I never go into one of those places. And if I do, I NEVER order coffee. Maybe a scone. MAYBE a cup of tea. But probably only if you’re buying. Because price. I’m annoyed that my tea bags cost me 10 cents each. Good tea though.
Three for me: “large, black, iced”. Then I have to repeat them six more times because nobody believes I just want coffee and not some freaking milkshake.
Yes Rat, because I’m sure that, while you’re looking down at others for their highly specialized coffee preferences, you yourself aren’t especially particular in other facets of your life.
Ordering online so your coffee will be ready when you arrive seems unnecessary at Dunk’ns, but I imagine it would be useful at S*arbucks. Their drive thru line must move like molasses.
What I like is when I order “Coffee, black” and the server asks if I need room for cream. BTW, you don’t need room for sugar and yiou add it yourself anyway. For once I am going to agree with Rat.
I visited Italy and ordered caffe macchiato (espresso with a small bit of steamed milk”). They always asked “Americano?” Which meant a ton of sugar and milk. I said, “No. Italiano!” And it always brought a smile. Once you’ve had a real espresso, you realize what they serve here is mostly garbage-sweetened milk with sugary flavoring. Even a cappuccino has such weak coffee and so much milk that you can’t taste it. No wonder so many people are obese!
The first time I went into a Starbucks I ordered what I thought was the simplest thing, “A small black coffee, please,” they did not know what to do. The first question was, ‘what size is small?’
I choose something off the menu board and say the size. (That is, small medium or large, not tall, grande or venti—Pearls taught me to have contempt for that nonsense.) If that’s not enough information to complete the order I will answer the barista’s follow up questions.
Well, I live in a small town in Italy. Every morning I only say four words: “un caffè, per favore”, and they give me a delicious espresso. So, I can associate with Rat…
Starbucks took to adding all the coffee condiments for you during the pandemic. I hate that. They never get it quite right. I am always disatified that I paid up for a cup of coffee and every sip is a little disappointment.
BasilBruce 11 months ago
Rat speaks for us all today.
BE THIS GUY 11 months ago
Coffee, regular (IYKYK)
Asharah 11 months ago
I don’t even drink coffee
GROG Premium Member 11 months ago
So, ‘coffee with cream and sugar’ would force you to take a hike.
The dude from FL Premium Member 11 months ago
3 words, ‘black, no sugar’
joegee 11 months ago
I hate when I go to a coffee shop and order a black coffee and they ask me if I “need room for cream and sugar”.
That’s why Mr. Coffee and I are such good friends. (That and the 98% savings.)
c001 11 months ago
Dirty Harry didn’t need one single word for that.
carlsonbob 11 months ago
I’m with Rat on this one!
Uncle Kenny 11 months ago
I can order in three words: “Kahlua coffee, please.”
blunebottle 11 months ago
I take four: “Small, dark roast, black.”
ChristineFoxdale 11 months ago
I usually need 5 – “large, extra cream, no sugar.”
Indiana Guy Premium Member 11 months ago
“Large coffee with cream.”
Bilan 11 months ago
I need four words just to say “Hello. Anybody working here?”
Gent 11 months ago
Good, Rat. That is very good association policy of your.
cracker65 11 months ago
I’m with rat on this one
enigmamz 11 months ago
I’ll have orange juice.
Concretionist 11 months ago
I never go into one of those places. And if I do, I NEVER order coffee. Maybe a scone. MAYBE a cup of tea. But probably only if you’re buying. Because price. I’m annoyed that my tea bags cost me 10 cents each. Good tea though.
Dillithamir 11 months ago
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
Purple People Eater 11 months ago
I can do it with four words – I don’t drink coffee.
daDoctah1 11 months ago
Three for me: “large, black, iced”. Then I have to repeat them six more times because nobody believes I just want coffee and not some freaking milkshake.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 11 months ago
You can safely stop him at “grande”.
Walter Kocker 11 months ago
Cafe Veterano®, Por Favor – (four words)
There’s a lovely Cuban Bakery just outside a hotel I used to stay at in Miami.
On the “Espresso” menu was “Cafe Veterano®” – When I asked, I was told it was a double espresso with a shot of Veterano® brandy.
My kinda breakfast.
Walter Kocker 11 months ago
Go to YouTube and search for “Kitty Flanagan Coffee” – it’s worth your time.
iggyman 11 months ago
Not to mention the price!
markkahler52 11 months ago
Decaf. Hot. And I’ll put my own dam cream and sugar in, too, if ya don’t MIND!!
