T.I.P.

you see tip jars in alot of coffeehouses (including homer's), but what does the word tip actually mean? most historians agree that it is an old acronym that was started in london. the original words engraved on brass boxes said:
a) Timely Improved & Preferred
b) To Insure Promptness
c) True Integral Payload
double punches for everyone who knows the answer today! the answer to sunday's trivia: excedrin

I've Got a Headache This Big

i had a bad headache saturday morning, and i was looking forward to my first cup of coffee when i remembered a commercial from the 80s that started out with these words: "i've got a headache this big." i found it online and recorded my own version here: do you remember what product the original commercial was for?
a) tylenol
b) metamucil
c) excedrin
double punches for everyone who knows (or tries)! the answer to thursday's trivia is: grapes of wrath

I'll Be There

"Wherever there's a latté poured so people can drink, I'll be there. Wherever there's a barista callin' out an order, I'll be there... I'll be in the way guys head to the coffeehouse when the weather gets rough—why, I'll be there." do you know what movie this line sounds like it's from... but ISN'T quoted from?"
a) twelve angry men
b) once upon a time in the west
c) grapes of wrath
double punches for everyone who knows the answer today! the answer to last week's trivia: family feud.

Puerto Rico

this photo came from heather kirkwood, a regular @ homer's. she writes: "Hey Dave, saw this on FB on the 'I love being Puerto Rican' page. Thanks to your blog, now every time I see or hear something coffee related, I think of your blog. he he he he he" thanks heather!

Room For Cream?

how do you drink YOUR coffee? a new survey says whether you drink it black or with cream, coffee will reveal something about your personality! speaking of surveys, if you know the old game show pictured above that used alot of surveys you'll get double punches toward a free drink! oh, and the answer to saturday's trivia? ian.

Easy Tiger Love

our customers are warming up to the easy tiger machine. what's not to like about a vintage vending machine that sells awesome greeting cards and envelopes for one dollar???

8-Bit Barista

i'm still having fun with the 8-bit camera app on my new smartphone. can you guess which homer's barista this is? and no, it's not me. if you know who it is you'll get double punches toward a free drink today! the answer to wednesday's trivia: rumblefish