OK, OK. I am going to admit that I have in recent years become the world's largest coffee snob. Here's my criteria for coffee: In order for a beverage to be considered "coffee," it must comprise at least 75% coffee. Thusly, a cup of coffee with cream and sugar is acceptable. It's still mostly coffee. It's no less respectable than putting lemon and sugar in a glass of iced tea. HOWEVER, ordering a half-caf frappa-mocha-ccino with a shot of artificially-flavored-sugar-syrup and a great big gob of non-fat, lactose-free, non-dairy whipped "cream" with cinnamon topping that inevitably drips onto your $75 Ralph Lauren power tie and heated leather seats, causing you to curse, drop your digital wireless phone, and swerve your brand new Beemer into oncoming traffic, is NOT coffee. Claiming to drink such bastardization of "coffee" is akin to telling someone you're going to eat some eggs, then consuming a piece of chocolate cake. Suchly, there is nothing wrong with drinking weenie coffee beverages, just as there's nothing wrong with eating chocolate cake, but you don't get to call yourself a "coffee drinker." In my humble opinion, you're not allowed to tout that moniker unless you can consume an entire cup of black coffee without flinching. But like I said, I'm a snob, so I could be wrong.
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