Who here NEVER drinks coffee?

[Tripe Face]

With the Starbucks making news, and a WashPost article this week about a coffee store customer posting a vulgarity laced tirade about an iced espresso on the web, only to be upstage by the coffee store owner's own angry posts, I got to thinking... I am DAMN GLAD I never liked coffee.

My folks tried to force me to drink it when I was a kid because a Doctor said it would help calm me down. (I was hyperactive, imagine that?) I hated it and never drank it again.

So now I don't have to pay $4.00 a cup at Starbucks, I don't have to make a fresh pot when the coffee at work runs out. I don't have to get coffee for Prima Donna anchors before their shows. (One taste of this rookie's idea of coffee and cream and Anchordude decided to ask someone else).

But there aren't many of us... my office goes through a ton of the stuff... they have at least four coffee makers. (they also have tea and hot chocolate, but I hate tea too and the chocolate is bad for me).

I do understand the need some mornings for a caffeine jolt. About twice a week I'll have a Coke Zero or Diet Coke.

So if you are free of the java jones, how do you wake up? What's your morning substance of choice.

[MOCR]

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[jama]

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[HushHush]

I've never had coffee - ever. Well .. maybe a sip from my parents cup when I was younger. After all, there has to be a reason for me to think I don't like it. If I were asked to make a pot of coffee I wouldn't know how. In fact, when I was a mere marketing assistant at my first station I think I was asked to make coffee. I did as asked - and it must not have turned out well at all because they never asked me to make it again. Hee hee.

I am addicted to Diet Coke - however - as my source of caffeine. Also, Crystal Light Metabolism is now caffeinated as well.

FYI - chocolate is not bad for you. It's all the butter, sugar and cream in chocolate candy that is bad for you.

[milemarker0]

I Used to drink a ton of it....8 - 10 a day....now I'm down to about 2 or 3, and usually after the first, I switch to Caffeine Free.

I'm amazed at the parents that let their kids drink Coffee at such an early age....I remember when I was in High School occasionaly some Senior would drink coffee and we'd look at them weird....now, if you don't have a Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks in your hand, you would look out of place.

[Lazlo Toth]

I don't drink coffee. I don't like the taste. I don't even like the taste of coffee or mocha flavored ice cream.

Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pepper. Diet Sprite. Crystal Light.

[mothball]

I haven't had coffee in five months.

Considering my former three pot a day habit, that's saying something.

I'm digging hot Indian chai with cream, though. And honey. Yum.

[Kace]

I don't drink coffee.

[SamG]

No coffee here. Pepsi gets me going in the morning.

[HushHush]

Do you think the people who DO drink coffee will click on this thread and respond?

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[adam & doctor drew]

never drink it.

[Lazlo Toth]

Do you think the people who DO drink coffee will click on this thread and respond?

Not until after they've had the second cup.

[Brooklyn]

I've been drinking Diet Coke since high school (low sodium/protein necessity for me) and that's been my preference ever since.

I've gotten better to where I only drink 2, maybe 3 a day at the very most. I used to be pretty bad (not as bad as milemarker0, though), but now I drink water, milk and gatorade/G2 inbetween to help keep me from having too many.

Of course, it doesn't help that I have a microfridge in my office just big enough to fit 4 cans of soda. :shifty:

Like HushHush, I used to sneak sips of my Mom's coffee when I was younger, but that was it. Not sure why I did it, though. LOL.

Strangely enough, too, for a while in college, I worked in the cafe at a Barnes & Noble...making coffee drinks all shift long, yet I never had the urge to try any.

Also, I used to think my Aunt was weird, when I was younger, with how she would drink Coke Classic with every meal (including breakfast). Of course, once I got into college, I then understood.

:cheers:

[FD2BLK]

A cup of tea in the morning and I'm usually good to go.

[Pro]

Count me among the non-coffee drinkers. I never aquired a taste for it. I've never been inside a Starbucks or similiar establishment.

[mothball]

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[s'news]

I have a little coffee in the morning. It probably comes to about half a cup.

Most of the day I drink ... water.

[photogguy]

Mountain Dew!

Elixir of the Gods!

[Another OMB]

I used to drink coffee in the morning, and would again if I could, but I avoid caffeine now. I'll occasionally have an irregular heart rhythm, so avoiding caffeine is a must. Therefore, I also can't have other drinks with caffeine, like Coke, which I love. Just the caffeine-free Coke now. I don't know if it's psychological, but I swear I can tell a slight difference in the taste.

In fact, the first time I ever had the arrhythmia was on a work day when I had had probably 8 Cokes throughout the day and evening, and then my heart started beating very fast and very erratically.

I like coffee with lots of sugar and some cream, but don't like it black. Now I only drink one mug of decaf in the morning when it's cool/cold outside.

