Coffee is something you have mid morning.

English Breakfast tea, toast and Marmalade in the morning.

Rebecca

QuoteBe careful -- OJ might kill you.

He is behind bars for a long time.

Quote from: Nero on December 16, 2008, 02:05:17 PM
Do you have coffee or tea for breakfast? I'm not officially alive yet without my morning coffee.
A friend just told me they have tea for breakfast. Did you ever hear the like?   
I mean, seriously. Tea?
How in the sam hill do you leaf drinkers wake up in the mornings? 

I've been known to freebase caffeine.  I was a mainliner of coffee for most of my life.  I would be on automatic until the coffee kicked in.  BTW: Caffeine is a very powerful laxative.  Who need fibre when you have coffee?

But oddly, after I was on HRT for about eight months I stopped drinking coffee cold turkey.  I experienced no withdrawal symptoms, no headaches, though I was constipated for a few days.  It was similar to my body's reaction to giving up nicotine.  I just stopped needing it.  I think it was my brain finally getting the proper hormone mix.

I was off all caffeinated beverages for about a year, now I have the very occasional cup of joe after dinner, but mostly drink tea Earl Grey (hot),  or Chai, or regular Liptons Orange Pekoe.  Yes there is some caffeine in black and green tea, but not as much as is in coffee.  Nowadays if I drink too much coffee (more than a couple) I will get very jittery.  Definitely not safe to put mascara on after that!

-Sandy

Quote from: Pica Pica on December 16, 2008, 08:06:09 PM
tea brewed strong, small drop of milk - no sugar. Gulped down.

Contains caffeine, but also..

"The amino acid L-theanine, found almost exclusively in the tea plant, actively alters the attention networks of the brain, according to results of human trials announced in September 2007. John Foxe, Ph.D., professor of neuroscience, biology and psychology at City College of the City University of New York, found that theanine is absorbed by the small intestine and crosses the blood-brain barrier, where it affects the brain's neurotransmitters and increases alpha brain-wave activity. The result is a calmer, yet more alert, state of mind"

"A 2006 study[24][25] showed that elderly Japanese people who consumed more than 2 cups of green tea a day had a 50 percent lower chance of having cognitive impairment, in comparison to those who drank fewer than 2 cups a day, or who consumed other tested beverages. This is probably due to the effect of EGCG, which passes through the blood-brain barrier."

"According to a study[26] by UCL researchers, drinking black tea lowers stress hormone levels."

"Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago stated that polyphenols help inhibit the growth of bacteria that cause bad breath"

And many other things, making it a perfect morning boost... 

And do you also read your fortune in those leaves every morning? 
Touche. Guess I'll let you have your tea and drink it too.   

In the morning with/for breakfast? coffee, coffee, coffee, then, more coffee.  About 3 pints each morning, my cup is 16 ounces. OK, it's a mug. LOL>
Tea is nice, iced and all, but, in the morning? HOT coffee, please.

When I drink tea, it's usually green or oolong.

I'd like to try Earl Grey, but just haven't had a chance yet. My wife, the tea snob afficiando, considers Earl Grey to be a big mistake. So, there's not much of a reason to buy a box of the stuff. Although, it I hate it too, I could just bring it to work.

Quote from: Shades O'Grey on December 17, 2008, 02:13:05 PM
Although, it I hate it too, I could just bring it to work.

You could always send it to Patrick Stewart.   

(He's probably sick of the stuff by now)

Quote from: Shades O'Grey on December 17, 2008, 02:13:05 PM
When I drink tea, it's usually green or oolong.

I'd like to try Earl Grey, but just haven't had a chance yet. My wife, the tea snob afficiando, considers Earl Grey to be a big mistake. So, there's not much of a reason to buy a box of the stuff. Although, it I hate it too, I could just bring it to work.

Lady Grey > Earl Grey

Coffee.  Dark Roast.  Fresh.  Fresh ground.  Melita Filters.  Drip processing or French Press.  Black as night. Hot as hell, Sweet as sin.

QuoteAnd I'd rather get my caffiene fix through massive amounts of soda

Corn syrup has its effects also.

Much worse at that, that soda deal sort of creeped me out to tell you the truth.

True that is, like soda pop for breakfast is like so jr. high, let me know when you drink adult drinks for an adult life, will 'ya?

if drinking an adult beverage means you act like an adult,

Works for me.

Coffee of course.  I need to have it first thing in the morning; otherwise, horrible things can happen to people (literally)


tink

Yuck! I can't stand coffee or tea! I don't need any special drink to wake up in the morning. All I need to do is take a shower and I'm awake. The problem is actually getting to the shower...

I make coffee in the morning almost like it was an 'end of sleep' deal, then its even a 'first thing in the morning' deal.

Quote from: tekla on December 17, 2008, 08:45:41 PM
if drinking an adult beverage means you act like an adult,

Works for me.

Clearly not.

Well I tried not to rush into the entire adulthood deal, so I began with one adult thing and thought I'd add more as time progressed, I started with coffee some 4 decades ago, and I'm going to add the next adult thing real soon here.

The question should be: "do I have breakfast at coffee time?"

There's my answer.

Well it's always coffee time, and breakfast is good anytime, so there you go.