Schrödinger’s Coffee

[donutsweeper]

Title: Schrödinger’s Coffee
Pairing/Warning/Rating: none, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary: Jack and Tosh discuss coffee
Author's Note: Learn about Schrödinger's cat here.  Thanks to smithy161 for fixing the quantum nature of Jack's conundrum.

“Jack?  You’re staring at the coffee machine.  Are you okay?”

“I don’t know who made the coffee this morning, Tosh.”

“Oh, and that’s a problem?”

“Gwen makes dreadful coffee.  And Owen’s... Owen’s coffee is criminal.  I want Ianto’s coffee.”

“Well, maybe Ianto made it.”

“But until I drink it I won’t know for certain.”

“And you’re not trying it... why?”

“Schrödinger’s Coffee.”

“Sorry, what?”

"Well, it's both fantastic coffee and horrific coffee-like crap until I try it.  And I don't want risk drinking coffee-like crap.”

“I wouldn’t have guessed you were a student of quantum theory.”

“Not quantum theory, just coffee.”

  

Comments

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

ok, I'm sitting here in my parents' living room cracking up, but I know none of them would understand even if I try to explain why.

there are really no words for how brilliant this is. the really funny part is that I'm just now reading one of the TORCHWOOD books in which Jack uses the Heisenberg uncertainty principal to explain something to Gwen. hilarious.

p.s.

I'm just adding you to my friends list, if that's ok. you fic just rocks that much.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I haven't read any of the TW books yet (stupid America and them not being at libraries), but that's too funny that Jack talks about Heisenberg's principal of uncertainty in one! And I'm happy to have you friend me.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

they're fantastic. I just went out to Borders one day and decided to buy them all (only had to live off Ramen for a couple of days). the combination of your fic and Jack's conversation in that book made me laugh like a madwoman.

honestly, I don't know why I didn't add you sooner (possibly because college ate my brain).

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

zombie colleges are bad things. Maybe I'll look for the TW books later.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I found them at the Borders in my parents' town, which is possibly the smallest Borders known to man, so hopefully you won't have too hard a time finding them...and you could always just sit in the bookstore and read them if you don't want to buy them, although they might wonder about all the maniacal laughing.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

actually there's a barnes and noble's here that has a starbucks attached. hmmm.. Mocha+TW book. sounds good!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

that does sound good...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

OMG that icon ROCKS!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

hehe...I don't even know who added the Starbucks logo, but the Yoda is from iharthdarth.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Coffee... the answer to everything

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

especially colleges with zombie-like tendencies.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

just found this icon at odette_river you should use it next time they come after you

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

LOL...that is fantastic.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

there are a lot of great icons there, like this one

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

yay! icon show and tell.

I'll have to go look over there.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh that is GREAT. here's another from over there

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

LOL...I can think of so many times that icon would've been perfect.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Isn't it though? lol at yous!

This is one of my favorites, although very people get the context (it's from the Reduced Shakespeare Company)

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

obscure references are the best, though.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

although they can get us into trouble....

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

*snort* ah, Sci Fi Channel.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I loved the miniseries... but really had WTF at where the monkeys came from....

Here's the magic plot bunny hat, if you're ever in need of a spare plot bunny or two...

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

as long as they're not rabid plot bunnies...

speaking of obscure references, this is one I made from a conversation that one of my LJ friends posted:

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

OMG that's hysterical!!!!! conversations I get into on LJ end up with completely incomprehensible icons

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

mine end up a bit more comprehensible but strange, nonetheless.