Deep thoughts by Jack Not-So-Handy

[thndrstd]

I was running early for work - hard to believe, I know, but true. Rather than go to work early and get a jump on the day (always a waste of time I find - believe me), I stopped off for coffee. It was weak and terrible, but that's not the crux of this story

Comments

[yrmencyn]

Hmm. I mean, the status symbol idea is certainly possible, albeit likely on an unconscious level. But I wonder if it's more of an acculturation thing? I mean, coffeeshop coffee is so ubiquitous now, and with it the disposable cups, that that style of cup has become the default, rather than your standard, loop-handle ceramic mug.

So maybe it's more like that's what coffee mugs are supposed to look like, at least in people's subconscious minds. Sheep, yes, but not malicious sheep.

Or maybe it's a case of broad-scale societal irony :)