I believe Dunkin coffee is different outside of the northeast, where it is the best coffee for sure.

I am listening to internet radio and Afternoon Delight came on. Was it here that someone mentioned that when they were a child, they thought that "Afternoon Delight" was ice crea? That makes me giggle every time I hear the song.

Also, 2 songs later was Jessie's Girl, so a very buffista-remindery radio station.

ALL ME!!

I'm surprised at the idea that Dunkin Donuts serves anything good, but I don't think I've ever bought an un-foofy cup of joe.

I prefer Dunkin Donuts drip coffee to Starbucks, and I say that as a former Starbucks employee. Starbucks drip coffee can be good, but the blends that appear most usually as the Coffee of the Day are nasty overroasted light-bodied acidic things like House Blend.

But honestly, I can't remember the last time I got coffee from a chain. When I buy a cup instead of getting the free stuff at work (or making my own at home), it's from a cart or a bodega.

boutique--BOWtique or BOOtique?

I knew a woman from Tampa who said it "bow", and she's the only person I'd ever heard that out of. Sounded weird, to me, but she'd never heard it "boo".

Speaking of pronuniciation, I used to work with a woman from Pennsylvania who said "perkyewlator". I mean, I pronounce it with a bit of a Y between the "perk" and the "ulator", but she really made sure of that EW in the middle.

which chain is brewing the best coffee out there?

I find Starbucks too strong/sour (I like their cafe au lait fine); McDonald's coffee is an oilslick; and Dunkies depends on time of day. (Earlier is better.) Usually, the mom & pop places, like delis and my job cafeteria, make coffee extremely weak rather than strong, and since what I'm really looking for is a sugar/cream delivery device, I go with the cheapest local weak option.

I loathe Starbuck's reg decaf, but the decaf at Dunkins in not great either. Or maybe it just sits there longer because fewer people drink it and it gets bitter.

I may be increasing my caffeine intake to compensate for my latest migraine med, so all this is very useful. It might be a while before I can do a straight cup of coffee that's not made at home, though.

For the cooks out there: collapsible measuring cups. Yay, flat!

Engadget cake mod contest.

Oh, ita, those measuring cups are cool! I think I may need them.

I like Dunkin Donuts coffee well enough, as chain coffee goes. There was a time of darkness when I visited my parents, and they had no caffinated coffee in their house. So I said, no problem, where's the nearest coffeehouse? Turns out there was none in their entire town. (Coffee mavens be warned, Kernersville, NC has no love for you.) I ended up driving over to Winston-Salem and getting coffee at Dunkin Donuts. And thus avoided having to hurt those I loved. So Dunkin Donuts has a special place in my heart.

Dunkin is definitely the best fast-food coffee. Starbucks I'll get if they're brewing something I like, but yeah, that's not usually the case. When I was working in the store we always brewed Italian Roast, which is what I usually make at home.

collapsible measuring cups. Yay, flat!

Those are way way cool.

Or maybe it just sits there longer because fewer people drink it and it gets bitter.

I have to say, I really do think freshness and strength are the two main ingredients to a good cup of coffee, which is why NYC deli coffee can be so good or so so bad.