Emergency Culinary Hazard Warning!
The shaker next to the cinnamon shaker in the Berkeley business school cafeteria is not, repeat not vanilla, but instead garlic powder.
After that, I definitely don't need the caffeine--the am-I-poisoned?-flight-or-fight adrenaline rush was enough all by itself, thank you.
That is all.
Classic! I did that with Paprika into Chai once...shocked the hell out of me too.
Posted by: Zack Lynch | May 15, 2008 at 08:33 AM
Heh. Reminds me of the time (in my childhood) when my oldest sister, late one Friday night, carefully emptied out the sugar dispenser in our kitchen and filled it with salt. First person up on Saturday morning was my father, a Navy man who simply did not function until he had his first morning cup of coffee, heavy on the cream and...sugar.
The resulting explosion woke the rest of the household. ..bruce..
Posted by: bfwebster | May 15, 2008 at 08:53 AM
Wait, my roommate told me that garlic powder fixes EVERYTHING...
apparently not.
Posted by: glory | May 15, 2008 at 09:36 AM
"but instead garlic powder."
This was done on purpose in response to the new Transylvania Language Department.
Posted by: jerry | May 15, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Many years ago I took a newly minted PhD to lunch to celebrate his acceptance of an offer for his first real job.
Ted calmly tore open two packs of sugar and poured them into his vegetable soup.
Always check the lid, and if uncertain check the contents - condiments and spices are dangerous.
Posted by: save_the_rustbelt | May 15, 2008 at 05:43 PM
Becks at Unfogged was ahead of you by almost exactly 3 weeks.
http://www.unfogged.com/archives/week_2008_04_20.html#008619
Posted by: JRoth | May 15, 2008 at 08:13 PM