talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

Mr. Doody--our friend, contributor of comments (when that feature was active), and aptly nicknamed source of information on this point--sent me a link to one of Dave Barry's columns on this topic. It begins:

November 7, 1997, in the Miami Herald Decaf Poopacino

I have exciting news for anybody who would like to pay a lot of money for coffee that has passed all the way through an animal's digestive tract.

And you just know there are plenty of people who would. Specialty coffees are very popular these days, attracting millions of consumers, every single one of whom is standing in line ahead of me whenever I go to the coffee place at the airport to grab a quick cup on my way to catch a plane. These consumers are always ordering mutant beverages with names like "mocha-almond-honey-vinaigrette lattespressacino," beverages that must be made one at a time via a lengthy and complex process involving approximately one coffee bean, three quarts of dairy products and what appears to be a small nuclear reactor.

The full article is available at jokeindex.com.