* Springfield’s Grab-A-Java is well known for its witty, hand-painted advertising banners, like the one of Shakespeare with the caption: “To bean or not to bean?”

Get it?

Bean?

It’s a coffee shop?

* Anyway, I saw this one the other day as I was driving downtown…

Heh.

* The Question: Your suggestion for future Grab-A-Java captions?

       

68 Comments - I'm New Here - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:11 pm: [Overlaid onto a picture of Rauner’s $20m stack of cash] Get the Job Done By any beans necessary… - O'Doyle Rules! - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:12 pm: #iamgrabajava - Springfield Coffee Empire - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:13 pm: Best coffee in town. #LazareRules - Ron Burgundy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:13 pm: Frerichs picture with “Bean Counter” slogan. “Coffee Baar Topinka” for Judy, with cup in hand. - Ron Burgundy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:14 pm: Picture of steaming coffee urn with slogan “Legal Pot.” - Name Withheld - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:15 pm: The Interview II - Rich Miller - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:16 pm: Burgundy, they already did that one. “Our pot is legal.” - Ron Burgundy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:17 pm: Nice, Rich. - 618662dem - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:18 pm: Tastes a lot like Rod Brewgolavich - Regal Beagle - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:19 pm: Let’s talk about Roast Profiling. - A modest proposal - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:20 pm: How bout, Grinding down the budge. See you latte Quinn. No coffee no coffee sent. Mad again in the morning? Brews yourself. - Dave Dahl - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:24 pm: Something something magic beans something ?? - Downstate GOP Faithless - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:24 pm: Yet another reason why Rich needs a LIKE button - Rich Miller - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:25 pm: Dahl, if they sold your coffee I’d actually stop in. Just sayin… - Anon - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:27 pm: Working for You - Wensicia - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:31 pm: Bruce Rauner to Illinois voters: “Thanks a latte!” - 150 - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:34 pm: Maybe the Governor can meet Jim Sweeney there for another Brew. - Anonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:36 pm: Taxpayers good to the last drop - Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:37 pm: “Colombian Caucus Brew - You’ll vote yes” - Sunshine - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:40 pm: Bean here yet? - Anon. - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:41 pm: Soyboy lattes to go! - D.P.Gumby - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:43 pm: Less than $36 a cup!! - Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:44 pm: Budget Brew - Details Inside! - A Citizen - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:45 pm: Beans and taxpayers are alike - Ill guvmnt will try to squeeze them dry. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:47 pm: Cheap Watch Blend - Brewed Just In Time - anonymoose - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:48 pm: For the “slip and sue” crowd, “sip and sue” - a hot beverage for the litigious LG coffee consumer. Banner should have a disclaimer - “WARNING - Coffee Hot!” - How Ironic - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:49 pm: “Brews Rauner - Diversity Cup where all of it’s black to some degree” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:49 pm: Closers Coffee - What coffee was brewed for’ - Jocko - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:52 pm: Here to “Wake Up Springfield”. - Casual Observer - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:58 pm: No work, all the perks. - A Citizen - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 12:59 pm: Like Cap Fax, Rich to the last drop. - Anonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:00 pm: Executive order excellently espresso - MrJM (@MisterJayEm) - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:01 pm: “We are here at the Illinois Capitol, where we’ve secretly replaced the fine legislators who usually serve with Folgers Crystals — Let’s see if anyone can tell the difference!” – MrJM - Anonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:05 pm: Comming soon eveleyns magic beans - Mittuns - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:07 pm: Made from the Top 1% of the Top 1% of the world’s richest coffee beans, Brews Rauner is made possible through a bountiful harvest of Illinois Pension funds, outsourcing of jobs, and nursing home cutbacks. Grab a cup today, your seat depends on it. - Anonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:11 pm: Tea party tea bags available - Casual Observer - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:12 pm: Where politicos get their mug shots. - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:18 pm: $20,000,000 for Raunerization $2 for Caffeination - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:19 pm: 2016 special bean election - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:20 pm: Sheila Simon - Have beanjo, will travel - zatoichi - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:20 pm: Our brews: Shaken Up, not stirred. - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:21 pm: Brewed only with 100% veto-proof beans - Oswego Willy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:21 pm: Evelyn Sanguilatte - Casual Observer - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:22 pm: Bean there done latte. - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:22 pm: Coffee - essential or non-essential funding? - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:24 pm: Special Interest or Special Roast? - siriusly - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:24 pm: Feeling Mungery ? - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:25 pm: Freezing Your Funds and Roasting Your Beans - Casual Observer - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:27 pm: Entering no mud slinging zone. - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:28 pm: 100% Michael Freroasted Beans - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:28 pm: Evelyn, your coffee will be ready “very soon” - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:30 pm: Governor, we’ve been planning your coffee for over a year - Wordslinger - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:33 pm: (Blago) Jamocha on ice - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:33 pm: Brewing Bipartisanship - Casual Observer - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:41 pm: The budget blend: you’ll find out what’s in it later. The Madigan blend: been brewing for years and nobody knew. The vendor blend: you have to wait a month but we throw in another 1 percent. The GOP caucus blend: give it some time, they just woke up. - Ahoy! - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:44 pm: “Welcome to Madiganistan” - Urbs In Horto - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:47 pm: “Work driving you Madigan? Feeling that pension tension? Don’t LRB stressed - share a hot JCARafe today! 99¢ GA Special: a sweet roll call and a cup o’ Joe Sosnowski” - Anonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:49 pm: Brewsters millions - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 1:55 pm: Bleepin’ Golden Roast - A. Nonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 2:04 pm: Slow roasted over hot air. - Jake From Elwood - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 2:18 pm: Probably can’t go with Oberweis Iced Coffee. Pesky trademarks! - East Central Illinois - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 2:36 pm: A’Brew’ham Lincoln’s favorite coffee - Anonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 2:40 pm: Trash can van one parking only - A guy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 2:44 pm: The strong and grinding road to solvency. - A guy - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 2:46 pm: Time to Urn it. - Leatherneck - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 3:05 pm: Shake Up Starbucks, Buy Grab-A-Java - Anonymous - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 3:35 pm: Starting Jan. 1, our TABSA brew only contains 3.75% caffeine. - Bee - Friday, Jan 16, 15 @ 3:39 pm: Rauner… The Bible says He-brews Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.