# Doper coffee mug exchange **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 23, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700 "2004-10-23T00:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/321 "2004-12-05T06:20:44Z")
I got mugged today. Thanks, Avarie537. The Buffy items will be very useful!! I’m sipping cocoa from it right now! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/322 "2004-12-05T15:48:36Z")
According to my records, all U.S.A.\<–\>U.S.A. mugs have been sent and received except… [ul] [li]To **moi** from **Siberia**. Mug is probably in the mail by now. **Siberia** , can you confirm?[/li][li]To **laina\_f** from **moi**. Please check in, **moi**. I’ve sent you FOUR emails. Where are you???[/li][li]To **VenusProbe** from **buttonjockey308**. Can one of you confirm that this has been sent and/or received?[/li][li]To **buttonjockey308** from **laina\_f**. Please confirm receipt, **bottonjockey308**.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/323 "2004-12-05T16:58:27Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I got mugged today. Thanks, Avarie537. The Buffy items will be very useful!! > > I’m sipping cocoa from it right now! 😃 Actually, my inspiration was a brussells sprouts thread in Cafe Society. You said enough garlic and cheese sauce made anything taste good. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/324 "2004-12-05T17:07:50Z")
No sign of it on this end yet, but being that this is the busy time of year for the post office I figure it’ll get here eventually. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/325 "2004-12-05T19:16:07Z")
> [@Avarie537](#): > > Actually, my inspiration was a brussells sprouts thread in Cafe Society. You said enough garlic and cheese sauce made anything taste good. 😃 😃 So true! But good cocoa doesn’t need garlic. That’s going into the pasta sauce that is cooking on the stovetop right now! Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/326 "2004-12-05T20:59:40Z")
International shipping is _so_ unpredictable right now. I mailed a videotape from Lousiana the day after Thanksgiving – and it arrived three days later at the home of its intended recipient in Perth, West Australia. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/327 "2004-12-06T16:06:02Z")
Woohoo! I got the most wonderful collection of goodies from my Aussie mugger including a great little history lesson on most of them. There was much oohing and aahing around the workplace this morning and I’ll have to guard the stash to make sure it all doesn’t disappear into the mouths of my hungry coworkers! Though I’ll admit that the Musk flavored LifeSavers have caused a bit of consternation and, well, worry about our friends down under. Musk? Eep! My generous mugger is a tad anonymous, however, as he didn’t include (that I could see) his username. Please tell me who you are so that I might fawn. 🙂 Julie ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/328 "2004-12-06T18:08:19Z")
Well, I just got ANOTHER mug today (unfortunately in 27 pieces) - thanks **rockingchair** - again! And the mug I sent still hasn’t arrived. Humm - I hope it gets there soon. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/329 "2004-12-06T20:04:56Z")
**laina\_f** : Did you get my responses? I’ve replied twice…are we in a hellish e-mail loop here? Your package hit the mail today. (Sorry, I’ve been working a lot and couldn’t get to the post office during hours!) **siberia** : You rock! Neato Aussie mug received today…with Tim Tams! _does happy dance_ When I saw the label (“Mug, Biscuits”), I was barely able to control my urge to tear into the box before getting it up to my apartment! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/330 "2004-12-06T21:55:19Z")
**moi** , I’ve gotten one email from you at my work address, but nothing at my yahoo address. No big deal since you’ve checked in here. I can’t believe you got TimTams. I want TimTams. This is all **calm kiwi** ’s fault. **jsgoddess** , your mugger was **don’t ask**. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/331 "2004-12-07T01:19:18Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > And the mug I sent still hasn’t arrived. Humm - I hope it gets there soon. ☹ Oh, but it did, **Alice.** It showed up in today’s mail; The University Of Calgary Medical School. 'Tis a nice looking black mug, and will look sharp sitting next to my 20-something 3 Stooges on my desk at work. 🆒 Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/332 "2004-12-07T01:26:03Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > 'Tis a nice looking black mug, and will look sharp sitting next to my 20-something 3 Stooges on my desk at work. 🆒 Horray! I’m so glad it arrived intact. (It was intact, right?) ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/333 "2004-12-07T01:40:12Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Horray! I’m so glad it arrived intact. (It was intact, right?) All in one piece, or I think so. The wife opened the box for my while I was driving her to the ER, so I haven’t looked at it except out of the corner of my eye (overnight in the hospital for observation, BTW). ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/334 "2004-12-07T02:31:38Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > All in one piece, or I think so. The wife opened the box for my while I was driving her to the ER, so I haven’t looked at it except out of the corner of my eye (overnight in the hospital for observation, BTW). :eek: I hope she’s OK. That explanes why you got the color a bit wrong - it’s actually cobalt blue. I didn’t want to mention it in case you were color blind (blue-black color blindness?!?!) or something. Anyhoo - I hope wifey is OK. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/335 "2004-12-07T03:24:34Z")
good grief! i hope the m&m’s were okay. some consolation mug. i hope everything is okay vunderbob. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/336 "2004-12-07T06:16:35Z")
> [@rocking chair](#): > > good grief! i hope the m&m’s were okay. some consolation mug. > > i hope everything is okay vunderbob. The M&M’s are lovely! Thanks again. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/337 "2004-12-07T11:13:41Z")
[VunderWife](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5578105&postcount=32), for those concerned. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/338 "2004-12-07T12:56:00Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > :eek: I hope she’s OK. > > That explanes why you got the color a bit wrong - it’s actually cobalt blue. I didn’t want to mention it in case you were color blind (blue-black color blindness?!?!) or something. > > Anyhoo - I hope wifey is OK. Now that I have it at work and on my desk, it’s very cool. I presume you work there…?.. Would you like one from my employer in exchange? I’m not sure you’ve heard of them or not… (keep quiet, **Kung Fu Lola!** ) ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/339 "2004-12-08T02:07:09Z")
w00t! I’ve been mugged! and pinned! Both are very cool, Thanks **buttonjockey308**. I can’t wait to try some of the fine coffee as well. 😉 You know its gotta be good when the motto is “The coffee with a reputation” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700/340 "2004-12-08T11:28:36Z")
Unless US customs have gone mental again I think mine has arrived - I have a card to pick up a package from the post office. I’ll pick it up tomorrow morning. Mine is on its way too (the war on terror permitting) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-coffee-mug-exchange/270700.md?page=18)