Comments on: The worst coffee to start your morning http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:36:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ku http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-82889 Ku Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:41:36 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/#comment-82889 My first time in Osaka, Pokka had introduced a canned coffee called "BM". After laughing hysterically at a jibaiki filled only with this dubious delight, I asked my friend the rhetorical question, "Does it taste like that, or does it give you that?" I bought a can for the laugh value, with the hope that some native English speaker would eventually advise the Pokka marketing guys as to the meaning of that particular euphemism. Then there was the fairly recent Sangaria "GOD" coffee for we caffeine-starved masses... 'this saving blood, this life-giving can' indeed! My first time in Osaka, Pokka had introduced a canned coffee called “BM”. After laughing hysterically at a jibaiki filled only with this dubious delight, I asked my friend the rhetorical question, “Does it taste like that, or does it give you that?” I bought a can for the laugh value, with the hope that some native English speaker would eventually advise the Pokka marketing guys as to the meaning of that particular euphemism.

Then there was the fairly recent Sangaria “GOD” coffee for we caffeine-starved masses… ‘this saving blood, this life-giving can’ indeed!

]]> By: Lonnie http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-68023 Lonnie Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:15:43 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/#comment-68023 Ranks right up there with Pocari Sweat as a marketing marvel... L Ranks right up there with Pocari Sweat as a marketing marvel…

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]]> By: AsiaPundit » Blog Archive » links for 2006-09-09 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-66847 AsiaPundit » Blog Archive » links for 2006-09-09 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 13:41:55 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/#comment-66847 [...] JAPAN - The worst coffee to start your morning But possibly the best use of Engrish ever. [...] [...] JAPAN - The worst coffee to start your morning But possibly the best use of Engrish ever. [...]

]]> By: Joe http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-66641 Joe Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:50:06 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/#comment-66641 On the contrary, I bet the goths would love it. Just imagine the commercials: <blockquote>RANDOM VAMPIRE KID: I hate myself and want to die.<br /><em>(slips caustic soda into his Deeppresso)</em><br />RANDOM VAMPIRE KID: But I'm gonna die with a <strong>bang!</strong><br /><em>(drinks the concoction and rockets off into space)</em></blockquote> Come to think of it, wasn't that in a Roald Dahl book? (The name is actually trying to point out the "deep" flavor of the coffee--the コク深, as the label says.) On the contrary, I bet the goths would love it. Just imagine the commercials:

RANDOM VAMPIRE KID: I hate myself and want to die.
(slips caustic soda into his Deeppresso)
RANDOM VAMPIRE KID: But I’m gonna die with a bang!
(drinks the concoction and rockets off into space)

Come to think of it, wasn’t that in a Roald Dahl book?

(The name is actually trying to point out the “deep” flavor of the coffee—the コク深, as the label says.)

]]> By: Mick Gordon http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-66634 Mick Gordon Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:25:10 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/09/07/the-worst-coffee-to-start-your-morning/#comment-66634 Obviously the customers dont generally get the pun on the name. I can just imagine the marketing nightmare trying to sell something like that here. Obviously the customers dont generally get the pun on the name. I can just imagine the marketing nightmare trying to sell something like that here.

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