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Coffee doesn’t communicate

09.29.2011 by David Murray // 1 Comment

And while we're at it, how on earth did those temperance women expect men to tell one another the stinkingabsurdsadhilarioushumiliating truth when they put an end to taverns?

At Starfuckinbuck's?

Naw. I once proposed to a friend with whom I'd had a falling out that we have a heart-to-heart at a coffee shop. He really wanted to honor my request. Know how I know? He took two days before he e-mailed me back saying he just couldn't imagine having such a conversation sober. He passed my test. (And called my bluff.)

Drinking—like smoking: bad for physical health, good for communication.*

* To a point. As in bowling and drinking, the Three-And-Nine rule applies: You're at your best when you've had three, but the value begins to seep out when you've had more than nine.

Categories // Uncategorized Tags // communication, drinking, Three-and-Nine Rule

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  1. Gianmarco Lorenzi Platform says

    November 21, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Now we have a great walkway that goes to the beach and to the canals that came from the partnership of community with government

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