Webster defines “celestial” as:

1 : of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
2 : of or relating to the sky or visible heavens (the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies)
3 a : ETHEREAL, OTHERWORLDLY b : OLYMPIAN, SUPREME
4 capitalized [Celestial Empire, old name for China] : of or relating to China or the Chinese

I happened upon this delightful beverage by chance at Wal-Mart the other night. I didn’t have my digital camera on me, but I did have my camera phone. I felt it was worthy of a snapshot and a mention on OFaL (I like this new acronym because that’s exactly how it would taste).

How can I be sure this tea is not made of Chinese people? I have family members who are Chinese and I’d hate to think I could be drinking someone related to them, even if they were simply ground up to a fine dust and placed within a teabag.

I’m left to assume, then, that the tea is from another planet. Wal-Mart is now importing beverages and consumable items from the heavens above. The import tax must be hellacious.

Is this the same spice that Han Solo was transporting for Jabba the Hutt but had to jettison from the Millennium Falcon, causing a most unfortunate bounty upon his skull? Because that would be worth drinking.

I distinctly remember an interesting article discussing stars and interstellar gas. Well, call me old fashioned, but I prefer tea only give me gas indirectly, no matter how stellar the flatulence may be. Perhaps I can russle up a couple dollars and visit my local shop for local people and give it a try.

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