modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> Even if you put nothing else in it:
>
> http://www.wired.com/science/discove...7-10/st_coffee
>
> Quote of note: "Putrescine: Ever wonder what makes spoiled meat so
> poisonous? Here you go. Ptomaines like putrescine are produced when E.
> coli bacteria in the meat break down amino acids. Naturally present in
> coffee beans, it smells, as you might guess from the name, like
> Satan's outhouse."

I am sure it is not coincidental that when I was smelling my
coffee this morning, I thought for a fleeting moment that it
smelled like... something from an outhouse.

--
Jean B.