Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
There's probably no problem, especially in moderation, but in the US coffee is considered a drink for adults. Kids seem seem to prefer sugary soda over coffee.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Any coffee drinkers around?
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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
splinterkb
Master Don Juan
You guys sound like god damn drug junkies. It almost sounds unhealthy, and maybe you should give coffee a break for a while.
KarmaSutra
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Bought this at Wally-world on your recommendation and I have to tell ya it's really ,really good stuff. It has a tinge of orange peel which doesn't hit until after it's been swallowed.
I'm diabetic so I have to be careful. I throw in Splenda and some half n half. . .
POW! Like a punch in the mouth!
I'm like a crackwh0re jonesin' for my next fix! I'm smoking a wonderful La Gloria cubana with my current cup.
Cheers to you for the recommendation!
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
That was exactly my thinking before I learned to drink coffee, before I found out that so many people treat it as a sensory experience. ("Full-contact coffee" anyone?) But I learned how to taste it, what to taste for, and all the other minutiae involved in taking simple sips of this dark elixer.
If you're interested, I can give you some information about taking your coffee drinking further. It's really simple to make the jump from "drinking" coffee to "tasting" coffee, I promise!
Just drinking even one sip of coffee a month with total focus on the core components of great coffee, I'm starting to notice more in everyday food and drink. Cheese has "mouthfeel" and I can pick up on the acidities of different apple juices. I can pick out some of the different flavors in a Subway 6" Turkey on Italian Herbs and Cheese.
What good will it do me in the long run? Probably none, but any skill that makes a pedestrian experience a little better can't be a waste of time.
My favorite is Javaberry. It can't be compared with Starbucks because of really good coffee taste and flavor. So rich. Saturated.
As for children I'm sure that we have no right to give coffee for them. Coffee is a pleasure for adults.
As for children I'm sure that we have no right to give coffee for them. Coffee is a pleasure for adults.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Folgers has some new gourmet coffees out, but I still like the 8 o'clock coffee better.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
8 oclock has been my coffee for over a decade.Bible_Belt said:
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
In addition to the 8 o'clock original, they also have French Roast, Columbian, and Hazelnut. Which one do you like best? I hope you buy the whole bean kind and grind it yourself. Pre-ground coffee is awful; the regular folgers ground tastes like they run the entire coffee bush through a wood-chipper, stems and all.
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Is Javaberry considered to be the gourmet coffee? I mean is "gourmet coffee" is a term or any good coffee can be named "gourmet"?Bible_Belt said:
I advise to taste Javaberry. It istill seems to me fantastic!
It is really fresh and has deep flavor. Its taste is unforgettable.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
i like the regular best, french is ok. i dont like hazelnut at all. i but whole bean, but grind it in the store. put it in the freezer to stay fresh sometimes.Bible_Belt said:
white cloud 8
Senior Don Juan
At Starbucks - Venti non-fat Pumpkin Spice Latte w/whip (fall/winter favorite)
penkitten
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starbucks coffee tastes too hot and sometimes burnt to me.white cloud 8 said:
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turkish coffee if served correctly. if not, i throw a hissy fit. i think i still confuse the girls that wait on me. they seem to walk on egg shells when they are serving me. i make sure that the waitress doesn't leave me when i take the first sip. if it is acceptable, i blow her a kiss...if there is too much grit in it, i point to the kitchen.
when i am away from my little piece of heaven i usually can't find decent turkish coffee. what up with that?
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an actual coffee stop for the SparkyExpress! double coffee is kinda a fancy version of starbucks for places with beautiful but poor girls that love my jazzy western ways. the baltic states and ukraine have them. they serve a variety of turkish coffees as well as all sorts of "american" type of foods. beats the hell out of "starbucks". if i get coffee i want to be served. starbucks is way too expensive for me. i feel like a peasant boy in starbucks. come to think of it, i feel like a peasant boy in practically every western setting.
when i am away from my little piece of heaven i usually can't find decent turkish coffee. what up with that?
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/14072/img_0019.jpg
an actual coffee stop for the SparkyExpress! double coffee is kinda a fancy version of starbucks for places with beautiful but poor girls that love my jazzy western ways. the baltic states and ukraine have them. they serve a variety of turkish coffees as well as all sorts of "american" type of foods. beats the hell out of "starbucks". if i get coffee i want to be served. starbucks is way too expensive for me. i feel like a peasant boy in starbucks. come to think of it, i feel like a peasant boy in practically every western setting.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.