tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1183153228131232260..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Only in LABy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31771327677094401582013-07-26T02:59:21.684-07:002013-07-26T02:59:21.684-07:00This coffee thing is not that unusual. I first he...This coffee thing is not that unusual. I first heard of a thing called wolf coffee from Japan about 20 ears ago. I'm sure the name and the context tells you how its made. And a few years ago I saw a UK TV chef called Rick Stein drink some monkey coffee in IIRC Singapore. Steve Mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12741371061473809712013-07-25T14:55:51.851-07:002013-07-25T14:55:51.851-07:00@Glan Deas, you know what else has a chocolatty ta...@Glan Deas, you know what else has a chocolatty taste? Hot Chocolate. It has the added boon of not polluting delicious chocolate taste with that foul coffee coffee taste. And I've yet to find an $80 cup of hot chocolate.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91212704125979210472013-07-25T11:45:37.312-07:002013-07-25T11:45:37.312-07:00D. McEwan said...
"... I loathe the taste, a...D. McEwan said...<br /><br />"... I loathe the taste, and can not bear the stench."<br /><br />Cap'n Bob said...<br /><br />"Coffee is unmitigated swill and I don't drink it." <br /><br />I may not agree with your opinions, but will defend to the death your right to express them (as utterly insane as they are).<br /><br />RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27390739993908011452013-07-25T08:14:17.075-07:002013-07-25T08:14:17.075-07:00Ellen, that depends. If you're really hung ove...Ellen, that depends. If you're really hung over, an all-night diner's shitty coffee could taste like nectar from the gods.Jeffrohttp://kenlevine.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6198997649712078162013-07-25T05:58:39.496-07:002013-07-25T05:58:39.496-07:00In the old days, if you wanted a cup of coffee tha...In the old days, if you wanted a cup of coffee that tasted like shit, all you had to do was visit a diner late at night.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794791220323089387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16207574153011750962013-07-25T04:06:37.275-07:002013-07-25T04:06:37.275-07:00@Dan Ball: Black as midnight on a moonless night. ...@Dan Ball: Black as midnight on a moonless night. I still can't get the taste of fish-filtered coffee out of my mouth. <br /><br />Cheers, thanks a lot,<br /><br />StormStormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38251496227174799312013-07-24T23:33:40.111-07:002013-07-24T23:33:40.111-07:00I understand it's strange. But this coffee has...I understand it's strange. But this coffee has a chocolatey taste. Hey, I am from Australia. Kopiluwak is my favorite coffee. <br /><br />Regards,<br /><a href="http://cluwak.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Kopi Luwak</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755018592747896726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11770399152501435742013-07-24T22:43:11.393-07:002013-07-24T22:43:11.393-07:00I'm with Doug McEwan on this. Coffee is unmiti...I'm with Doug McEwan on this. Coffee is unmitigated swill and I don't drink it. Also, I try to avoid caffiene in any form, although I know that's almost impossible. I've been aware of civit shit coffee for many years and it seems an entirely appropriate way to process it, though not by force-feeding the little buggers.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52430271829798321072013-07-24T21:34:04.461-07:002013-07-24T21:34:04.461-07:00The shit has hit the fan! Yet another "only i...The shit has hit the fan! Yet another "only in La-La land" a real bowl movement of an idea who's time has come...(and quickly gone...down the toilet.)Jeffrey Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5135130190267827282013-07-24T15:20:45.034-07:002013-07-24T15:20:45.034-07:00In a town that wanted to put an advertisement for ...In a town that wanted to put an advertisement for Last Action Hero on a space shuttle, nothing surprises me.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51987039893426046562013-07-24T14:02:14.659-07:002013-07-24T14:02:14.659-07:00Coca-Colon?
Maxwell Outhouse?
