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Guy's father refuses to give up this Starbucks coffee cup that he owns. He's been using it for more than 25 years now.
Feb 14, 2020 3:27 AM
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Davidnfilms
His insides look like the inside of that cup now.
Windborne
That's because it's broken in.
Mapachedorado
have it glued properly with Gold and He will have a Legendary mug/cup
RancidSebastian
keeping things alive is rewarding
AskBobLoblaw
That's pretty disgusting.
jansenart
@OP In pinoy culture, as poor as they are, if your ceramics are chipped, you have to get rid of them because they're bad financial luck.
AggressivelyStupidMan
That cup is disgusting.
AnarchistPipeMaker
This is a treasure that needed immediate restoration. The repair just adds to its storied existence.
Nekocatz13
Holy fuck they were founded 48 years ago
ActuallyImSpartacus
So was I!
NotmyUsername2000
I'm sort of disgusted. Is it held together by old coffee goop?
jodelijodela
And the coffee stains from 25years ago are also still there ?
narwhale420
Was that also the last time he washed it?
Turboslacker
EnglRose
You can buy them in the original Seattle store. Incase he ever needs one, same logo, shape might be a bit different.
PoOtEr144
I would get in touch with Starbucks. They love shit like this, and would probably be happy to get him a mug!
jackalope2196
some guys are just made that way https://imgur.com/hsNx7Q4
chalkydude
MirtoLegrand
I had a similar one for about 5 years. One day i forgot it on my desk and someone cleaned it x_x
truebobby
That mug needs to be bleached and washed a few times.
letthefuturebegin
Need to know what kind of glue he used. Strong enough to make the cup usable.
kreugerwithareuger
Has it been washed? Or just smashed
Brutsarge
No and yes
scretfire101
Your father knows the value of loyalty
LadyMoto
Or how expensive Starbucks mugs are
galspanic
It's actually that particular one has the right thickness, texture, & weight. he says he's been trying to find a replacement for 20+ years.
LadyMoto
I feel you on that I have one too
Nu773r
This is fine
Nuhart
Isn’t there a art form in Japan where you repair items in gold?
soylentgreenisthefuture
Yeah kintsugi as mentioned above. Fun but toxic to do. Safe when dried.
IliveIdyeIliveagain
Here is an upvote
subrad
Wash your fucking mug you filthy creature
Brutsarge
Patina or not. That’s horrific.
TechnoBajr
Patina
daURLfieldcanonlycontainlettersandnumbers
Patina, filthy creature… whatever you want to call him, he should probably wash his mug
SirRichfield
No, that's the Al Bundy school of BBQing in the ashes of last year.
UhhhhhNick
Why do some people let their coffee cups get that dirty? Is it like a seasoning thing like a cast iron pan?
Brutsarge
No. Just lazy and gross. They don’t mind drinking from dirty cups.
Hubb
IT wards off the evil office cup stealers. Its dirt but its my dirt, go get your own office sandwich stealing scum :p
jessticular
Does he also refuse to wash it?
jannemank
once a year, when the layer gets thick enough, it is easy to clean by peeling off chunks...
dobroweigh
It doesn't break apart only because of stains.
Foffett
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curseyoursudenbutinevitablebetrayal
Really old mugs lose their glaze on the inside after that many years. One cup of coffee can stain it right back after it's been washed.
bearwithsharkarms
That explains what happened to my mugs
Brutsarge
BarBoy
javadad60
Doesn't taste right afterward.
AlexCake
That's just nasty!
thatlamer
Hardcore coffee drinkers don't wash their mugs, the patina adds flavor like season on a cast iron.
cre8majic
and it's better the stain gets on the cup than your teeth
sjowe
Exactly! Then you just have to add some hot water into the empty cup and voila = instant coffee!
Idonthavealottosay
Gross
atheistzombie
And untrue.
GiantGiraffeSmuggler
Ask any Navy Chief, to wash is to die.
