Subj : The Holiness of Coffee, P To : Kurt Weiske From : Daniel Date : Fri May 15 2020 05:50:00 -=> Kurt Weiske wrote to All <=- KW> The Holiness of Coffee, Part I KW> The Coffee Theory of Civilization is simple and indisputable: Coffee KW> caused European civilization. Nuff said KW> Compare Scandinavia B.C.: KW> Crude Viking raiders KW> Subsistence farmers KW> Bestiality KW> with Scandinavia A.D. : KW> Nobel Peace Prize KW> Euthanasia KW> Socialism KW> Danish modern furniture. KW> Historical evidence suggests that the beginning of the Baroque period KW> in art closely with the infusion of coffee into the indigenous European KW> cultures. KW> Coffee was first introduced in Southern Italy and soon spread KW> northward, in the same sequence as baroqueness. The advent of the KW> Roccoco period coincides with the advent of expresso methods. However, KW> even Coffee has proven a mixed blessing, as the genesis of the KW> insurance racket can be traced to Lloyd's coffee house in London, KW> where habities wagered on the safe arrival of seagoing trading KW> vessels. KW> Selflessly braving untold hazards, the authors have collected KW> several primitive chants from the secret javacrucian sect, which KW> are recited by cultists while grinding beans, during the KW> transsubstantion of water into starter fluid, and while actually KW> imbibing. The most widely practiced javacrucian rite is as follows: KW> Facing Rising Sun (where applicable; otherwise generic East or any KW> source of light will do), and holding the mug of Brewe, celebrant KW> takes first sip, elevates mug, and intones, "Gods, I needed that!" and KW> means it. KW> Other rare and previously unrecorded chants are offered below: KW> A Grinding Invocation: KW> We all worship the Black Bean KW> Body of God, Caffeine KW> Where there is Life There is Coffee! KW> Where there is Coffee there is Life! KW> (repeat as needed) KW> Hayduke's Transubstantiation chant: KW> Chemicals! Chemicals! KW> Chemicals! Chemicals!, etc. KW> Jamaican Blue Coffee Chant: KW> Ja-va! Ja-va! Ja-va!! KW> North America, circa 1940: KW> I like Coffee, I like Tea, KW> I like the Java-Jive and it likes me! KW> The little-known Creation myth of the Javacrucians was channeled one KW> Beltane Morning by Brother Buffalo, and promptly forgotten by all, who KW> had not yet imbined the Sacred Substance. Careful anthropological KW> research suggests that it had something to do with the great God KW> fillintheblank being deterred from utter destruction of mankind in a KW> fit of disgust with the lesser god Java. KW> ... Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. KW> --- MultiMail/DOS v0.52 KW> * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech KW> (1:218/700) .... Visit me at gopher://gcpp.world --- MultiMail/Linux v0.49 * Origin: Digital Distortion: digdist.synchro.net (1:340/7) .