Chock Full O' Balls

I begin with a gross-out alert, though it must be said that neither the television nor print media that reported on this story issued any such warning. The story in question is the $100 cup of coffee. That in itself is, of course, not difficult to swallow, unless one is prone, as I am, to choking on exhorbitant prices. The disgusting part is what this coffee consists of, and I assure you I'm not making it up. It seems that in South America somewhere there is a little rat-like animal that eats coffee beans and then -- how can I put this delicately? -- poops them back out. These "recycled" beans are said to make the most exquisite coffee known to man, hence the inflated prices that put oil to shame. I'll stick with my one daily cup of decaf, thanks, not because I think it's good. It's not. But it satisfies my hot liquid habit in the morning.