FishCoffin
It's nice to know I'm not the only one who likes fresh coffee with a little bit of yesterday's coffee in my mug.
jarv0
Your drinking coffee wrong
Purgemaster
My grandfather would never wash his mug. And when my dad was in the navy, he washed a master chief’s mug. He regretted that.
Brutsarge
Horrific
Andygray383
My granddad did the same thing when he was in the navy. Except it wasnt a mug it was the rum jug they had been using for years
vincentsl
I don’t wash my mug at work. It’s stainless steel. Just a hot rinse. No soap.
Himankirai
kraeftig
"Seasons" it. Some people like the taste. Worked at a deli once and scrubbed clean a coffee pot. Customers complained the next day.
KWJester49
It makes the coffee taste better and stronger. Navy coffee isn’t what you’d call good. Also, tradition.
Troyificus
It can be cleared with some neat thick bleach though. Works really well!
itscalledthebendandsnap
I avoid using bleach whenever I can (I hate the smell). I would try denture tablets!
Troyificus
Ooooooh also! A single dishwasher tablet left overnight in water! Works wonders!
grumpygirlishere
Baking soda would do just the same.
KTDD
You don't need anything else than a magic eraser.
kjb72
This!
SansPants258
That is JB Weld isn't it.
DarthLabradoodle
JB Weld is grey because it was first used to bind the Dark Side to the Light.
ZenithBattles
If you can’t JB weld it, to hell with it.
galspanic
I asked him. 15 pieces + JB Weld + sandpaper + polish + boiled in milk for an hour to seal micro fractures.
AnarchistPipeMaker
JB Weld......one of mankind's greatest invention.
IssacCox
Jb weld is also one of the only adhesives they can use in scientific vacuum chambers because it doesnt outgas when cured.
Mechwarrior719
And proof that what separates man from apes is not using tools but using them in ways they weren’t designed.
galspanic
90% chance it is. He used that stuff but also had tons of different kinds of glues and epoxies.
Nekomatsuya
https://mymodernmet.com/kintsugi-kintsukuroi/
NorwegianJim
I'm not sure that's healthy. Not just because of the chemicals, but because it might be too porous.
barnwolf
What's it gonna do, make him infertile?
Nekomatsuya
Go find someone who is able to do kintsugi on it.
TeamRocketHR
I've been trying to find someone in SoCal (preferably LA) who does it, but no luck yet. I have a vase I'd like repaired.
curseyoursudenbutinevitablebetrayal
Oh, yeah! What a beautiful gift that would be. Though if he loves the mug as much as @op says, it may be hard to get it away from him.
WhiskeyQueen
I misread 'epoxies' for 'explosives'... I should go get my glasses
Mirilali
Other than for the survivability of said cup.. That could still be fun
Rabzozo
Safety glasses!
WhiskeyQueen
I need glasses to find my glasses. Or better memory
tofudisan
JB Weld. For when those times you exclaim "I said it's not fucking broken!"
BotBlau
Best thing I read all day, thank you good sir.
Bunhyung
And then the transmission went back in the car
GrumpyOldMillennial
Had a mech refuse to do an oil change because I had a pinch crack in my oil pan (fun story) I JB welded it and it held for a decade.
LlamaFan
That stopped being food safe a long time ago
PmLeal
Haven’t you heard the expression, “not my cup of tea”? That’s where it comes from. Not washing your cup ever.
naytorin
The issue is the cracks. Unglazed ceramic, being porous, is very habitable to bacteria.
LullabyJones
“A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are built for.”
BrutalHermit
*Stares in Peral Harbor*
Macwhiskey
actually you can make repairs that are foodsafe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO9CnS-NqO8
badgerthewitness
It’s coffee, not food.
daURLfieldcanonlycontainlettersandnumbers
RobertGrubb
He's not dead so..
arbucklecunningham
Meh, probably won't kill you.
HaveYouTriedSwitchingItToWumbo
Fast
maststick
*and by the time it would, you’ll probably be dead anyway
SwagapagosTurtle
that's a really good point
arbucklecunningham
by the time it would, you'd be extrapolating pretty hard to blame the mug.
