Would You?

[marval]

If you could afford this, would you drink it?

http://news.sky.com/story/1022257/elephant-dung-used-to-make-black-ivory-coffee

[tonyav]

No chance.

[marval]

That is what I think Tony.

[SIRandyraven]

Only if I can buy it in Starbucks.

[ummmm]

No.

[baza]

no not even if starbucks did sell it.

[sandyRoe]

Isn't there a fancy coffee where the beans have passed through a cat of some sort?
I wouldn't drink either.

[Nibble]

Noooo, I prefer

http://www.firebox.com/product/1077/Civet-Coffee-Kopi-Luwak


Elephant dung is toooo big to hunt through for the coffee bean, imo :)

[puddle-duck]

No I wouldn't drink it if they were giving the stuff away.

[excelsior-1]

do they ship the dung out to the coffee shops in trunks?

[flump1]

Bet it tastes cr@p

[cg51]

At £312 per lb, I'll stick to Costa!

[Prudie]

What a load of bull$hit

[Graham-W]

The civet cat coffee is done the same way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak
I have actually tasted it and it was excellent. Then I discovered the civets were being force fed to keep up with demand. Didn't taste so good then.

[DTCwordfan]

Do Starturds pay tax would be my first question?

[Mick-Talbot]

I would try it.

[Prudie]

The mind boggles at how they came up with the idea in the first place.

[joggerjayne]

Sentences that don't make sense ... (from that article) ...

//As far as we can tell there is definitely no harm to the elephants//

How is "As far as we can tell" compatible with "definitely" ???

[sandyRoe]

But if they liked a nice cup of tea wouldn't it be cruel, or at least inconsiderate, to give no choice but coffee?

[sandyRoe]

Reading Graham-W's post it's clear that the civet cat stuff is on a par with foie gras when it comes to cruelty.

[joggerjayne]

How well paid are the workers who rifle through the poop to recover the beans? (I can guess the answer to that one!)