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Little-known fact for you coffee drinkers... (Original Post) True Dough Nov 17 OP
Fell for that one - as I sit here drinking my decaff :) patricia92243 Nov 17 #1
I hope you True Dough Nov 17 #3
I had wondered! niyad Nov 17 #2
Lol! Yep. Lunabell Nov 17 #4
Gotta have... 2naSalit Nov 17 #5
You probably already know this, robbob Nov 17 #13
I doubt it... 2naSalit Nov 17 #25
Wow, that's something I've never heard of! robbob Nov 17 #26
I suspect... 2naSalit Nov 17 #27
Caffeine is my friend 😻 Niagara Nov 17 #6
Don't even get me started on white chocolate! jfz9580m Nov 17 #7
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 17 #8
I have never understood white "chocolate." Bumbles Nov 17 #9
You agree with my husband on this. TNNurse Nov 17 #10
Heh.. jfz9580m Nov 17 #12
Why was a completely innocuous post in this sub thread jfz9580m Nov 17 #14
because that poster probably posted something else in another thread that got hidden and reached the 5 post limits which drray23 Nov 17 #16
Got it jfz9580m Nov 17 #17
And milk chocolate! central scrutinizer Nov 17 #24
Nowadays, I cannot have caffeine. OldBaldy1701E Nov 17 #11
They always told us caffeine was chemically removed from decaff bucolic_frolic Nov 17 #15
Using methylene chloride BumRushDaShow Nov 17 #18
supercritical carbon dioxide kiri Nov 17 #21
One would have hoped BumRushDaShow Nov 17 #23
Coffee is medicine. Mme. Defarge Nov 17 #19
coffee Kali999 Nov 17 #20
I'm seeing a little black rectangle that says "The image you are requesting does not exist or is no longer available" NBachers Nov 17 #22
same for me Kali Nov 17 #28
The image you are requesting does not exist or is no longer available. Emile Nov 17 #29
that's what i see too Skittles Nov 17 #30

Lunabell

(7,248 posts)
4. Lol! Yep.
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 07:48 AM
Nov 17

I love my dark roasted coffees. Ethiopian Yrgacheffe, Sumatran, Jamaica Blue Mountain. Mmmmm.

No sugar, heavy half and half. Hot or cold, my favorite.

2naSalit

(94,989 posts)
5. Gotta have...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 07:58 AM
Nov 17

The caffeine, otherwise it's hardly worth it. No wonder decaf gives me a headache!

The ultimate bean broth, an absolute necessity!

robbob

(3,656 posts)
13. You probably already know this,
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 08:31 AM
Nov 17

But it’s not the decaf that’s giving you the headache, so much as the lack of caffeine. Back in my heavy coffee drinking days if I had a rushing morning and forgot my coffee I would get a terrible headache by midday from the caffeine withdrawal!

2naSalit

(94,989 posts)
25. I doubt it...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 11:37 AM
Nov 17

I was not addicted when I made the discovery, started trying decaf first and it was only after trying real coffee that I realized that the decaf was the problem. Not sure what it is but it's not caffeine withdrawal, had that before too and it's almost a full blown migraine... different animal.

robbob

(3,656 posts)
26. Wow, that's something I've never heard of!
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 02:00 PM
Nov 17

Wonder what it could be? I always assumed decaf was just coffee minus the caffeine!

2naSalit

(94,989 posts)
27. I suspect...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 02:25 PM
Nov 17

It's got something to do with the decaffeinating process.



But I like caffeine so until coffee becomes unavailable, I'll drink it. I make peace with the use by buying, exclusively, fair trade coffee from a trusted roaster... via mail order.

jfz9580m

(15,584 posts)
7. Don't even get me started on white chocolate!
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 08:01 AM
Nov 17

It is not chocolate dammit! I don’t care if you allege it has cocoa butter or whatever. Therefore it makes it okay to label it chocolate?! I don’t think so!
It’s not chocolate !

Response to jfz9580m (Reply #7)

Bumbles

(280 posts)
9. I have never understood white "chocolate."
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 08:13 AM
Nov 17

Mine has to be dark to qualify as the real thing. Otherwise, it's a waste of calories.

TNNurse

(7,211 posts)
10. You agree with my husband on this.
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 08:16 AM
Nov 17

He doesn't want to even taste it. Had they called it something else, he might. I agree but not with any passion.

jfz9580m

(15,584 posts)
12. Heh..
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 08:24 AM
Nov 17

I was just being silly but it is definitely not my favorite ..I figure if I am getting all those damn calories and sugar and fat, I might as well get the good stuff!

jfz9580m

(15,584 posts)
14. Why was a completely innocuous post in this sub thread
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 08:52 AM
Nov 17

Auto removed?
That poster will now have a hidden post for no reason..it was something innocuous about cocoa butter..lol..

drray23

(8,077 posts)
16. because that poster probably posted something else in another thread that got hidden and reached the 5 post limits which
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 09:14 AM
Nov 17

got that person completely removed, hence the auto-removed.

OldBaldy1701E

(7,071 posts)
11. Nowadays, I cannot have caffeine.
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 08:18 AM
Nov 17

I was an original coffee lover and a trained barista.

Quick story. I once applied for a position at a Radio Shack in town. The manager and I sat and talked. One thing she said was, "I hope you are a big coffee person! We drink a lot of it here!" I replied that I was a big coffee person. We spoke for a bit more and then ended the interview. She said, "Well, I guess it is time for round two!" She the picked up her coffee cup and went to the station. She got a cup. I said, "Oh... you meant a second cup." She replied, "Yep!" I said, "Oh." She said, "Wait, what did you mean?" I replied "Pots." She exclaimed, "You drank one whole pot of coffee today?" I replied, "Well, it is summer, so I normally drink less during the summer." She was speechless. LOL.

Now, I have to drink decaf or not have any at all. I prefer the world to be a safer place, so I drink what I can to keep the peace.

NBachers

(18,279 posts)
22. I'm seeing a little black rectangle that says "The image you are requesting does not exist or is no longer available"
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:43 AM
Nov 17

Apparently there was some picture or something, but Imgur says it's no longer available.

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