>> ^Crosswords:


I'm sure there are a few in the larger cities, I wouldn't say common. I've been in a few hipster pretentious coffee shops, where most of the pretentiousness was coming from the people I went with. The coffee was always odd tasting, the establishment dirty, and the seating overly casual, aka big disgusting couches.


Lol, would be an "experience" going to a place like that, but only once. Don't think I could stand that sort of place.

>> ^EvilDeathBee:

"You know how there are those pretentious assholes that work at high end coffee shops and they make you feel stupid if you're not as obsessed with a stupid drink as they are?"
No I don't. Are these common place in the US? Does good coffee equal pretentious arsehole selling it to you?
My local cafe when, when I was living in Melbourne, the waitresses were so friendly and oh-so lovely, and their coffee was amazing (and so was the food) with their own blends.
Don't have to be snobby or pretentious to sell good coffee, but I guess since good coffee is easy to come by in Melbourne, there's no need to feel snobby about it.


I'm sure there are a few in the larger cities, I wouldn't say common. I've been in a few hipster pretentious coffee shops, where most of the pretentiousness was coming from the people I went with. The coffee was always odd tasting, the establishment dirty, and the seating overly casual, aka big disgusting couches.

>> ^lucky760:

>> ^gwiz665:
Nah, this isn't about coffee. It's about his reaction in a coffee shop - the coffee is incidental, it could have been a doughnut shop, and very little would have changed.

That was precisely my take. It's not about him craving coffee; it's about him feeling overwhelmed by a throng of strangers due to his torturous hangover.
C'est la vie.


I see your perspective now, about how the vid is really about his reaction to his hangover, but it makes me think that you're not a big coffee drinker. I think most people that are would realize that the blurred speech and slow progress of the people around him is a product of his lack of coffee, not his hangover.

I don't drink alcohol often, but this vid represents exactly how I feel until I have my first sip of Joe in the morning, regardless of what I did the night before.

It seems obvious to me when I watch it that the hangover is incidental, not the coffee. He even wakes up drinking vodka, so his hang over is already on route to being fixed-up at that point. Hair-of-the-dog you know...

>> ^gwiz665:

Nah, this isn't about coffee. It's about his reaction in a coffee shop - the coffee is incidental, it could have been a doughnut shop, and very little would have changed.


That was precisely my take. It's not about him craving coffee; it's about him feeling overwhelmed by a throng of strangers due to his torturous hangover.

C'est la vie.

Nah, this isn't about coffee. It's about his reaction in a coffee shop - the coffee is incidental, it could have been a doughnut shop, and very little would have changed.

"You know how there are those pretentious assholes that work at high end coffee shops and they make you feel stupid if you're not as obsessed with a stupid drink as they are?"

No I don't. Are these common place in the US? Does good coffee equal pretentious arsehole selling it to you?

My local cafe when, when I was living in Melbourne, the waitresses were so friendly and oh-so lovely, and their coffee was amazing (and so was the food) with their own blends.
Don't have to be snobby or pretentious to sell good coffee, but I guess since good coffee is easy to come by in Melbourne, there's no need to feel snobby about it.

the cup and the beans are from Ritual coffee -- one of the high end (read: pretentious) coffee shops here in San Francisco,

@lucky760, Well, I resptfully submit that your view is mistaken. The contest was set up in such a way that the community here would decide on what video was the winner of this contest. By taking that away from the community you've effectively dis-enfranchised those who voted for the video in the first place. This violates the established principle of Estoppel, meaning you've changed the rules half-way through the game. This might be acceptable when playing "Calvin Ball", is hardly fair otherwise.

edit- There is nothing "incidental" about Louis' need for coffee in the context of this video. It might be seen as incidental if one had seen the entire episode, which is not what we see here. What we see here is simply a man seeking a cup of joe, going to a coffee shop, and buying said cup.

If this is in the contest:

I don't see why Louis CK's video would be booted. And that video might even be extreme (i mean this does only happen in a coffee shop, I didn't even see anyone drinking coffee in this church lady vid)

Here's a better example though:



Coffee isn't the main focus of the video, tiramisu is (with coffee taking a back seat since it's just an ingredient).

But I digress, I've got a better idea altogether! Let's not be so nit-picky about all of this eh? It's just a couple of mugs guys.
Come on, the guy is in a fucking coffee shop, surrounded by people who are drinking coffee, and he orders a cup of fucking coffee!!! Who are you trying to kid by disqualifying this video @whoeverdidthis ???

I've started a Poll to challenge the unjustified disqualification of this video from the Coffee Contest.

@JiggaJonson, @Quboid, @Kofi, @TheSluiceGate- you care to weigh in?

And not to pit Mom against Dad or anything but this fellow seemed to be okay with the video.>> ^dag:

Fantastic.

No way, this video is completely focussed on coffee. Who disqualified you? I would like to volunteer my services as champion and defender of your honour.
In reply to this comment by Lilithia:
Thanks, but unfortunately the video has been disqualified from the contest, because coffee isn't its main focus. But at least it got me my first #1. :

In reply to this comment by therealblankman:
Don't forget you need to have the following link posted in your Louis CK coffee shop video in order to win the contest and prize. Just copy and paste the below link into the description.

http://videosift.com/talk/The-Coffee-Video-Giveaway?

Thanks, but unfortunately the video has been disqualified from the contest, because coffee isn't its primary focus. But at least it got me my first #1.

In reply to this comment by therealblankman:
Don't forget you need to have the following link posted in your Louis CK coffee shop video in order to win the contest and prize. Just copy and paste the below link into the description.

http://videosift.com/talk/The-Coffee-Video-Giveaway?

Don't forget you need to have the following link posted in your Louis CK coffee shop video in order to win the contest and prize. Just copy and paste the below link into the description.

http://videosift.com/talk/The-Coffee-Video-Giveaway?

Congratulations! Your video, Louis CK at the Coffee Shop (Louie), has reached the #1 spot in the current Top 15 New Videos listing. This is a very difficult thing to accomplish but you managed to pull it off. For your contribution you have been awarded 2 Power Points.

This achievement has earned you your "Golden One" Level 1 Badge!

Please be sure you adhere to the contest's eligibility requirements.

It has come to my attention that one or more videos submitted are not centered around the requisite main subject of coffee. It is not enough that your entry contain references to coffee or that there is coffee (or a coffee shop) in the video.

In order for your entry to be valid, the primary focus of your video must be coffee.

That is all. Please go about your business.