How much is too much?

Alcatraz Mug - A gift from my daughters visit to 
the Alcatraz Prison (The Rock) tour in California recently.
@webeishere (36313)
United States
March 23, 2009 3:36pm CST
Here's a shot that I think may just be too much even for me to handle. This is the mug my daughter bought me from her ALcatraz Prison tour. This thing is monsterous. All 4 fingers of mine fit inside the handle. It is a whopping 20 ounces, or 2 1/2 cups cooking measure. The coffee gets cold before I can finish the mug off. So what is the largest coffee mug you own? Not a travel mug, I have some that hold as much and more, but a regular table inside the house mug? How often do you use a huge mug for coffee? HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
23 Mar 09
The only one I have had that is huge is from the renisannce festival...my kids bought it for me and I really have never used to to drink coffee from....I do like a cup a little larger then a standard cup.....but not one that is humungus!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
23 Mar 09
Yeah I got one of those mugs made from a tree trunk at the RenFest last year. It is even bigger than this one I think. Not by much though if it is bigger. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
23 Mar 09
I have a HUGE mug that my son brought me when his grandparents took him to Alaska on a cruise. I use it for my cooking utensils, it's on the shelf by my stove. I'd take a picture but my camera's batteries won't seem to charge.
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
23 Mar 09
We just have your regular coffee mugs around here and not many of those since we are not coffee drinkers. Maybe she got you one so large so you would be sure to have the caffine energy. hahaha
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
23 Mar 09
She knows I own a lot of LARGE mugs and knew this would make me so happy added to my collection. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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• United States
24 Mar 09
I dont think that make a cup large enough for me lol I have some large cups but the way I refill it, I need a gallon sized cup lol I do love the coffee. mmmmmm but I might have trouble picking up a cup that was that big lol
@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
24 Mar 09
My everyday coffee cup is just a bit smaller at 2-1/4 cups. And I use it everyday, being an incurable coffee-aholic. My son has a cup or two in the morning, and I usually finish the pot. I like coffee hot, room temperature or iced. My first cup of the day doesn't have a chance to get cold. After that I just nurse it all day. Nothing is better than a good, cup of coffee (or three) and playing in MyLot!
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
24 Mar 09
Oops...I forgot the picture...lol.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
24 Mar 09
aWWW SOOO CUTE. tHANKS FOR SHARING IT HERE. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
24 Mar 09
Tukay - She likes her coffee too
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@Jennlk84 (4206)
• United States
23 Mar 09
I have a lot of regular sized mugs but I also have a few that are more like soup bowl style mugs. Aka: very wide. I enjoy using them but it takes me forever to finish the coffee in them and it ends up getting cold, just like you said!
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23 Mar 09
The biggest mug I've had in the house is one that was purchased from Thorpe Park (theme park in the UK for those that don't know haha) If i put my hand in it, it stops at my wrist :O Looonggg Mug (:
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
23 Mar 09
i am not a coffee drinker and i don't own any huge mugs as yours... all the mugs in my house are just of ordinary size and me and my hubby use them to drink water or hot chocolate... your new mug from your daughter looks really nice and big... enjoy it and your coffee... take care and have a nice day...
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
23 Mar 09
I think that you have this all wrong Grandpa Bob. The mug is nothing to do with coffee. It is in fact a cunningly disguised piece of escape equipment. Inmates use them to dig their way out. Of course they have to go deep or they'd pop up and drown. I guess they could always sue them to keep the sharks at bay! LOL. We have a huge mug of a topless lady bought or The Boss by a friend's twin daughter when they were about 12! Curious choice of gift for a woman. But I always laugh when one of us uses it.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
25 Mar 09
Thanks for the BR grandpa Bob. Sorry about all the typos in my original response.
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
23 Mar 09
I think I just have regular sized mugs, I have alot of them even tho we aren't coffee drinkers, the only one that drinks coffee is my mom when she's here, even then she brings her own coffee..ha. Thats a cool mug tho...you can add it to your collection.
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23 Mar 09
Hi GRANDPA BOB, That is a lovely big mug there its nice to have one as a souvenier of the Alcatraz Prison and you don't have to drink out of it, just keep it save somewhere that it'll look nice. Tamara
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
23 Mar 09
Nahhh I use all my mugs except one and this is not that one. HAPPY FARMING FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
24 Mar 09
Hi Granda Bob! I love this mug! It is really cool! It has a nice logo! I would love to have a huge mug like this! It would be great for my tea! I would just keep sticking back into the microwave to heat it up a little more! I would like it even if I didn't use it because it is so great to look at! I think it makes a really nice souvenier!
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@onlydia (2808)
• United States
24 Mar 09
Yes I have three mugs that big and I use mine for coffee and milk. Tea when I'm not feeling good. I like my coffe hot warm cold. As waste not want not. My grandmother was the one who got me on cool to warm coffee as you never tosh it out. And back then no Mirowave so drank it cool. Now I like it. But they are big they are great for milk and cookies as a great dunking cup. My one is a TAZ cup. YOu have a great night and day. Your friend onlydia
@Chevee (5905)
• United States
23 Mar 09
I have several mugs but they are regular size mugs. I don't have one that large.
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@bulasana (71)
• Bahrain
24 Mar 09
Hay Grandpa BOB ! That's so sweet she bought for you a nice Mug so you can have enough coffee. I have all big coffee mugs and I like to have huge amount of tea and coffee very often. cheers and happy moylotting
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• Indonesia
24 Mar 09
Nice comment..... add me in your freind...
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
24 Mar 09
I saw that cup and just knew it was meant for you lol.
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@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
24 Mar 09
Never. We have a bunch of coffee cups of varying sizes in this house, alot from ones that the kids have bought. I use the smallest ones, partly for the samereason you said - the coffee gets cold before I can finish it. Plus, I don't know why, the coffee seemms to taste better in a smaller cup. Probably because I put cream and sugar in it and the measurement is different in a larger cup. But we don't have any that are that big!
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@mummymo (23706)
25 Mar 09
Hey a big mug for a ....wonderful AGB! lol I actually used to have a mug just as big that was a winnie the pooh one but it broke and I am loathe to admit I cried when it did as I loved that mug! I do have quite a few others that are almost as big but not quite - I find it comforting to be able to wrap my hands around a nice hot mug even if I don't always finish whats inside! xxx
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@farazkh1 (1153)
• Pakistan
24 Mar 09
lol.the question is pretty interesting "how much is too much" you know what.? i am feeling about this question eternal and will seems to be never end at any point specially when you argue someone on this .....
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• United States
29 Mar 09
I do have 2 coffee mugs that are rounded and look like cappachino mugs, they have hearts on one and christmas trees on the other....LOL but they are probably about 2 cups worth if I was to measure how much they hold....LOL but I love them, especially for my winter morning hot cocoa... that is the best!!! I have regular size mugs too that have come in a 4 pc set, but I dont use them except for company...I am not sure why... LOL enjoy the mug and happy mylotting.
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@Aquilis (175)
24 Mar 09
i've seen people drink things out of a boot before (as in a cup shape boot rather than their own boot) as you can imagine, that was rather big.
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