LlamaFan
As a potter, it might. Unsealed glazes can leach all kinds of fun toxic stuff and bacteria into your food and drinks.
KatieIsALady
Someone said that was a weld job of some kind. Dunno if that's more or less toxic than the glaze tho
ultradongle
AS A POTTER! DID YOU PUT YOUR GLAZE INTO THE BACTERIA OF FIRE!
jadack
A hairy Potter?
worldsokayestspeler
Bacteria? Into scalding hot coffee? Toxins yeah maybe tho
FeelTheMightyCrotch
Well potter, my father will hear about this
PiledriverWaltzer
HodgeNPodge
arbucklecunningham
doubt it would kill you though
LlamaFan
Sure, a little lead poisoning never hurt anyone.
ColdestOne
There's nothing toxic in there. Starbucks is not going to risk lawsuit over customers dying from chipped mug poisoning.
UranusSpelunker
Just ask the Romans they used lead acetate as a sweetener
Sfingks
Googled it, that logo was released in 1992. Story checks out. Take your point.
CommentProvider
Hold the phone, how do we know "father" even exists
ImAD0g
Ahhhh vintage mermaid porn
MamasaurusRex88
Dayum
NotmyUsername2000
The logo has changed?
Everyothernamewastaken
Yeah but 1992 wasn't 25 years ag.....oh shit I'm old
nonamejanie
Holy shot I didn’t know about Starbucks til I went to nyc in 2002!
tornadosandwich
You must live in the ass end of nowhere
nonamejanie
North East Mississippi town population when I was there was 1900 people. Yes.
nonamejanie
Shit shit shit. Ducking Apple let me cuss!
matchstickmetropolis
LaBotte
Nope. 1992 was not >25 years ago... I reject your reality and substitute my own
ICanChangeMyUserNameWheneverIWant
Mr. Savage please, you're scaring the children...
ventikona
I accept this alternative fact.
matchstickmetropolis
I was all like "bullshit. 1992 was only... holy fuck 1992 was 28 years ago holy fuck I'm old"
BigSouthernJesse
Yep, I thought that was a "Busted..." post, and then got sad.
ashram1023
Ugh I hate when I realize how long ago that was.
mikeatike
I recently realized I have been an adult for longer than I've been a child. Then I realized that I'm 42 not 36.
minibois
bigwillybeamin6996
Wait........seriously..........I’m so old
Heavyoak
FUCK
98oktan
Same
iatollaofrocknrolla
right, weren't the 90's like 10 yrs ago?
jedderrick
Yeah you are you old mother- wait a second, 28 years ago? Jesus! I’m old too!
WaterUnderTheRocketAppliances
Fuck, me too
v
Clarkimus360
31 here. I actually have early memories from ‘92! ^_^ ... ;_;
l009
Like watching Hook? I'm 33 so it's a good memory.
asm80dfa8sdfj
Hey look another Hooker
arkeno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5k_QHCKdvE
Clarkimus360
Hook is the best.
KindofaBadPerson
Hah! You old fucker! I'm only 27! .... wait.
KroniK907
I had never been shocked at my own age untill I turned 27. 26 was close enough to 25 to still feel young. But now I'll be 30 in 3 years. ?
PhurbuMukpodom
Give another ten years, the college kids will seem like high schoolers
selkieselk
vanderzee
wait until you are close to 50, 1970's was just ....50 years ago? wtf, feels like yesterday?!
Sorenk
31 sounds like it's so far away, and then suddenly, you're 32. The word Zenosyne from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows really captures it.
joakley13
Lol
ElZaghal
Shut up, i'm 29 :'(
ImCommanderShepardandthisismyfavoritepostonthefrontpage
Same only 3 months till 30
BigSouthernJesse
Ah children, you sweet young things...
ElectricRainbowBright
Who cares, I’m 31 and living my best life. Once you stop caring it gets so much better. I party with people turning 50+. Age is relative.
juicynibbler
Fuck all of you I'm 25, only a 1/5 of my life so far