#PreventPrematurePumpkinSpicing

"SPAMBot - Horse Doctor" (spambot2002)
08/30/2018 at 18:29 • Filed to: Rant, PSL, Pumpkin Spice, Old Man Yells at Cloud, Summer

It’s. Still. August! We are still in the height of summer. Some schools aren’t even back in session yet. The unofficial end of fall weekend (Labor day) hasn’t happened yet. But! When I opened up my snapchat, expecting to see my daily dose of friends on vacation, cute animals, and dank burritos, TWO friends in a row posted a picture of their pumpkin spice latte. Both proclaimed “First PSL of the Season!” with some emoji thrown in for good measure. Can we please stop this madness? Christmas crap shouldn’t be out before thanksgiving, Halloween stuff shouldn’t be on the shelves in summer, and your Got Damned PSL should not be consumed while I am still comfortably sipping on cold brew, driving my convertible, and sleeping next to a fan. Get that ish outta here. Take a topless Italian and a proper summer drink for your time.

My Summer Car of Choice

Shove your PSL. I’m still drinking tropical beer while watching the sunset

DISCUSSION (66)

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:32

Kinja'd!!!

Future Heap Owner > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:36

Counterpoint: pumpkin spice is delicious and PSLs should be available year round.

Yours,

- Someone who drinks Porters in the summer

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
08/30/2018 at 18:36

I’m very torn. I love brown on brown and I love wagons, buuuut... To hell with it, I could fit so many surf boards or other summer sporting equipments in that thing. I’ll allow it.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:37

Jesus C hrist can’t these degenerates wait till Labor day at the very least? It’s too fucking hot to enjoy Pumpkin spice anything!

Also, retailers have started stocking Fall/Halloween stuff already!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:37

It’s OK, HBC (Hudson’s Bay) has Christmas shit up here in Vancouver.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Future Heap Owner
08/30/2018 at 18:40

FIFY:

Yours,

- Someone who drinks Porters in the summer A Serial Killer

I kid of course. I had a porter recently. But it was swirl ice cream flavored and actually pretty damn good (and 10%). Would have been great as a float. How about a compromise and a Pumpkin Spice Frap so it has a whiff of still being summery?

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
08/30/2018 at 18:42

I know :(. We are slowly losing the good fight.

I have no idea how that even seems appealing. One girl lives in Miami and the other in South Carolina! I know for a fact it’s way too hot in both of those places for a hot, fall themed beverage haha

Textured Soy Protein > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:42

Things got which dank is an acceptable adjective:

Kinja'd!!!

You may have noticed that there are no pictures of burritos here. Or memes.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
08/30/2018 at 18:43

-_-

That is crazy. It’s still roadwork season in the north!

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Textured Soy Protein
08/30/2018 at 18:50

I used to never use dank except in your first two examples. Then I started using it ironically to describe burritos. Now I use it unironically for burritos and memes. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME???

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:51

Kinja'd!!!

interstate366, now In The Industry > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:52

I think the pumpkin spice haters have become more vocal than the fans the past couple years. I definitely agree with you on beers though...I can’t d dark beers when it’s this hot out.

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 18:56

What? I can’t hear you over my chai cré me frapuccino.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > interstate366, now In The Industry
08/30/2018 at 19:04

I just feel like we, as a society, go way overboard on pumpkin during the fall. Like, we try too hard. I was in the store last year looking for chocolate chip muffins, because I’m an adult, and every baked good had pumpkin added. Not like, they had a pumpkin version of every cake/pastry, I mean, pumpkin blueberry scones, pumpkin donuts, and MFing pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I was outraged. I don’t mind pumpkin, and pumpkin pie is my favorite pie (mostly as a vessel for cool whip, though) but adding pumpkin to desserts doesn’t make them better. On the contrary, in my opinion. I feel like it hurts the structure, moisture levels, and flavor. It didn’t help that my coworker was firmly on team pumpkin and would rave about all the pumpkin desserts offered. So that day, I became anti-pumpkin. I just wanted some normal damn muffins.

Maxima Speed > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:04

“ Spambot for president: 2020” Make America Beer Again!!

Save a Life, Ban Pumpkin Spice

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/30/2018 at 19:05

I saw this last year and Lol’d. I just almost spit water on my computer just now, too.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/30/2018 at 19:05

I would prob suggest running something light weight in the cold weather though ;)

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 19:06

My cold brew is holding my ears while yelling LALALALALAicanthearyouLALALALA

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Maxima Speed
08/30/2018 at 19:08

I could solve all our problems. Sadly, the world will prob end before I am eligible to run. The earth has limited pumpkin spice reserves!! We have to ration and not release them until mid October!

