, "medium" is tricksy. I usually have to clarify "medium" or "extra medium".
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
quote: Are you high? they're all silly. Go back to Crazy Town Crazy McCrazerson.
Heh. I think the silliest term they use is Frappaccino, and that's more annoying than anything else. Mainly because it rhymes with cappuccino and it's easy to get those two confused via crappy drive-thru head phones. But even though Starbucks has the trademark, I don't credit them with inventing that particular silliness. I distinctly remember ordering the "Mochaccino" from the local mall coffee kiosk when I was a kid, long before Starbucks existed. People were adding "ccino" to things as far back as I can remember.
Posted by Jamio (Member # 12053) on :
Wait, the 'ccino' doesn't mean anything? I don't drink coffee, but I always assumed that 'cappuccino' meant coffee in a certain way and so 'mochaccino' was coffee that way with...like, chocolate, right? Mocha=chocolate?
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
quote: I usually have to clarify "medium" or "extra medium".
I think I can speak for everyone when I say this: clearly something has gone badly wrong in the world where 'extra medium' is a size.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
I think that, back in the day, no one knew what a latte was. Cappuccinos were the only espresso drinks that people had heard of, so that's what they called any combination of steamed milk and espresso. I still occasionally have people come in who order a cappuccino when they really want a latte. So a "mochaccino" wouldn't be different from a mocha. I think.
Rakeesh, "Extra medium" is just a joke I make. The fact that it is plausible coffee jargon, though, indicates that you are right about something having gone badly wrong.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Yeah, the mochaccino was a mocha. If you wanted the equivalent of a mocha frappuccino, you ordered an iced mochaccino.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: People were adding "ccino" to things as far back as I can remember.
I think Al Pacino started that fad.
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: I think that, back in the day, no one knew what a latte was. Cappuccinos were the only espresso drinks that people had heard of, so that's what they called any combination of steamed milk and espresso. I still occasionally have people come in who order a cappuccino when they really want a latte.
I got really annoyed when a barista argued with me about whether I *really* wanted a cappuccino. She was pretty sure I would be disappointed that it didn't have more milk and less foam. "Have you had a cappuccino?" she asked.
Oh, in that case just give me a single venti strawberry chocolate creme frappucino and make sure it doesn't taste like coffee and has extra pink sprinkles, please.
Also met with disbelief when ordering a double espresso in Spokane. I don't know if Spokanites just never order espresso or what, but she was *shocked* that I would want to drink that without some kind of mixer.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Cappuccinos were named after Capuchins-- monks. (A specific order.) The foam was supposed to look monkish or something. So "Cappuccino" means "little monk" so no, "-ccino" doesn't mean anything. ("-ino" on the other hand is a valid diminuitive. Like "-ito" in Spanish.)
At least, that's what my dad told me when I was 8. So be warned my source is not impeccable on this one. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I think it was that the color of the drink coordinated so well with the color of their monkish robes.
No, really.
My favorite overheard Starbucks exchange:
Customer: I'll have the tall Columbian.
Barista: Sorry, Juan has the day off. Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: I think that, back in the day, no one knew what a latte was. Cappuccinos were the only espresso drinks that people had heard of, so that's what they called any combination of steamed milk and espresso. I still occasionally have people come in who order a cappuccino when they really want a latte. So a "mochaccino" wouldn't be different from a mocha. I think.
Many people in England still don't *really* get what a cappuccino is supposed to be- basically they make it in a kind of very foamy latte. Also some confusion over which goes in first, the milk or the espresso (I prefer milk first, so it doesn't curdle).
In Czech Republic you're libel to get what you asked for, but on the other hand, they've never really heard of a latte. Their preference seems to be a small mixture of about half warm milk, half espresso, with sugar and no foam.
Posted by Traceria (Member # 11820) on :
When I make a cappuccino at home, the milk goes in first, too.
It's funny, the manual for the machine I have actually had a good page describing how you make different drinks. Very thoughtful of them.
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: My favorite overheard Starbucks exchange:
Customer: I'll have the tall Columbian.
Barista: Sorry, Juan has the day off.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Orincoro, is the milk curdling an issue? Are you putting the milk in cold?
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
Speaking of coffee and curdled milk, it can be very good Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
quote:I got really annoyed when a barista argued with me about whether I *really* wanted a cappuccino.
Whenever I find out someone actually wanted something different, it's because I made them what they ordered, and they come back and tell me so, whereupon I remake the drink. It's a waste, but there you go. Second-guessing customers is seldom a good idea. ____________
Orincoro, I'm a little confused. Are you worried about the milk curdling? That shouldn't happen just from steaming.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: I usually have to clarify "medium" or "extra medium".
I'd just like to clarify that I am the most medium of all of us.
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
The Starbucks sizes make perfect sense to me.
Short (regular) - 8 oz Tall (more than regular)- 12 oz Grande (large) - 16 oz Venti (twenty) - 20 oz
From what I understand, it was common parlance in Seattle to ask for either a "short" or "tall" coffee (8 or 12 oz). Of course, our culture being gluttonous, sizes increased incrementally.