Procat Premium Member 11 months ago
Maybe he went to get something to drink and use the WiFi, and then expected Rat pay for the coffee.
Count Olaf Premium Member 11 months ago
The Good News… Pumpkin Spice Latte and Creme Brûlée Latte are only three words. The Bad News… they have been discontinued until next October. sigh
akachman Premium Member 11 months ago
Better locate the AED. The dude is going to code on that kind of diet.
red_tape 11 months ago
a few more of those sugary messes & he’ll have a truck-size spare tire.
KageKat 11 months ago
Nope – I try to let people actually enjoy things.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 11 months ago
Pig sits on a pillow and watches an ancient TV set. Hang in there, Pig.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 11 months ago
That’s COFFEE!! A fancy milkshake is what it is and the cost is outrageous, but you can save a whole dime if you bring your own cup, how wonderful!!
Croc Holliday 11 months ago
Yes Rat, because I’m sure that, while you’re looking down at others for their highly specialized coffee preferences, you yourself aren’t especially particular in other facets of your life.
SquidGamerGal 11 months ago
We have a couple of little inventions called pencil and paper… LEARN HOW TO USE THEM!!
Ellis97 11 months ago
And that’s why I don’t drink coffee. Plus, it tastes awful, no matter what you add.
Dobie Premium Member 11 months ago
1. Black
2. Coffee
3. Please
4. Thanks!
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member 11 months ago
If I order tea, am I then allowed to uze as many words as I want?
SALUDADOG 11 months ago
I’m surprised Rat didn’t give him a slapapuccino
MS72 11 months ago
Ordering online so your coffee will be ready when you arrive seems unnecessary at Dunk’ns, but I imagine it would be useful at S*arbucks. Their drive thru line must move like molasses.
Goat from PBS 11 months ago
I don’t like coffee, so I don’t order it.
[Unnamed Reader - bddb15] 11 months ago
I think I’m going to get sick…
chris_o42 11 months ago
Coffee UGH! I drink tea the Irish way. Tea+sugar+milk. 3 words Rat, we’re OK.
WorkshopGardener Premium Member 11 months ago
What I like is when I order “Coffee, black” and the server asks if I need room for cream. BTW, you don’t need room for sugar and yiou add it yourself anyway. For once I am going to agree with Rat.
DaBump Premium Member 11 months ago
SIX PUMPS OF CARAMEL???
DaBump Premium Member 11 months ago
Tea, Earl Grey, Hot.
bittenbyknittin 11 months ago
Grande iced decaf Americano. Or if at the local B&N cafe, “the usual”.
Saturn49 11 months ago
Double, double for me.
ladykat 11 months ago
Coffee, cream, sugar.
aerotica69 11 months ago
I can order that coffee in three words, Bill : large Sumatra black.
Aladar30 Premium Member 11 months ago
This mean Rat can’t have Italian friends.
Kaputnik 11 months ago
Small dark roast, black. Please.
I guess that “please” would put me on Rat’s banned list. I can live with that.
phileaux 11 months ago
At some point it becomes a milk shake. Senior year, we had a speaker about finances in college. The biggest takeaway was learn to drink black coffee.
Paul D Premium Member 11 months ago
Rat, you (occasionally) WORK at a coffee shop. You ought to be used to it.
dlaemmerhirt999 11 months ago
“Black coffee one sugar.” I would not be Rat’s friend for OTHER reasons.XD
Mr. Organization 11 months ago
It’s sounding more like a milkshake than a coffee. Just go to Dairy Queen instead.
royq27 11 months ago
A line not to be crossed!
chuck 11 months ago
He’s ordering a milkshake, not coffee.
bigheadx Premium Member 11 months ago
Amen.
Homer J 11 months ago
Coffee, hot, black. Anything else is dessert.
hoffquotes2 11 months ago
Coffee Nazi
MollyCat 11 months ago
If your coffee is any good, it’s all you need.
Joseph comicinthestrip 11 months ago
Medium Iced Cappuccino, please!
car2ner 11 months ago
a number of times I order iced coffee and get told “we don’t have that”. OK, bring me a cup of coffee and a tumbler full of ice
mindjob 11 months ago
Small coffee with cream. I don’t use those pretentious Italian words for the size of the cup, since I’m not in Italy
morningglory73 Premium Member 11 months ago
He should just order a dessert and pour some coffee on it.
