It's winter. How do you keep warm?

[Manga no Manda]

<FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Well?

Schnoo-schnoo: You can't possibly have enough sex to keep you warm for long. I mean in the cold how much heat could you possibly generate. Maybe I'm just a silly virgin but I'll take hot chocolate.

To all people who choose coffee: WHY? WHY WOULD YOU DRINK THAT?? It takes like....liquid tires, I dunno.

Tea: A viable option. A good all year round drink. Clearly you have class.

Hot chocolate: Oh my god, it's the same as schnoo-schnoo. And with those little marshmallows? Hell yaes.

Hot apple cider: Clearly a harvest drink. You're a few months too late!

That's my drink editorial.</FONT><FORM method=post action="http://p068.ezboard.com/frpgww60462frm3.processVote?topicID=5175.topic"><table border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width="55%"><tbody><tr><td><input type="radio" name="choice" value="1"><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Schnoo-schnoo. (Read: You watch too much Futurama...like me.)</FONT></td></tr><tr><td><input type="radio" name="choice" value="2"><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Coffee</FONT></td></tr><tr><td><input type="radio" name="choice" value="3"><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Tea</FONT></td></tr><tr><td><input type="radio" name="choice" value="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Hot Chocolate</FONT></td></tr><tr><td><input type="radio" name="choice" value="5"><FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial" SIZE=2>Hot apple cider</FONT></td></tr></tbody></table><P><input type=submit value="Vote"></form>Show results</FONT> <p></p>

[KingOfDoma]

*picks apple cider, as schnoo schnoo is unavailable, and, considering the episode in question, is mentally associated with crushed pelvises* <p><hr />
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[Endesu]

I'll put more clothing on.

Just kidding. Hot chocolate is always good, so I'll go with that.

[E Mouse]

I put more clothing on.

... seriously. <p><hr />

<span style="font-size:xx-small;">"Their rhetoric... You didn't put communists in his bed did you!" came Amber's indignant reply.

"Why not? All I had to do was open a gate to his bed and stick up a sign saying 'Hot virgin willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in the name of international socialist fraternity.'"</span>

<span style="color:blue;font-size:xx-small;">Excaliburned:</span> <span style="font-size:xx-small;">Ah yes, I'm thinking of having the USS Bob be preserved outside the Arena as a monument of sorts</span></p>

[Taiar]

I don't.

I stand outside on my front stoop with shorts and a T-shirt on so I can enjoy every drop of the freezing winter weather.

[Zemyla]

It's winter.

It's the perfect time for me to sunbathe without getting too hot. <p>-----
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But this one time I killed a walrus with my bare hands, and I suddenly understood spherical coordinates. - KnightsofSquare
Also, when you've worked a 36-hour shift as an intern you too just might pour yourself a catful of coffee and sit down to cuddle with your travel mug. -eirehound
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[Kai]

We play chess. *rubs the Bishop* <p>-------------------------
<span style="font-size:xx-small;">I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble. --John Wayne</span></p>

[Deeum]

Coffee!

Not that I need it anyway. My natural padding keeps me warm most winter nights. <p><div style="text-align:center"><hr />
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[Spleen]

I'm with Tai. I laugh into the winds of winter. I have the skin of a polar bear, or something. <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"There are four types of men: one who says what's mine is mine and what's yours is yours - he is a neutral person. One who says what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine is a fool. One who says what's mine is yours and what's yours is yours is righteous. One who says what's yours is mine and what's mine is mine is evil."
-Talmud, Avot 5:13

Arch mage144: Spleen doesn't bother with penis size contests; instead, he goes straight to penis number.</p>

[Besyanteo]

Hot chocolate keeps me tubby and warm. <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center"></div></p>

[LadyDragonClawsEDW]

HOLY SHIT, Taiar POSTED! O_O

[NamagomiMk0]

As I am Shinji, minus giant robot, I am automatically denied schnoo-schnoo.

Instead, I turn to the more readily available hot chocolate. <p>"DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT US? OUR TREASURE MAY BE HEAVY, BUT WE ARE LIGHT AS WIND. ONLY MAGICS MAY HURT US, BUT ONLY WE KNOW WHICH ONES." --Omoikane, Digital Devil Saga 2</p>

[Spleen]

It's "snoo-snoo" anyway. As in, "Death by Snoo-Snoo". <p>-_-___-___-___-_-

"There are four types of men: one who says what's mine is mine and what's yours is yours - he is a neutral person. One who says what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine is a fool. One who says what's mine is yours and what's yours is yours is righteous. One who says what's yours is mine and what's mine is mine is evil."
-Talmud, Avot 5:13

Arch mage144: Spleen doesn't bother with penis size contests; instead, he goes straight to penis number.</p>

[BrainWalker]

I always thought it was snu-snu. *shrugs*

Not that it matters, since it is currently unavailable. Hell, I'd use that to stay warm on summer nights, when it isn't even a problem.

Anyway, I liken the taste of coffee to licking the devil's own asshole, tea is best served cold, and although I like cider it just doesn't hold a candle to hot chocolate.

Mmmmmm... yea... hot chocolate.

Although I'm hideously lazy so I'm actually more likely to toss on a sweatshirt and retreat under the quilt on my bed than I am to actually make myself a cup of cocoa.

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[Roose Hurro]

Tea...

... though I keep my micathermic heater close, turned all the way up.


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[Deeum]

BW must of had bad experiences with coffee. It tastes nothing like the devil's own asshole.

Trust me, I wear a tophat and monicle. I know these things. <p><div style="text-align:center"><hr />
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[Ganonfro]

...I tend to play outside in the winter. Keeps me warm. Yay for bloodflow!

