Caffeine is the internet economy's life blood

re: Caffeine is the internet economy's life blood

John — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:29:00 GMT

Mix 1 packet of Farmer Brothers hot chocolate mix (No sugar added variety is better) with 12oz fresh coffee. Stir vigorously and enjoy

No! My goodness, that's disgusting! No! It's impossible to enjoy that!

Dan, if you want to enjoy coffee, you need to acquire the taste. One way is to have a perfect espresso, in a proper expresso cup, with a gorgeous crema froth on the top, and a little square of chocolate. Preferably, have it in a little cafe on a side-street in Rome, no more than a few minute's walk from Piazza Navona.

Another way is to head to a Greek island, and have a mid-morning snack consisting of one of their extra-strong coffees with a serving of baklava. Just don't swill down the last of the coffee, as the Greeks like to keep a spoonful of mud-like residue in the bottom of their cups.

Mixing a packets of Farmer Brother's mysterious brown powder into MS coffee is just attempting to take two terrible things and cancel them out. No wonder you don't like coffee...

re: Caffeine is the internet economy's life blood

Scott Dockendorf — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:33:00 GMT

What about Bawls (http://www.bawls.com)? I'm suprised that isn't on the list. I couldn't find it on the website...

re: Caffeine is the internet economy's life blood

Scott Dockendorf — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:08:00 GMT

According to this website, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bawls&defid=99172, Bawls has 80mg of caffeene.

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Richard Dudley — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:12:00 GMT

I used to study this stuff when I worked in medical research. Coffee is for wimps! Buy caffeine by the kg:

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/cgi-bin/hsrun/Suite7/Suite/HAHTpage/Suite.HsViewHierarchy.run?Detail=Product&ProductNumber=SIGMA-C7731&VersionSequence=1

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eeyorena — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 22:42:00 GMT

Holy Smack! What a great list! Though it does mean I'm going to have to throw the Cream Soda over in favor of the Red Bull.

Yes, I once ATE COFFEE GROUNDS in college before my sleep disorder was diagnosed. No, I wouldn't recommend it.

re: Caffeine is the internet economy's life blood

Dan Fernandez — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 22:47:00 GMT

Scott - How many ounces are in a Bawls drink? I'll add it to the list once I get the amount of caffeine/per 12 oz measurement.

Thanks!
-Dan

re: Caffeine is the internet economy's life blood

Richard — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:01:00 GMT

What you need is a stronger blend of coffee, a "high caffine blend". Something like Taylor's Hot Lava Java:
http://www.taylorscoffee.co.uk/con_Coffee.asp?PrevPage=Story&PrevID=%7B0894464E%2D354D%2D483B%2DB1B5%2D35770246D33B%7D&FromPage=Category&FromID=11&storyid=%7BC457905D%2D913F%2D4034%2DAEF7%2DB1A313B7D5E2%7D

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Jared — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:37:00 GMT

I disliked coffee for the same reason you did (too bitter) until recently when someone introduced me to the French Press!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005LM0S/inktomi-kitchenasin-20/ref%3Dnosim/002-3038658-1420810

Due to the different brewing method of the french press, the coffee will be smooth and not bitter. After using this wonderful device, it's the only way I drink coffee but I still use sugar n' cream, tho'!

BAWLS serving

Woody — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:09:00 GMT

BAWLS is listed as having 80mg of caffeine per 12 oz here:
http://www.a1nutritionproducts.com/buy/bawls/guarana

However, the BAWLS Guarana bottles are actually only 10 fl oz. Suddenly, these puppies are pretty expensive for having less caffeine than a cup of Nescafe. I just bought a BAWLS case of 12 from CompUSA, and it cost about $1.40 per bottle....

If a Jolt costs $1.19 for a 20oz, you're paying roughly $0.06/oz. A Starbucks Venti coffee of the day works out to be about $0.10/oz. BAWLS just set me back $0.14/oz, but it has almost half the caffeine of the Starbucks.

I just pulled out a can of Nescafe instant from my cupboard, which makes 840oz of really crappy coffee. However, it cost about $8.00 at the grocery store, has more caffeine per serving than BAWLS, and works out to be about $.01/oz.

The moral of the story, kids: If you need a cheap caffeine fix, don't buy soft drinks.

Sweet Caffeine

jonathan T. — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 06:47:33 GMT

I'm a caffeine addict myself. Once upon a time, I was taking 13 cups a day, no kidding! I like your views, I agree with them. At my age (50 plus), I still cannot understand why on earth decaf was ever invented. It just confuses real coffee-"experts" like us. Oh, by the way, it's funny that your <a href="http://www.the-jackpot-hunter.com/">A&W</a> last part- came out to zero. Just recently, a crew of 12 or 13 from this fastfood company waged "war" with a lottery company. Only 9 were the original winners, so they wanted to cut off the other 3 or 4 people wanting to jump in their wagon. This case would probably drag on for a long time. (Can you imagine? Talk about greed, all of them would still be millionaires even if you divide the whole thing by 12 or 13.) Hahaha, after this, they might be shocked that after all the lawyers' fees, their net take home would be ZERO!

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patric — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:12:59 GMT

what about cappuccino- how much caffeine

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George — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:43:04 GMT

Where I work (online marketing), we keep a dozen each of Red Bull regular and sugar-free. I have a French press on my desk and a bag of yerba mate. The entire office consumes about as much caffiene as the entire nation of Lithuania every day.