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vidar
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Coffee
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Jan 28 02:59 UTC 1994 |
Coffee, the elixer of life. So, how many cups do YOU drink in one day?
My answer is 24 Mugs, that's two entire pots on my machine.
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omni
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response 1 of 82:
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Jan 28 03:31 UTC 1994 |
Some days, I drink 5-6 cups, others 2 or even one. Today I drank 1 coffee,
and 3 tea. I'll probably have another cup of tea around midnight or
so.
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remmers
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response 2 of 82:
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Jan 28 11:31 UTC 1994 |
Two or three cups a day.
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n8nxf
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response 3 of 82:
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Jan 28 13:13 UTC 1994 |
None.
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shf
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response 4 of 82:
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Jan 28 14:36 UTC 1994 |
Interesting news bite lately about caffeine exacerbating bone loss in women.
This can be quite a debilitating disease.
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kentn
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response 5 of 82:
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Jan 28 21:12 UTC 1994 |
Two or three cups a day. And then I might have a can of Coca-Cola (more
caffeine...). I used to be up to about 6 cups of coffee a day, but it
was just too much...
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vidar
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response 6 of 82:
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Jan 28 21:44 UTC 1994 |
Being Norwegian, I find that it takes only coffee to improve my strength.
My max press goes up and I only work out once a week.
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popcorn
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response 7 of 82:
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Jan 29 19:28 UTC 1994 |
I kicked my caffeine habit and switched to around 2 cups of decaf on
workdays, usually none on the weekends. Recently at work I was experimenting
with tea, 'cause there weren't enough decaf drinkers to keep a fresh pot
available on demand. Ja, tea does have caffeine, but not nearly as much
as coffee. Mmmmm.
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vidar
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response 8 of 82:
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Jan 29 20:24 UTC 1994 |
true.
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danr
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response 9 of 82:
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Jan 29 21:05 UTC 1994 |
re#7: I've heard that some teas have *more* caffeine than coffee. I think
you might want to look into that if you're concerned about ingesting
caffeine.
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vidar
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response 10 of 82:
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Jan 30 00:18 UTC 1994 |
Caffine is a drug, but what is nice is the fact that it is legal.
It makes you stronger, a little on the down side when you've had
24 cups before going to the rifle range, and it wakes you up. That
is unless you're like me and never sleep.
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remmers
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response 11 of 82:
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Jan 30 15:46 UTC 1994 |
Or you could drink caffeine-free herbal teas.
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vidar
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response 12 of 82:
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Jan 30 21:23 UTC 1994 |
Does anyone know where I could get a Coffee Machine that is cheap, and
convienient for use in a hotel room? I need it for GLIMUN.
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chelsea
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response 13 of 82:
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Jan 31 01:36 UTC 1994 |
Geez, I'd probably just use one of those electric coil thingies to
boil the water in a cup then add instant coffee. But when I
travel I tend to keep it real simple.
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danr
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response 14 of 82:
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Jan 31 03:25 UTC 1994 |
Instant coffee? Yuck!
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omni
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response 15 of 82:
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Jan 31 03:59 UTC 1994 |
Instant isn't THAT bad, dan. MJB is decent, as is folgers.
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popcorn
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response 16 of 82:
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Jan 31 04:27 UTC 1994 |
another option would be to use a melitta(?) filter. that's a plastic
thing that sits on top of your coffee cup and holds the coffee grounds
while you pour boiling water through it. some brands require a filter;
others have a permanent mesh filter you rinse out after each use.
i've got a Black and Decker cup-at-a-time coffee maker. love it to death!
you put the right amount of cold water in your mug, then dump the water
though the top of the machine and leave the mug at the bottom. the water
is boiled, dumped through the coffee grounds (if you're using any -- you
can leave 'em out and make a cup of hot water for tea), and into the mug.
the least space-consuming of these options is the one mary mentioned in #13.
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kentn
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response 17 of 82:
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Jan 31 05:29 UTC 1994 |
I've got an espresso machine that makes about one mug at a time. One
mug of espresso is enough to keep you going for quite a while :)
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chelsea
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response 18 of 82:
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Jan 31 15:17 UTC 1994 |
Hey, I never said I had particularly good taste when it comes to
coffee. For years I complained how the coffee at work was far too
weak and how those who liked it that way were caffeine wimps. Then
one morning I poured a mug of great coffee. I commented to all that
it was about time and who was responsible for the this pot? It didn't
take long to find out that no one had made coffee that morning - what
I was drinking was left over from the previous day.
Lately I've taken to adding a little hazelnut flavor to my coffee and
what tends to work great is a teaspoon of the International brand of
instant hazelnut stuff to a cup of brewed coffee. It essentially doubles
the coffee flavor, sweetens it a bit, heightens my IQ, improves my vision,
and I no longer find it necessary to make the bed.
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omni
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response 19 of 82:
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Jan 31 21:41 UTC 1994 |
Folger's bags taste like old shoes. Ugh.
The best coffee is brewed from just ground beans, Sadly, not everyone
cleaves to this belief.
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vidar
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response 20 of 82:
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Feb 1 00:18 UTC 1994 |
Instant disgusts me, but I'll drink it if I have to. The reason I want a
machine is not only so I can have coffee, but my roomates can as well.
After all, if I had Carlos in my room (I don't know if he likes coffee,
this is just an example) would you want me to skimp him on the caffine?
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popcorn
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response 21 of 82:
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Feb 1 14:34 UTC 1994 |
Caffeine makes people irritable and impatient. Don't overdo it.
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kentn
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response 22 of 82:
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Feb 1 15:22 UTC 1994 |
Caffeine makes *some* people irritable and impatient ;) But, yeah
don't overdo it. I once had my blood pressure checked after five
cups of coffee and the nurse about had a heart attack. The next
time I went to the doctor's office, I purposely avoided caffeine
during the day, and my blood pressure was quite normal. So...coffee
really does a number on the old blood pressure, if that is a
significant concern (maybe not for the younger set, though I'd
imagine it should be of concern to everyone).
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headdoc
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response 23 of 82:
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Feb 1 20:28 UTC 1994 |
For many women intake of caffeine is correlated with tenderness of the breats
and increase cysts. In addition, individuals with hiatial hernias (constant
heartburn) should avoid caffeine.
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popcorn
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response 24 of 82:
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Feb 1 20:44 UTC 1994 |
Caffeine can also make PMS much worse.
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