Diet or regular pop?

[Calhoun07]

Which do you prefer, and why? Does diet pops actually contain as much bad stuff as I've heard?

[Bud 'n Lou]

Actually, I prefer soda, but aside from that... :-D
Diet sodas taste gross. It's the artificial sweeteners. *gag*

[batboy2001]

Regular soda is the best. Diet taste so bad because the use spartain instead of sugar.

[Calhoun07]

I heard spartain is supposed to do real bad things to you.

I actually got tired of the taste of regular pop about a year and a half ago, and just could never finish a can, so I switched to diet. the taste never bothered me. But now I am kinda drinking both and wondered about which one is supposed to be better for you? Well, I guess no soda pops would be best, but you know what I mean!

[Clayface]

I prefer regular pop. ;)

[batboy2001]

Spartain gives some people horrible nightmares, and my grandfather always said it kills brain cells.

[DR. BELCH]

I find diet root beer too flat-tasting and lifeless. It's practically a blasphemy.
Lately I've tried to drink more fruit juices, and I have a large can of lovely powdered pina colada smoothie mix from Melaleuca. Great with water, milk, lemonade, and apple juice.
I've heard that Alzheimer's disease is caused by excessive aluminum deposits in the brain, which get into the body through bits of the metal leached from the interior of soda cans.
They only call it "pop" up North because it supposedly makes that sound when opened. It doesn't go "pop", it goes "whoosh". Here in the South, to be proper, you say, "I want a Co-Coler."

[Calhoun07]

Is that Alzheimer's disease statement based on fact? If so, where can the facts be verified? How long have aluminum cans been in common usage? I am old enough to remember pop in tin cans, but glass bottles were all the rage when I was growing up. In fact, I decry the day the bottling companies stopped putting their pop in glass bottles. It seriously tastes sooooo much better out of a glass bottle. Of course, you can still find IBC rootbeer in glass bottles, and I dare you to find a canned pop that tastes better. It can't be done, because canned pop tastes more bland. Now I want a Dr Pepper out of a glass bottle. Some times, "progress" isn't all that great. They should go back to glass bottles, easier to recycle and to reuse.

[DR. BELCH]

The first part, about the aluminum desposits, may be true. I've read in psych texts about deposits of minerals and proteins in the brains of dementia sufferers, called senile plaques. The part about it being caused by soda cans, however, smacks of urban legend--right up there with diseased hypodermic needles in gas pumps, hairy-armed hitchhikers, kidney thieves, and another popular soda u.l., the Pop Rocks story.
For the record, most of my soda comes from plastic bottles. Also recycleable, plus I can fill them with water and take them out when I go jogging.
For my money, Barq's makes the best root beer...but even generic Sam's Choice hits a thirsty throat like a blessing.

[Colin]

Originally posted by calhoun07
Which do you prefer, and why? Does diet pops actually contain as much bad stuff as I've heard?

Um... if I had a grandfather I called "Pop" I think i'd like him any way he was... whether he was on a diet or not...

Oh... you mean SODA (what us normal people call it ;)). Personally, I prefer regular... and I will even go as for to say I prefer Pepsi over Coke, but I do also enjoy the occaisional RC Cola...

[Trent Lane]

Being at high risk for diabettes, I stick with Diet Coke and Dr. Pepper. DDP tastes the same, so it doesn't bother me...

BTW, I can't say "pop", it sounds too much like my cousins in Ohio. In the south, everybody refers to soda as "Coke". Guess it's a regional thing...

[Calhoun07]

Why call Dr Pepper "coke?"

I prefer Dr Pepper, and I have drank both diet and regular. The diet does taste pretty good, but I am swinging back to regular.

[Frozen]

Stick to fruit juice, my friends, your teeth will live longer... Having said that., I LOVE coca-coke. I HATE diet coca-cola. Why would I want to drink something that tastes of washing up water..?

[Clayface]

Originally posted by Colin
Oh... you mean SODA (what us normal people call it ;)).

Oh puh-lease! The original name was "soda pop". Some regions kept the"soda", some kept the "pop". Neither one is any more correct than the other. :p

[killercroc]

Originally posted by flhero311
BTW, I can't say "pop", it sounds too much like my cousins in Ohio. In the south, everybody refers to soda as "Coke". Guess it's a regional thing...

We say that in Oklahoma also. You know you're from the south if you've ever had this conversation:

"Hey, want a coke?"
"sure."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper."

Anyway as for the Aspartame or whatever. I had a friend in High School whose dad was a pilot. American Airlines wouldn't let him drink diet Coke because of the Aspartame. Corporate fascism or genuine concern? You decide!

[don Jaime]

Coke's in real danger of losing its trademark, as Croc says. To be authentic redneck, you have to call it "R-o-C Co-Cola", working in Royal Crown with Coca-Cola.

Aluminum cans are coated to keep the contents from coming into contact with them - sodas have low pH and will eat through aluminum. It's the same principle behind why you don't wrap tomato sauced stuff in "tinfoil." You'll get a puddle of oxidized aluminum. Still, I suppose you could be getting extra aluminum in your diet via cans.

Pepsi is better than Coke. All soda is better from bottles. The best ginger ale is Blenheim's of South Carolina, followed by Vernor's out of Michigan. Puts that Canada Dry stuff to shame.

