*The quintessential 'post your mug' thread

[hiccup]

A rather stark, minimalist affair today:

I don't know what's happened to the rather jolly red Hello! mug from earlier this week.

 

[May Kasahara]

Today I'm drinking out of a shitty branded mug from the work cupboard. It's got our organisation's name and logo on it. It's blah.

I don't bring my own mug into work though because I can't stand the idea of anyone else here using it

e2a also because having my own mug at work would make me think I might end up staying here, and that scares me.

 

[moomoo]

Here is mine. I'm quite picky about mugs, they have to be white on the inside and china if possible.

 

[May Kasahara]

Yeah, definitely white on the inside (ooh get us, mug separatists). Tea just doesn't taste the same from a dark interior.

 

[moomoo]

Yeah, definitely white on the inside (ooh get us, mug separatists). Tea just doesn't taste the same from a dark interior.

Or from a cup that isn't china imo.

 

[LDR]

All three of us had one.

 

[cesare]

Awr LDR So sorry for your loss, mate.

 

[Crispy]

It's made of china. The coffee doesn't leak out of it. Job done.

 

[beeboo]

Yeah, definitely white on the inside (ooh get us, mug separatists). Tea just doesn't taste the same from a dark interior.

My ex used to be VERY particular about this. He wouldn't drink tea from a mug which was darker (on the inside) than the tea. Tea accidentally made in a mug darker than the tea had to be discarded and fresh tea made - you couldn't simply pour it into a different mug.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

My ex used to be VERY particular about this. He wouldn't drink tea from a mug which was darker (on the inside) than the tea. Tea accidentally made in a mug darker than the tea had to be discarded and fresh tea made - you couldn't simply pour it into a different mug.

It's only white insides (or clear) for me. Also, pouring tea from cup to cup makes it taste sort of wrong. Sloshes up the heat variation.

 

[Stig]

I don't bring my own mug into work though because I can't stand the idea of anyone else here using it

I stick mine in my drawer at night.

No-one touches my drawer. Everyone is too scared.

 

[Superape]

We had some friends over the other Sunday, and realised that we were all drinking out of colour-change mugs. There's one which changes from plain blue to rainbow stripes (which my GF got from GALIPS - Gay and Lesbian In Prison Service), one made by Bombardier which changes to show the new train lines they've built (left by an ex who worked for them), one which shows a face smiling once it's hot, and this one:

Which, when it heats up, shows how much of the Earth will be covered by water once the planet heats up by a certain amount.

To which you will have contributed by boiling your kettle

I want to go home & take mugshots.

 

[chriswill]

Very apt....


.... I bought it myself

 

[Sweet FA]

 

[Firky]

 

[fractionMan]

From Homebase They're wicked - lovely colours and the perfect grippable curve. Got two in vertical stripes as well.

I've got one of those. Top mug!

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Why do so many people position their mug strategically in front of books?

My mug is a Denby one from their Storm range.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

my mug as a child 70's

Here is mine with a copy of todays baby to prove I'm not cheating.

 

[hiccup]

...
Here is mine with a copy of todays baby to prove I'm not cheating.

Heh, do you shop in Co-Op?

 

[hiccup]

I stick mine in my drawers at night.

No-one touches my drawers. Everyone is too scared.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Heh, do you shop in Co-Op?

Half price on Springbok?

 

[hiccup]

Half price on Springbok?

I bought three

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I bought three

It's not that great. I bought a red and white

 

[hiccup]

Today's mug has a jaunty stripe:

(dried tea drips = gritty realism)

 

[Yossarian]

All three of us had one.

Glad to say I've still got mine and it survived the journey to Hong Kong in one piece.

 

[hiccup]

A rather elegant, tiered, tapering affair today:

 

[Fez909]

Show us your favourite mug, or just the one you happen to be using (to pogo: did a search but found nowt, surprisingly)

I left my favourite at an old job, so I'm currently torn between two sub-optimal mugs vying for my attention. I think this one is slightly ahead at the minute:

Pros: it's got a large base which means I don't knock it over as often as others. It has an odd shape (like a rounded square) which is interesting, the gap between the handle and the mug body is spacious, the inside is white which makes it easier to see how much coffee I have left

Cons: the base could be wider if the mug went straight down, the pattern is a bit boring, the 'interesting' shape sometimes funnels coffee down one of the creases and onto my person (that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it )

 

[fizzerbird]

I haven't got a fav mug at home, I broke it a while back.

I have one at work but haven't got a photo coz I'm at home ATM...I actually get very annoyed if anyone else uses my mug at work and I let them know it! I give new staff a 'Leave my mug well alone or face the consequences of my wrath' induction talk.

 

[Treacle Toes]

This mug has been a part of the family for many years. It was my mum's at one point and I can't remember when it came to live with me but probably after i'd moved out of home and mum was replacing her stuff. There were definately more of these at one point but this is the only one left.

It is lovely to drink out of, not too big but spacious enough. It is china.

I once left this mug outside on the front porch and a few days later I saw my neighbour drinking her coffee out of it. I told her that it was mine and that being my favourite mug she needed to give it back.

I always reach for this mug first. The only time I let someone else have it is when my mum is visiting. I don't think about this, it is habit and we have history.

 

[fizzerbird]

Your mug shape please me