How many coffee mugs do you own?

[taterguy]

. . . that were purchased in a shop with the word 'hole' in its name?

[pinboy3niner]

1. Just the one from Whole Foods. nt

[taterguy]

2. That's not what I meant

[In_The_Wind]

3. One

[taterguy]

4. Hole, not Whole

Ponderous,

Fucking ponderous.

[pinboy3niner]

5. That word on your mug isn't the store name, it's part of the personalization

[taterguy]

6. The mug in question has no words on it

[murielm99]

7. I collect vintage

diner mugs. I have a few from the turn of the last century. I don't even know how many I have.

I stopped buying them because I have no place to display all of them. I put out a few dozen at a time, and rotate them.

[Major Nikon]

13. Do you have any Victor mugs?

[murielm99]

18. I have a ton of Victor mugs!

They are common, because they were so indestructible. I started buying only Victor mugs that had unusual logos or coloring.

Victor mugs are heavy, with their name incised on the bottom.

I have Shenango, Sterling, Syracuse, Hall, you name it. I think the old mugs are beautiful things. But collecting can turn into hoarding, and I had to stop acquiring new ones. Also, when I began buying, they were inexpensive. Now people are beginning to buy and sell them for more money.

There is also something called Mid-Century Modern that is attracting a lot of attention from younger people. I have mugs from the fifties that have gone up in value. I just keep them around because I like them.

[Major Nikon]

19. I have a few of them

Not because I collect mugs, but because I like how heavy they are. When preheated, they will keep coffee hot longer than most. As you probably know, they were made from electrical insulator ceramic.

Most of the ones I have are plain although one has a Navy logo of a ship I've never heard of. I found that one at work in the back of a cabinet with dust all over it. Nobody claimed it, so it was mine. That was the first Victor mug I got and it's still my favorite, although I have one from the Black Dog at Martha's Vinyard which is quite nice.

[murielm99]

24. I got my first three mugs

when I was in college. Our old dorm had the student union and a college cafeteria in it at one time. They got rid of the old china, and I acquired three mugs. They are tan Sterling mugs, from the thirties or forties. When I tried to buy more years later, I got interested in the other mugs.

I use the Sterling mugs all the time. I have used them since the sixties. I, too, like the heaviness, and the fact that they keep the coffee or tea warm for such a long time.

[hopemountain]

21. those things are potential lethal weapons

just from the dents in the linoleum ~ can you imagine what they can do to a noggin?

[Major Nikon]

22. I've always said they would be good if you need to brain someone

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. none, nada, zip, zero, zilch and the big ole goose egg.

would you go see a band called: Zilch and the Big Ole Goose Egg?

[taterguy]

11. I don't go see bands

Bad things happen when I leave the house.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. I bet.

[olddots]

9. I just inject coffee

met someone who told me they had a coffee enema , now thats going toooooo far .

[taterguy]

10. Fascinating

But totally irrelevant.

[Sherman A1]

14. I have many mugs

I know of none that meet your criteria, however I have a very nice one from The West Wing

[Ron Obvious]

15. I did once get mugged by some asshole

But I don't drink coffee.

[hobbit709]

16. Just the one with the definition of stress on it.

STRESS: The confusion created when one's mind overrides the body's basic desire to choke the living daylights out of some asshole who desperately deserves it.

[sakabatou]

17. None, as far as I remember

[DebJ]

20. Do you? And what does it say? n/t

[taterguy]

26. . . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=743112

[seveneyes]

23. Every coffee cup I own is mine

And there is only one hole in a whole cup.

[Brother Buzz]

25. I would never dream of purchasing a coffee mug

I just borrow them.

[yellowdogintexas]

27. according to Mr YD, too many. nt