Happy Birthday Trista!

trista used to work at homer's. today is her birthday. we miss her. laura really misses her. that's laura (left) and trista (right) hanging out at first fridays last august.

Name That Retro Tee

the answer to yesterday's coffee trivia is B. the 17th century king probably suspected that people met in coffeehouses to talk about his hair & read bad poetry, but king charles banned coffeehouses when he believed they met there to plot against him. fast forward to the current century: yesterday vanessa wore this shirt to homer's (pictured above) because she knows that i spent ALOT of time playing video games in the 1980's. if you can name the video game referenced on vanessa's shirt, you'll get double punches today!

What? More Coffee Trivia?

the leavenworth homer's (see last post) has been serving burgers, fries, and frito pies for over 80 years. now for some actual coffeehouse trivia: In 1675 Charles II, King of England issued a proclamation banning Coffee Houses. He stated Coffee Houses were places where people met to:

A) plot against him
B) read bad poetry
C) talk about his hair

if you know the correct answer you get double punches today!

Another Homer's

here's a recap of thursday's trivia: did the word coffee come from the dutch, turks, or arabs? the answer (according to wikipedia) is all of them. so, on saturday, jenny & i drove up highway 7 to atchison. we stopped along the way to eat at... homer's! you can't get mochas or lattés there, but the leavenworth homer's was serving burgers and fries WAY before the overland park and red bridge homer's were steaming drinks. if you know how long THAT homer's has been in leavenworth, you get double punches on monday!

Etymology

if you guessed in neon by elton john for tuesday's trivia... you were right! (hence the neon coffee pic). i was thinking last night, how did "coffee" get it's name? who named it? was it...
a) dutch
b) turks
c) arabs
d) all of the above

if you know the answer you'll get double punches toward a free drink today!

A Hot Cup of Coffee

this song hit #38 on the billboard charts in january, 1985. how do i know? i listen to classic casey kasem countdowns (whoa! say that 3 times fast) broadcast from nova scotia. if you know this particular song or the artist we'll give you double punches today!

No Big Bills Please

as we honor civil rights leader, dr. martin luther king jr., i would like to remind customers that most banks are closed today, and although we appreciate all forms of payment (cash, credit, etc.) today we REALLY appreciate small bills.