The ultimate in soda pop - Dublin (TX) Dr. Pepper (http://www.drpep.com/) made with bracing Imperial Cane Sugar instead of syrupy corn sweeteners. A splurge, but worth it once in a while. You want bottles.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime
Coke's in real danger of losing its trademark, as Croc says. To be authentic redneck, you have to call it "R-o-C Co-Cola", working in Royal Crown with Coca-Cola.

Aluminum cans are coated to keep the contents from coming into contact with them - sodas have low pH and will eat through aluminum. It's the same principle behind why you don't wrap tomato sauced stuff in "tinfoil." You'll get a puddle of oxidized aluminum. Still, I suppose you could be getting extra aluminum in your diet via cans.

Pepsi is better than Coke. All soda is better from bottles. The best ginger ale is Blenheim's of South Carolina, followed by Vernor's out of Michigan. Puts that Canada Dry stuff to shame.

The ultimate in soda pop - Dublin (TX) Dr. Pepper (http://www.drpep.com/) made with bracing Imperial Cane Sugar instead of syrupy corn sweeteners. A splurge, but worth it once in a while. You want bottles.

When I read this thread, I was expecting to see that you had "scooped" me on the coke thing.

Speaking of the pH thing, have you seen where they put a nail in Coke and it disintegrates? I don't think that one's an urban legend.

I agree about cokes...er, sodas being better from the bottle. It also seems like they taste different if you pour them into a glass.

I'll never drink Pepsi. When I was 13 I went to Six Flags and they had the Pepsi Challenge set up. I had always wanted to try it, but the lady said I was too young. I even begged and she said no. So I told her, "Ok, but I'm never drinking Pepsi again." Well I have drank it when nothing else was available, but I've never bought it. Anyway, with my lifetime of drinking Coke, Pepsi just tastes week and flat to me. Un

I've had the cane Dr. P's before and they are good. They also taste a lot better than the syrup kind when you drink them hot.

[don Jaime]

You're not like my mom and put peanuts in the Dr. Pepper, are you?

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime
You're not like my mom and put peanuts in the Dr. Pepper, are you?

Peanuts in Dr. Pepper, how gross! They're supposed to go in Coca Cola.

[DR. BELCH]

killercroc :
Speaking of the pH thing, have you seen where they put a nail in Coke and it disintegrates? I don't think that one's an urban legend.
Overnight? Only if you mix sulfuric acid into it:
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.htm
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.htm
Carbonic acid (also seen in acid rain) is fairly weak and takes years to oxidize (break down) iron and copper.
Another one I really like:
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/sperm.htm
The image of a girl pouring a can of Coke up there is--for lack of a better word--delicious.

[Trent Lane]

Originally posted by don Jaime
Pepsi is better than Coke.

Ummm, hate to disagree, but I will. Pepsi is A LOT of sugar and water with brown coloring. I can't drink it. I guess I'll be shunned by my fellow North Carolinians now...

And "Cokes" taste better from glass bottles than any other containers. I had a 8 oz. glass bottle Coke at the beach about a year ago and it was the best I think I've ever had...

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Frozen
Stick to fruit juice, my friends, your teeth will live longer... Having said that., I LOVE coca-coke. I HATE diet coca-cola. Why would I want to drink something that tastes of washing up water..?

Actually, I wish some of these companies would put fruit juice in cans! I'd buy some! Sunny Delight and Hawaiian Punch are the only two I know of that come in cans that are fruit drinks.

[optimal321]

Okay, a lot of stuff has gone on so here's everything i have to say. I prefer regular pop over diet, but i never really drink diet, so i can't have too much of an opinion of it. And as you can tell from that last sentence, i say "pop" and not "soda". Dr. Pepper is the best pop ever. I drink one every school day at lunch. I also prefer Pepsi over Coke.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH

Overnight? Only if you mix sulfuric acid into it:
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.htm
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.htm
Carbonic acid (also seen in acid rain) is fairly weak and takes years to oxidize (break down) iron and copper.
Another one I really like:
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/sperm.htm
The image of a girl pouring a can of Coke up there is--for lack of a better word--delicious.

Gosh, I'm probably the type of person that makes UL's so persistant. While I was typing that post I was thinking that I had read that it was true on the Snopes website. And sure enough, it's false.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by calhoun07


Actually, I wish some of these companies would put fruit juice in cans! I'd buy some! Sunny Delight and Hawaiian Punch are the only two I know of that come in cans that are fruit drinks.

Texsun sells all types of juice out of a can. It's horrible. All I can taste is metal when I drink it. I've even done a blind taste test with it and bottled juice, and it's not just in my head. Haven't tried Sunny D or Punchy, though.

Frozen- That's not really true. The sugars in juice are just as bad, and the acid in Coke doesn't really speed things up that fast. And, most juices have acid in them also. Little known fact, it's actually worse to eat a piece of bread before bed without brushing than to drink a coke or juice. And DON'T give a baby a juice bottle in the night, it could give them tooth problems the rest of their life.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by don Jaime
Coke's in real danger of losing its trademark, as Croc says. To be authentic redneck, you have to call it "R-o-C Co-Cola", working in Royal Crown with Coca-Cola.

It's the same story with Kleenix. Does anybody refer to facial tissue as facial tissue anymore?


Aluminum cans are coated to keep the contents from coming into contact with them - sodas have low pH and will eat through aluminum. It's the same principle behind why you don't wrap tomato sauced stuff in "tinfoil." You'll get a puddle of oxidized aluminum. Still, I suppose you could be getting extra aluminum in your diet via cans.

