Tue 10 Apr 2001
You answer the door before people knock. / Juan Valdez named his donkey after you. / You get a speeding ticket even when you’re parked.
You Know You’re Drinking Too Much Coffee When…
- You answer the door before people knock.
- Juan Valdez named his donkey after you.
- You ski uphill.
- You get a speeding ticket even when you’re parked.
- You speed walk in your sleep.
- You have a bumper sticker that says: “Coffee drinkers
are good in the sack.” - You haven’t blinked since the last lunar eclipse.
- You just completed another sweater and you don’t know
how to knit. - You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.
- You sleep with your eyes open.
- You have to watch videos in fast-forward.
- The only time you’re standing still is during an earthquake.
- You can take a picture of yourself from ten feet away
without using the timer. - You lick your coffeepot clean.
- You spend every vacation visiting “Maxwell House.”
- You’re the employee of the month at the local coffeehouse
and you don’t even work there. - You’ve worn out your third pair of tennis shoes this week.
- Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
- You chew on other people’s fingernails.
- The nurse needs a scientific calculator to take your pulse.
- Your T-shirt says, “Decaffeinated coffee is the devil’s blend.”
- You’re so jittery that people use your hands to blend their
margaritas. - You can type sixty words per minute… with your feet.
- You can jump-start your car without cables.
- Cocaine is a downer.
- All your kids are named “Joe”.
- You don’t need a hammer to pound nails.
- Your only source of nutrition comes from “Sweet & Low.”
- You don’t sweat, you percolate.
- You buy 1/2 & 1/2 by the barrel.
- You’ve worn out the handle on your favorite mug.
- You go to AA meetings just for the free coffee.
- You walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you
realize it’s not plugged in. - You forget to unwrap candy bars before eating them.
- Charles Manson thinks you need to calm down.
- You’ve built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.
- People get dizzy just watching you.
- You’ve worn the finish off your coffee table.
- The Taster’s Choice couple wants to adopt you.
- Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house.
- Your taste buds are so numb you could drink your lava lamp.
- You’re so wired, you pick up AM radio.
- People can test their batteries in your ears.
- Your life’s goal is to amount to a hill of beans.
- Instant coffee takes too long.
- You channel surf faster without a remote.
- When someone says. “How are you?”, you say, “Good to the
last drop.” - You want to be cremated just so you can spend the rest of
eternity in a coffee can. - You want to come back as a coffee mug in your next life.
- Your birthday is a national holiday in Brazil.
- You’d be willing to spend time in a Turkish prison.
- You go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.
- You’re offended when people use the word “brew” to mean beer.
- You name your cats “Cream” and “Sugar.”
- You get drunk just so you can sober up.
- You speak perfect Arabic without ever taking a lesson.
- Your Thermos is on wheels.
- Your lips are permanently stuck in the sipping position.
- You have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug.
- You can outlast the Energizer bunny.
- You short out motion detectors.
- You have a conniption over spilled milk.
- You don’t even wait for the water to boil anymore.
- Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.
- You think being called a “drip” is a compliment.
- You don’t tan, you roast.
- You don’t get mad, you get steamed.
- Your three favorite things in life are…coffee before,
coffee during and coffee after. - Your lover uses soft lights, romantic music, and a glass
of iced coffee to get you in the mood. - You can’t even remember your second cup.
- You help your dog chase its tail.
- You soak your dentures in coffee overnight.
- Your coffee mug is insured by Lloyds of London.
- You introduce your spouse as your coffeemate.
- You think CPR stands for “Coffee Provides Resuscitation.”
- Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an
I.V. hookup.