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Back to episode — Episode 2358 CWSA 01/19/24

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Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the highlight of human civilization that's called Coffee with Scott Adams. And you're in the place that you want to be. I mean, honestly, I'm a little jealous of all of you because you get to watch this. You know, it's fun to do it. That's why I'm here. But wow, do I envy you right now. Today's show is going to be lit. I've got a theme. No, it won't be the…

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ou want to do that, all you need is a cup or a mug or a glass, a tankard, a chalice, a stein, a canteen, a jug or flask, a vessel of any kind. Fill it with your favorite liquid. I like coffee. Enjoy me now for the unparalleled pleasure of the dopamine hit of the day, the thing that makes everything better. It's called the simultaneous sip, and it happens now.

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Yes. All right. Well, that is just the beginning of your happiness. I may have mentioned before my new coffee maker. Now it turns out that my coffee maker is the theme in a conceptual way for the rest of the show. So I've got this high-end Miele coffee maker, which is quite an amazing machine. Here's the concept. The concept is you buy this high-end machine, you have it plumbed into your kitchen so you never have to add water. It's got these big containers. You put your coffee beans in and it grinds it and makes this incredible coffee with a crema on it. And you can have various different kinds of special coffees, and it's all with one button. You just walk in, you know, boom, brilliant coffee.

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is that a good idea? It is, right? Can you imagine what a good idea that is? Now it's especially good for somebody like me because I'm a creative person. So exactly the time of day that I'm in my creative mode, you don't want to have to mess with making coffee. You just want to push a button and stay in your head. And then when it's done, you pick it up and you stay in your head and you're always…

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