I don't know who here used to drink pop in the 70's but when they first came out with aluminum cans, the pop really tasted weird, like it had a metallic taste to it. RC was particuarly bad. The problem seems to be gone now, as they must have started coating them later on.



The ultimate in soda pop - Dublin (TX) Dr. Pepper (http://www.drpep.com/) made with bracing Imperial Cane Sugar instead of syrupy corn sweeteners. A splurge, but worth it once in a while. You want bottles. [/B]

I will have to order some of this. But, man that 13.50 for a six pack is sure hard to hurdle over!

[The Mad Hatter]

Here's a new wrinkle in the soda vs. pop debate... around central Arkansas, most of us simply call it "Coke," even if it's a Pepsi. Yes, we have surrendered our brains to the corporations.

I'm about half and half when it comes to diet vs. regular... I figure if you eat healthy half the time, you can eat unhealthy the other half. Works pretty well so far (well, that and the occasional exercycle session).

[Calhoun07]

I am sure Coke execs are thrilled their media manipulation has worked to this effect.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by calhoun07
I am sure Coke execs are thrilled their media manipulation has worked to this effect.

The funny thing is that they have team of Copyright lawyers who will jump down your throat for using Coke generically. It's like using a Nokia printer, but saying you're Xeroxing something. You're infringing on Xerox's copyright.

[Calhoun07]

Nokiaing something just doesn't sound right.

Do these lawyers actually file any cases? I just can't imagine them getting bent out of shape over Pepsi being referred to as a "coke." Unless it's on TV or in a movie.

[RockItShipper]

Originally posted by calhoun07
Do these lawyers actually file any cases? I just can't imagine them getting bent out of shape over Pepsi being referred to as a "coke." Unless it's on TV or in a movie.

Well, what really can you do at this point? What I find striking is the presence of brandnames and soda containers similiar enough to Coke and Pepsi in movies and tv shows that didn't get the rights but want their audience to have some sense the story takes place in our world.

[Mr. Eye]

Ok. Let's see what everybody here likes? Coke or Pepsi?
Me it's Coke by far......

Mr. Eye

[don Jaime]

Calhoun, you might check around for Kern's Nectars. They've dropped some of their flavors - I miss the guava - but otherwise should satisfy you. If you ever see Aloha Maid or Hawaiian Sun anything, buy it. Let me know where you found it, too, I've been looking for those.

[Kylewayne]

Originally posted byFrozen

Stick to fruit juice, my friends

Yuk! I must be the only person on these boards who hates soda pops! I can't stand Coke or Pepsi. I prefer fuit juices especially orange and cranberry. Hey people! what ever happened to drinking water! More healthier than those disgusting "soda pops"

[Samhaine]

Alot to reply to...


It's the same story with Kleenix. Does anybody refer to facial tissue as facial tissue anymore?

I ask for a tissue.

On the Coke vs. Pepsi:

I like Pepsi. The only way I can stand to drink Coke is with some vanilla in it. I only drink Coke at work, and even then, it's a Vanilla Coke. Makes it sweeter, makes up for the lack of sugar in the Coke.


On POP vs. soda....

Well, I live in Pittsburgh. We actually have a dictionary here of Pittsburghese. And we say POP.

I actually have an arguement to back me up (bear with me for a sec)

OK, soda is 2 syllables. 2 jaw drops. Longer to say. Pop is one syllable. 1 jaw drop. It's easier to say. That, and soda just sounds bad.

Now to call any pop "coke" that's not Coke is blasphemy, especially Pepsi...

[Frozen]

killercroc wrote:
Frozen- That's not really true. The sugars in juice are just as bad, and the acid in Coke doesn't really speed things up that fast. And, most juices have acid in them
also.
Dang, busted! OK pardner, you got me - and i stand corrected. i had a vague feeling as I was posting that reply that I was kinda shooting from the hip...


kylewayne wrote:
Hey people!
what ever happened to drinking water! More healthier than those disgusting "soda pops"

Good point - we have a water cooler in the office here, and nothing tastes better than a cool glass of water on a hot afternoon...

[Calhoun07]

Actually, I have my 52oz thermal cup for water with me at all times.

So what do you put in the coke to make it vanilla coke?

[Samhaine]

Originally posted by calhoun07
So what do you put in the coke to make it vanilla coke?


Well, like I said before somewhere, I work in a restaraunt, Eat n' Park to be exact (if anyone here knows what that is). I just take a glass of Coke and add so vanilla shake base, which is basically the same stuff you buy in at the store that says "vanilla extract."

Next time you're at a more family-type restaraunt, such as Kings (yuck) or Denny's or Friendly's or Perkins (you get the idea), ask for one and see if it's to your liking.


Completely unrelated: I just noticed there's no spell checker anymore. So let me know if I misspelled restaraunt.

[don Jaime]

Restaurant.

Chocolate cokes are better.

Oh, and Pepsi rules!

[Clayface]

Coke or Pepsi?

Neither! I can't drink any brand of cola - I literally get sick to my stomach - some sort of reaction to the caffeie levels or soething else they put in colas. But I love pop in general - my favorite is any of the Crush flavors, but especially Strawberry.

[Bird Boy]

I like Pepsi better.......it's one of those Playstation over Nintendo things. Don't ask..I just like Pepsi better.. :)

Pepsi One is aweful though..BLECK. I actually prefer Caffine Free stuff... again.don't ask why..I just do! :)

-BB

[Nightflower]

I like Regular way better over Diet. Diet tastes disgusting to me.