B_dol > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:14

IPA is the pumpkin spice of the beer world - said it

Nom De Plume > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:19

I really don’t want to use my good material but this is looking like a good place to make a stand. Hmm, how about a Darwin award test.

Kinja'd!!!

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > B_dol
08/30/2018 at 19:21

You are not wrong haha. Truthfully, I didn’t really like IPAs until this year. But I had the Ballast Point Aloha Sculpin and I saw the light. Given the choice, I would do many other varieties over an IPA, but an IPA with a hint of fruit on a hot summer’s eve is perfection. That picture was taken after a run so I was pretty hot and the other option was Coors or something generic. Had to go IPA in that situation haha

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:23

Damn you... now I want a cold brew!

It reminded me of this exchange

Barista: “ What do you want?”
Me: “ A cold brew, large, no syrup, please”
Woman behind me: “Is it too strong?”
Me: “Yeah, kinda, like a bunch of espresso”
Woman behind me: “So, tart?”
Me: “Oh you mean the taste... The syrup makes it more bearable if you don’t like strong coffee”
Woman: “Oh no, I mean how much cafeiene does it have?”
Me: “Er....a lot”
Woman: “ Ugh, thanks”
*woman orders a Venti white mokka*

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Nom De Plume
08/30/2018 at 19:26

I like it!

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 19:31

I pretty much only drink cold brew unless some hipster coffee shop has a really good single origin pour-over, it’s winter, or I was too lazy to make/buy it.

I did have a barista screw up my black cold brew before. I didn’t know that was possible haha

Your exchange r eminds me of a comic I saw:

Woman: “don’t talk to me before I’ve had my morning coffee haha”

Goes to Barista

Woman: “I’d like a large blended frozen milk with extra sugar, please!”

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:40

“ I did have a barista screw up my black cold brew before. I didn’t know that was possible hah”

Oh it happened to me too, you see, to the non initiated cold brew is too tart, so many shops add some sort of syrup to their cold brews, Starbucks is the worst offender, they add like 10ml of the crap! So I always try to make sure it has no syrup, or at least half as much as they normally put if I want something sweeter.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:42

Haha quality take. A coworker today was talking about the PSL that she had purchased as the first one of the season. I wanted to be like SEASON??? Its FUCKING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WE DONT HAVE SEASONS!!!! But I dont care enough to actually get mad, instead I will just kick back and enjoy 365 day per year summer and continually laugh at people who think we have some sort of seasons here.

I do think though that even in places that get seasons, it is still way too early for this crap. Summer doesnt end until SEPTEMBER 20th. And even then its still hot as shit in most places until mid October. People talk about it being winter in like mid October and yet that doesnt start until December 20th.

interstate366, now In The Industry > B_dol
08/30/2018 at 19:46

I like both. And I hear a lot of crap about it.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 19:46

Yeah, they just made a completely different drink. It had cream and syrup in it. Every time I order an iced coffee from McDonald’s I saw black. The cashier always questions me at least twice “so no cream or sugar??”. Their coffee isn’t that bad. You don’t need to cover it up with all that crap. That being said, I still enjoy a Mocha Frap or any other sugary coffee drink, but it’s gotta be a treat, and not my just need to get through the day serum.

Chariotoflove > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:50

I’m not one to rush the seasons, but my vacation is over, and my kid’s school has been back in for two weeks. It’s all over but t he heat. And the last hurrah before they close the public pools this weekend .

Sigh. Maybe I’ll have a beer with you.

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:54

I do like the “Vainilla cream Cold Brew” They make here, it’s cold brew coffee with the vainilla syrup and a dash of milk, but it’s not a traditional cold brew by any extent.

interstate366, now In The Industry > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 19:56

I mean, I’m not all pumpkin everything in the fall, but I will drink pumpkin spice coffee/ lattes (which don’t have any pumpkin, just the spices for pumpkin pie) and some pumpkin beers, but not frequently.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > interstate366, now In The Industry
08/30/2018 at 20:02

That’s fine. And I do not mind the PSL craze, in the heart of fall. But let’s not blend the seasons lolol

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 20:03

My friend drinks a version of that. Or maybe the exact thing. It’s called Mexican vanilla flavor and comes in a can. I’m sure it’s mixed with a bit of milk too.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 20:04

This:

Kinja'd!!!

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 20:06

It looks a little bit like this before you mix it:

Kinja'd!!!

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 20:07

I guess it’s because Mexican Vanilla used to be quite famous

Or continues being? I wouldn’t know. Getting real vanilla these days is tougher than it should be.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Chariotoflove
08/30/2018 at 20:08

Have a beer, relax, and try to beat the heat. You need the chill time now more than ever to make easing into your routine a little easier.

