Yet Another Reason to go to Peet's

OK. So I'm minding my own business driving to work and merging onto 580 from 13. When I get in the fast lane I come up behind this guy who appears to have forgotten his coffee on the roof of his car. I am much displeased because I know any second that cup of double-half-cap-frapa-whotsit is gonna come flying into my windshield and spread a layer of brown goop over the glass that my wipers will merely swirl around until I am forced to pull over with my head hanging out the driver's side window like some goofy car dog.

Only that doesn't happen. We drive for ~30min down 580, over the pass to the intersection with 680 where we go our separate ways. The cup never came off. When we got up to 85mph on the pass it shook some, but never once did it look like it was gonna fly. I was somewhat perplexed. Could some joke-ster have glued a coffee cup to his otherwise mild-mannered looking car? Is there some strange physics phenomena that sucks a hot coffee cup down on a cold car roof.

No, of course! After inquiring more a friend let me in on the joke. It's some stupid marketing campaign by the evil green giant.

So to sum up: I am a chump, And Starbucks can kiss my ass. My brain feels better, but my pride is a little bruised at being suckered by such a lame gimmick. Yet another reason to go to Peet's ...
-E
PS: Hey, at least my new camera phone rocks!