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DFW

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15. WHAT relatives?
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:15 AM
Apr 2025

My brother in Virginia drinks tea. My sister in New Jersey drinks tea. My daughter in New York drinks tea. Even my daughter in Germany drinks tea. Broadly distributed family genetic defect.

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Wait till the coffee gets outrageous... [View all] William Gustafson Apr 2025 OP
How much tea is actually grown here? niyad Apr 2025 #1
That's what I'm wondering. Captain Zero Apr 2025 #26
Can get 500 caffeine pills for like $15 Sympthsical Apr 2025 #2
I just looked those up ( I use occasionally too in the afternoon) and it doesn't look good BamaRefugee Apr 2025 #7
NO. Most caffeine is made from synthetic components in the lab--including in energy drinks & other products hlthe2b Apr 2025 #21
I thought that might be true BamaRefugee Apr 2025 #34
I'm not a coffee drinker, but you better not mess with my Mountain Dew! William769 Apr 2025 #3
The price of soda has already spiked. Maybe because of the aluminum used for soda cans? SunSeeker Apr 2025 #6
Tariffs hit aluminum Old Crank Apr 2025 #12
Thast about the price here. William769 Apr 2025 #25
Which is why I buy 2 liter plastic bottles of caffeine free diet cola at Walmart for a buck. n/t elocs Apr 2025 #28
Bottles are up too. Two liter of Dr. Pepper is $3.25 where I'm at. Lancero Apr 2025 #38
I don't like 2-liter bottles because they go flat if you dont drink them fast. SunSeeker Apr 2025 #41
See my reply above about caffeine and tariffs. BamaRefugee Apr 2025 #9
Thanks I read your reply and I did not know that. William769 Apr 2025 #27
I'm going to get some of those COL Mustard Apr 2025 #4
Too late DFW Apr 2025 #5
Just think of when you go back to visit. Old Crank Apr 2025 #13
WHAT relatives? DFW Apr 2025 #15
I have the same defect. Old Crank Apr 2025 #16
I bring Constant Comment from the States DFW Apr 2025 #20
Not fond of Earl Grey Old Crank Apr 2025 #24
My wife loves coffee, too. DFW Apr 2025 #32
I'm a mutant I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2025 #36
A lot of tea comes from Sri Lanka Turbineguy Apr 2025 #30
"5-dollar coffee at Starbuck will now be 10-15 dollars a cup" NONSENSE. speak easy Apr 2025 #8
Thank you. Ludicrous claim and yet you are the only other one calling bollocks. Celerity Apr 2025 #18
I'd say $7.50, they'll want the extra buffer for when Trump increases tariffs again. Lancero Apr 2025 #39
Blackadder Mud For Coffee Xipe Totec Apr 2025 #10
I've got at least 25 lbs of Peets in my freezer. nilram Apr 2025 #11
Choosing coffee was very strategic--it's somewhat addictive live love laugh Apr 2025 #14
Can't really feel sorry for people who can afford $5 a cup coffee Kaleva Apr 2025 #17
Why on earth would he put teriffs Figarosmom Apr 2025 #19
I don't discount the concern, however scientists have made progress creating lab-grown COFFEE hlthe2b Apr 2025 #22
I never liked really dark roast. No Starbucks habit. BidenRocks Apr 2025 #23
Eight o Clock is my go-to, as well. Diamond_Dog Apr 2025 #31
Starbucks roasts its coffee to charcoal I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2025 #37
Better start planting Chinese yellowhorn trees for homemade tea NickB79 Apr 2025 #29
Stocking up at Costco the_liberal_grandpa Apr 2025 #33
The coffee my daughter drinks just jumped from $16 to $24 a bag. StarryNite Apr 2025 #35
It'll drive people to the cheaper brands Mountainguy Apr 2025 #40
Coffee already went up a lot months ago on the mass produced brands wishstar Apr 2025 #42
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