Seems there is such a thing as a useful chocolate teapot!
Chocolatiers at Nestle have created a teapot capable of sustaining boiling water for 2 minutes to make a "drinkable" brew, albeit tainted with chocolate. As someone who doesnt drink tea, no idea if thats good or bad !?
Next time someone tells you, its about as useful as a chocolate teapot, tell 'um they are wrong