[DoneThatToo]

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[Tripe Face]

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:thumbsup:

[Clever Login Name]

Another Diet Coke person here, too. Tried coffee once when I was 10 and thought it would impress my Dad. It sucked and haven't tasted it since.

[Focker]

Not until after they've had the second cup.

Mrs. Hammen: Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home.

[wx or not]

Never cared for the taste of coffee. But I don't mind kissing my wife after she's had a cup. I'm more into chocolate milk...

[SenSamNone]

SenSamNone

No Coffee
No Cigarettes
No Alcohol
No Drug
No Smoke
No Coke


Water

[Ralphie the buffalo]

So if you are free of the java jones, how do you wake up? What's your morning substance of choice.

A couple cups of fresh brewed then iced green tea.
On the weekend I have green sun tea.
Mmmmmm, smooth.

If I am really dragging in the afternoon I might have a cup of coffee with a lot of cream to kill the taste.
But, that is rare.

I can't understand how people pay two or three dollars for an energy drink.
What a waste of money for a caffiened-up soda.

[Marty McFly]

A cup of orange juice before I hit the door to work, water from there on out (sweet tea for lunch though!)

Never had coffee and gave up soft drinks 18 months ago.

[Laughing Angel]

Used to be a Mountain Dew girl, but now I drink Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi. It is truly Nature's most perfect food.

I may have a cup of coffee once or twice a year, but that's about it. Not a big fan.

[The Mockingbird]

You Diet Coke people should really try Diet Coke Plus.

It tastes better, seriously. And it has some random vitamins or something.

[Murphy Brown 2003]

I don't drink coffee. I don't like the taste. I don't even like the taste of coffee or mocha flavored ice cream.

I'm the same way. My mother and sister love coffee and anything coffee-related.

[neodeity]

Fluids should be refreshing; I have found nothing refreshing in hot water based beverages.
No coffee, no tea and not a big fan of hot chocolate either.
For me it's the breakfast of champions every morning; a big RC and a moon pie.
Just kidding, OJ or V8 to start the day coupled with far too many diet cokes through the day interspersed with waters.
For mornings when I have to get up early, or I need a burst of energy, I take speed.:D

[MN News]

Never coffee...can't stand the taste of it. My roommate drinks it religiously, and I kind of like the smell of it brewing, but that's it.

For me, it's Coke Zero and the occasional Mtn. Dew. Trying to get back to water on a regular basis though.

After 5:00 p.m. however, it's all booze.

[Head Janitor]

Love the smell, hate the taste.

Mornings aren't the problem for me. I start hitting the Mountain Dew around noon and don't stop until Midnight.

[Mighty Dyckerson]

I don't drink coffee, but I do use empty Folger's Crystals cans to store my urine.

[newz2me]

Not a big fan of coffee. Never understood the people who claim they can't start their day without it. Never needed it to get me going. At what point in your life do you suddenly need coffee? To me it seems like a habit and caffine addiction. On the few days where I don't get a good night sleep, need to get up at 0 dark 30 or just dragging, I'll have a mountain dew. Otherwise I don't touch that either. The trick in college was Mountain Dew and a Snickers bar. That'll get your heart racing.
I have been guilty sometimes of drinking too much Coke or Pepsi but some things only taste good with a soda. Pizza and milk? Yuck.
Sometimes in the winter I'll have a Chi tea or a French Vanilla Cappuccuino from the local gas station. I've tried a Cappuccino once at Starbucks to see what the hype was and was not impressed. Another time I tried their Chi tea also. Again not impressed. Tasted washed out and brewed through a sock.

[60.cycle.hum]

I have a little coffee in the morning. It probably comes to about half a cup.

Most of the day I drink ... water.

Ditto...half a cup in the morning to get me going. I MIGHT grab a cup while I'm waiting for a bunch of effects to render or something...but other than that it's water in my coffee cup.

My favorite beverage of choice is ice-cold 2% milk but I feel like a little kid if I order it at a restaurant. So I just tell the waiter it's for my 13 month-old...

[Roy Hobbs]

I never drink coffee and I'm never going on a New York City coffee date at Starbuck's again. :whistle:
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[Mighty Dyckerson]

I never drink coffee and I'm never going on a New York City coffee date at Starbuck's again...

I'm sure both New York City and Starbuck's thank you.

[HushHush]

You Diet Coke people should really try Diet Coke Plus.

It tastes better, seriously. And it has some random vitamins or something.

Diet Coke Plus in large quantities gave me heart palpitations though. You have to be careful with that stuff!

