Philoscoffee (n.)
The combined activity of discussing philosophy
with friends or colleagues whilst drinking cups of strong, hot
coffee.
Although philoscoffee is a highly enjoyable and
much underrated pastime, those who are new to the activity should take care to
moderate their intake of (a) philosophy and (b) caffeine in order to avoid
serious mental and/or physical over-stimulation. This can result in symptoms
ranging from, in mild cases, a headache, which usually wears off after a few
hours, to severe vomiting, hallucinations, an overwhelming conviction that one
has discovered the secret of life, followed by complete personality breakdown
and a persistent belief that one is in fact a highly evolved, super-intelligent
shade of the colour blue. (To be fair, this last case only ever happened once,
and the person in question was a bit unstable to begin with
anyway.)
In any case, care should be taken to avoid permanent long term mental or physical damage. Any illusion that one has in fact discovered the secret of life will usually wear off after a while along with the headache, leaving one wondering what all the fuss was about in the first place.
Based on an original idea by Lani Watson.
In any case, care should be taken to avoid permanent long term mental or physical damage. Any illusion that one has in fact discovered the secret of life will usually wear off after a while along with the headache, leaving one wondering what all the fuss was about in the first place.
Based on an original idea by Lani Watson.
Posted on Friday - December 16, 2005 at 11:45 PM
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