Queen of America 11 months ago
No coffee. Or tea. They both smell vile and taste even worse.
Zebrastripes 11 months ago
It ends up Rat prefers a crapocinno! ☺️☺️☺️
Drbarb71 Premium Member 11 months ago
I visited Italy and ordered caffe macchiato (espresso with a small bit of steamed milk”). They always asked “Americano?” Which meant a ton of sugar and milk. I said, “No. Italiano!” And it always brought a smile. Once you’ve had a real espresso, you realize what they serve here is mostly garbage-sweetened milk with sugary flavoring. Even a cappuccino has such weak coffee and so much milk that you can’t taste it. No wonder so many people are obese!
mousefumanchu Premium Member 11 months ago
Black, as dark as my heart and as evil as my soul.
Brilliant_Birdie 11 months ago
The employees LOVE him!
dpatrickryan Premium Member 11 months ago
Coffee, black.
old_geek 11 months ago
A more substantial reason than the obtuse reason of….
Radish... 11 months ago
The first time I went into a Starbucks I ordered what I thought was the simplest thing, “A small black coffee, please,” they did not know what to do. The first question was, ‘what size is small?’
hooglah 11 months ago
That’s a fact!
kittygatos 11 months ago
Son sent me this recently: https://YOUTU.be/olaVegee-Qw?si=RVtxemxbvhOyD5dJ
minty_Joe 11 months ago
I’m surprised no one is adventurous enough to ask for Kopi Luwak. Look it up; I dare ’ya!
John Jorgensen 11 months ago
I choose something off the menu board and say the size. (That is, small medium or large, not tall, grande or venti—Pearls taught me to have contempt for that nonsense.) If that’s not enough information to complete the order I will answer the barista’s follow up questions.
zeexenon 11 months ago
… AND you didn’t give your name … you … you Stall-Man!
[Unnamed Reader - 92d54b] 11 months ago
Well, I live in a small town in Italy. Every morning I only say four words: “un caffè, per favore”, and they give me a delicious espresso. So, I can associate with Rat…
barcud 11 months ago
Coffee. Flavored. Coffee.
willie_mctell 11 months ago
Short drip, the secret size at S*****s
david.reichert 11 months ago
Starbucks took to adding all the coffee condiments for you during the pandemic. I hate that. They never get it quite right. I am always disatified that I paid up for a cup of coffee and every sip is a little disappointment.
StarBeak 11 months ago
“Large Iced Caramel Machiato” =3
KEA 11 months ago
“Drip coffee is for people who hate themselves and know their lives have no real meaning or purpose.” — Wednesday Addams
I don’t agree but it cracks me up.
TimeLordSoundwave 11 months ago
For me, it’s “Medium, two cream, one sweetener.”
That’s still more than four words.
eric.franz.petras 11 months ago
Coffee, black, no sugar.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 11 months ago
Red Bull gives you insomnia
hitman4cookies 11 months ago
Coffee, sweet and light.
Katje 11 months ago
Darn! “Black, with no sugar, please!” is unfortunately five words…
Cameron1988 Premium Member 11 months ago
Hate coffee
pamela welch Premium Member 11 months ago
Good for you Rat. I agree!
Rob Nobody 11 months ago
“I just want a black coffee. None of this mocha-frappa-dappiatto nonsense.”
“Great, what size would-”
“You probably don’t even know how to make a black coffee anymore.”
“Actually we sell quite a few of them. Now what size-”
“I bet I’m the only black coffee drinker left in the world.”
eddi-TBH 11 months ago
Tall, sweet and creamy.
Whatever happened to common sense? 11 months ago
Typical stupid coffee shop culture with it’s pretentious jargon and snobbery.
einarbt 11 months ago
Check out the crocs from Pearls Before Swine over on Imagine this 30/01/24
Otis Rufus Driftwood 11 months ago
Rat has some weird lines.
Ermine Notyours 11 months ago
Doesn’t Rat work at a fancy coffee shop?
soaringblocks 11 months ago
hilarious!
Curiosity Premium Member 11 months ago
Coffe, black, no sugar
Wizard4168 11 months ago
I usually drink my coffee black, no sugar. But I do occasionally enjoy the odd frou-frou “coffee” drink.
notmoving Premium Member 11 months ago
I like my coffee black, just like my men.
wordsmeet 11 months ago
Thanks to Starbucks, American coffee is an even dumber version of a good cup of joe.
alantain 10 months ago
Mochaccinno. 1 word. Ha!