“Mean without caffeine”

“Mean without caffeine” is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images—especially coffee mugs.
 
“I get mean without caffeine” was printed in the book Then Comes Marriage (1993) by Bonnie Pega. “Mean Without Caffeine t-shirt http://bit.ly/g6Jvrl” was posted on Twitter by Tshirt Meme on April 27, 2011.
 
   
Google Books
Then Comes Marriage
By Bonnie Pega
New York, NY: Random House Publishing Group
1993
Pg. 64:
“I get mean without caffeine.”
   
Twitter
ladycrumpet
@ladycrumpet
Replying to @francesk
@francesk I am mean without caffeine. With caffeine, I’m slightly less mean. 😉
10:01 AM · May 14, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Victoria Scholl
@VictoriaScholl
Cheated on my diet… I had a Venti Extra Carmel Macchiato from Starbucks. ♥ I am downright mean without caffeine. - Poet & didn’t know it..
7:59 PM · Jan 27, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Tshirt Meme
@tshirtmeme
Mean Without Caffeine t-shirt http://bit.ly/g6Jvrl
4:12 AM · Apr 27, 2011·twitterfeed
   
Twitter
Gavin the Great
@Mr_Gavin1117
It’s early, and I need some coffee #asap. I’m mean without caffeine.
8:24 AM · Mar 16, 2012·Twitterrific for iOS
   
Twitter
Eli Flores
@lovelycrazyE
Mean without caffeine and protein.
1:14 PM · Aug 20, 2014·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Bespoke Verse
@BespokeVerse
Thanks Etsy for featuring our Mean Without Caffeine mug this morning! http://fb.me/1w1cAzBw8
4:34 AM · Nov 14, 2016·Facebook
 
Google Books
Title Mean Without Caffeine: Coffee Lovers Creative Lined Writing Journal Diary
Author E. Meehan
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 1099280508, 9781099280504
Length 102 pages