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Correct me if I'm wrong, but you would think that if one nation ought by now to have mastered the science of drainage, Britain would be it. Bill Bryson coffee rain thinking There is no reason why we shouldn't be able to split an infinitive, any more than we should forsake instant coffee and air travel because they weren't available to the Romans. Bill Bryson splits coffee air Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet. Bill Bryson nylon coffee age I go "I just want a cup of black coffee." She goes "Do you want to try a biscotti? They're from Italy and they're considered a delicacy." Have you ever eaten one of these things? It tastes like a burned cookie. Where I'm from, that's considered a mistake. Bill Engvall coffee mistake funny I move out here, and next thing I know I'm 25, and the only thing I've heard is, 'Can you get a coffee, can you hurry up with the thing, blah blah blah.' 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Billy Gibbons coffee believe art I'm active even on bad days; it's tough to pin me down. People ask me if I'm a morning or night person. I'm an all-the-time person. I like drinking coffee, but I do it with lots of milk because my energy levels are high even without caffeine. You could call me Obelix, except I don't have a belly. Bipasha Basu coffee drinking morning «1234567891011»