And while I admit my tongue isn't quite refined enough to taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke, I like Coke better. Sure Pepsi's got better commercials lately (Going into marketing overdrive, I suppose), they were rather obnoxious to claim outright "We are better than coke!" How can you say that? Not only is it impossible to prove, but everyone has different tastes anyway!

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by bloodone



Well, like I said before somewhere, I work in a restaraunt, Eat n' Park to be exact (if anyone here knows what that is). I just take a glass of Coke and add so vanilla shake base, which is basically the same stuff you buy in at the store that says "vanilla extract."

Next time you're at a more family-type restaraunt, such as Kings (yuck) or Denny's or Friendly's or Perkins (you get the idea), ask for one and see if it's to your liking.


I love vanilla pop, and will always order vanilla Coke when I can, or vanilla Dr Pepper if they have it. I didn't know vanilla extract gave it the same taste! I gotta get me a can of Dr Pepper now!

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Clayface
Coke or Pepsi?

Neither! I can't drink any brand of cola - I literally get sick to my stomach - some sort of reaction to the caffeie levels or soething else they put in colas. But I love pop in general - my favorite is any of the Crush flavors, but especially Strawberry.

Orange Crush was the best flavored pop in the world when they served it in glass bottles.

[The Mad Hatter]

On a related topic (brought to mind by Kylewayne): anyone else think that it's ludicrous that compaines charge upwards of a buck fifty for bottled watter? Silliness, I tell you.

[RockItShipper]

I like Coke better than Pepsi. And I've found that the more fussy I am about soda/pop, the less I have of it. :) I like the taste and that's that.

Anyway, about soda vs. pop... Any of you see that recycled Digi-animation promo on FoxKids? Why is that I always see it ending up in a taste test?

:D

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter
On a related topic (brought to mind by Kylewayne): anyone else think that it's ludicrous that compaines charge upwards of a buck fifty for bottled watter? Silliness, I tell you.

It's because these companies stir up fear in the general public by saying chlorine in the drinking water is bad for you, so people feel the safety they get from drinking bottled water is worth the extra money.

There is a lady I work with who recently got a job with a company that sells water purifiers for homes. Her job is to go around and put the fear in people about the bad things in water. Each purifyer she sells costs about five thousand dollars. I would listen to her and really care what she had to say about what I am putting in my body by drinking tap water if she wasn't putting tar and niccotene in her body. Not that I am trying to say anything against smokers, but don't tell me something I do is bad for me when you're doing something worse. I'd rather take my chances with tap water than smoke, thank you.

[Nightflower]

The concept behind bottled water: "How dumb do I think Americans are?"

[Calhoun07]

so if you use vanilla extract for vanilla Coke, what do you use for chocolate Coke to make it taste good? I'd try chocolate syrup, but I would think that would be too thick.

[Trent Lane]

Did anyone in their wildest dreams think this post would go on so long?...

and for the record, Coke over poopsi any day...

[don Jaime]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter
On a related topic (brought to mind by Kylewayne): anyone else think that it's ludicrous that compaines charge upwards of a buck fifty for bottled watter? Silliness, I tell you.

I live in a red clay area, and tap water stains things pink after a while. Probably not bad for me, but I'd rather chance Ozarka bottled than what comes out of Lake Thunderbird, or as we call it, Lake Dirtybird.

Chocolate syrup works fine in soda. It's what I use.

[Inque]

I drink SODA!! And I'm more of a Sprite or 7UP kind of person. If I had to choose between colas, I'd pick Coke.

Pepsi One tastes better than Pepsi. It tastes alright, but I don't trust it. It's pure chemicals.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by don Jaime


I live in a red clay area, and tap water stains things pink after a while. Probably not bad for me, but I'd rather chance Ozarka bottled than what comes out of Lake Thunderbird, or as we call it, Lake Dirtybird.

When my family lived in the country when I was a kid, we had to put up with hard water, and would never drink it. We had to get our water from the city, filling up bottles and five gallon jugs at a time. The water where we lived was just intolerable, and smelled like sulphur. Then there was an oil spill near by (which made relatively big news, but probably not nationally) that affected the drinking water in that area for a long, long time for our other neighbors. It was not a good situation.

Now, there might be some validity to the bad things in tap water being unhealthy, but I am not going to be frightened to the point I am going to turn five thousand dollars over to some company to install a purifier in my home. Don't they sell purifiers you can hook directly up to your tap without having to get that massive system they are trying to sell?

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by flhero311
Did anyone in their wildest dreams think this post would go on so long?...

Not I! I created the thread because I didn't feel much like going thru my physics books to reply to the faster than light thread. Feeling out intellectualized, I had to create a post I could relate to.

[Trent Lane]

Good point. i read that thread and I felt like a Science Loser or something... waaaaay over my head...

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime


I live in a red clay area, and tap water stains things pink after a while. Probably not bad for me, but I'd rather chance Ozarka bottled than what comes out of Lake Thunderbird, or as we call it, Lake Dirtybird.

Chocolate syrup works fine in soda. It's what I use.

Yeah, it's not so much about the Clorine as it is the taste. I use a Brita filter. But right now it's not working to good, cause Lake Overholser is turning over. So you get your water in Noble from Dirtybird, huh?