[Brain Cramp]

I go into work at 4 am and brew a little pot of coffee for myself. My pot makes 20 ounces which goes into a travel mug with some Kroger's Cinnammon Creme non-dairy creamer. No sugar. On weekends I go to a coffee/bagel place and put skim milk in my coffee. Skim milk is my choice but sometimes I'll splurge and add real cream or Half & Half. I never drink coffee at any other time of day unless I order dessert at a fancy restaurant, then I'll order decaf. I can't drink anything with caffeine after 4 pm and expect to get to sleep. I live in the south but don't like sweet tea. (I have to whisper that because it's practically a mortal sin to not like sweet tea here). It's just too darn SWEET! I also drink caffeine-free Diet Coke or diet ginger ale as my favorite refreshing drinks.

[Randy Steinman]

Drank hot chocolate all thru college and didn't become a coffee drinker until I was 23. Drank way too much of the stuff during my morning radio years. Still average a cup a day.

Rarely drink Coke or Pepsi anymore. Maybe once a month.

I was never much of a drinker. I average one beer or glass of wine in a week.

We bought a Magic Bullet a couple of years ago and am now addicted to smoothies. Frozen fruit, half a banana, yogurt, apple sauce, flax oil, cranberry juice, water and protein powder. I'll make one or two of those a day. :thumbsup:

[The Thrill]

My folks tried to force me to drink it when I was a kid because a Doctor said it would help calm me down. (I was hyperactive, imagine that?) I hated it and never drank it again.

http://www.spscriptorium.com/SPBios/TweeksParents.jpg "Tweek, calm down. Have some coffee." http://thumbnail.search.aolcdn.com/truveo/images/thumbnails/CC/4E/CC4EB194AB0CDC.jpg

Coke or Diet Coke w/ lunch, probably one or two more cans as the day goes on. No java here. (Need to mix in more water, though.)

Oh, and SenSamNone...this man would like to speak to you about gimmick infringement.

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[Sultanosurf]

You people scare me. This is a nation BUILT on caffeine. Not Pepsi or damn Mt Dew but a steaming hot cup of JOE percolating away diabetes, Alzheimer's, and last night's massive ingestion of Maker's Mark...

[Judge]

SenSamNone

No Coffee
No Cigarettes
No Alcohol
No Drug
No Smoke
No Coke





No Fun

[Kace]

"Must be something inside." :rockon:

[TVMattNYC]

No coffee.

Nothing with caffeine, carbonation, sugar, artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, or artificial flavors.

Just fresh-brewed decaffeinated iced tea and water.

[FD2BLK]

"Must be something inside." :rockon:

:worship:

[Judge]

No coffee.

Nothing with caffeine, carbonation, sugar, artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, or artificial flavors.

Just fresh-brewed decaffeinated iced tea and water.

OMG. Are you friggin' crazy?
Who are you?
What kind of a person can possibly avoid all caffeine, natural and non-natural sweeterners, artificial colors, flavors etc...
...yet still drinks possibly NON-ORGANIC decaffeinated iced tea?

Who are you TVMatt?
Why are you not just drinking from stagnant Chernobyl backwater ponds?
Do you have some sort of deathwish?

[mothball]

Just assume for the moment that maybe, just maybe, Matt there is talking about things that come naturally sans caffeine -- chammomile tea, perhaps -- or any of the other varieties.

There are some delightful herbals out there right now that put just about everything else to shame.

[Sultanosurf]

It's strangely interesting how this simple thread reveals much about our posting crowd...

[cinehead]

I love coffee. I usually have a cup or two in the morning, but that's it. I can't believe how many people on here are drinking nasty diet sodas.

[HushHush]

I will admit after reading the praises of tea - I have purchased several boxes of flavored tea bags to try. It is my hope to have a cup of this at night rather than that last diet coke. I'm also hoping that it doesn't become a new addiction.

[Mighty Dyckerson]

I have purchased several boxes of flavored tea bags to try.

I got yer flavored tea bag right here, lady!

:thumbsup:

[HushHush]

I got yer flavored tea bag right here, lady!

:thumbsup:

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[WeatherSlave]

[QUOTE=wx or not;417477]Never cared for the taste of coffee. But I don't mind kissing my wife after she's had a cup. QUOTE]
Neither do I.

[wx or not]

I will admit after reading the praises of tea - I have purchased several boxes of flavored tea bags to try. It is my hope to have a cup of this at night rather than that last diet coke. I'm also hoping that it doesn't become a new addiction.
Hush, careful about tea bags!!!:o

[wx or not]

[quote=wx or not;417477]Never cared for the taste of coffee. But I don't mind kissing my wife after she's had a cup. QUOTE]
Neither do I.
So, it WAS you!!!:p

[sonorandesert]

Mountain Dew!

Elixir of the Gods!

AMEN brother!

I tried coffee.
Couldn't do it.

[3.58 mHZ]

Although I've somewhat weaned off and have found these little blue babies just great, with no aftershock some hours later:

ENERGIZE (http://www.isatoritech.com/Energize-P31C5.aspx) -- includes a bunch of vitamin B's, gingseng, and some other stuff that really seem to work. GREAT for a long drive . . .

