A handy guide to Starbucks coffee sizes

short
8 oz.
Not on the menu, but you can ask for it.  For hot drinks only.

tall
12 oz.
If you ask for a "small", you'll get this.

grande
16 oz.
If you ask for a "medium", you'll get this.

venti
20 oz. (hot)
"Venti" is Italian for "twenty"

venti
24 oz. (cold)
"Venti" is Italian for ... um ... wait a minute...

diavolo
6.66 oz. + 6 oz. tapwater
Never put anything in the tip jar? Your next "tall" will be this. 

micro
2 oz.
1 shot of cappuccino. Slip barista 50 cents and wink. 

nano
0.32 oz
Two tsp. of Americano. Flash barista with a red thong (ladies only)

shuffle
0.08 oz.
One raw coffee bean, random variety. Close eyes, open mouth, wait.

venti-venti
40 oz.
Drink is laced with MD wine and served in an old "Night Train" bottle.

tachi-cardi
96 oz. (6 lbs.)
Fondly known as "Ventricular Dysrhythmia" in a Cup

tossico-mane
48 oz. (3 lbs.)
"Tossicomane" is Italian for "drug addict"

avogadro
6 x 10^23 molecules
Drink is brewed on a bunsen burner and served in a test tube.

escher
1/phi kg.
Drink is mixed in an endless waterfall and served in a Klein bottle.

quantum pollock
0 to 20 oz.
Ingredients are flung randomly towards a "venti" cup.

%@#$!
%@#$! oz.
Drink is poured from any size cup onto your new suit.

einstein
12 to oz.
A "tall" is accelerated towards lightspeed until desired mass is reached.

:-9
0 oz.
Virtual drink is served to your Second Life avatar.

ednarg
-16 oz.
An anti-gravity “grande” made from negative matter.

self-serve
n/a
Uh, dude? Wake up. Starbucks is next door. This is a Kinkos. 


2008.07.26 by Eryq