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CAFFEINE ADDICT'S QUIZ
“Of all the unchristian beverages that ever passed my lips, Turkish coffee is the worst. The cup is small, it is smeared with grounds; the coffee is black, thick, unsavory of smell, and execrable in taste. The bottom of the cup has a muddy sediment in it half an inch deep. This goes down your throat, and portions of it lodge by the way, and produce a tickling aggravation that keeps you barking and coughing for an hour.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910) The Innocents Abroad (1869)
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In 1670, Dorothy Jones of Boston was granted a license to sell coffee, and so became the first American coffee trader.
Do you want to know if you suffer from "Alertness Deficit Disorder"
(ADD)? Then just take this simple quiz. These questions will help us
to determine whether or not you suffer from this terrible affliction;
the only known cure for which is caffeine. ADD takes the lives of
millions of Americans, hundreds of Canadians, and a handful of
Ugandans every year. If that doesn't scare you, let's just say that
you are more susceptible than anyone else. YES, YOU! If you suffer
from this disease, missing just one trip to Starbucks could be FATAL.
The following series of Yes/No questions will allow us to determine
your Addiction Factor(TM). Keep track of the number of Yes and No
answers you get and chart yourself at the end. Remember: Prevention
is the best medicine. Or was it laughter? Either way, read on.
1. Do you use coffee to escape from your problems?
2. Do you eat spoonfuls of instant coffee because it's easier?
3. Have you ever woken up in a puddle of your own coffee?
4. Do you find that it's easier to drink more coffee than go to sleep?
5. a) Have you ever drunk cold coffee?
b) Right out of the pot?
6. Do you spend more than 20% of your income on coffee and/or coffee
related products?
7. Does your coffee cup resemble a beer stein?
8. Has anyone ever told you that you "have a problem"?
9. Do you need coffee:
a) ...to get up in the morning?
b) ...to get out of bed?
c) ...to be injected intravenously to stimulate blood-flow?
10. Do you own a "Coffee Helmet"? (For the culturally ignorant, a coffee-
helmet is a hat with coffee-cups attached to it and a straw coming
out of each cup leading to the mouth, used for hands-free
drinking.)
11. Do Native North American Aboriginal Indian Peoples call you
"Ona mac towanda" (Smells-like-coffee)?
12. Does your doctor measure your heartbeat on the Richter scale as
well as by its frequency?
13. Have you ever sold personal or other people's possessions just to
get your fix for the day?
14. Does the phrase "swiss water decaffeinated" strike terror into
your heart?
15. a) Do you have a coffee maker in more than one room of your house?
b) ...in more than five?
c) ...in your bathroom?
16. a) Do the people at Second Cup refuse do give you free coffee
cards anymore?
b) ...because you're wearing out their hole-punch?
c) ...and it's bad for the environment?
17. Do you grind your own coffee?
18. Do you grow your own coffee?
19. Have you ever been fired from a job because you're "drinking their
profits"?
20. a) Do you know Juan Valdez?
b) ...and his donkey?
c) ...intimately?
21. Do you salivate uncontrollably whenever you hear dripping water?
22. a) Is sleep a hobby of yours?
b) ...that you don't like?
c) ...because it's too frustrating?
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Response Ratio| Addiction Factor(TM)
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Yes | No | Analysis:
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20-22 | 0-2 | You are a well-rounded member of society with a love
| | for life and you are very wise.
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17-19 | 3-5 | You are a slightly jagged member of society, life's
| | okay but it could be better and you are relatively naive.
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0-16 | 6-22 | What are you, some kinda nature-freak tree-hugger!?
| | Coffee's not good enough for you, huh? Here, have some
| | more TOFU! How about some ALFALFA TEA?!?
by Chris Gahan
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