Stuff by Cher: If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.

So there I was flexing my coffee muscles with a co-worker discussing whose coffee is better . . . he had some bitter dark brewed winter blend and I had nicely balanced fresh ground apple dumpling. Clearly, I had the superior cup o’ joe.

Obviously.

Until he said, “that’s girlie coffee.”

Wait . . . what??

I never really thought about it, but I would assume that coffee was gender neutral. I mean, okay, you can have some hipster barista whip up a floofy concoction that could lean maybe kinda towards the feminine. Maybe.

So, I asked him, “What would you define as ‘girlie’ coffee?”

He said, “you know, those flavored ones; hazelnut, vanilla. I want to taste coffee when I drink my coffee.”

Of course now I’m offended. Yes, I’m a girl . . . but, dammit, I like my golden French toast brew! And, now I have to worry weather or not someone will think I’m a frilly pretty-in-pink sorority chick just because of my coffee.

Thinking I might be able to snag him with the condiments he added to his java . . . you know, like, sugar, syrups . . . whipped cream. So, I asked him, “What’s your favorite way to drink coffee.”