THOSE BLUE COFFEE CUPS?

**Number 47** · 02.28.07, 04:33 PM

What's the deal with those blue paper coffee cups that I keep seeing in movies and TV?
Watch any scene where a few cops are standing around in the cold rain, and you will probably see them.

there should be an award for most generic working prop with steam.

**hatchetforce** · 02.28.07, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by Number 47

What's the deal with those blue paper coffee cups that I keep seeing in movies and TV?
Watch any scene where a few cops are standing around in the cold rain, and you will probably see them.

there should be an award for most generic working prop with steam.

I think they use those so they can add or remove branding (think "blue screen") with computer graphics, especially for syndication.

**drummr** · 02.28.07, 04:58 PM

You can find more information about these cups at the following URL as well as buy your very own ceramic one. http://www.wearehappytoserveyou.com/

I'm originally from NY and these are used at just about every place that serves coffee to go in the city. A few years back I came across the ceramic ones and thought it was a good piece of NY nostalgia and bought one for my girlfriend. It's crazy how an ordinary paper cup has become so famous.

**darthadv** · 02.28.07, 05:00 PM

If you mean this:

then that's a pretty generic cup that real diners use. Not sure about a bluescreen friendly cup!

**darthadv** · 02.28.07, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by drummr

You can find more information about these cups at the following URL as well as buy your very own ceramic one. http://www.wearehappytoserveyou.com/

I'm originally from NY and these are used at just about every place that serves coffee to go in the city. A few years back I came across the ceramic ones and thought it was a good piece of NY nostalgia and bought one for my girlfriend. It's crazy how an ordinary paper cup has become so famous.

beat me to it!

**Wickett** · 02.28.07, 05:03 PM

I used to have a Soul Asylum concert shirt years ago that had that logo on the front. Great show, BTW.

**Number 47** · 02.28.07, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by darthadv

If you mean this:

then that's a pretty generic cup that real diners use. Not sure about a bluescreen friendly cup!

That's It!

**Bob_R** · 02.28.07, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Number 47

What's the deal with those blue paper coffee cups that I keep seeing in movies and TV?
Watch any scene where a few cops are standing around in the cold rain, and you will probably see them.

There's a good chance you'll see donuts also.

**Number 47** · 02.28.07, 05:25 PM

BRING IN THE STUNT CUP!!

**darthadv** · 02.28.07, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Number 47

That's It!

let's just say my ethnic heritage makes me an expert based on who you typically find owning a diner...

cliff clavin's little known fact... that border design is a repeating greek keys design...

**darthadv** · 02.28.07, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Bob_R

There's a good chance you'll see donuts also.

several years ago while driving down a certain local street with a friend in queens, ny, i saw two out of shape cops standing on a corner outside a diner literally drinking coffee and eating donuts... i yelled out something to the effect of, and not maliciously, but more in a smart alecky sort of way, "oh what a surprise, cops with coffee and donuts!"

the angry look of death they gave me as we drove away was utterly priceless!

**drummr** · 02.28.07, 10:20 PM

darthadv,

I just noticed that you are also from NY. Whereabouts in Queens are you from? I grew up in Astoria.

drummr

**darthadv** · 03.01.07, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by drummr

darthadv,

I just noticed that you are also from NY. Whereabouts in Queens are you from? I grew up in Astoria.

drummr

also grew up in astoria, currently in jackson hts.

**drummr** · 03.01.07, 10:58 AM

That's cool darthadv. Do you mind if I ask where you went to school? Maybe we were classmates. I went to PS 70 for elementary and JHS 10 for a couple of years before I moved to California around '85.

I'm looking forward to the movie "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" which is about growing up in Astoria. It should be a good trip down memory lane for me.