# That Something Extra in My Coffee **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503 "2006-11-15T08:32:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/21 "2006-11-15T15:05:24Z")
Could have been _a lot_ worse… a maggot in decaf. ---
**Author:** ![Carlyjay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/22 "2006-11-15T15:08:14Z")
My brother and I moved into an apartment a few years ago that had a severe pharaoh ant problem. A week or so after moving in, I stumbled around making my morning tea. Luckily, I caught a glimpse of what was inside the mug just as I was about to take a sip. The entire top of my tea was covered in dead, floating ants. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/23 "2006-11-15T15:15:33Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] My husband left a coffee mug in the garage for a week and he brought it in full of mouse droppings. WTF. I wasn’t sure whether to pitch it or bleach it. I bleached it. But I’ll NEVAH use it. [/QUOTE] By the way, how’s being \*\*One Kup Kalhoun \*\* going? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/24 "2006-11-15T15:16:37Z")
[QUOTE=Carlyjay] My brother and I moved into an apartment a few years ago that had a severe pharaoh ant problem. A week or so after moving in, I stumbled around making my morning tea. Luckily, I caught a glimpse of what was inside the mug just as I was about to take a sip. The entire top of my tea was covered in dead, floating ants. [/QUOTE] _sip_ Mmmmm…crunchy tea… ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/25 "2006-11-15T15:39:30Z")
My tongue just curdled in horror after reading the OP. :eek: So, did you a) throw our your coffee in disgust b) shrug, dispose of the fly, and continue drinking c) shake the fly violently, shouting “Spit it all back out, ya wee bugger!” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/26 "2006-11-15T15:41:25Z")
[QUOTE=A.R. Cane] That shouldn’t be a problem for anyone who drinks instant coffee by choice. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Ha. I could have predicted someone would say that. (Actually, I’d have predicted it happening in or before post#5, so I’d have missed anyway, by a hair) ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/27 "2006-11-15T15:45:57Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Ha. I could have predicted someone would say that. (Actually, I’d have predicted it happening in or before post#5, so I’d have missed anyway, by a hair) [/QUOTE] Don’t worry about it. I drink instant coffee by choice. Real coffee is: Expensive Annoying to make And silly for me to make anyway, since I use the same kinds of creamer you do. I don’t prefer the taste of the coffee, just a jolt of coffee with lots of cream in it. Mmmm. I like the Creme Brulee, too. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/28 "2006-11-15T16:05:48Z")
Zoe awakens. Pours the coffee-sips, stirs, And finds a dead fly. A fly with good taste, Or at least a sweet tooth, Floats in your coffee ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/29 "2006-11-15T16:26:45Z")
This also reminds me of a joke… A guy goes into a diner. This diner has the “World’s Best Chili”. So, naturally, he wants a bowl. He sidles up to the counter and orders a bowl. The waitress says “Sorry, pal. The guy next to you got the last bowl. You missed it by a few minutes.” So the guy looks at the one who bought the last bowl. He’s sitting there, ignoring his still-steaming bowl of chili and reading the paper. His plate is empty and his check has already been paid. The guy says to paper-reader: “Hey, I see you’re already done and your chili is still there. They’re out of chili, so do you mind if I have your bowl?” Paper-guy replies “Sure, knock yourself out”. Dude slides the bowl over in front of him and starts pounding this chili down. It’s fan-fucking-tastic. Best chili ever. He gets all the way down to the bottom of the bowl and sees a dead mouse, so he pukes all the chili back up into the bowl. He looks up at Paper-guy quickly. Paper-guy pulls the corner of the Times down and looks at the other and says: “Oh yeah, that’s about as far as I got, too.” ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/30 "2006-11-15T16:30:27Z")
My friend Keith was about to pour boiling water into his morning coffee mug when he looked down and saw _a roach giving birth in it_. Fortunately, he had some boiling water. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/31 "2006-11-15T16:31:41Z")
Now \*\*THAT’S \*\* the fast way to wake up. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/32 "2006-11-15T16:31:49Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Don’t worry about it. I drink instant coffee by choice. Real coffee is: Expensive Annoying to make And silly for me to make anyway, since I use the same kinds of creamer you do. I don’t prefer the taste of the coffee, just a jolt of coffee with lots of cream in it. Mmmm. I like the Creme Brulee, too. Yum! [/QUOTE] I drink mostly instant myself too (although I prefer filter and will drink it when it’s available). I’m wondering what alternative there is to drinking instant ‘by choice’. Are there really gangs of burly men who go around forcing people to drink it against their will? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Swan)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/33 "2006-11-15T16:34:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zoe] As I filled the mug with hot water, I checked with Mr. Wonderful to see what time the Auburn game started and headed for the computer room for a little pre-game Straight Dope time. [/QUOTE] The day didn’t get any better after the fly, did it. Go Dawgs!!! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/34 "2006-11-15T16:40:34Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Don’t worry about it. I drink instant coffee by choice. Real coffee is: Expensive Annoying to make And silly for me to make anyway, since I use the same kinds of creamer you do. I don’t prefer the taste of the coffee, just a jolt of coffee with lots of cream in it. Mmmm. I like the Creme Brulee, too. Yum! [/QUOTE] I usually go for Coffeemate Hazelnut, but yeah, basically I drink a little coffee with my creamer. I just finished the last of individual packets of coffee on the brand that is being phased out at work; I am wondering if I would be able to take the machine home as the individual ones are so much easier to deal with. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/35 "2006-11-15T16:42:20Z")
Oh, yes, I could buy [them](http://www.myflavia.com/Myflavia/en-US/drinks/Coffee.htm) as an individual consumer. Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/36 "2006-11-15T16:44:59Z")
Is this when I tell the story about the little white worms in my hot chocolate? I took a packet of hot chocolate from its little box in the pantry, shook it, dumped it in a cup, and added some hot water and milk, as per usual. I stirred it up and sat in front of the TV, enjoying the chocolatey goodness. Almost at my last sip, just before I could see the bottom of the cup, I noticed something in my mouth - maybe it hadn’t all dissolved? I spit it back in the cup, and went to toss it down the sink, where, along with a few undissolved lumps of chocolate powder, I saw at least a dozen rice grains _with eyes_. Once that registered as **BUGS** in my brain, I’m _very_ surprised that I didn’t throw up. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/37 "2006-11-15T16:48:13Z")
Get rid of the cup. I used to have a white coffee cup at work. The women used to bitch about how ugly it became with staining. I now have a black cup. It never gets dirty. Also buy one with a lid if you are that paranoid. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/38 "2006-11-15T17:56:13Z")
My boss had a black or very dark blue cup that he got from some promotion, that said “E coli happens”. He was very angry the day I decided to wash it; it had been growing the patina he liked for weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503/39 "2006-11-15T19:01:06Z")
[QUOTE=Harborwolf] Great. First a fly. Then a mouse. This is why I drink tea. [/QUOTE] No, no, you swallow the _spider_ to catch the fly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-something-extra-in-my-coffee/380503.md?page=1)