[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Nice and Interesting ...Pretty good. - Tea and Coffee

[P. Alexis Nguyen]

Geoff:
> Silly question but why call it a water kettle? That's what kettles are for
> surely. And electric kettles have to be considered since there are so
> many of them.

Ali:
I'm not really sure.  I've only ever heard water kettle.  I personally
just say that I'm boiling water, making tea, putting on some water
(which is rarely accurate since I technically "plug in," not put on
anything), etc.  I can't really recall the last time I used the term
kettle when not in reference to popcorn.

I grew up in the Midwest of the US (and was taught British English
prior to that) if that helps identify my quirk at all.  :)


Sheryll:
> I like Starbucks fancy stuff (decaf only, though, since I'm not supposed to
> have caffiene) but not their regular coffee. I asked about the bitterness of
> the coffee and was told it was because they dark roast all their beans. Fair
> enough explanation, though not all coffee is good when dark roasted. When I
> want just a regular coffee, nothing beats a Timmie's decaf double/double.
> *wonders if Mary Ann is reading because she'll understand that one*

Ali:
It's actually a combination of factors.  Starbucks does dark roast all
of their beans, and as you noted, not all beans are meant for that
(hence why some of their black coffee will taste really good and some
will taste like battery acid).  The beans themselves are also brewed
extra dark, which is due to the fact that so many people who get black
coffee get it with ice or milk or whatever, and the idea is that these
extras items dilute the coffee, so the coffee gets brewed at triple
strength.  Again, this isn't always a good thing, so ... anyway, just
a few of the reasons why you'll sometimes get a good cup at SBUX (the
stock symbol of the company) and sometimes you'll get a cup that gets
you wondering why you like coffee at all.

~Ali, who may have improperly signed her another on another email
since she's staying late at work sending giant files via email and is
now confusing her personal and profession emails