Chocolate syrup in soda? That sounds pretty odd. You've convinced me to try an avocado milkshake, but I don't know about this one!

[The Mad Hatter]

Chocolate syrup in colas? Erf. I haven't tried that, but on the suggestion of some Kaluha drink mixes I found, I tried Kaluha (a kind of chocolaty coffee liqueur) and it was quite foul. I imagine plain chocolate would be the same.

Though on a related note, I've re-discoverd the joys of root beer floats...

[don Jaime]

You went! How was the shake?

[Calhoun07]

I found an article in a health column about chlorine in water, and the person writes in to ask if chlorine in water is really bad for you?

Dr Peter Gott writes in reply, "False. No reputable scientific study has linked chlorine in drinking water to any health problem, especially atherosclerosis. This is the progressive arterial blockage that comes with age and, scientists have discovered, is related to high blood cholesterol levels....Chlorine, on the other hand, eliminates infectious microorganisms in drinking water; therefore, it is widely and safely used in public water supplies."

Now, I am not saying I am against purifiers. You need a system? Buy a system! After all, I had to live in an area, as mentioned above, that had intolerably bad drinking water, but that water wasn't treated with chlorine, either. All I am saying is that I will put more trust in something a doctor has to say that isn't getting anything from me to tell me that as opposed to somebody with a water testing kit that wants to put fear in me about chlorine in water just to see me a five thousand dollar purifier.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime
You went! How was the shake?

Well, you convinced me, but I haven't actually went yet. I'll let you know when I do. I might need you to remind me the name of the place. All I can think of is 23 and Classen and as you know that doesn't really narrow it down any.

[Maxie Zeus]

Semantics: Like mah fellow suthenuhs ("Ahhhh! Magnolias!"), I also use "coke" to refer generically to any sweet, carbonated beverage. It has nothing to do with being brainwashed by marketing departments, but is a holdover from the dominance that the Atlanta-based Coca Cola Co. had in the southern latitudes for so long.

Strength: Diet, not regular. I am at the age where my metabolism cannot handle the excess calories. And I've drunk the diet for long enough that I have a hard time taking the taste of the regular. (And for years before, I couldn't take the taste of the diet and much preferred the taste of the regular).

Brand: Diet Dr. Pepper, which (not coincidentally; see above) tastes closer to the original than any other diet drink I've tried. In principle, though, I am with Dr. Belch, and like root beer best, especially A&W. Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper come next. I've never been a fan of Pepsi.

Merits: I also drink lots of water, and the occasional fruit juice, but I must have a carbonated beverage while lecturing. Even profs need a little stimulus to get thru class! ;)

[Calhoun07]

I prefer the taste of regular pepsi over regular coke (but only if there is nothing else to drink) but I prefer the taste of diet coke over diet pepsi. Go figure.

[Bud 'n Lou]

Anyone here ever try Jones' Soda? I love it, but it's hard to find around here. Comes in glass bottles. There are flavors like green apple, strawberry, tutti fruity, etc. It's tres chic. :-D

[Trent Lane]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I usually have to have some kinda coke, dr. pepper, etc to get started in the morning, knida like people who've got to have a cup of coffee when they get up. I need that rush of caffine to get my day started.... Yeah, I'm a "soda" addict:( :p ...

[Kylewayne]

One word FANTA is the only carbonated soft drink that I enjoy. Orangina comes close to it

[don Jaime]

Croc - Pho Cao Van, 3009 N Classen, west side of the road in a strip mall with the now defunct Mai-Son grocery store. Blue interior. The shake plus a #25.

[Calhoun07]

Anybody here ever drink Blue Sky brand pop/soda? They sold it in the health food section of the grocery store I worked at, and it was some of the best tasting pop ever. They had an organge cream flavor that was to die for. They also had their version of Dr Pepper, called Dr Becker. It wasn't too bad. I sure would like to find a place selling it again, tho. It cost about 50¢ a can, not too expensive.

[Mr. Eye]

Originally posted by kylewayne
One word FANTA is the only carbonated soft drink that I enjoy. Orangina comes close to it

Oh I hate that drink. I never liked it. But is it even available here in North America?

Mr. Eye

[Sveven Dvorking]

Actually, I cannot tell a taste difference between the two. After being recently limited to 1 can a day, 2 on Fri-Sun, I drink diet at home and regular and restaurants. My parents say both kinds are unhealthy, and diet is worse.

[Trent Lane]

When you really think about it, though, about everything you like, whether it be to eat or drink, is gonna be bad for you (unless you're one of those strange people who eats those green things, what are they called again? Oh, vegetables....). I eat and drink the worst combo of food and drink, but then again, I try to exersize as much as possible too, so in some odd way, I think it'll balance itself out.... I think:D

[optimal321]

I had a can of Diet Pepsi the other day, and it tasted an aweful lot like Coke. Maybe it was just me.

[Calhoun07]

Too much of ANYTHING will be bad for you. Even drinking too much water will kill you, but you would have to drink an awful a lot of it, of course. And I know people who are vegetarians who are fat and out of shape and smoke and do worse things to their body than I do to mine (and I am not in shape, but I do try to eat balanced meals) but they are that way because they eat too much of the wrong things on their vegetarian diets. There are vegetables and fruits out there that have cholesterol in them, too, you know, and of course eating bags of Doritoes all day won't help you either.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by calhoun07
Too much of ANYTHING will be bad for you.