So, they added larger sizes above short and tall. Grande came first... and then they needed to even top that, and went with the italian word for twenty (for 20 oz).
Eventually, people stopped drinking the "short" coffee altogether and it dropped off the menu.
So, when people say "why is small called tall?" it's really because so few people actually wanted a truly "small" or "short" coffee that it wasn't worth listing it.
From what I understand, you can still order a "short" 8 oz coffee at Starbucks, even though it's not officially on the menu.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
An excellent summation.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
You can order a "short" version of nearly anything that's hot. My husband regularly orders a short mocha. There are no short iced cups, however.
As far as the "tall" size, it always made sense to me. It's probably because I was working with alcohol right before going to Starbucks, but the 12 oz. tall cups always reminded me of a collins glass or highball glass, which are similar in size and shape to the tall Starbucks cups, and can be used to serve tall drinks.
Posted by Seatarsprayan (Member # 7634) on :
You know, I read most of this thread, but I have no idea why, since I didn't understand most of it, since I am not a coffee drinker. I don't know latte from cappuccino from espresso or whatever. I suppose I could find out on Wikipedia... but I'm happy in my ignorance.
Nothing against coffee drinkers, btw. I'm not just not one. I do like coffee ice cream though.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: Orincoro, is the milk curdling an issue? Are you putting the milk in cold?
When I mix it with regular coffee yes, but you're right, when I am making an espresso drink, the milk is warm- but not as warm as the coffee, so it should still go first.
Milk first people.
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
This is why I don't drink coffee.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by FlyingCow: The Starbucks sizes make perfect sense to me.
Short (regular) - 8 oz Tall (more than regular)- 12 oz Grande (large) - 16 oz Venti (twenty) - 20 oz
(Ok, prepare for me to sound snooty)
After having spent only a total of two or so years of my life in Europe, the sizes of American coffees are disgusting. I used to like them, but the idea now of having that much coffee in one serving is a little repulsive. You can get Starbucks all over Europe now, though it's not everywhere like in the US, but you just don't see people ordering the kinds of jumbo coffee servings you get in America or England these days. I don't think Starbucks would survive outside the real tourist centers of European cities: Louvre and Montparnasse in Paris, Vaslavské Namčste in Prague, places like that with tons of foreign tourists who just want to see a smiling face and be 100% certain they will be accommodated in English, and will know what's on the menu. Which, when you think about it, is a pretty nice thing to have when desperate.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I am always prepared for you to sound snooty.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro:
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: Orincoro, is the milk curdling an issue? Are you putting the milk in cold?
When I mix it with regular coffee yes, but you're right, when I am making an espresso drink, the milk is warm- but not as warm as the coffee, so it should still go first.
Milk first people.
I've tried it both ways, and I prefer milk last.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
It really is just a matter of taste, so long as your espresso isn't just sitting there waiting. Anything more than 10 seconds after it finishes pouring is way too much. __________
quote: After having spent only a total of two or so years of my life in Europe, the sizes of American coffees are disgusting.
I definitely agree with this. The Fred Meyer by my house has a coffee stand inside it that offers 32oz lattes. I can't even imagine drinking that much milk. And still only two shots of espresso, ugh.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
For the non-coffee drinkers, here's a really good set of diagrams that show the different type of coffee drinks.
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro:
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: I think that, back in the day, no one knew what a latte was. Cappuccinos were the only espresso drinks that people had heard of, so that's what they called any combination of steamed milk and espresso. I still occasionally have people come in who order a cappuccino when they really want a latte. So a "mochaccino" wouldn't be different from a mocha. I think.
Many people in England still don't *really* get what a cappuccino is supposed to be- basically they make it in a kind of very foamy latte. Also some confusion over which goes in first, the milk or the espresso (I prefer milk first, so it doesn't curdle).
It depends on where you go. Some places do them better than others. On the other hand, when I was in Caen, I stopped into a little roadside place and their version of a cappuccino was a shot of espresso with a generous dollop of whipped cream on top. So it's not just the English who are confused. (The coffee was the best I've ever had.)
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: I am always prepared for you to sound snooty.
Don't be like that.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Eaquae Legit: When I was in Caen, I stopped into a little roadside place and their version of a cappuccino was a shot of espresso with a generous dollop of whipped cream on top. So it's not just the English who are confused. (The coffee was the best I've ever had.)
Reminds me of Austria- ask for an "iced coffee" the next time you're there and see what you get.
(a hot cup of drip coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it). Most surprised I've ever been by a cup of coffee- it was still good.
By far the best variant on iced coffee is the Vietnamese variety: an espresso press right on the table, accompanied by a small cup of condensed milk, and a glass of ice. Drain the espresso and mix it with the condensed milk, and pour the drink over the ice. Yum, Yum, Yum.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Condensed milk gives me the willies. And not the good kind of willies.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: Condensed milk gives me the willies. And not the good kind of willies.
