Post a picture of your favorite drinking vessel.
Since I live in Central Florida, no surprise that my top two were purchased from the theme parks.
From Universal, the Deathly Hollow cup depicting the symbols needed to defeat death: The cape of invisibility, the wand and the stone. Though, I would update that to the muggle version which would be the mighty pen for the wand; invisibility from a pen name for the cape; and immortality through writing, for the stone.
From Disneyland, a cup that reminds me of the rabbit hole we all live in today.
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It's a creation of Daniel Johnston, a cartoonist and music icon from the 80's who lived in Houston and San Marcos. Johnston made tapes of his music and this was one of the covers....it's also painted on a wall near UT. It's been there a long time and a part of Austin folklore although I'm not sure the kids have a clue about it exactly. He's still out there doing stuff and there's a documentary about him made about 10 years ago. 
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I love him too; such vulnerability, and genius. You get the prize. 
"Stein" is an abbreviation of German Steinzeug "stoneware", the common material for beer mugs before the introduction of glass.
Here's my stein I purchased in Germany many, many years ago. For years I used it as a coffee mug until I retired it to guarding my paintbrushes.
I only use it on the weekends, and only when I have my favorite types of coffee.
It's wonderful to drink from it, read and relax and sometimes to think about the equations on it.
...limited edition (#73 of 250) teacup and saucer by Ron English.
Next is my 1969 Nixon/Agnew elephant cup, which I inherited from my late stepfather. Needless to say, he was a Repug.
I have this German "hand mug" from a thrift shop in Pasadena CA.
And my favorite, a "Hillbilly" beer stein produced by the Du Bro Studios in 1954, which I found in the same thrift shop as the "hand mug" above.
Burt's Bees, but doubles as a Knight Templar:
Oh..wait...you said VESSEL;
ok...it can be seen on the counter behind Mr. Dixie but here is close up:
I collect the old 1994 Starbuck's City Mugs.....have one from San Franciso, 2 from Seattle, and looking for one from New Orleans.