Well, where do you...Coca-Colon?<br /><br />Maxwell Outhouse?<br /><br />Well, where do you go after oxygen bars, designer water and collectible anything?DBensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18845452136631612402013-07-24T13:50:39.205-07:002013-07-24T13:50:39.205-07:00I suppose I should add that I NEVER drink coffee e...I suppose I should add that I <i><b>NEVER</b></i> drink coffee ever. I loathe the taste, and can not bear the stench. I am unable to breathe in a Starbuck's. When I'm out with friends and they want to stop at Starbuck's, I have to wait for them outside. My entire life, the appeal of coffee has eluded and puzzled me. To me it tastes like shit anyway. In fact, I find it plausable that having animal shit in it might actually improve the taste, though not $80 worth. It certainly could not make it taste any worse. My dad was the same way. We would watch my mother guzzle the stuff by the gallon day after day, and neither one of us could fathom how she could bear to have the foul swill in her mouth, let alone be as extremely addicted to it as she clearly was. I still do not get the appeal of coffee. Don't tell me it's the caffine. I get plenty of caffine in my Pepsi, which also has the added appeal of tasting good and not stinking to High Heaven.<br /><br />I put these thoughts and reactions to coffee in the column I used to have in The Huffington Post once, and it certainly inspired a lively comments thread. I was gratified to learn that Daddy and I were not alone in our loathing of coffee. Turned out there are a lot of coffee-loathers out there just afraid to speak up.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71861683882375251242013-07-24T13:41:43.000-07:002013-07-24T13:41:43.000-07:0030 years ago I read the Marquis DeSade's The 1...30 years ago I read the Marquis DeSade's <i>The 120 Days of Sodom</i>, a book as unforgettable as it is impossible to imagine ever rereading. There is one hell of a lot of shit-eating in it. One bit in it that made me laugh out loud (Though not as heartily as I just laughed at "Good to the last plop") was one of the libertines in a tizzy one morning because his personal slave was constipated and had not produced a morning lump of shit for his master's breakfast, and the libertine was running about raving "A turd! A turd! Where will I get my breakfast turd?" It sounds to me like Kopi Luwak would be the breakfast drink of choice in <i>The 120 Days of Sodom</i>.<br /><br />(In my new book, <i>Tallyho, Tallulah!</i>, Tallulah brings a dish to a beach party pot luck. The book is set in a fictional California beach town called "Alta Caca." She brings a dish she names for the town, called "Lobster ala Caca." I never say what the "uniquely flavorful" sauce she uses on it is, merely that she found the "recipe" in what she calls "A cook book titled <i>The 120 Days of Sodom</i>" and leave the more widely-read readers to work it out for themselves.)D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10925026366985959032013-07-24T12:19:07.586-07:002013-07-24T12:19:07.586-07:00This was a get rich quick storyline
in "Weeds...This was a get rich quick storyline<br />in "Weeds" I think.chuckcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65272289767987249772013-07-24T12:00:18.391-07:002013-07-24T12:00:18.391-07:00In discovering luak (note spelling) coffee, LA is ...In discovering luak (note spelling) coffee, LA is 20 years behind Boston. The Annals of Improbable Research gave it an award in the early 1990s. It got a lot of press at the time. It's not surprising LA would be the place where people would actually buy it, though. <br /><br />Folks, I think we should take up a collection to make Ken try it.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52454368059100794402013-07-24T11:11:45.063-07:002013-07-24T11:11:45.063-07:00I love your rants, Ken. They always make me laugh...I love your rants, Ken. They always make me laugh and brighten my day.RareWaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778784501326773464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29088792191132246382013-07-24T09:09:31.266-07:002013-07-24T09:09:31.266-07:00That's insane, and sad to learn, cruel, too.That's insane, and sad to learn, cruel, too.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85464573536826494462013-07-24T09:05:19.256-07:002013-07-24T09:05:19.256-07:00This sounds like they got the idea from an episode...This sounds like they got the idea from an episode of Futurama where it turns out the hottest selling drink Slurm is actually from a giant worm.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34810117788987371262013-07-24T09:01:05.954-07:002013-07-24T09:01:05.954-07:00I know it's weird. But this coffee has a choco...I know it's weird. But this coffee has a chocolately taste. Hey, I am from Germany. A: The coffee is a little bit cheaper here B: Germans are into weird shit (this time literally), so why not?Complotfilmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769731766476957862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68469784858714695792013-07-24T08:37:48.581-07:002013-07-24T08:37:48.581-07:00http://www.abesmarket.com/natural-products/food-an...http://www.abesmarket.com/natural-products/food-and-drink/drinks/coffee/kapepur-civet-coffee-4oz-bag.htmlCamrioKidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24025999191462550492013-07-24T08:33:31.409-07:002013-07-24T08:33:31.409-07:00I've actually had a cup of this civet coffee -...I've actually had a cup of this civet coffee - and it is actually the best cup of joe I have ever had. It was brewed in a french press.CamrioKidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6629638407923597262013-07-24T08:30:42.639-07:002013-07-24T08:30:42.639-07:00Great piece, Ken! There are certain things that I ...Great piece, Ken! There are certain things that I would not buy. even if by some miracle I became a millionaire, because they are priced beyond silliness, into out and out craziness, and this coffee definitely belongs on the list. As you said, it's exploiting a few people's desire for 'status and exclusivity'.Tudor Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544142728842449527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31193975021949312842013-07-24T08:21:59.922-07:002013-07-24T08:21:59.922-07:00So, Ken, how does it taste?So, Ken, how does it taste?Emmett Flatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49712793194042642172013-07-24T07:48:44.403-07:002013-07-24T07:48:44.403-07:00Bank Manager: Your entire business plan is just a ...Bank Manager: Your entire business plan is just a joke from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljfdg3mPcvY" rel="nofollow">an old Cheech & Chong film</a>?<br />Coffee Shop: Hey, it's better than Amazon's. Their only profit plan is just a tax avoidance scheme.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6327076539751535602013-07-24T07:40:40.833-07:002013-07-24T07:40:40.833-07:00This was highlighted in the movie The Bucket List ...This was highlighted in the movie The Bucket List - very rich man (Jack Nicholson) loves his Kopi Luwak and the not so rich guy (Morgan Freeman) gets a tear-streaming laugh out of finally telling him what it's made of. JWhitenoreply@blogger.com