MONDAY, TeaDay 5/12/08

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Galileo's Daughter asked, "Have you ever had tea so bad that you tossed it into the trash?"

Yes, I have thrown away more than one bad tea
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Yes, but there was only one that was so bad that I threw it away
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I have had teas that were bad enough to trash, but I can't bear to throw away tea, so I just kept them (without drinking them)
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I have had teas that were bad enough to trash, but I can't bear to throw away tea, so I just forced myself to drink them
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5%
No, so far so good
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Other
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by henley » May 12th, '08, 22:58

Hey, Victoria. Did a certain TeaFriend who shall remain nameless ever keep his end of the bargain? :wink: I know yesterday was Mother's Day & I'm sure he spent the day being a very good son but he's had all day today to pick up that gauntlet!
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May 12th, '08, 23:14
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by insanitylater » May 12th, '08, 23:14

i have dumped some old teas but never in the trash just out the window. i obviously did this with my grandmother out of the house because she would leave it sitting for years even if it isn't being touched. i don't understand it but if she doesn't know it won't bother her

today was a green tea day

o-cha powdered sencha
xu fu long ya
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May 12th, '08, 23:22
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by witches brew » May 12th, '08, 23:22

Yes, I throw out tisanes when they become stale. I have also discarded some samples that weren't to my taste.

I also pitched a near-full canister of Rishi something hibiscus and ginger tisane in the trash. I VIOLENTLY dislike the taste of ginger except for pickled ginger. When something tastes that vile to me, I have a hard time recalling that there are others who really enjoy the flavor of ginger.

I haven't had a good cup of anything since Friday morning. For a place that prides itself on its food, the tea doesn't rise to the occasion.
Brewing joy, happiness and green tea, like any good TeaWitch should!
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by Chip » May 12th, '08, 23:41

witches brew wrote:Yes, I throw out tisanes when they become stale. I have also discarded some samples that weren't to my taste.

I also pitched a near-full canister of Rishi something hibiscus and ginger tisane in the trash. I VIOLENTLY dislike the taste of ginger except for pickled ginger. When something tastes that vile to me, I have a hard time recalling that there are others who really enjoy the flavor of ginger.

I haven't had a good cup of anything since Friday morning. For a place that prides itself on its food, the tea doesn't rise to the occasion.
Ginger is to witches as garlic is to vampires...I never knew that!

"For a place that prides itself on its food, the tea doesn't rise to the occasion" this requires some explanation!!!
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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by Victoria » May 12th, '08, 23:47

henley wrote:Hey, Victoria. Did a certain TeaFriend who shall remain nameless ever keep his end of the bargain? :wink: I know yesterday was Mother's Day & I'm sure he spent the day being a very good son but he's had all day today to pick up that gauntlet!
Hmmm that is a good question. Maybe that is why we haven't see CHIP around.
Hummmmm.
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by Ladytiger » May 12th, '08, 23:49

I've thrown tea samples that I didn't like.
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by devites » May 13th, '08, 00:03

If I don't like a tea, it just sits. Luckily it rarely happens.
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by Chip » May 13th, '08, 00:27

Victoria wrote:
henley wrote:Hey, Victoria. Did a certain TeaFriend who shall remain nameless ever keep his end of the bargain? :wink: I know yesterday was Mother's Day & I'm sure he spent the day being a very good son but he's had all day today to pick up that gauntlet!
Hmmm that is a good question. Maybe that is why we haven't see CHIP around.
Hummmmm.
Ummmm, I did not say when :wink: Tomorrow perhaps!!!

Finished my tea day with Karigane. It is hard to get excited about naything but shincha these days.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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May 13th, '08, 00:33
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by henley » May 13th, '08, 00:33

ShinCha wrote:
Victoria wrote:
henley wrote:Hey, Victoria. Did a certain TeaFriend who shall remain nameless ever keep his end of the bargain? :wink: I know yesterday was Mother's Day & I'm sure he spent the day being a very good son but he's had all day today to pick up that gauntlet!
Hmmm that is a good question. Maybe that is why we haven't see CHIP around.
Hummmmm.
Ummmm, I did not say when :wink: Tomorrow perhaps!!!
Are you waiting for me to send you a girly teacup?
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by Victoria » May 13th, '08, 00:39

henley wrote:
ShinCha wrote:
Victoria wrote:
henley wrote:Hey, Victoria. Did a certain TeaFriend who shall remain nameless ever keep his end of the bargain? :wink: I know yesterday was Mother's Day & I'm sure he spent the day being a very good son but he's had all day today to pick up that gauntlet!
Hmmm that is a good question. Maybe that is why we haven't see CHIP around.
Hummmmm.
Ummmm, I did not say when :wink: Tomorrow perhaps!!!
Are you waiting for me to send you a girly teacup?
Yes, are you waiting on a girly cup, do tell?
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by Chip » May 13th, '08, 00:52

*sips from tiny Japanese cup, slurping the Asian way*

I refuse to answer on the grounds it may incriminate myself.

*slurp*
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by Sam. » May 13th, '08, 01:58

I said yes. I threw away a green anji sample as well as the dried fruit tisane sample from Adagio. Neither appealed to me. I probably should have offered them to a friend but I didn't think of that at the time.
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by bi lew chun » May 13th, '08, 04:03

kocon wrote:I have a ton of rooibios. Thats gonna end up in the trash :roll:
Every time I try to drink it, I just stop with it right in front of my mouth. Just cant drink it.
Amen. :)

I trashed some ROT rooibos so I could use the tin, but even after rinsing and airing it out for several weeks I couldn't get that smell to go away. Perhaps one day I'll find a rooibos I like.
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May 13th, '08, 09:47
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by insanitylater » May 13th, '08, 09:47

rooibos is just rooibos so doubtful

i like it though
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