You should try it with Milo, it's fantastic.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: I definitely agree with this. The Fred Meyer by my house has a coffee stand inside it that offers 32oz lattes. I can't even imagine drinking that much milk. And still only two shots of espresso, ugh.
Holy crap, who drinks a quart of milk in one sitting??? Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: I definitely agree with this. The Fred Meyer by my house has a coffee stand inside it that offers 32oz lattes. I can't even imagine drinking that much milk. And still only two shots of espresso, ugh.
Holy crap, who drinks a quart of milk in one sitting???
A 32 ounce latte wouldn't be 32 ounces of milk. It has coffee in it too. I can drink 16 ounces of skim milk with a meal. I don't see why a 32 ounce latte is so incredible. I doubt the person ordering it is gulping down the entire thing the second they get it.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: Condensed milk gives me the willies. And not the good kind of willies.
Dare I ask what a "good willy" might be? Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
RRR: A 32 oz. latte with two shots only has 2 oz. of espresso. Unless you put in a significant amount of sugar syrup you're still getting mostly milk. But I agree that drinking 32 oz. of milk is doable; a quart of 2% milk only has about 520 calories in it, and is mostly water, anyway. I wouldn't personally like to drink that much, though.
ETA: It's doable, assuming your body is capable of digesting that much lactose at once.
Orincoro: If you have to ask, you'll never know.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: RRR: A 32 oz. latte with two shots only has 2 oz. of espresso. Unless you put in a significant amount of sugar syrup you're still getting mostly milk. But I agree that drinking 32 oz. of milk is doable; a quart of 2% milk only has about 520 calories in it, and is mostly water, anyway. I wouldn't personally like to drink that much, though.
ETA: It's doable, assuming your body is capable of digesting that much lactose at once.
The prospect is unappealing to me. I do like me a 14-16 oz late with 2-3 shots in it. I used to get them at this little indy place in Davis called Miska's. Still the very best lattes I've ever been able to get on a regular basis, or in fact at all. I miss that place- maybe America's not so bad after all. :tear:
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan:
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: I definitely agree with this. The Fred Meyer by my house has a coffee stand inside it that offers 32oz lattes. I can't even imagine drinking that much milk. And still only two shots of espresso, ugh.
Holy crap, who drinks a quart of milk in one sitting???
A 32 ounce latte wouldn't be 32 ounces of milk. It has coffee in it too. I can drink 16 ounces of skim milk with a meal. I don't see why a 32 ounce latte is so incredible. I doubt the person ordering it is gulping down the entire thing the second they get it.
So I rounded up.
I can't drink more than 10-12 ounces of milk in a sitting without feeling incredibly full, so to me, 30 ounces is 3 times as much as I could drink at one time. (And I only drink skim! My husband says skim is less filling.)
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
It takes me an hour to drink a 20-oz latte. A 32-oz would last all morning.
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
A quart of milk is only about 3 glasses. I know there are plenty of times I've drunk that much milk at a meal. Fear my lactose digesting powers!
--Mel
Posted by AchillesHeel (Member # 11736) on :
I know how you feel Juxtapose, all the more often at my convenience store in the middle of the night, little suburban girl asking "Where am I?" I tell them the streets, and when they stare blankly at me I tell them the city.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
See, I never understood the whole latte, frappuccino, caramel machiato thing, and I worked at Starbucks.
I like like a small, plain cup of black coffee.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nick: See, I never understood the whole latte, frappuccino, caramel machiato thing, and I worked at Starbucks.
I like like a small, plain cup of black coffee.
See I've never understood the whole coffee thing, and I was taught by elementary school teachers. I like like a smooth cool can of Dr. Pepper.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
I'm with you there, Dr. Pepper is delicious.
I don't get your meaning about elementary school teachers though . . .
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by theCrowsWife: A quart of milk is only about 3 glasses. I know there are plenty of times I've drunk that much milk at a meal. Fear my lactose digesting powers!
--Mel
Wow, those are some impressive powers!
I drank 3 glasses of milk at a meal once (but, like, 6 ounce glasses.)
And then I threw up.
I was pregnant at the time. Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
When are you *not* pregnant?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
For a minimum of a week after each kid is born.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade:
quote:Originally posted by Nick: See, I never understood the whole latte, frappuccino, caramel machiato thing, and I worked at Starbucks.
I like like a small, plain cup of black coffee.
See I've never understood the whole coffee thing
Well, of course not--it's a hot drink, after all.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Do you know, I was going to say at the end of that post, "I know Orincoro thinks that's always. But it's not." But I decided to let him say it instead.
Thanks, Orincoro. )
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nick: I'm with you there, Dr. Pepper is delicious.
I don't get your meaning about elementary school teachers though . . .
Seems like every elementary teacher I encountered (outside of Utah) drank ALOT of coffee.
Yes I am guilty of selective bias.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: (Do you know, I was going to say at the end of that post, "I know Orincoro thinks that's always. But it's not." But I decided to let him say it instead.
Thanks, Orincoro. )
Maybe for purposes of convenience, you should just state when you are referring to a time when you were *not* pregnant, and we can assume all other situations involved pregnancy.
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