Here I sit with a steamy cup of pu.. one of my girlfriends calls it "that
shitty poo tea" but I call it my sweet cup of pu. The super pu. Oh pu, I
love you. Your compost-like essence. The fact that you form a heavy brown
nugget from which I have to chip you off with an ice pick and a ball peen
hammer. The microbes that call you home and make you the pu you are. Oh,
pu. What would I ever do. Without you.

Some would call that a bunch of pu...

Others will call it puetry....



On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:24:35 GMT, "Falky foo"
cast caution to the wind and posted:

Here I sit with a steamy cup of pu.. one of my girlfriends calls it "that
shitty poo tea" but I call it my sweet cup of pu. The super pu. Oh pu, I
love you. Your compost-like essence. The fact that you form a heavy brown
nugget from which I have to chip you off with an ice pick and a ball peen
hammer. The microbes that call you home and make you the pu you are. Oh,
pu. What would I ever do. Without you.

Don't stop there. If you want her to leave buy some Russian Caravan,
Tie Kwan Yin, Lapsang Souchong especially if she is a non smoker. Cut
your tastebuds on these then phew-wee is desert. It's closer to sewer
than compost. My wife is so bad she thinks oolong smells like a
campfire.

Jim

"Falky foo" wrote in message ...
Here I sit with a steamy cup of pu.. one of my girlfriends calls it "that
shitty poo tea" but I call it my sweet cup of pu. The super pu. Oh pu, I
love you. Your compost-like essence. The fact that you form a heavy brown
nugget from which I have to chip you off with an ice pick and a ball peen
hammer. The microbes that call you home and make you the pu you are. Oh,
pu. What would I ever do. Without you.

I just tried some the other day...

I'll drink it, but I might not re-order it. It tastes like musty, old
tea. I guess it's an aquired taste. I have no problem with strong tasting
tea (I like laspang souchong), but Pu-Erh isn't strong so much as "wierd".
It smells similar to my old aquarium filter hen I didn't clean it for a
month. Lots of decaying organic matter kinds of "aromas". But then, many
other foods are made from fermented or decayed food (BTW, what
microorganisms cause pu-erh to ferment)?

I got some Ti Kuan Yin for the first time and I really love that stuff.
Like most oolong teas I've tried, it has a bit of a fruity taste, but it
also has a nice brassy or smokey body to it that you just don't get buying
those wanabee "Formosa Oolong" type teas.

I have been drinking some Longjing... and I think I like Gunpowder better.
Longjing is just too much like vegetable broth.

"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
om...
Don't stop there. If you want her to leave buy some Russian Caravan,
Tie Kwan Yin, Lapsang Souchong especially if she is a non smoker. Cut
your tastebuds on these then phew-wee is desert. It's closer to sewer
than compost. My wife is so bad she thinks oolong smells like a
campfire.


Thats just terrible... Lapsang Souchong is great stuff: to abhor it
should be a capital offense. Nothing better than the taste of burning pine
to get the senses going. It's like a fireplace, but without the messy
cleanup. A fireplace in a cup!

The best things in life are smelly. You can quote me on that one. Tie
Kwan Yin and Oolong are truely lightweight. If you think those are smokey,
you need your head checked.

In general yes but two that are better than LS, Formosa Tarry Souchong
and Aged Ti Kuan Yin. I fired up some LS the other morning when my
wife was home and she checked to make sure the kitchen wasn't on fire.
I can't slip a light,middle,heavyweight smokey cup past her. Which
is fine with me because I don't have to share.

Jim

"magnulus" wrote in message . ..

The best things in life are smelly. You can quote me on that one. Tie
Kwan Yin and Oolong are truely lightweight. If you think those are smokey,
you need your head checked.

10/2/04



"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
om...
Don't stop there. If you want her to leave buy some Russian Caravan,
Tie Kwan Yin, Lapsang Souchong especially if she is a non smoker. Cut
your tastebuds on these then phew-wee is desert. It's closer to sewer
than compost. My wife is so bad she thinks oolong smells like a
campfire.


Thats just terrible... Lapsang Souchong is great stuff: to abhor it
should be a capital offense. Nothing better than the taste of burning pine
to get the senses going. It's like a fireplace, but without the messy
cleanup. A fireplace in a cup!

The best things in life are smelly. You can quote me on that one. Tie
Kwan Yin and Oolong are truely lightweight. If you think those are smokey,
you need your head checked.



Wisdom from young master. I bow to you.

Michael

10/2/04



"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
om...
Don't stop there. If you want her to leave buy some Russian Caravan,
Tie Kwan Yin, Lapsang Souchong especially if she is a non smoker. Cut
your tastebuds on these then phew-wee is desert. It's closer to sewer
than compost. My wife is so bad she thinks oolong smells like a
campfire.


Thats just terrible... Lapsang Souchong is great stuff: to abhor it
should be a capital offense. Nothing better than the taste of burning pine
to get the senses going. It's like a fireplace, but without the messy
cleanup. A fireplace in a cup!

The best things in life are smelly. You can quote me on that one. Tie
Kwan Yin and Oolong are truely lightweight. If you think those are smokey,
you need your head checked.



Wisdom from young master. I bow to you.

Michael

10/2/04



"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
om...
Don't stop there. If you want her to leave buy some Russian Caravan,
Tie Kwan Yin, Lapsang Souchong especially if she is a non smoker. Cut
your tastebuds on these then phew-wee is desert. It's closer to sewer
than compost. My wife is so bad she thinks oolong smells like a
campfire.


Thats just terrible... Lapsang Souchong is great stuff: to abhor it
should be a capital offense. Nothing better than the taste of burning pine
to get the senses going. It's like a fireplace, but without the messy
cleanup. A fireplace in a cup!

The best things in life are smelly. You can quote me on that one. Tie
Kwan Yin and Oolong are truely lightweight. If you think those are smokey,
you need your head checked.



Wisdom from young master. I bow to you.

Michael

I went to a Chinese restraunt and ordered some hot tea just for the heck of
it. The stuff that was brought to my table almost made me vomit. I tried the
first sip and it tasted like stagnant swamp water (not that I've ever had
any). The next sip caught in my throat and came back up. I have never
forgotten that taste...wonder if it was puerh? That's why I've since been
wary of trying it.


"Falky foo" wrote in message
. ..
Here I sit with a steamy cup of pu.. one of my girlfriends calls it "that
shitty poo tea" but I call it my sweet cup of pu. The super pu. Oh pu, I
love you. Your compost-like essence. The fact that you form a heavy
brown
nugget from which I have to chip you off with an ice pick and a ball peen
hammer. The microbes that call you home and make you the pu you are. Oh,
pu. What would I ever do. Without you.

"WadeM" writes:

I went to a Chinese restraunt and ordered some hot tea just for the heck of
it. The stuff that was brought to my table almost made me vomit. I tried the
first sip and it tasted like stagnant swamp water (not that I've ever had
any). The next sip caught in my throat and came back up. I have never
forgotten that taste...wonder if it was puerh? That's why I've since been
wary of trying it.

I don't know about *swamp* water, but not-so-good Puerhs often remind
me of pond water. Puerh is served at lots of Chinese restaurants, and
it's the canonical accompaniment to dim sum. But judging a whole
class of tea by what a restaurant serves you gratis would be rash.

/Lew
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