The Postum Man

Earliest known edition of The Postum Man.

The Postum Man is a 1984 post-coffee dystopia science fiction novel by David Brin about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a coffee maker, which he puts to use brewing coffee substitutes. His brewing service and claims about the return of coffeehouses give hope to the people, who are threatened by a murderous, decaffeinated latte militia.

In the News

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  The Bourne Decaffeination is a 2002 action-coffee film starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, a man suffering from caffeine deprivation amnesia attempting to discover his identity amidst a clandestine conspiracy within the CIA.

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  Quilted Northern Luxury Tea is a brand of quilted tea bags on a roll from Koch Industries.

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  Hellcuppa is a 1987 British supernatural horror film about a mystical coffee cup which summons the Caffobites, a group of extra-dimensional, sadomasochistic beings who cannot differentiate between caffeinated and decaffeinated.

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  Postum Scorchin BBQ is a barbeque-flavored version of the instant coffee substitute Postum.

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  Steeping Beauty is a classic fairy tale about a princess who is cursed by an evil fairy to sleep until a cup of tea is fully steeped.

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  Now Playing — Bayeswatch
  Up Next — The Lord of the Matrix Rings

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles
• Hellcuppa
• Helljabber
• Now Playing (Bayeswatch)
• Postum Scorchin BBQ
• Quilted Northern Luxury Tea
• Steeping Beauty
• The Bourne Decaffeination

External links

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