I submit as evidence, yer honners, this thread:

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00499M

Containing, to whit, this exact quote from Peg:

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Maxwell House instant!

Nothin' like it :)

-- Peg (pegmcleod@mediaone.net), November 28, 2000.

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I'm shattered. I'm crushed. I'm flabbergasted. I'm a Democrat who voted for Bush. I'm ... I'm ... I'm ... . . .. I'm headed into the bathroom, to weep silently amongst the mildew.

(For those who care, see my ditty on coffee here, that thou mayest gain understanding. :)

-- Anonymous, November 28, 2000

Answers

Slain, my heart is SLAIN!!!!

Elsewhere in the thread, Paul and Anita admit that they don't even DRINK the stuff!!!

[Wanders aimlessly about the carpet, mumbling about arabica beans to the furniture ...]

-- Anonymous, November 28, 2000

I'm still with you :-)

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000

Stephen, there is a little hope for them. I have found that just the smell of Vanila Almond beans is enough to drive anyone to drink(ing) coffee.

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000

Now, now, Stephen...collect yourself, and I will try to explain.

You see, I was raised on the stuff. Started drinking coffee (instant) since I was a mere child of two. Used to grab the babysitters cup and help myself (or so I was told). My mother only had instant in the house. When I was old enough to try different kinds...I found that a stronger coffee gave me heart palpatations (before decaff). So the Maxwell House instant gives me just the right amount of caffine to get a jump on the day, without those nasty side affects.

And I only drink one cup of that and half of it is skim milk...ya I know, YUK!!!..

Guess I'm a coffee wuss...heh :)

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000

OK, must part company with you, Cherri, on this one. Coffee should not have flavors beyond the flavor of coffee.

Fruit belongs as a side dish (e.g., "raspberry"); vanilla belongs in Ice Cream; nuts (e.g., almonds) belong ..... well, I can't really eat those things so I don't really care. But they DON'T belong in coffee.

Coffee should be left unto its own :-)

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000