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.

82 responses total.

 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.

Two or three cups a day.

None.

Interesting news bite lately about caffeine exacerbating bone loss in women.
This can be quite a debilitating disease.

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...

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.

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.

true.

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.

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.

Or you could drink caffeine-free herbal teas.

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.

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.

Instant coffee?  Yuck!

 Instant isn't THAT bad, dan. MJB is decent, as is folgers.

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.

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 :)

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.  

 Folger's bags taste like old shoes. Ugh.

   The best coffee is brewed from just ground beans, Sadly, not everyone
cleaves to this belief.

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?

Caffeine makes people irritable and impatient.  Don't overdo it.

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).

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.  

Caffeine can also make PMS much worse.

I wouldn't know, being male.

  Coffee is still RACIST!

I was waiting for you to say that.

Re#26: How?

 Don't worry vidar, you'll get used to Tim in a few years.

 Timothy, 
      I submit the following evidence.

 Coffee is not human, it is a beverage. Particularly good when cream is added.

Coffee has no voice, therefore it cannot make any statements about it's
political convictions. 

  In Light of that mitigating evidence, I submit (for your approval) that
Coffee (as defined by Webster as a beverage) is not racist.

 On the other hand, Humans who can state their political convictions, and
thier likes and dislikes, can be and have a history of being racist.
Racism is an emotional (albeit distastful) response inherant in humans that
have a problem living with people of the opposing color. This is only true
in small, unenlightend areas on the planet Earth. I, for one have no problem
withanyone who may have a different color than I.

In other words, dear Timothy.... PUT A SOCK IN IT!!!

oh gawd, jim took the bait.  here we go again.

What types of coffee do you like best?  My favorite seems to be anything
that is freshly brewed, with real milk or cream in it.  White powders
just don't cut it for me, and the ingredient list on them is enough to
frighten the hardiest of arteries.
Seva has some of the yummiest decaf coffee I've ever tasted.

I take my coffee black, and prefer the Guatamalan varieties.

I drink two mugs of decaf.  I import my coffee from Seattle (Starbucks or
Tortafacioni) and my favorite way to prepare it is in my french press.  Most
of the time I just use the drip pot.  I love strong, dark, low acid coffee
with a touch of mild and no sugar.  I love the way coffee smells when being
ground or brewed.  In Seattle, San Francisco and New Orleans, you can
frequently smell coffee being ground or brewed on the street.  Yummee!

I take my coffee hot from the pot and pour it down my throat if no one else
is around.  Otherwise, I drink it black buy the cup until I've had 24.

Seriously?
I'm curious what your handwriting looks like.  I once dated someone who
had a very recognizable wiggly handwriting.  Over spring break one year
he gave up caffeine -- and nobody could recognize his handwriting anymore
because it stopped being wiggly.

 I don't look on that as being baited, But maybe it is. It was illogical 
and being so, it needed to be pointed out. 

My favorite coffee is French roast Colombian.  Unfortunately, I can't
usually afford to buy anything other than Chase and Sanborn.  I
really used to love Butternut, but have been unable to find it around
here (though I haven't looked very seriously).  Folger's is just
terrible for me.  Some blends just don't cut it, I guess.  I also love
espresso when I can take the time to grind the beans and make it.

r
(Oops) Re#35: About 24 cups yeah.  About the whole pot, I only did that once.

I really like Kona coffee.  In fact, I'm drinking some right now.
Starbucks and Caravali are good, too.

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