Drink Coffee! Drink it! DRINK IT!

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This 1984 commercial from the National Coffee Association prompted Jay Leno to quip: "To David Bowie, a cup of coffee is merely a sedative."

This 1984 commercial from the National Coffee Association prompted Jay Leno to quip: “To David Bowie, a cup of coffee is merely a sedative.”

As a better punchline, Cicely Tyson claims that coffee is “that calming moment”… then slugs a guy.

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