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Coffee PrayerCaffeine is my shepherd; I shall not doze. It maketh me to wake in green pastures: It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses. It restoreth my buzz: It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of addiction, I will fear no Equal (tm): For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me. Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez: Thou annointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over. Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the House of ....... for ever. (I need to find out where I got this from. Any help is appreciated so that proper credit can mentioned.)
True Story. The background: Ian works in a coffee, bagels, and sandwiches trailer on the campus of UNH. Vinnie is his boss and the owner of the place. Ian is the one telling the story. Her: Yes, I'd like a milk with some coffee in it. Me: So, that's just a splash of coffee in a milk? Her: No, a regular amount of milk, but not coffee. Me: Is there more milk or coffee? Her: Oh, definitely more coffee. Me: So that's a coffee with some extra milk. Her: Just the usual amount of milk. Me: A coffee with milk. Her: Yes. Me: Anything else? Her: A little extra milk and do you have coffee with no caffeine? Me: We do have decaf. Her: No, I don't want decaf, just some coffee without the caffeine. Me: Ma'am, that's what decaf means, no caffeine. Her: Oh, then do you have milk with no caffeine? Me: Milk doesn't come with caffeine. Her: Yes it does. Me: Not that I know of, where do you get your milk? Her: It doesn't say caffeine free on the milk so it must have caffeine. Me: Oh, you're right, my mistake, I forgot that we only get the decaf milk. No problem, we have only decaf milk. Anything else? Her: Do you have any bagels? Vinnie: (who has been listening all along) I'm sorry, ma'am, we're all out of decaf bagels. Her: Oh, well, then I'll have one of those, with sesame seeds. Vinnie: We're all out, ma'am. Her: Well what are those? (pointing at sesame bagels) Vinnie: Those are sesame doughnuts with extra caffeine added. Her: I guess I'll just have the coffee. Do you take credit cards? Me: No ma'am, cash only. Her: What about Visa? Me: Is that a credit card? Her: Well, yes. Vinnie: Is it cash? Her: No. Vinnie: Then no, we can't take it. Her: What about checks? Me: Cash ma'am, nothing else. Her: Okay. How much is that? Vinnie: Eleven dollars and 45 cents. Her: Really? Vinnie: New war in Alaska is ruining the coffee business, plus you wanted the coffee with no caffeine, that's hard to find now, had to grow it myself. Her: Okay. (proceeds to write a check) Vinnie: Please leave. Her: Why? Vinnie: You're raising my blood pressure, leave now. Her: But what about my coffee? Vinnie: Leave and never return. She leaves, but pays the $11.45 first.
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