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ajapanizedblur

Coffee culture/ Names for Popes

Apr 12, 2005 22:51

An American friend of mine recently commented that he missed the big, frothy, sit-down-and-relax coffees that you get at American coffee outlets of a slightly modish variety (they shall remain nameless). I found it a funny illustration of how supposed cultural transplants or imports have unintended effects. In my mind, many of the coffee chains ( Read more... )

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Espresso owain April 12 2005, 22:36:26 UTC

I believe the term espresso was originally a rather witty pun, based on the fact that the coffee was made expressly (or specifically) for you when you order it. Originally, it had nothing to do with the speed of either preparation or consumption.

Re: Espresso ajapanizedblur April 13 2005, 14:56:37 UTC

Indeed. I was trying to be witty as well. Perhaps it refers to the fact that the boiling water is squeezed under pressure through the coffee filter? From "esprimere", to squeeze or pressure?

anonymous April 14 2005, 18:17:42 UTC

For some reason I think the readers of this blog would find this article agreeable. http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20050404&s=guttenplan

anonymous April 16 2005, 18:10:19 UTC

Regarding Sixtus Sixtus: how about 8. Bigus Dickus (from Mel Brooks' History of the World)?

Pope names anonymous May 3 2005, 12:50:00 UTC

What about as they suggested on the now show: Pope Urban chillout?