More seriously, I more or less act as if hibernating. Gain about ten pounds of padding, wear an extra shirt or pajama pants under regular pants, then sleep as often and as long as possible. It's what practically everyone does in Northern New York, though the weight gain is more subconscious and I really just like to sleep.

:D

[Archmage144]

Cripes, there's so much hate of coffee in this thread. Obviously none of you have had good coffee, ever, or you just haven't bothered to acquire the taste for it. <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center">

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[Kai]

I generally prefer to put things in my mouth that taste good immediately with no need for blackwhite mental acrobatics on my part.

"This will taste good, I will like it, I will like it... >_< It tastes good I swear. This is awesome. I've never had anything so exhilerating on my tongue before...." <p>-------------------------
<span style="font-size:xx-small;">I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble. --John Wayne</span></p>

[Archmage144]

You're really missing out on that; think about how many foods there are that are considered absolute delicacies by people who have acquired the taste for them. I wasn't so sure I liked sushi the first time, and now it's my favorite food. A lot of people have issues with things like stronger cheeses, beer that doesn't taste like water...list goes on. <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center">

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[Deeum]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquired_taste

Coffee is, indeed, on the list. It tastes like pure liquid awesome. <p><div style="text-align:center">

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[BrainWalker]

Oh, so "awesome" is a euphamism for "shit" now. That's good to know. I like to keep abreast of modern linguistic trends. <p><div style="text-align:center"></div></p>

[FlamingDeth]

To answer the original question, centralized heating and layers. <p><hr />Radio message from HQ:
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[Archmage144]

You seriously must've had the worst coffee in the entire world, or something, like "coffee" that was actually dried cat feces filtered through moldy bread.

Also, aside from listed things, hot bouillion is the coolest hot beverage in the entire world. <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center">

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[Seethe347]

I like coffee that I've made. This is because it contains fifteen to twenty teaspoons of sugar. Otherwise, I'll chug it down and tell myself that it builds character.

I'm going with hot chocolate, though, because it's easier to make.

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[PriamNevhausten]

A microfleece long sleeved shirt. If that is not enough, I do have heaters. Several of them. Many, many of them.

Why would I drink something to make my extremities warm? Or are we bathing in coffee, here? Which, by the way, would be like LIVING in the devil's own asshole.

I tried, I really tried, to give coffee a shot. There was a coworker of mine once at BW3 who made a batch of this french vanilla stuff, and it smelled like awesome. I said, "You know what, I really don't like coffee at all, but I think this has potential. Pass me a cup."

Five seconds later, I was quickly, and starkly, and unforgettably, reminded why I never drink coffee. Ever. Under any circumstances. I would have to be dying of thirst before I would even consider it. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>

[Archmage144]

Probably a bad move. Caffeine has mild diuretic effects. <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center">

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[KingOfDoma]

Also: This is why Starbucks is so damned popular. People can't stand just a straight up cup of coffee, 2 creams, 3 sugars, so they have to go triple sweet, non fat cream, no foam, blah blah blah snotty seattliteacino on the world's ass. Dumb. <p><hr />
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[Battle Accountant]

Star-schmucks makes an excellent Chai Tea Latte. I'd drink it every friggin' day if it a) weren't $4 a cup, and b) wouldn't expand my ass more than it already is.

:D
BA

[KingOfDoma]

I will eternally berate you if you continue to do the same to your excellent booty! And YES your husband can read this! <p><hr />
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[ikozaedro]

what kind of person would i be if i didn't say hot chocolate? <p><div style="text-align:center">
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[Archmage144]

Incidentally, Starbucks regular coffee is pretty bad if you actually like coffee, and their espresso is even worse, but it's passable if you're, like, on a desert island or something. <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center">

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[PriamNevhausten]

Which is probably a bad idea, as it's a mild diuretic. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>

[Archmage144]

Well if, y'know, you were dying and your last wish was for a cup of coffee. It'd be a pretty bad last cup of coffee, though. <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center">

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[Ganonfro]

I'm in the boat with ArchBrian. Good coffee is better than good... It's simply amazing. I tend to drink it regular with cream and sugar since it's hardly a bad drink. It goes well with most foods, suitibly clears my bowels out. It just gets better when hazelnut or irish cream is involved, that being baileys or just the regular "irish cream" creamer. If people don't like coffee, they either had terribly bad coffee, or they're predisposed to disliking it, in my opinion.

Except for Priam. He just got a genetic freak lottery of hating coffee. :(

[Roose Hurro]

For good coffee, you not only need good beans, you need proper preparation. Unfortunately, few people understand how to make good coffee. First, don't boil the water... get it hot. Using a percolator is the worst thing you can do to coffee! Use either a drip machine, or better yet, a French Press. Oh, and make sure you use good water, too. And don't let your coffee sit for more than an hour. All the essential oils evaporate, leaving you with a bitter mess, same as if you'd boiled it. Very bad. However, good beans, clear water, hot but not boiling, in a drip or press... excellent results!


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[Justice Augustus]

I picked tea, but to be honest the way my family keeps warm in the winter is by laying a log fire in the living room. Does a far better job than any central heating system.
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[Ganonfro]

A log or a wood stove is horrendously awesome in the winter. It makes you want to fall asleep beside it without a blanket because it's that comfortable.

[pd Rydia]

Jumping jacks, obviously! <p><hr /><div style="text-align:center">dictionary.com | encyclopædia dramatica
"he is the godamn batman! thats why! if he can breath in space you damn bet he can wear a panty on his head!" glu-glu</div></p>

[not Tiny Harddrive]

AM *wishes* beer tasted like water.

You all drink foul things. <p>"Go and eat a pie fat boy. To hell with your 'intelligent' discussions." - Jin</p>