# Light and Fluffy Coffee? Or Dark and Angry Coffee? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 27, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702 "2007-06-27T23:33:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/1 "2007-06-27T23:33:21Z")
My dad used drink the darkest most angry coffee he could find…used to say it’d put hair on my chest when I drank it. I’m not sure what exact value was instilled upon me, but now as an adult I truly favor the darker, more rich and bold coffees. How about you? Light and Fluffy, or Dark and Angry? ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/2 "2007-06-27T23:36:03Z")
[QUOTE=Phlosphr] My dad used drink the darkest most angry coffee he could find…used to say it’d put hair on my chest when I drank it. I’m not sure what exact value was instilled upon me, but now as an adult I truly favor the darker, more rich and bold coffees. How about you? Light and Fluffy, or Dark and Angry? [/QUOTE] Dark and angry. Dark roasts, strongly brewed. Then I go all frou-frou and add cream and sugar. Without the cream, it’s just too acidic. I want smoke, not bite. Hmm. On second thought, I do have hair on my chest… …but none on my head. That might be children, not coffee, though. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/3 "2007-06-28T00:29:17Z")
I’ll have what he’s having. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/4 "2007-06-28T00:40:08Z")
I met some weird guy on the bus who told me that he only drank coffee on Sundays to remind him of hell, because both are hot, dark, and bitter. Personally, I like an English toffee latte. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/5 "2007-06-28T00:46:15Z")
Dark and strong…with some CoffeeMate. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/6 "2007-06-28T01:03:10Z")
Depends on my mood. Mostly it’s brutally macho coffee, though. The kinda coffee that smashes the mug and stands there in a mug-shape without a container, waiting to be drank. The kind of coffee that sets hotplates on fire, and makes carafes run yipping for cover. The kind of coffee that doesn’t put hair on your chest; it pulls the hair on your chest back into your chest, and rips it out from the inside, hair-by-hair. The kind of coffee that gives Juan Valdez nightmares, and turns Mrs. Olsen into its sub. _That’s_ my kinda joe! Most of the time. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/7 "2007-06-28T01:09:54Z")
Hmmm, I like dark roasts, but I don’t brew it _too_ strongly…probably medium strength. But, I drink it black. No frou frou for me. Interestingly (or not), I drink my tea brewed strong with two sugars and skim milk. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/8 "2007-06-28T01:21:26Z")
I want my coffee the way I want my men…strong, hot and slightly and artificially sweet. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/9 "2007-06-28T02:09:49Z")
I prefer my coffee medium-well and somewhat equivocal. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/10 "2007-06-28T02:49:34Z")
I like mine dark and angry, but with some flavored syrup and cream and sweetener. Think of the latter three additives as coffee’s antidepressants. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/11 "2007-06-28T03:13:51Z")
Dark, angry, and a bit burnt. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/12 "2007-06-28T03:17:03Z")
I like my coffee to be strong and dark, but I add artificial sweetener and half-and-half. And I drink too much of it. ---
**Author:** ![Ring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ring)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/13 "2007-06-28T03:25:55Z")
Kava non acidic instant, two Sweet and Lows, three teaspoons of dried milk, two teaspoons of Coffee Mate. mmmm. Yes, I’m a wussy. Ed. didn’t capitalize Kava. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/14 "2007-06-28T03:29:42Z")
I like my coffee like I like my women: dark, rich and bitter. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/15 "2007-06-28T04:39:04Z")
Dark, but with milk or cream, due to health concerns, (need calcium, need some protection for my stomach). ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/16 "2007-06-28T04:48:54Z")
What is this “Coffee” you speak of? and why is it angry? ---
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/17 "2007-06-28T05:03:03Z")
I also like my coffee the way I like my women; dark, bitter and if I’m lucky, Irish.\* I like the darkest, strongest stuff I can find. When I make instant coffee, I use at least double the amount of recommended scoops, and used to do quintuple-strong on a regular basis. Instant coffee shakes. Smooth and creamy can be good as well. - - No, not “ground up and in the freezer” ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/18 "2007-06-28T05:21:27Z")
Kind of a running theme it seems. Like I like my women. Strong and bitter. I used to work for a man that I absolutely despised him making coffee. I could pour a cup, drop in a coin and tell if it were heads or tails laying on the bottom. Read the words on it even. Drop a coin in a cup of _my_ coffee and it won’t make it to the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/19 "2007-06-28T07:40:05Z")
Light and fluffy! Medium roast hazelnut, one tub of half-and-half, one packet of raw sugar. Gimme a newspaper and a red pen and I’m happy for the next two hours. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702/20 "2007-06-28T08:01:59Z")
I like tea. But I like dark and angry tea. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-and-fluffy-coffee-or-dark-and-angry-coffee/409702.md?page=2)