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**Brian2112**

I know this is OT, but I thought it would be appropriate for most games (and you would want to know).

DURHAM. N.C. - That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? That's what Doctor Robert Bohannon, a Durham, North Carolina, molecular scientist, has come up with. Bohannon says he's developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, without the bitter taste of caffeine. Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.

While the product is not on the market yet, Bohannon has approached some heavyweight companies, including Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks about carrying it.

**Shaman**

What a worthless invention..

Im guessing the problem was how to make fat people fatter? An addictive pastry.. jebus.

**StarGate**

One word FatPill.......

**chuckyhol**

Soon they'll have figured out how to put trans fats in coffee...

**nyarlathotep667**

It's called "cream" I think.

**Lordhat**

I'll take the Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Eggs, Bacon and Spam. With extra Spam please.

Oh. And a Caffeine Doughnut to wash it down.

**djones520**

You've gotta wonder. If you take all the funding, and all the great thinking minds that went to building all of these worthless inventions, how many times over would we have cured AIDs and Cancer?

**Lorek**

Zero. Research is a very finicky thing, and most people simply don't have the knowledge and/or brainpower to do it, especially with really tricky things like AIDS (caused by a complex retrovirus) or cancer (of which there are many kinds, each with its own cause).

As idiotic as stuff like this may seem, much of our economy is based on getting stupid rednecks to buy stupid crap. This falls into that category, and people WILL buy it (especially in Boston, where the Dunkin' Donuts outnumber the Starbucks).

Besides, this technology may come in handy at some point; I can see the military being interested in power bars infused with caffeine for troops in the field.

**pnweerar**

This falls into that category, and people WILL buy it (especially in Boston, where the Dunkin' Donuts outnumber the Starbucks).

Eh? Don't they everywhere?

But I like Dunkin Donuts....

(ex Bostonian)

**Lorek**

I live in the South, where we have Krispy Kremes, but even those aren't as commonplace.

We have one Krispy Kreme, no Dunkin' Donuts, and nine Starbucks.

Starbucks for the win!

**pnweerar**

We had I think 2 Krispy Kremes in the whole state. One in a mall, and one kind of out of the way.

The only thing better than a Krispy Kreme donut is a scarce Krispy Kreme donut.

**nyarlathotep667**

You got Southern Maid, ya closet dwelling simian! (Or do you? That's what we had back in Louisiana). I'm sure the Buzz Bagel will be a big hit at Starbucks and bagel shoppes around the globe (mmm... Chesapeake Bagels!). Ah, the hypercaffinated future is here.

**Kilkrazy**

What's wrong with black coffee? American soldiers of the ACW drank 8 pints a day... it must be good for you.

**Jester**

If they would only put caffeine in those honey dip Timbits from Tim Hortons.

**Hellfury**

Posted By pnweerar on 01/29/2007 8:45 AM
We had I think 2 Krispy Kremes in the whole state. One in a mall, and one kind of out of the way.

The only thing better than a Krispy Kreme donut is a scarce Krispy Kreme donut.

Quoted for troofery. More *fudge*ing addictive than *fudge*ing crack.

lol..."fudge".....

**Lorek**

Only when they're hot, boys. They're a lot like a woman in that regard...

**Shaman**

Besides, this technology may come in handy at some point; I can see the military being interested in power bars infused with caffeine for troops in the field .

In early WW2 the German soldiers had chocolates with speed in them. Hilter also thought speed was good cause he did it more then once a day. What a champ.

Also if someone tells you to stop smoking (can't smoke anywhere these days), tell them Hitler was a zealous anti smoker, and look where it got him.. (and that if you compare someone to hitler thing you've already lost, only works on the internet cause it's serious business

.)

On topic.. Caffiene donuts FTL Fat FTL no research for AIds even if its pointless FTL the end.

**Jester**

A caffienated donut thread, Godwined?

Dammit, Dakka.

**Lorek**

Posted By Jester on 01/29/2007 7:51 PM
A caffienated donut thread, Godwined?

Dammit, Dakka.

That really sounds like something Josef Göbbels would say.

**nyarlathotep667**

And Godwined completely out of the blue. What the hell?

**Platuan4th**

Louisiana has plenty of Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme, as well as GOOD donut places.

**djones520**

Posted By Iorek on 01/29/2007 4:50 AM
Zero. Research is a very finicky thing, and most people simply don't have the knowledge and/or brainpower to do it, especially with really tricky things like AIDS (caused by a complex retrovirus) or cancer (of which there are many kinds, each with its own cause).

As idiotic as stuff like this may seem, much of our economy is based on getting stupid rednecks to buy stupid crap. This falls into that category, and people WILL buy it (especially in Boston, where the Dunkin' Donuts outnumber the Starbucks).

Besides, this technology may come in handy at some point; I can see the military being interested in power bars infused with caffeine for troops in the field.

Someone with a Doctorate in Molecular sciences wouldn't be useful in important research? Thats what I'm driving at.

Any Joe Blow can figure out that if you shove a syringe full of caffeine into a donut, your gonna juice someones day up. How much money did he spend researching this? How much further could that money have gone to something that is truly important? How much further could all the money that goes into the countless useless "inventions" like these, go?

**Lorek**

Eh, this was just snarky comments. Edited to be polite.

**jmurph**

Heh. Caffeine donuts. I saw that on the news. It got me thinking, what other great inventions don't we have yet?
Cheese Soda
Bacon Icecream
Lard Noodles
Nicotine Pornography
Grease Aspirin
Blubber Tacos
Heroine Sugar
etc....

**malfred**

I like Transmetropolitan's take...

Sex Muppets!

**Lordhat**

Posted By jmurph on 01/30/2007 8:48 AM

Cheese Soda
Bacon Icecream

SIGN ME UP. RIGHT F'N NOW!

**syr8766**

See, I don't want them doing that, because donuts are already perfect. Perfect food. Perfect conversationalists. Much more so than researchers.

What were we talking about again?

**Jester**

Posted By malfred on 01/30/2007 10:28 AM
I like Transmetropolitan's take...

Sex Muppets!

What is our children learning?

**pnweerar**

Chocolate beef jerky.

**nyarlathotep667**

That's caffinated chocolate beef jerky, mister!