Pumpkin Spice Season Twitter Reactions Jokes

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It's true that it's still summer. It's also true that the days are becoming shorter, #FirstDayofSchool photo shoots are once again flooding our Facebook feeds, and your local Target is lousy with Halloween and Thanksgiving merch. Can pumpkin spice lattes be far behind?

Though fall is officially one month away, some Starbucks locations are already in PSL-prep mode, while World Market has been stocking a heady mix of nutmeg and cinnamon for weeks. And where there are pumpkin spice lattes, there are pumpkin spice candles, pumpkin spice toothpaste, and, yes, pumpkin spice bath bombs. (Fortunately, pumpkin spice Oreos appear to have been an overly eager autumnal one-off.)

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Two camps are emerging: those who have already laid out their flannel shirts and booked their apple picking excursions; and those still clinging to every last sip of their refreshing cold brew, every last second of their unicorn pool float.

This tweet sums up Team PSL fairly accurately.

"Really craving a pumpkin spice latte right now," one fall enthusiast tweeted. "Yes I'm #basic."

Really craving a pumpkin spice latte right now☕... yes I'm #basic
— Dianna (@DelightfullyDe) August 18, 2017

The barista when you ask for a double pumpkin spice on August 18th pic.twitter.com/G5gIMvwVfJ
— chaps (@UncleChaps) August 18, 2017

I had such a white girl moment yesterday when I found out the Dunkin donuts I go to had pumpkin spice!??? #ilovefall
— Allieee?? (@al_babaloooo) August 19, 2017

Okay but really, when does pumpkin spice latte season start?
— t liv (@tayliv98) August 19, 2017

I'm ready for fall???????????????? Pumpkin spice latte season.. I'm ready
— Teala Dunn (@TTLYTEALA) August 19, 2017

Team Stop Ruining Summer For Me, meanwhile, has been voicing some strong objections. The timing. The taste. It's all wrong.

Case in point: "Almost time for girls to freak out over the pumpkin spice latte again, idk why though shit taste like potpourri," a critic tweeted. Interesting rebuttal.

I am not ready for summer to be over. And I also rebuke the foolishness of #pumpkinspice season. #nomaam pic.twitter.com/KHFjnTJUY2
— U Had Me @ Merlot? (@ReeshontheRadio) August 16, 2017

This is a preemptive "fuck you" to pumpkin spice. Fuck off. Fuck all the way off.
— MikeP?? (@patnspankme) August 17, 2017

Almost time for girls to freak out over the pumpkin spice latte again, idk why though shit taste like potpourri.
— Kelley Bushue ? (@KBushue) August 15, 2017

OKAY. Everyone needs to slow their role on the #PumpkinSpiceLatte talk! It's still AUGUST! #summerforever https://t.co/JjySqnnLQX
— Kristen Aguirre (@KristenAguirre) August 11, 2017

If you're rushing summer just because you want a pumpkin spice latte just know I hate u
— jess (@jguak) August 12, 2017

The great pumpkin spice debate has even wormed its way into current affairs. Who knew a seasonal beverage could be linked to white nationalist rallies, the dismantling of Confederate statues, and the threat of a nuclear war with North Korea?

The PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte) is a fundamental piece of American culture and to consider otherwise is treasonous
— Kayla Cottingham ? (@superqueero) August 19, 2017