Like tribbles. :p (Couldn't resist.)

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by optimal321
I had a can of Diet Pepsi the other day, and it tasted an aweful lot like Coke. Maybe it was just me.

Hmmm... I prefer regular Pepsi to regular Coke, and I prefer Diet Coke to Diet Pepsi....and now you tell me you think Diet Pepsi and Coke taste alike. Makes one think for a few seconds, doesn't it?

[Inque]

Ice-cold fruit smoothies are the best!

[DR. BELCH]

...pop over to my website, then, o shapeshifting one. I sell a line of smoothie mixes that may interest you (so far I'm loving my pina colada flavor)....

[Inque]

I browsed around the website and I'm guessing that we're talking about Sustain?

I love peaches, so the Great-Tasting Luscious Peach flavor looks like it would taste best.

Do you think you could send me a free sample?

And just out of curiosity are you the president and ceo of melaleuca, Mr Frank L. VanderSloot? I took a look at the "About Us" section.

[don Jaime]

Frank van der Sloot? I'm sorry I missed this. Sounds like one of those names W.C. Fields made up for his secret bank accounts.

Blue Sky's okay. Never did try Jones, should, though.

[Calhoun07]

They sell Jones at my local grocery store. I might have to try them out.

In the late 80s, my grocery store got Rock Pop in. I think that is what it was called. Among their better flavors were watermellon, pineapple, and blue raspberry. Those were the three best flavored pops outside of Dr Pepper I ever had. Unfortunately, I guess we were a test area and they didn't test out too well.

[freebooter]

They sell Jones Soda @ Borders. And once a truck came to my old school, and gave it out for free. Personally, I think it tastes disgusting. It comes in whacky flavors that soda shouldn't come in; like strawberry or sour apple. It's like drinking a bottle of melted lolly pops.

[Bud 'n Lou]

Jones' Soda Flavors:
Peachy Keen
Berry Lemonade
Strawberry & Cream
Orange & Cream
Happy (dunno what flavor this is supposed to be..)
Fun (this one either...but sounds interesting!)
Blue Bubble Gum (this one just sounds gross)
Green Apple (my favorite flavor)
Fufu Berry (next to this one)
Root Beer
Strawberry Lime
Bug Juice
Cherry

Here are some test flavors they had that didn't make the cut:

Sour Lemon
Fluff (marshmallow) (ew..)
Circus Peanuts ('')
Apricot Mango
Shirley Temple
Pink Lemonade
Passion Potion
Chocolate Banana
Strawberry Cheesecake (hmm..)
Banana Cream
Key Lime
Red Hot (Cinnamon)
Black Cherry
Mango Lime Mint
Carbonated Tea - Lemon or Apple (always though this would be a cool flavor for a soda)

[Calhoun07]

Those are A LOT of flavors! I know my local grocery store doesn't carry that many, tho they have bubble gum, but I agree that sounds gosss.

Some of the cut flavors actually sound good....Strawberry Cheesecake and Bannana Cream....BRING IT ON!

[Inque]

Green tea for me!

[Calhoun07]

Though I've tried in the past, I just cannot do tea.

[Trent Lane]

I drink tea with milk for breakfast, and I don't have a problem with it. As long as I get some caffine....

[Jowy Blight]

Marshmallow, Cheesecake!? I'd like to know where people come up with this stuff.

[DR. BELCH]

I browsed around the website and I'm guessing that we're talking about Sustain?
That's the one. My mother also loves peaches, so I may put a can of that flavor on my next order.
I don't know about free samples. Now if you open an account (as the site teaches you), you can become a Preferred Customer. A PC gets a significant discount on purchases, plus if you total at least 35 base points a month you get Advantage Rewards to redeem towards free products--rather like gift certificates
No, I'm not the president; I'm an underling working to get people under me so I can rise in the organization. The more I sign up the higher I go, and the more they sign up, the higher my underlings go. It's like that old shampoo ad says--I tell two people, and they tell two people, and so on. Plus the higher you go and the more sales one makes, the fatter the checks get. At this point I'm just purchasing and testing products and picking my team, so I have yet to see some residuals.

I used to order flavored bottled water at the bowling alley across the street from my high school. A nice change of pace from soda, and a lot better than near-beer....

[don Jaime]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
I don't know I'm an underling working to get people under me so I can rise in the organization. The more I sign up the higher I go, and the more they sign up, the higher my underlings go. It's like that old shampoo ad says--I tell two people, and they tell two people, and so on. Plus the higher you go and the more sales one makes, the fatter the checks get. At this point I'm just purchasing and testing products and picking my team, so I have yet to see some residuals.

So, you're in a pyramid scheme?! Oy.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by don Jaime


So, you're in a pyramid scheme?! Oy.

I've seen one of those up close and they are really scary things. Do you remember the one that passed through OKC not long ago? I was convinced to go to a meeting by some friends, I only went to one, but my friends kept going. One of them made money and 2 or 3 others lost it to the tune of 2 grand. Believe me, some of those friendships suffered. It was really hard not to say "I told you so."

Of course, this was one of those deals where they didn't make it seem legit by attaching goods or services to it. but those kind are bunk, also. They lead a lot of people who can't afford it to throw money down the drain. I've seen them up close also. I mean if your product's so great why not just sell it instead of creating this Multi-Level Marketing scheme. I've seen this with MSM, water filters, jewelry, Amway. Some people will make money, but even more people will lose it. Mainly people who can't afford to. I've seen it happen!