Coffee smells to me like burnt peanuts.

[Clever Login Name]

"Must be something inside." :rockon:

Actually, it should have been "subtle innuendoes follow ... "

Adam Ant kicked a-s-s.

[Clever Login Name]

There are some delightful herbals out there right now that put just about everything else to shame.

And there are some decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing ...

[commercial hack]

I will have one cup in the morning at work with some flavored creamer. That's it. Don't drink it at home. Rarely have it at a restaurant. Drink at least one liter of water a day. I use a container that looks like a mini-water cooler jug with a handle.

I cut back on the sodas years ago and I don't drink diet sodas EVER. Can't stand the taste and recent studies show diet sodas may not be as good for you as you were lead to believe.

I do think coffee can become a habit. I see people drink it all day long and wonder "why?". Can't stand Starbucks either, too bitter of taste for me.

[The Mockingbird]

SenSamNone

No Coffee
No Cigarettes
No Alcohol
No Drug
No Smoke
No Coke


Water

Adam Ant approves.

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[Who Cares???]

I don't exactly drink it anymore... more like shooting it up...

[tater]

Never liked the taste of coffee...too bitter. I drink that Diet Green Tea Lipton makes and occasionally a Mountain Dew, but after having 7 cavities discovered at my last dental cleaning I've cut my soda intake to one every week or two.

Water keeps me awake though.

[Mighty Dyckerson]

...after having 7 cavities discovered at my last dental cleaning I've cut my soda intake to one every week or two.


Seven cavities??! Christ dude, you ever heard of a toothbrush??!

[Mr. Rugen]

Have you ever heard of a butt-brush?

[ShakAttack]

SenSamNone

No Coffee
No Cigarettes
No Alcohol
No Drug
No Smoke
No Coke


Water

Just add 'No Sex' to the list, and you'd literally have a halo glowing over your head. Are you a prophet or what?? :worship:

[TAFKA wacowx]

You Diet Coke people should really try Diet Coke Plus.

It tastes better, seriously. And it has some random vitamins or something.

I LOVE Diet Coke Plus...tastes more like Pepsi, which is my cola of choice. Diet Coke tastes too 1970s Tab-like for my taste.

[tater]

Seven cavities??! Christ dude, you ever heard of a toothbrush??!

Nope I just chew tobacco and rinse out my mouth with Pepsi.

...or I could just have really crappy teeth and decided to not see a dentist for 3 years, plus I had a pretty bad soda habit.

[Mr. Rugen]

I LOVE Diet Coke Plus...tastes more like Pepsi, which is my cola of choice. Diet Coke tastes too 1970s Tab-like for my taste.

I've heard that diet soda is even worse than regular soda. Something about extra chemicals and sodium.

[HushHush]

I've heard that diet soda is even worse than regular soda. Something about extra chemicals and sodium.

It depends on what you're afraid of. If you're a diabetic - Diet Soda is your only option other than not drinking soda at all.

There is a good deal more POTASSIUM in Diet soda, and then there's always a concern with Asparateme in diet sodas because there are no studies yet on the long term effects of this chemical.

I can say - after three days of heavily drinking Diet Coke Plus (http://www.dietcoke.com/) {32 - 64 ounces a day} - I awoke the morning of day 4 with a pulse of 177 and blood pressure of 144/90. When they took a 2D echo of my heart it showed an enlargement. Note that Coca-Cola refuses to state the amount of caffeine in this product and withholds the nutritional information from their web site.

A year later ... and down to 16 oz of diet coke a day .. I have no problems at all with my heart. The key people is moderation!

[Mighty Dyckerson]

The key people is moderation!

Silly me. I thought the key was masturbation.

[mothball]

It depends on what you're afraid of. If you're a diabetic - Diet Soda is your only option other than not drinking soda at all.

There is a good deal more POTASSIUM in Diet soda, and then there's always a concern with Asparateme in diet sodas because there are no studies yet on the long term effects of this chemical.

I can say - after three days of heavily drinking Diet Coke Plus (http://www.dietcoke.com/) {32 - 64 ounces a day} - I awoke the morning of day 4 with a pulse of 177 and blood pressure of 144/90. When they took a 2D echo of my heart it showed an enlargement. Note that Coca-Cola refuses to state the amount of caffeine in this product and withholds the nutritional information from their web site.

A year later ... and down to 16 oz of diet coke a day .. I have no problems at all with my heart. The key people is moderation!

Splenda-enhanced drinks, such as Diet Coke with Splenda, Pepsi One, and Diet Rite all lack aspertame. However, only the Diet Rite leaves out the caffeine. Pepsi One actually has MORE caffeine than Pepsi!