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The '''Litany against decaffeination''' (also known by its first sentence, '''I must not decaffeinate''') is a parody of [[Frank Herbert (nonfiction)|Frank Herbert]]'s ''litany against fear''.
[[File:Litany_Against_Decaffeination.jpg|thumb|The Litany Against Decaffeination.]]The '''Litany against decaffeination''' (also known by its first sentence, '''I must not decaffeinate''') is a parody of [[Frank Herbert (nonfiction)|Frank Herbert]]'s ''Litany against fear''.
 
== The Litany ==


The complete text reads:
The complete text reads:


<blockquote>
<blockquote>
I must not decaffeinate. Decaffeination is the mind-killer. Decaffeination is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my decaffeination. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the decaffeination has gone there will be a steaming hot cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Only the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and I will remain.
I must not decaffeinate.
Decaffeination is the mind-killer.
Decaffeination is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my decaffeination.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the decaffeination has gone there will be a steaming hot cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.
Only the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and I will remain.
</blockquote>
 
Shortened version for social media:
 
<blockquote>
I must not decaffeinate
 
Decaffeination is the mind-killer
 
—I will face my decaffeination—
 
Where the decaffeination has gone there will be a steaming hot cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
 
Only the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and I will remain
</blockquote>
 
== Litany against fear ==
 
<blockquote>
"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
-- Frank Herbert
https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear


== In the News ==
== In the News ==


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Litany against Minnesotan.jpg|link=Litany against Minnesotan|'''[[Litany against Minnesotan]]''' is a prayer used in Minnesota as a psychological defense against the hazards of winter.
File:Such a fine line between drinking coffee and not drinking coffee.jpg|link=Such a fine line between drinking coffee and not drinking coffee|'''[[Such a fine line between drinking coffee and not drinking coffee]].'''
File:Spice-Lord.jpg|link=Spice-Lord|'''''[[Spice-Lord]]''''' is a 2021 science fiction comedy film about a zoologist (Chris Pratt) who discovers a new species of worm which excretes a hallucinogenic drug.
File:The_Treachery_of_Substances.jpg|link=The Treachery of Substances|'''''[[The Treachery of Substances]]''''' is a short documentary film by René Magritte and Jerry Stiller.
File:June by Frank Herbert 1.1.jpg|link=June|'''''[[June]]''''' is a novel by Frank Herbert 1.1 (as told to OrbGazer).
File:Hamiltons_all_the_way_down.jpg|link=Hamiltons all the way down|"'''[[Hamiltons all the way down]]'''" is an expression of the problem of infinite comic regress involving actor, director, teacher, and poet Allen Hamilton Bates.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Hamiltons all the way down]]
* ''[[June]]''
* [[Litany against Minnesotan]]
* ''[[Spice-Lord]]''
* [[Such a fine line between drinking coffee and not drinking coffee]]
* ''[[The Treachery of Substances]]''


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Frank Herbert (nonfiction)]]
* [[Frank Herbert (nonfiction)]]


External links:
== External links ==
 
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=== Social media ===


* [https://x.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1808488312128065672 Post] @ Twitter (3 July 2024) updated image
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1391396852088639489 Post] @ Twitter (9 May 2021)
* [https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/swiss-government-declares-that-coffee-is-not-essential-for-survival/142522/75?u=karl_jones Blog post] @ Boing Boing  
* [https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/swiss-government-declares-that-coffee-is-not-essential-for-survival/142522/75?u=karl_jones Blog post] @ Boing Boing  


Attribution: Original work by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]] based on work by  [[Frank Herbert (nonfiction)]].


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Latest revision as of 09:14, 2 December 2024

The Litany Against Decaffeination.

The Litany against decaffeination (also known by its first sentence, I must not decaffeinate) is a parody of Frank Herbert's Litany against fear.

The Litany

The complete text reads:

I must not decaffeinate. Decaffeination is the mind-killer. Decaffeination is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my decaffeination. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the decaffeination has gone there will be a steaming hot cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Only the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and I will remain.

Shortened version for social media:

I must not decaffeinate

Decaffeination is the mind-killer

—I will face my decaffeination—

Where the decaffeination has gone there will be a steaming hot cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

Only the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and I will remain

Litany against fear

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

-- Frank Herbert

https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (3 July 2024) updated image
  • Post @ Twitter (9 May 2021)
  • Blog post @ Boing Boing
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