http://www.metafilter.com/tags/javahumbug Posts tagged with 'javahumbug' at MetaFilter. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:34:33 -0800 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:34:33 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/67511/Latte%2Dit%2DForward The other day, I overheard someone marveling at <a href="http://www.knbc.com/news/14856317/detail.html">this story</a>: Impatient jack-ass in Starbucks drive-thru (no, not always synonymous) honks and shouts repeatedly at driver in front of him, a <a href="http://www.arthurrosenfeld.com/">tai-chi master</a> who decides to "change the consciousness" of the jerk by paying for his coffee. The jerk is so moved, that he pays for the coffee of the person behind him, and this "chain of kindness" winds up lasting all day, with everyone paying for the drink behind him. Nice story, right? How odd that the <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_542340.html">same thing </a>(minus the Jewish zen-master) ccurred almost simultaneously in another part of the country. In this version, the "cheer chain," as the Starbucks employee calls it, was a near-perfect (except for <a href="http://www.newsgroper.com/gordon-ramsay/2007/12/12/broke-fucking-starbucks-cheer-chain/">this guy</a>) example of holiday cheer. I guess pre-caffeinated Starbucks customers must possess a <a href="http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/12/13/news/doc457f321ddf68f848510458.txt">surprisingly high</a> amount of holiday spirit. Or maybe it's just the <a href="http://blogs.glam.com/glamlive/2007/12/06/starbucks-cheer-chain-pass-the-cheer/">red cups</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.67511 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:34:33 -0800 coffee javahumbug ventiviral zen ericbop