I never understood the closing the pool after Labor day thing, especially in the south. My college in Memphis closed the pool after Labor day so we got to use it for like two weeks after school started. And it would continue to be unbearably hot for at least another month. We finally had a discussion with student life and they agreed to keep it open longer.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/30/2018 at 20:14

Freaking white girls. (Note, you do not have to be white, nor a girl, to be a white girl LOL).

I’ve lived here long enough to be one of those people to claim we have seasons. but It’s subtle. And I agree they need to get all this fall nonsense outta here until AT LEAST the end of September. It’s still 100*Freedom in both places those friends live. SMH

I will stock up on summer shandy to enjoy in the “winter” so I guess I’m the just as bad shorts guy in 50* weather haha

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 20:26

That looks amazing. I would go slightly less milk but fine as is

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 20:27

I think it’s still pretty famous. At least up here

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 20:30

Yeah, but then again people in SoCal sell “mexican coke” for 8 dollars....

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 20:31

You can get that shit at Costco now hahaha

Spanfeller is a twat > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 20:32

Really? Its been a while since I go to America...

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Spanfeller is a twat
08/30/2018 at 21:24

Yeah. You can buy it by the case at Costco. It's pretty much everywhere though

wafflesnfalafel > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 21:26

too late, my wife has already had three or four of those things...

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 21:32

Whatever. It was 49 degrees on my way to work this morning. I stopped got at Starbucks and got a PSL. It felt right.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 22:28

I'm sorry...but what the fuck is a pumpkin spiced latte?

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > wafflesnfalafel
08/30/2018 at 22:35

We are losing the battle haha

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
08/30/2018 at 22:36

I guess if it was cold here I'd feel differently haha

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/30/2018 at 22:37

Like, a cappuccino with nutmeg and shit in it. No actual pumpkin flavor haha

bhtooefr > interstate366, now In The Industry
08/30/2018 at 23:09

I just wish pumpkin beers were actually... like... good.

(I’ve not had a single good one, and I don’t know why that is. Then again, they seem to use actual pumpkin, and NOT pumpkin spice so often...)

interstate366, now In The Industry > bhtooefr
08/30/2018 at 23:29

Very true. I had a very good one a couple years ago that I can’t remember the name of, though.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/30/2018 at 23:30

Yeah it’s weird. I guess they kinda have to pick the same date for everywhere. When I lived in south Texas the PSL came out when it was still 100 outside and I thought it was silly. But here it’s getting cold at night, I’m wearing a jacket in th AM, I ’ve picked almost all the apples out of the tree and it just feels like time for fall things.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > bhtooefr
08/31/2018 at 01:09

That is my main issue around pumpkin stuff. Everyone tries too hard to make it a thing. Rarely does it improve upon the original recipe lol

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/31/2018 at 02:20

So it tastes terrible and is false advertising to boot. Americans are clearly mad.

nerd_racing > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/31/2018 at 08:01

I thought I felt my white girl senses tingling... I love pumpkin spice. Time to hunt up some Pumking beer! (no I’m not a basic white girl, but I do enjoy pumpkin spice a little too much)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/31/2018 at 08:49

I was at “At Home” a couple weeks ago and they already had Christmas trees out...

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/31/2018 at 11:16

I mean there is definitely a “wet” season and a “dry” season. But there 100% is not a winter, spring, summer, fall like people seem to pretend there is. And with a year like this past year, there was barely even any wet season. It is easiest to just call it winter/summer but they mean completely different things than elsewhere. Considering I saw just as many 90 degree days in February as I did in June.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/31/2018 at 11:47

I was thinking about this last night haha. I think the seasons have more to do with sunlight and precipitation than temperature. Fall starts to rain, winter is dark as hell, spring you start having light on your drive home again, and summer is lower traffic due to school being out.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/31/2018 at 11:48

-_-

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > nerd_racing
08/31/2018 at 11:49

Yesterday was the official start at Starbucks . I’m reall y surprised there wasn’t a snap filter about it haha

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/31/2018 at 11:50

It’s the spices you would add to pumpkin, apparently. I’ve never had one though. I’ll stick to a mocha or peppermint mocha (only after thanksgiving) in the cooler months haha

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/31/2018 at 12:07

That is a good way to classify it. It was definitely firstworldproblems when I was complaining that I never saw daylight commuting in the winter and that was the only thing that separated it from right now. I honestly don’t think I remember what rain is. It has been so long that it seems like a myth; that rain doesnt exist.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/31/2018 at 12:26

It’s been extra dry this year. Hopefully we get some slow soakers and not just a couple huge storms. I don’t want PCH sliding into the ocean again. Hopefully the sierras get slammed with snow, too.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
08/31/2018 at 16:57

My coffee only ever has milk added to it. There is no other way...