Pluggers by Rick McKee for November 16, 2022

of course

For the plugger, only drink eight (ounces that is), and control your weight!

But in some places, it was a bottomless cup.

I remember when it was cup or mug.

My nephew recently gave me an oversized coffee mug. Bless him!

This jalopy’s bladder tank is accustomed to a cup at a time. On average it gets me as far as shopping a few places, with one pit stop, and then back home.

Any more than a cup is a waste for me ;-)

Coffee in a cup don’t stay hot long enough while reading comics. Cools off before I get to Pluggers!

Lukewarm leftover coffee for starters this morning. Didn’t want to waste it.

I remember when they served the cup with a saucer.

We went to a “Friendsgiving” dinner last Sunday, and they used their fine china. I forgot how small those coffee cups are! Just a few sips.

The only Italian word I know is “tall.”

He is holding mug, not a cup. As for “size” a cup = only 8oz, maybe enough to fill a cup used with a saucer, but that is a little to fancy pantsy for a plugger.

Sure.. but all those cups bought in souvenir shops or given away at gas stations all came in different sizes. My cupboard only has 4 mugs that are the same size.

And you didn’t choose which type of coffee bean you wanted. :)

There are people who (gasp!) don’t drink coffee. Worse, there are some who (double gasp!) drink de-caf. We don’t know any of these people socially, of course. I drink a pot of coffee during the day and drink tea at night. Yes, I sleep well, thank you.

It was worse back then, when you couldn’t get coffee to go.

AND, they refilled it for free……

And we didn’t use terms like “vente” or “mocha.”

Hmm. Not sure how they do things in Massachusetts, but around here, I remember coffee “to go” coming in different sizes and receptacles. Also had a thing called a “thermos” to take it along on a trip. (My parents, especially my dad, were coffee-lovers, a trait I inherited). And I am definitely old enough to qualify as a Plugger!

And it came in one flavor: Coffee.