Althouse: Althouse is a bit off.

August 12, 2011

Althouse is a bit off.

For some reason, I find this mistake hilarious.

29 comments:

ndspinelli said...: Good enough for government work.; 8/12/11, 10:12 AM
Curious George said...: You really should find some coffee houses that serve Alterra Coffee. First, it's a WI company (Milwaukee). Intellegensia is out of Chicago. Second, it's better.

Barriques in the Madison area serves it and also has whole bean sales.; 8/12/11, 10:20 AM
edutcher said...: Intelligentsia?

That's not meant to draw the chi-chi crowd, is it?; 8/12/11, 10:23 AM
gerry said...: Metaphors/synonyms are close enough for coffee shop associations.; 8/12/11, 10:31 AM
ndspinelli said...: I was eating a black and white cookie[superb] from Barriques recently. A young man from NYC came running up to me on the square as I noshed. He blurted,"I'm from NYC..where did you get that black and white cookie, I've not had one since I left NY." He was so happy. Simple pleasures.; 8/12/11, 10:39 AM
Pastafarian said...: Were you a big Flavor Flav fan back in the day, Althouse?; 8/12/11, 10:40 AM
Lincolntf said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/12/11, 10:41 AM
Chennaul said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/12/11, 10:43 AM
Chennaul said...: That is funny but why?

Hey! Let's go to that coffee shop-Public Enemy!

Then later you're sittin' there wondering why you've been on the toilet all day....; 8/12/11, 10:46 AM
chickelit said...: Was that one of the cafes that threatened to poison you two?

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wv = "infiend" A friend in greed is a friend infiend.; 8/12/11, 10:48 AM
Carol_Herman said...: My friend opened a Sweet and Savory Shop, locally. And, she carries Intelligentsia coffee. I had never heard of it, before!

But she was right. When I tasted it I saw that it was a really high quality delicious cup of coffee.

Now, why would any coffee shop ever want to be called "Public Enemy?" Did Edward G. Robinson own da' place?

At Sweet & Savory ... it's the homemade stuff that makes this a fantastic stop!; 8/12/11, 10:48 AM
Curious George said...: "ndspinelli said...
I was eating a black and white cookie[superb] from Barriques recently."

I'm not positive but I think that cookie and much of Barriques' bakery is also provided by Alterra...Alterra Bakery. Their bakery division is outstanding and is growing leaps and bounds.; 8/12/11, 10:52 AM
chickelit said...: @Carol_Herman: So odd how we both post comments using the word "friend" at the exact same moment in time.

I guess our commenstrual cycles have synched.; 8/12/11, 10:59 AM
Irene said...: I sometimes have Johnny Depp on the brain, and that makes me think of Public Enemy, too.; 8/12/11, 10:59 AM
MadisonMan said...: Barriques Iced Coffee is pretty blah, if you ask me. Indie Iced Coffee never disappoints. I think they also sell those black and white cookies -- I see them all over town. Had one once. Meh. The cookie was too cakey. I like my cookies to be crisp on the outside, and chewy on the inside.

But even though I like Indie Iced best, I usually get iced coffee at Union South because it's closer and cheaper. It's not always cold however.; 8/12/11, 11:18 AM
prairie wind said...: James Cagney was really scary in Public Enemy.; 8/12/11, 11:18 AM
Chip S. said...: Maybe in its prior incarnation the coffee shop was owned by a Republican, so among the Madison intelligentsia it was known as "Enemy of the People."; 8/12/11, 11:26 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "Were you a big Flavor Flav fan back in the day, Althouse?"

James Cagney.; 8/12/11, 11:42 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "You really should find some coffee houses that serve Alterra Coffee. First, it's a WI company (Milwaukee). Intellegensia is out of Chicago. Second, it's better. Barriques in the Madison area serves it and also has whole bean sales."

I go to Barriques a lot. I think Intelligentsia is better.; 8/12/11, 11:45 AM
Anonymous said...: Avoiding these kinds of mistakes is certainly one of the big reasons Mormons don't drink coffee.

We rarely if ever mistake the names of coffee houses.; 8/12/11, 11:55 AM
Lava said...: I went to this coffee house for the first time earlier this week. They had Peaberry as a "pour over." Having never had pour over coffee I ordered a medium....man, was it good.

It's not exactly in my usual travel pattern, but when I'm in the area, I'm going to give it another go.; 8/12/11, 12:02 PM
traditionalguy said...: If that is the first time old names were cross indexed in your mind, then just wait a few more years.

I call that Wisdom.; 8/12/11, 12:19 PM
m stone said...: Starbucks will do individual pour overs and French press for customers who request any coffee (packaged) in the store. They simply grind up the remainder for use in batches.

Not a well-known fact.; 8/12/11, 12:49 PM
Anonymous said...: Who was the guy in the clamdiggers? Fare more silly looking than shorts.; 8/12/11, 12:50 PM
kurt mueller said...: @Curious George and others: True that Intelligenstia is based in Chicago but i would note the company's founder and owner -- Doug Zell -- is a cheesehead from White Fish Bay who went to college at Madison. Does that make you feel any better?; 8/12/11, 3:05 PM
Phil 314 said...: The suggestion is "we're more than just coffee"

Which reminds me of the book I just read (on the advice of a sibling)
"A History of the World in 6 glasses"

It has a great review of coffee, its role in modernizing western civilization and the London Coffee Houses (which were decidedly more "than just coffee")

A good, fast read (one plane trip worth)

(PS: The "6 glasses" are beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and cola); 8/12/11, 3:05 PM
Palladian said...: Intelligentsia coffee is very good. There's a truck that parks weekday mornings near the building where I teach that serves it, and also makes excellent cappuccino and espresso.; 8/12/11, 6:53 PM
Palladian said...: The guy in the purple shirt and jeans has a nice backside.; 8/12/11, 6:55 PM
Palladian said...: Wait a minute, is that Meade?

Uh, forgive the previous piggish comment.; 8/12/11, 6:55 PM