I Don’t Know Why I Even Try
work September 26th, 2013Today at work I was asked by a professor to upgrade some software for her. Software that you have to stay near and babysit while it installs. This would be a long visit.
And since it was during my typical mid-afternoon energy slump, I decided to heat up some coffee and bring it with me in my mug.
It wasn’t until I got to her office that I realized the mug looked like something had been living in it for a few days.
Old stains and lipstick smears. Gross.
Because she was seated behind me, every time I took a sip I turned the cup away from us so the stains weren’t visible. No one should be subjected to your coffee funk and I didn’t want her to form an opinion about my coffee mug hygiene.
So an hour or so goes by, I finish the installation, gather up my USB drive, office keys and put on my eyeglasses. Done. Yea!
I go on about my business and about a half hour later, a guy shows up in my office. He’s the professor’s student assistant and he’s carrying the one thing I didn’t want anyone to get a good look at.
He has touched the funk mug that of course I forgot in the professor’s office. I apologize and thank him for bringing it back.
So now at least two people in Economics know that I’m a total slob and I’m just so sure they wonder if I wash dishes at home or clean anything at all.
I do. But apparently not good enough. I mean, really, how do you get coffee on the outside? I swear I know how to drink and clean like a person. Really, I do.
Stumble it!
September 26th, 2013 at 5:59 pm
That cup does look pretty disgusting. At least you didn’t spill the coffee on her computer which is what I thought was going to happen. Look on the bright side!
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September 26th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
That’s hilarious but – oops.
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September 26th, 2013 at 6:41 pm
My wife got rid of white cups and coffee mugs for this very reason. Coffee & Tea stains are stubborn. Now we have got black and red mugs.
September 26th, 2013 at 6:58 pm
Soaking in lemon juice and water sometimes does the trick.
September 26th, 2013 at 7:16 pm
” I mean, really, how do you get coffee on the outside? I swear I know how to drink and clean like a person. Really, I do.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Kathy, you crack me up!
Hey listen, my white coffee mugs get like that too, no matter how careful I am not to spill coffee on the outside of the mug. I used to use darker colored mugs, to hide the stains but then went back to using white. Do you know how I clean them? I use Comet cleanser every couple of weeks to DEEP clean them and then rinse them with cold water really good. But if my chance, there is a Comet residue left behind, I figure that it’s good for whitening my TEETH – HA!
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P.S Aren’t you loving this cooler weather? Fall is finally here!!!!
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September 26th, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Don’t judge me by my coffee mug. 🙂
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September 26th, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Ewwwwwww! Ha, that ain’t bad. I drank outta mugs when I was a Marine that were so dirty you couldn’t even tell what the real color of them was.
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September 26th, 2013 at 8:41 pm
Oh wow. I love it. It looks like you drooled down the side. Greatest thing ever.
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September 26th, 2013 at 9:44 pm
Try toothpaste. That’s what I had been told, but never tried it.
September 26th, 2013 at 9:45 pm
Try toothpaste… or so I have been told.
September 26th, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Proverb: “Where there are no oxen, the stalls are clean.” Paraphrase: Productive people are messy.
I’ve always found that comforting.
September 27th, 2013 at 4:02 am
Karen — That is the bright side! For the record, I rarely take an open cup to a client’s office for that very reason. I’ve never spilled liquid in my own office or theirs. Let’s hope there’s not a first time!
Reforming Geek — I hated that moment when I realized the guy was holding something of mine so personal. I don’t know, it’s like as if he’d returned a hairbrush to me or something. I’m still embarrassed.
Jaffer — From all these comments, it seems like it’s best to just hide our stains and pretend they don’t exist. I’m getting used to this idea now. My Tigger mug at home is getting the same way. I don’t know why it seems I have to scrub it more.
Carol Lynn — I ultimately got the stains out, but I was rubbing it with a towel so hard, I was afraid the mug would go flying out of my hands, hit something and break. But then that’s one way to clean a mug — start over with a new one!
Ron — I feel like I must be getting lazier and lazier in my old age. I love your Comet idea for teeth. Cracked me up! (And yes, I’m loving this weather. The air is perfect, crisp, clear and the sun feel so good, you know, like the sun should. Not like in August, when it melts your face right off!)
Lin — I never will, Lin. Never.
Agent 54 — Oh, no doubt! My father-in-law’s mugs used to be .. shall we say … almost crispy?
Bronwyn MayB — I probably did. Har.
Theresa — That sounds like a “Hint from Heloise!”
Bohemiologist — I love that. Never heard it before. I’m stealing it.
September 27th, 2013 at 6:45 am
I didn’t know coffee stained cups the same as tea. I must admit, your cup looks like a workman’s cup!
We buy sterilizing liquid, instead of bleach, because it’s less harsh and if it’s fit for baby bottles, it must be OK for us. We pour a little in our cups, top up with water and let it stand for a while. Alternatively, if we are in a hurry, we use it undiluted and stains are gone in seconds. Then rinse and use 🙂
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September 27th, 2013 at 8:35 am
The publicist claims that the stains make it taste better
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September 27th, 2013 at 10:32 am
This is why I have a black mug at work, because tea stains won’t come off without sandblasting.
September 27th, 2013 at 11:24 am
A dark colored mug is the solution to this problem. A white mug at work just shows everyone your business.
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September 28th, 2013 at 3:25 pm
“No one should be subjected to your coffee funk and I didn’t want her to form an opinion about my coffee mug hygiene.” – HA!!
I also wonder how the heck I get coffee stains on the OUTSIDE of my mugs!!
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September 28th, 2013 at 9:29 pm
Love it. Everybody has a dirty secret somewhere…
The girl I sit next to in the office is a Brit and she drinks tea with milk.
Thing is, she only ever rinses and says the rings and stains add to the flavour…
Not sure where I sit with it, kinda grosses me out.
September 30th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
I think the bigger problem is that your coffee is white. I prefer my coffee like my coal: black
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October 2nd, 2013 at 9:14 am
Sometimes the things you want most to remain hidden are the ones that end up on public display. And sometimes they end up on the internet! Thanks for letting us know that we aren’t alone.
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October 2nd, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Hahaha! I’m rocking a less than clean to-go mug today, too. It’s hump-day; what can you expect?!
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October 6th, 2013 at 1:08 pm
This is why I never wear lipstick to work. As for the coffee on the outside of the mug… easy enough to blame on someone else.
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October 9th, 2013 at 4:13 pm
It’s a good cup. It has all the markings of strength and character. Don’t wash it too much. You will weaken its spirit. It makes a statement about you. It says’ “By God this is my cup, don’t touch it.”
Economics people, like all numbers people, are very necessary but usually they have no personality and they are boring. Your cup has personality and it is not boring. Keep it away from numbers people.
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October 21st, 2013 at 1:19 am
I live in a house full of tea drinkers, and mugs look like this all the time. But that’s quite an achievement for a coffee mug.
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