Mike du Jour by Mike Lester for November 07, 2023

He who controls the spice controls the universe.

I still remember the time I found out that there’s no pumpkin in pumpkin spice.

What? No wonder the ones I make at home taste so funny.

The best way to disguise crappy coffee is to add spice to it.

I can tolerate vanilla and get through an occasional cup with cinnamon or hazelnut flavoring, but I cannot abide nor swallow that swill with pumpkin spice!

Hooked on Pumpkin Spice….

(((((((((GASP! )))))))))

I finally tried a pumpkin spice coffee a couple of weeks ago…meh. I think I’ll stick with regular coffee and maybe once in a while I’ll have one of those caramel coffees when I feel like a dessert.

I remember working at a renaissance faire. For some reason, you couldn’t buy a Coca-Cola at any of the booths. Somebody told me he knew a guy.

I found the guy who took me “backstage”.

As he was furtively unlocking his hidden camping trailer, I said, “We are talking about the soft drink, right?”

“Oh, yeah.”

He came back out with a frosty cold can.

“How much is it?”

“The first one’s free,” he said.

Quoting Tuco, Breaking Bad. “Tight, tight, tight!”

Back when I worked, I would give away 1/4# bags of fresh home-roasted coffee – same tag line, first one’s free.