How to Know You’re Drinking Too Much Coffee

You know you’re drinking too much coffee when…

  • …Juan Valdez has named his donkey after you.
  • …you can ski uphill.
  • …you get a speeding ticket even when you’re parked.
  • …you answer the door before people knock.
  • …you just completed another sweater, and you don’t know how to knit.
  • …you have to watch videos in fast-forward.
  • …the only time you’re standing still is during an earthquake.
  • …you can take a picture of yourself from ten feet away without using the timer.
  • …you lick your coffee pot clean.
  • …you’re the employee of the month at the local coffee-house, and you don’t even work there.
  • …you’ve worn out your third pair of tennis shoes this week.
  • …your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
  • …you chew on other people’s fingernails.
  • …the nurse needs a scientific calculator to take your pulse.
  • …you can jump-start your car without cables.
  • …you have Styrofoam sofa covers.
  • …if a kettle whistled in a forest, you’d hear it.
  • …you don’t need a hammer to pound in nails.
  • …you’ve worn out the handle on your favorite mug.
  • …you go to any kind of meeting, just for the free coffee.
  • …you walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it’s not plugged in.
  • …Starbucks owns the mortgage on you house.
  • …you’ve melted away your fillings.
  • …your face is on a Colombian postage stamp.
  • …your tongue has the words “Genuine Leather” stamped on it.
  • …instant coffee takes too long.
  • …you’d be willing to spend time in a Turkish prison.
  • …you go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.
  • …you speak perfect Arabic without ever taking a lesson.
  • …your thermos is on wheels.
  • …your lips are permanently stuck in the sipping position.
  • …you short out motion detectors.
  • …you don’t even wait for the water to boil anymore.
  • …you can play ping-pong without a partner.
  • …your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.
  • …your blood type is C8H10N4O2.
  • …you have monogrammed coffee filters.
  • …you drive around with a sign in your car that reads, “Coffee drinker on board.”
  • …you made provisions in your will for your coffee supply.
  • …you took a second full time job just for the coffee breaks.
  • …your coffee mug has lip indentations on it.
  • …you tear open bean bags, just to make sure.
  • …you’ve gotten this far in the list after just 30 seconds.
  • …you use coffee flavored mouthwash.
  • …your deep blue eyes are now shallow brown.
  • …you have your mail forwarded to a donut shop.
  • …you don’t tan, you roast.
  • …you constantly speak like an auctioneer.
  • …your baby takes her milk steamed.
  • …your motto is “a cup a day keeps the doctor away.”
  • …you don’t get mad, you get steamed.
  • …you have “His” and “Hers” coffee makers.
  • …the Betty Ford Clinic opened a coffee ward just for you.
  • …you had to remove your car stereo to make room for your cup holder.
  • …if you had a nickel for every cup of coffee you drank, you’d buy more coffee.
  • …you carry a spare mug in your briefcase and trunk.
  • …when you hear there is trouble brewing, you say, “I’ll have a cup.”
  • …you don’t salivate, you foam.
  • …your personal ad reads, “Coffee Lover. Must have own mug. Send photo of mug.”
  • …you help your dog chase its tail.
  • …you registered for your wedding at the Starbucks.
  • …you carry a portable, battery-operated, coffee maker in your fanny pack.
  • …you soak your dentures in coffee overnight.
  • …you think the “free refill” is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
  • …your kids sing, “I’m a little coffee-pot, short and stout.”
  • …your coffee mug is insured by Lloyds of London.
  • …you introduce your spouse as your “Coffeemate.”
  • …you converted your car’s radiator so you can brew up a pot while you drive.
  • …you think CPR stands for “Coffee Provides Resuscitation.”
  • …you don’t have body odor — you have a fine aroma.
  • …you have a bumper sticker that says, “I break for coffee.”
  • …at get-togethers you don’t mingle — you blend.
  • …your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup.

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