[DR. BELCH]

I understand your concerns...and if I hadn't done the research myself and tried their products, I'd feel that way too. However, it's better than the legal insurance business I was in before, which basically gives you something you never hope to use and makes you pay for it. These are basically things you use daily--shampoo, soap. deodorant, shaving gel, cologne, cosmetics, etc.--and buy anyway...and it's a great opportunity to be your own boss, which I like.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
I understand your concerns...and if I hadn't done the research myself and tried their products, I'd feel that way too. However, it's better than the legal insurance business I was in before, which basically gives you something you never hope to use and makes you pay for it. These are basically things you use daily--shampoo, soap. deodorant, shaving gel, cologne, cosmetics, etc.--and buy anyway...and it's a great opportunity to be your own boss, which I like.

It doesn't look like you took it this way, but I want to make it clear that I wasn't dissing you. After all, you're my favorite Republican. ;)

Do you have to pay more for the products than you would in the store? If money's being divvied up all along the way, I suspect you do. That's how Amway works. And people that hustle do well and people that don't, don't. And of course, at least you go into that deal with your eyes open. Of course, they make it sound easier than it actually is. I haven't checked out your deal so this is just an assumption. It's just I don't see a point in paying more for something just so the money can be passed upstairs, in the hope that I can talk other people into paying more than they should for something.

Anyway, I'm not trying to talk you out of it. From previous experience I know that doesn't work. It's just that that previous experience that I have had was an awful one, so I can't really say anything good about.

Still, best wishes, I hope that you are one of the ones that do well at this type of thing.

As for insurance, if you ever do have to use it, you're damn sure glad you have it. My house burned down when I was a kid and we didn't have insurance, let's just say it sucked. And you are bound to use life insurance if you buy it. By the way, buy whole life and not term, if you do buy it. Term is a rip off.

[Calhoun07]

I knew some people in Minnesota who got into these pyramid schemes. Melalucha is one, and this lady I knew made a killing off of it each month. She worked a job on top of it, but really didn't have to, as she made enough off of Melalucha to survive fine. And I knew this guy who tried to rope me into selling long distance, and it was a pyramid scheme, and his mother was making about two thousand dollars a month off of it. It was something else, but I just could not bring myself to do it. The amount of money I had to put up right up front was too daunting for me.

[The Mad Hatter]

I'm not getting involved in any pyramid schemes that don't involve a free pink car, like the Mary Kay people give away. I want my pink car!!

("VanderSloot." hee hee...)

[Calhoun07]

Three pages of pop discussion now (and then some) but nobody has mentioned Shasta! I wanna pop! I wanna...SHASTA!

Actually, I hated the stuff, for the most part, but it was cheap enough that you could pick up cans for pennies a piece when they would go on sale over the summer, so my mom would often stock up on the stuff like it was going out of style, so I have drank more than my share of the stuff.

[DR. BELCH]

--to Melaleuca products is concentration. With store products you might have to buy two or three bottles to get the power of one of Melaleuca--thus, you spend a few more bucks and have to deal with cabinet clutter. Case in point: I ordered a quart bottle of laundry spot remover for just over six bucks (with my discount). I don't know how much the same amount sells for in stores or how much it's diluted, but I imagine it's at least 25 percent higher.
I was in the legal insurance business, which is vastly different from auto or home or fire--basically if one of my clients gets into a car crash or wants to sue their landlord, or whatnot, they would contact me and I would put them in touch with a company lawyer...or I could use them myself if I were sued or wished to sue. But I didn't want to have to pay for something I never hope to have to use--and let's face it, folks hate lawyers just as much as pyramid schemes--so I figured I'd get out of that business and into this one. If freelance writing paid better, I wouldn't bother with these things at all, quite frankly.


I, as I've said, am a root beer man, with Mountain Lightning (generic Dew) a close second. My brother, an Insane Clown Posse fan, used to buy the brand those musical harlequins swore by, Faygo. Fairly mediocre brand; I don't think he's even bothered with it in some time....

[killercroc]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH


I, as I've said, am a root beer man, with Mountain Lightning (generic Dew) a close second. My brother, an Insane Clown Posse fan, used to buy the brand those musical harlequins swore by, Faygo. Fairly mediocre brand; I don't think he's even bothered with it in some time....

Mountain Lightning? Attention Wal Mart shoppers! Actually I like their version of Coke pretty well, but haven't tried the Mountain Lightning.

[Mr. Eye]

Man, I hate imitation coke.

Mr. Eye

[Inque]

My favorite non-carbonated drinks:

Green tea or oolong tea from Sobe
Orangeade or fruit punch from Snapple
Homemade smoothie.

[Sveven Dvorking]

I like 7-UP, especially diet.

[Calhoun07]

I never really cared much for 7 Up but last year, about a year and a half ago, actually, I became soooooo sick the only thing I could keep down was crackers and 7 Up. I never really drank 7 Up before but I thought it was very good. I like Cherry 7 Up, too.

[Calhoun07]

Hey, talking about Cherry 7-Up reminds me of another question...

