Who here NEVER drinks coffee?

Tripe Face · Jul 18th 2008, 08:44 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 08:47 AM

jama · Jul 18th 2008, 08:48 AM

HushHush · Jul 18th 2008, 08:48 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 08:50 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 08:50 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 08:54 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 08:56 AM

I don't drink coffee.

SamG · Jul 18th 2008, 08:57 AM

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

HushHush · Jul 18th 2008, 08:57 AM

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

adam & doctor drew · Jul 18th 2008, 08:58 AM

never drink it.

Lazlo Toth · Jul 18th 2008, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HushHush

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 09:00 AM

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.

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.

FD2BLK · Jul 18th 2008, 09:05 AM

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

Pro · Jul 18th 2008, 09:07 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 09:08 AM

s'news · Jul 18th 2008, 09:44 AM

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

Most of the day I drink ... water.

photogguy · Jul 18th 2008, 09:49 AM

Mountain Dew!

Elixir of the Gods!

Another OMB · Jul 18th 2008, 09:52 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 09:53 AM

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Tripe Face · Jul 18th 2008, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoneThatToo

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Clever Login Name · Jul 18th 2008, 10:08 AM

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 · Jul 18th 2008, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazlo Toth

Not until after they've had the second cup.

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

wx or not · Jul 18th 2008, 10:25 AM

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...

Jul 18th 2008, 10:30 AM

SenSamNone

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

Water

Jul 18th 2008, 08:44 AM	#1
Tripe Face MediaLine CEO Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: In the know Posts: 21,387	Who here NEVER drinks coffee? 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. __________________ "I'm the ridiculous one." New York'rr Nov. 2010 "Please, I would advise you not to take any advice from me." Produce Man Jan. 2011

Jul 18th 2008, 08:47 AM	#2
MOCR Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: TEXAS Posts: 2,734	__________________ "There are storms that are named, storms that are not named, and storms that are named that are not storms" -NHC Director Rumsfeld

Jul 18th 2008, 08:48 AM	#4
HushHush Urban Bohemian Hermit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Serendip Posts: 10,551	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. __________________ *"Hell* is only for the people who have forgotten how to love"**

Jul 18th 2008, 08:50 AM	#5
milemarker0 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 292	Diet Coke 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.

Jul 18th 2008, 08:50 AM	#6
Lazlo Toth Open Line Elitist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 18,643	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. __________________ "The Dude abides."

Jul 18th 2008, 08:48 AM	#3
jama Open Line Veteran Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NE Posts: 3,220

Jul 18th 2008, 08:54 AM	#7
mothball Accept no substitutes. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,316	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. __________________ On a bumper sticker: Television is to news what bumper stickers are to philosophy.

Jul 18th 2008, 08:56 AM	#8
Kace Hotter Than World 2 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Planet Posts: 30,141	I don't drink coffee. __________________ Will rule the World for a snack

Jul 18th 2008, 08:57 AM	#9
SamG Open Line Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ky Posts: 3,323	No coffee here. Pepsi gets me going in the morning.

Jul 18th 2008, 08:58 AM	#11
adam & doctor drew Open Line Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: midwest Posts: 1,906	never drink it. __________________ "Television is a medium because anything well done is rare."

Jul 18th 2008, 09:00 AM	#13
Brooklyn Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: _ Posts: 3,242	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. 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.

Jul 18th 2008, 09:05 AM	#14
FD2BLK Open Line Elite Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Temples of Syrinx Posts: 19,243	A cup of tea in the morning and I'm usually good to go. __________________ "Freedom is a road seldom travelled by the multitude" Public Enemy

Jul 18th 2008, 09:07 AM	#15
Pro Open Line Elite Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 31,999	Count me among the non-coffee drinkers. I never aquired a taste for it. I've never been inside a Starbucks or similiar establishment.

Jul 18th 2008, 09:08 AM	#16
mothball Accept no substitutes. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,316	__________________ On a bumper sticker: Television is to news what bumper stickers are to philosophy.

Jul 18th 2008, 09:44 AM	#17
s'news MediaLine Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 25,761	I have a little coffee in the morning. It probably comes to about half a cup. Most of the day I drink ... water.

Jul 18th 2008, 09:49 AM	#18
photogguy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: AutoWorld Posts: 1,041	Mountain Dew! Elixir of the Gods! __________________ Did you want me to roll on that?

Jul 18th 2008, 09:52 AM	#19
Another OMB Open Line Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: he's EVERYWHERE! Posts: 1,839	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.

Jul 18th 2008, 09:53 AM	#20
DoneThatToo Open Line Veteran Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Here, There and Everywhere Posts: 2,420	coffee?coffee?what’swrongwithcoffee?nothingwrongwi thcoffeeyoudon’tliikeittoobaddon’tknowwhaturmissin gone2maybe3cupsjustotkickstarttheoltickertheni’mgo odtogojustjumprightinnadtakeofftoomuch2do2slowdown whytheheckwouldyouwanttoanyway?gottajetlotstodonot muchtimetodoithadtotakeoffhalfadayandnowwaybehind. .heywhatsthatsmell?freshpotojoegottago!!

Jul 18th 2008, 10:08 AM	#22
Clever Login Name You Know I'm Right Join Date: May 2004 Location: Santa Poco, Mexico Posts: 12,031	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. __________________ "Look at my posts. They point to bad behavior on the right ..." -- bucky

Jul 18th 2008, 10:25 AM	#24
wx or not A Bit Off Center Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North of Cincinnati Posts: 14,572	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... __________________ Enjoy the veal! Be sure to tip your weatherman!

Jul 18th 2008, 10:30 AM	#25
SenSamNone Guest Posts: n/a	SenSamNone No Coffee No Cigarettes No Alcohol No Drug No Smoke No Coke Water

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