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Flashback: Effed Up '50s Folgers Ad

GiggleSugar — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Back in the '50s, well-intentioned housewives were scolded and shunned for pouring their husbands distasteful cups of coffee. In a day and age when the worth of a woman was judged solely on her beauty and homemaking skills, a bad cup of java warranted a good amount of verbal abuse. If Folgers was the secret weapon to fend off a hubby's ungrateful rebuke, no wonder they came to call it "the best part of waking up." In a perfect world, "the best part of waking up" would've been this lady hurling the hot cup of coffee at her husband. With a little creamer to boot. (For more sexist fun with Folgers, click here.)

Was This Your Morning?

GiggleSugar — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:45:00 -0800

This always feels like my morning, until I get ~~my first cup of coffee~~ my second cup of coffee. (Please don't ever make caffeine illegal, please!) Thanks, Anaisethenry!

Starbucks: We've All Been There. . .

GiggleSugar — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:00:00 -0800

You order a small and the smiley face behind the counter repeats your order as a tall, so you shake your head emphatically and point to a small. With an even bigger grin, the barista chirps, "Right, a tall!" Oh, to hell with it all. . .

The Best Part of Waking Up?

GiggleSugar — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Someone needs to turn around and give her guy a pressure-packed punch to the groin. No wonder Starbucks became so popular . . .

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Would You Try Cat Poop Coffee?

GiggleSugar — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:30:00 -0800

I like coffee. I like cats. But . . . filter my coffee beans through the intestinal tract of a cat? Hells no! A cup of this joe, loosely known as "cat poop coffee," is considered an exotic delicacy. A Michigan man bought three pounds of expensive cat poop coffee beans and donated them to charity on the assumption that folks will overpay to give the brew a tasting. (Let's note that the man hasn't even tasted the beans himself, uh-huh.) So I want to know: Would you pay to taste test a cup?

Flashback: Housewives & Folgers Coffee

GiggleSugar — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:00:00 -0700

Instant coffee that "tastes as good as fresh-perked"? I'm not buying it. Just as I'm not buying the fact that housewives of the 1950s really sat around worrying about ways to improve the taste of their husband's coffee. If that were the case, then why buy "instant" (as opposed to fresh brewed) coffee in the first place? Cuz frankly, those women didn't have the time to put up with this bullsh*t. That's why.

Product of the Day: Deepresso Coffee

GiggleSugar — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:00:00 -0700

This Japanese makers of this coffee-in-a-can have either spiked it with Prozac or not bothered to ask a native English speaker what other connotations "deep pressed" would have. All I know is, I'm totally bummed out and I don't know why.

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Product of the Day: Coffee Inhalers

GiggleSugar — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:02:00 -0800

Crack may be wack, as Whitney Houston so sagely said a few years ago, but coffee inhalers are way cool.

Someone Cared! Woman Called 911 in Richmond Rape Case

TresSugar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:22:01 -0800

Margarita Vargas, an 18-year-old woman from Richmond, CA (and a graduate of Richmond High) was the lone person who called 911 on the night a teenager was gang raped outside her high school while a homecoming party was still going on. It's alleged that at least 20 people watched and did nothing. Vargas says that her brother-in-law came home and told her he'd seen a woman being raped; it was Vargas who insisted they call the police.

It might seem pretty sad that we're applauding Vargas for doing what people should do, as she said, "without thinking twice," but you'd be surprised how often people are apathetic. So many people are saying, "What do you expect of Richmond?" but I can say, as someone who was grabbed on the streets of San Francisco in broad daylight and ignored when I asked for help - apathy happens everywhere, in all communities. (Just read about the bystander effect.)

Many years ago, I was walking down a busy street in a popular business district in a "good neighborhood" and a man grabbed me inappropriately. I had just bought coffee, so instinctively, I poured it in his face and grabbed onto him, hoping to get him arrested. As I grappled with him, trying to make eye contact with people walking by, riding by on their bikes, driving by, and yelling, "Someone help! This man attacked me!" no one did anything. Eventually, I couldn't hold the man any longer, and he got away, perhaps to assault someone else later. Helping out is rarer than you think, so kudos to Margarita, who even walked over to the school to make sure the police had arrived.

Do Tell: When Do You Feel Most Like Yourself?

TresSugar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0800

If this sounds like an Oprah question - that's because that's where I found it!

We all have situations that make us feel uncomfortable and self-conscious and times when we are being ourselves 100 percent. I feel most like myself when I can express myself and least like myself when I'm trying to impress someone. But to be specific, I feel most like myself when I'm in bed on Sunday morning in my glasses, comfy pajamas, drinking coffee and reading the paper.

When do you feel most like yourself? Least?