http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress Amusing Instances and Strange Happenings involving Coffee Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:30:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Undercover police monitored three coffee bars for months using covert surveillance techniques. It was a rough job but somebody had to do it. Apparently bikini baristas 'pole danced and flashed their breasts for tips' at drive through espresso stands. Wonder what tipped the police off? Stripper pole seen from the ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2011/08/naughty-coffee-drive-thru/ Police say a Dunkin Donuts customer apparently needed a cup of coffee so badly he hurled a bag of coffee beans at a worker, hitting her squarely in the back. "It hurt- it was like stunning," says the employee Susan Sciarabba.  "I turned around and there's a pound of dark roast ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2011/08/man-charged-in-coffee-rage-incident/ A Dunkin' Donuts Employee Allegedly Added 'Nasal Mucus' To Cops' Coffee. Nasty He was promptly fired. He has since been charged with two misdemeanor counts of attempted assault. His arraignment is slotted for Sept. 15 in district court. Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/christopher-hildreth-dunkin-donuts-mucos_n_915032.html?ir=Food http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2011/08/ill-take-mine-black/ United Airlines Flight 940 was carrying 241 passengers A pilot's spilled coffee has been blamed for accidentally activating a hijacking alert and prompting a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Germany to stop in Canada on Monday. The pilot of Flight 940 triggered an emergency code after spilling coffee on radio equipment ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2011/01/pilots-coffee-spill-caused-hijack-alert/ Don't know why these happen but they do so here's to more Styrofoam nonsense. The boy who ate Styrofoam lived across the street from grandma. Why are the little Styrofoam pieces called peanuts, he would ask? I feel like my head is full of Styrofoam peanuts. grandma would say. My grandma has these Styrofoam ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2010/05/the-boy-who-ate-styrofoam/ Lena Horne 93, recently passed, she sang the Sanka 80's jingle  to the tune of "Java Jive" by The Ink Spots: I like coffee and I like tea, I love my Sanka 'cause it loves me, my Sanka and me I'm glad we're caffiene free, a cup a cup a cup ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2010/05/cool-enough-to-drink-instant/ Researchers said on Friday that a couple of cups of coffee every day may help some heart attack patients to avoid further serious problems, provided they have normal blood pressure. The findings come as a surprise considering the fact that strong coffee can cause palpitations.  However, the discovery underlines the complex ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2010/05/coffee-may-benefit-some-heart-attack-patients/ A brokenhearted New Bedford substitute teacher laced his own coffee with a chemical used to remove graffiti because he was trying to get attention after breaking up with his girlfriend, police said. In other news: Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies at 87 It was for decades the most enduring piece ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2010/05/teacher-laced-own-coffee/ word press update to 2.8.1., may have compatibility issues. http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2010/05/update/ Hong Kong actor Moses Chan just released a coffee-table book about coffee "My Coffee Guide". He was a former soft-porn actor and model. He's gone on to become an A-lister on Asian TV. Moses dreams of coffee and would always remind himself to take a coffee break no matter how hectic ... http://kevinneilson.com/wordpress/2009/07/former-soft-porn-actor-makes-coffee-table-book/