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Paul Heslop (paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk) 2003/08/04 18:11

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Dale Houstman wrote:
>
> Paul Heslop wrote:
> > Dale Houstman wrote:
> >
> >>elag wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>:O) Yeah, where did the tee bit come from? I hate Tee, or TEA... gimme
> >>>>coffee (instant) which I have drunk since I was old enough to decide.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Instant doesn't really compare to fresh beans though.  I like a nice
> >>>spicy Sumatra myself.  A good espresso or Caffe Machiatto really hits
> >>>the spot as well.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Instant coffee and coffee of ANY "real" sort don't even compare: they
> >>are actually entirely different drinks, and one is the Eugen McCarthy of
> >>liquids. Paul's been drinking instant "coffee" since forever: he is
> >>obviously beyond any ability to taste the difference between Mayan Onyx
> >>and a good (or even a bad) Espresso blend, or even between any canned
> >>species of the drug and a llama's pizzle drip. As for tea, the subtle
> >>range of flavors to be found in most teas is beyond a person who could
> >>abuse their palates in that fashion for so many years, just as affection
> >>escapes the man who thinks beating his wife each night with a pruning
> >>hook should get him an article in Good Housekeeping. Instant "coffee" is
> >>purely a caffeine delivery system, and would be improved by removing
> >>that artificial "coffee" flavor and replacing it with tampon crystals.
> >>
> >>Horrid!
> >>
> >>dmh
> >
> >
> > Bad tea put me off good tea
>
> And instant coffee doesn't put you off living itself? I've had tea that
> a skunk wouldn't secrete for pay, and it STILL tastes better than
> instant coffee, which I think god - if there were a god - would have
> invented as the only available liquid in Hell.
>
> dmh

I've had worse... I've had tea. Honestly the real thing makes me so ill
it isn't worth it.
--
 Paul. (I never agreed to be Your holy one)
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 Not what it seems...
 http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

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