“Did you ever stop to think that maybe coffee is addicted to ME?”

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Entry from November 07, 2015

“Did you ever stop to think that maybe coffee is addicted to ME?”

“Did you ever stop to think that maybe coffee is addicted to ME?” is a jocular saying that has been printed on posters and T-shirts. “i like to think that the coffee is addicted to me…” was cited on Twitter on April 17, 2009. “I’m not addicted to coffee, coffee is addicted to me” was cited on Twitter on June 4, 2009.

“Did you ever stop to think that maybe coffee is addicted to Me?!” was cited on Twitter on December 21,2014, and soon went viral.

Twitter
Dan A. Poulsen
‏@Qieth
@ijustine i like to think that the coffee is addicted to me…
5:11 AM - 17 Apr 2009

Twitter
Nicki510
‏@Nicki510
I’m not addicted to coffee, coffee is addicted to me.
6:59 AM - 4 Jun 2009

Twitter
Alan Jefferey Lee
‏@alanjlee
<-- is not addicted to coffee, coffee is addicted to me and I am only trying to help it out

9:05 PM - 7 Jul 2009

Dental Dad Diary
Thursday, September 29, 2011
National Coffee Day
(...)
It is a well documented fact that my coffee addiction may be OUT.OF.CONTROL. but I don’t care, the coffee is addicted to ME!

Twitter
Namrata M
‏@NamzTheTourist
Did you ever stop to think that maybe coffee is addicted to Me?!
7:07 AM - 21 Dec 2014

Twitter
Joyce
‏@joyceeecyoj
Best line I’ve heard. Did you ever stop and think.. maybe coffee is addicted to me?
11:22 AM - 5 Jan 2015

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