What is the type of person who would want this Willy Wonka-esque Stag kettle I just got an ad for
https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/440965724_944182827713582_7332153558600439641_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=LsgqPSZuFjYQ7kNvgE3E57C&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=00_AYBoO5mg4iDxjfxBWTsoWeo0hThD-0LvrXmuykJp3uIMGA&oe=66654C13
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 4 June 2024 21:02 (three weeks ago) link
I don't love that specific color combination but I have nothing against a brightly colored kettle in theory.
― default damager (lukas), Tuesday, 4 June 2024 23:58 (three weeks ago) link
I like it! definitely know some people who could fit it into their kitchen style
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 00:23 (three weeks ago) link
isn't that more for the electric kettle thread?
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 00:24 (three weeks ago) link
just got around to checking out the piece upthread, great read, thanks
― sknybrg, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 01:20 (three weeks ago) link
Yes, great piece, quincie.
Reminds me of the big Chock Full O Nuts painted sign that was in New York, not sure if it's still there or when
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Chock_fullof_nuts.jpg?20120831120154
Horn & Hardart, the venerable automat brand that featured in so many 1930s-1960s movies about life in New York City is testing the market for bringing back the automat and starting with branded coffee.
https://hornandhardart.com/blogs/blog/reviving-horn-hardart-why-automat-coffee
Joan Crawford drinking coffee at an automat in Sadie McKee (1943)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FMv2Oqko5Q
― felicity, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 07:30 (three weeks ago) link
I’d welcome the return of the automat! Not sure anyone under the age of 50 knows what it is tho
― calstars, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 11:51 (three weeks ago) link
I really liked that article, but though I don't see eye-to-eye with the author about coffee. When I talk to people about coffee, the first thing I usually ask is if they drink it black. If they put sweetener and/or whatever type of milk, then I know we're looking for a slightly different experience.
I will say that I've always repped for diner coffee and I agree with the author that I have far more memorable positive experiences drinking improvised whatever-is-around coffee than high-priced hipster stuff, which when I travel almost always tends to be afternoon coffee and therefore a bad idea (for me). I always enjoy the first morning cup more than the lunchtime cup if I'm honest. I don't know why I still insist on having that second cup. Maybe it's addiction.
― beard papa, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 19:44 (three weeks ago) link