# The world supply of coffee beans mysteriously disappears tomorrow.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [July 23, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749 "2005-07-23T02:05:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/1 "2005-07-23T02:05:10Z")
What would be the effect upon you?
Me, I would abruptly lose all powers of concentration.
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### Author:  [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/2 "2005-07-23T02:10:30Z")
I’d begin suffering crushing headaches, which I would cure simply by being irritable.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/3 "2005-07-23T02:12:44Z")
The friend I have coffee with every Sunday and I would skip the Starbucks stop and go directly to the puppy- walking portion of the entertainment.
I get my caffeine from Diet Dr Pepper. 😃
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### Author:  [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/4 "2005-07-23T02:18:48Z")
The makers of StayAwake pills (generic equivalent of NoDoz) would be receiving a lot more of my money.
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### Author:  [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/5 "2005-07-23T02:20:30Z")
AAAAAH!
[sub]thud[/sub]
_Great gosh almighty, don’t scare me like that!_
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### Author:  [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/6 "2005-07-23T02:31:51Z")
Tears of bitter sorrow. Plus, far more Jolt, Red Bull, and other energy drinks.
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### Author:  [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/7 "2005-07-23T02:35:22Z")
Considering I just opened a 2-pound bag today, I’d be alright for a few weeks.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/8 "2005-07-23T02:47:34Z")
Tea.
It’s called tea.
Was good enough to built an Empire on.
Bloody stupid Americans.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/9 "2005-07-23T02:53:24Z")
I’d have to either quit my job or kill all my cow-orkers and put them out of my/their misery.
I don’t drink coffee, but, may Og help them all, they do. You’d sooner take away their air.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/10 "2005-07-23T02:54:39Z")
> [@betenoir](#):
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> Bloody stupid Americans.
Oooh, a tad harsh, don’t you think?
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### Author:  [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/11 "2005-07-23T02:58:41Z")
I’d miss iced coffee, and coffee ice cream, but on the whole I’d be just fine.
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> I’d have to either quit my job or kill all my cow-orkers and put them out of my/their misery.
Word.
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### Author:  [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/12 "2005-07-23T03:12:49Z")
I only drink coffee twice a week or so, and I’d miss it if it was gone, but it’s not like I’d suffer a total collapse. I’d be sad for a little while, but quickly get over it and save the $3/week I spend on iced coffee on gum or something.
Now, take away the top-sekrit ingredients that comprise Mountain Dew and we’re going to have a problem on our hands.
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### Author:  [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/13 "2005-07-23T03:25:17Z")
The same effect that Arthur Dent would have on a bulldozer if it ran over him: none at all.
Can’t stand the stuff.
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### Author:  [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/14 "2005-07-23T03:35:48Z")
I’d cry briefly at the loss of the Tim Horton’s regular with double-cream, and the Second Cup’s creme brule (mmmmm…), then make sure this catastrophe hadn’t affected my orange pekoe or selection of colas.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/15 "2005-07-23T03:43:46Z")
I’d be laughing hysterically at all the coffee-heads twitching in their misery. I lost the coffee habit 30 years ago, and haven’t missed it a bit. I don’t need caffeine to wake up, and hot chocolate tastes oh so much better for a hot drink.
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### Author:  [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/16 "2005-07-23T03:59:33Z")
Me? I’d be okay, I prefer soda and Red Bull. My brother and parents, on the other hand, would simply die. They’re all total addicts and can’t even hold a conversation till after their morning coffee.
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### Author:  [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/17 "2005-07-23T04:03:07Z")
I like the flavor of coffee OK but I hardly ever drink it myself. I would simply find it amuzing.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/18 "2005-07-23T04:12:59Z")
Wide-awake Mormons would strike while everyone else was still groggy and take over the world.
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### Author:  [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/19 "2005-07-23T04:27:43Z")
Tea. Diet Pepsi. Dexedrine. I’d get by.
But I would sure miss that Dark Brown Taste.
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### Author:  [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-supply-of-coffee-beans-mysteriously-disappears-tomorrow/313749/20 "2005-07-23T04:46:05Z")
> [@betenoir](#):
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> Tea.
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> It’s called tea.
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> Was good enough to built an Empire on.
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> Bloody stupid Americans.
Lmao. Funniest reply ever.
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