Coffee Quotes
If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee."— Abraham Lincoln
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Meaning of this quote
The joke expresses dissatisfaction by pretending the drink cannot be identified.
Key takeaway:
Use gentle humor to express disappointment without humiliating someone.
Origin of the quote
Older circulating coffee-and-tea joke; later attached to Lincoln.
Who actually said this?
Historical tracing identifies the joke independently of Lincoln; the Lincoln anecdote is not reliable proof of authorship.
