Many people pronounce “URL” as “Earl,” leading to puns about “URL Grey tea.” “URL grey?” was posted on the newsgroup alt.devilbunnies on November 24, 1999.
“Having some tea. What kind of tea does a web geek drink? Why URL Grey, of course” was posted on Twitter by Dave Simon on February 20, 2009. “What tea do web designers drink? URL GREY!!! :O #lamepun” was posted on Twitter by Nolan Luke on March 10, 2012. “What’s a web developer’s favourite tea? URL Grey” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on July 15, 2019.
Wikipedia: Earl Grey tea
Earl Grey tea is a tea blend which has been flavoured with the addition of oil of bergamot. The rind’s fragrant oil is added to black tea to give Earl Grey its unique taste. Traditionally, Earl Grey was made from black teas, but tea companies have since begun to offer Earl Grey in other varieties as well, such as green or oolong.
Google Groups: alt.devilbunnies
To a Tea (Was: Here I am, come and find me)
LonGears
11/24/99
Kaeralina DeVille Bunny wrote:
> >
> > for bunnies too, I mean the omega weaponry. I wonder what
> > kind of tea blend it would make.
URL grey?
Ee-yew long?
Orange peak-ed?
Lipped On?
Google Groups: alt.consciousness.mysticism
Nirvana
Mr Charisma
12/5/00
(...)
> > Have you heard of, “A Cup of Tea” by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?
>
> No, only a cup of tea by Earl Gray.
>
Or URL Grey...!
Twitter
Dave Simon
@ds
Having some tea. What kind of tea does a web geek drink? Why URL Grey, of course.
11:16 AM - 20 Feb 2009
Twitter
karen
@karenhorton
Digg This URL Grey: Tea Is the New Coffee http://tinyurl.com/cpk6q8
9:35 PM - 2 Apr 2009
Twitter
Henry Hammond
@HankOMatic
What’s a website’s favorite type of tea?
URL Grey
#heehee
9:04 AM - 10 Jan 2011
Twitter
Jonatan W
@jawrxu
@wilw - What’s the geek’s favourite tea? - URL Grey of course!
6:14 PM - 1 Feb 2012
Twitter
Nolan Luke
@nolanluke
What tea do web designers drink? URL GREY!!! :O #lamepun
10:28 PM - 10 Mar 2012
Twitter
Ben
@benjaminsehl
Replying to @stop
@stop – what’s a web designers favorite tea? URL Grey! #veryfunnyjoke
7:33 PM - 20 Jun 2014
Twitter
Cup of Moe
@Cup_Of_Moe
What’s every developer’s favorite tea? URL Grey #EarlGrey #URL #URLGrey #TeaTime #DevLife
1:52 PM - 3 Nov 2015
Twitter
Summer Ray
@SummerRay
Internet geeks love to drink URL grey tea.
4:18 AM - 12 Nov 2016
Twitter
Summer Ray
@SummerRay
Internet geeks love to drink URL grey tea.
#nationalteaday
4:53 AM - 21 Apr 2017
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Sammy_Colon July 15, 2019
What’s a web developer’s favourite tea?
URL Grey.
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