Who here that drinks Coke (and I mean COKE, not pop that you call "coke") also likes to drink Cherry Coke? I buy pop for the bank I work for and I decided to get Cherry Coke one day and that 12 pack of cans sat in that refrigerator forever until it was gone, and I wound up drinking most of them myself, and another teller did who was pregnant and needed a cola now and then, but the regular Coke drinkers at the bank would not touch the stuff. I perfer Wild Cherry Pepsi to Cherry Coke, but my favorite cherry cola of all time was Cherry RC when they made it.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by calhoun07
I never really cared much for 7 Up but last year, about a year and a half ago, actually, I became soooooo sick the only thing I could keep down was crackers and 7 Up. I never really drank 7 Up before but I thought it was very good. I like Cherry 7 Up, too.

7 Up was the classic "flu" drink in my house growing up, and for that very reason I don't like it very much--too many unpleasant associations.

[don Jaime]

Same deal at my house, Maxie. 7-Up is only drinkable if you have the flu and are nauseated already. Perrier water is the same.

[Mr. Eye]

The flu drink at my house was Canada Dry Ginger Ale. It rocks.

Mr. Eye

[The Mad Hatter]

That's odd. I'm a big Coke drinker, but I also like Cherry Coke. Strangely enough, I like Cherry Pepsi better than Cherry Coke... but I don't like normal Pepsi.

Has anyone tried Pepsi Twist? It's Pepsi with lemon in it. Good stuff...

[killercroc]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter
That's odd. I'm a big Coke drinker, but I also like Cherry Coke. Strangely enough, I like Cherry Pepsi better than Cherry Coke... but I don't like normal Pepsi.

Has anyone tried Pepsi Twist? It's Pepsi with lemon in it. Good stuff...

Every since they made Cherry Coke with more cherry flavor, I haven't been able to stomach it.

I've heard about the Pepsi twist, also that coke is coming out with one also, but it's diet.

Does anyone remember Pepsi clear? or was it Pepsi free? Remember, it looked like water?

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

7-Up was my flu drink as well. When you have the flu, nothing ever quite tastes the way it should....milk I would usually like to drink all the time, yet when I got sick, I would nearly throw it up.... but 7-up was tolerable.

Cannot say I go for those fruity versions of Coke or Pepsi, just tastes too awful.

[The Mad Hatter]

Does anyone remember Pepsi clear? or was it Pepsi free? Remember, it looked like water?

Crystal Pepsi, actually. I drank it and thought it tasted utterly generic.

[Sveven Dvorking]

I have never tasted any cherry sodas, so I don't know what I would think of them.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter


Crystal Pepsi, actually. I drank it and thought it tasted utterly generic.

I loved Crystal Pepsi. It was the only Pepsi product, outside of Dr Pepper, I really enjoyed.

[Calhoun07]

When I was a kid, I didn't mind Petobismal, as it did taste kinda like candy, but as that taste became associtated with being sick, I now gag when I take it. I almost would rather go on being sick. I am glad now they have the pills out.

[Jowy Blight]

I didn't mind Petobismal

I hated that stuff, it never tasted like candy to me. But as I got older I started to think that it was ok. But I'd still rather not take it.

[Calhoun07]

Anybody here ever try Pepsi and milk, Lavernes' favorite drink on Laverne and Shirley? Yeah, I actually did once...not too bad. Not as bad as it sounds, that's for sure/.

[Bird Boy]

1minute after drinking anything w/ cherry in it, I'm in the bathroom..it runs through like water runs through an ocean.

Pepsi Twist doesn't exactly taste that lemony. But I was drinking it while it was warm. by the end of the glass, the ice cube took effect, and I tasted a slight hint of lemon..anyway.

I still like Mug Root Beer alot.. mmm hmmmm... I also like Sierra Mist.. :)

and how Diet or Regular turned into this..I'll never know..

-BB

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

And how Diet or Regular turned into this...I'll never know...

It surprises me too....but I choose regular of any drink-the best is the original! :)

[Calhoun07]

That Lemon Pepsi tastes like 7 Up and Pepsi mixed together. I didn't care too much for it.

So...what is your favorite pop related joke? I will never forget one that came around after the Challenger disaster....Why does NASA have Tang on the Space Shuttle? Because they couldn't get seven up!" ha ha

[don Jaime]

I recall Crystal Pepsi tasted JUST LIKE Coke, and New Coke tasted JUST LIKE Pepsi. Given how polarized these camps are, it's no wonder they both tanked.

I think Pepsi Free was a diet. I know it's mentioned in Back to the Future.

Wanna bet Wakko Warner drinks this (http://www.excusemeinc.com/)?

[don Jaime]

Oh, my.

Cal, not only was that tasteless, it was innaccurate. Challenger went up fine. It was the coming down that was the problem. :p

[Jack]

Personally, I like Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper the most, they also taste great when mixed together if one of them is flat. I never cared for Pepsi, it always left a bad aftertaste in my mouth, and I even failed the Pepsi Challenge:D

I've always liked Sprite, Mountain Dew, and 7up too. All three also mix well (I never mix clear/yellow drinks with dark/brown drinks, though). The only diet soda I like is diet Mountain Dew, but only if mixed with Lemonade.

And yeah, we always drink 7up at my house when somone is sick.



Jack:D

[Jowy Blight]

I like coke, 7-up, Mountain Dew, well I like all soda that's not diet.

[happyheathen]

Originally posted by don Jaime
Oh, my.

Cal, not only was that tasteless, it was innaccurate. Challenger went up fine. It was the coming down that was the problem. :p

I was afraid of something like this...

the Challenger was destroyed a little over a minute into its flight, when a seal on one of the two solid-fuel boosters failed, causing the main rocket to ignite from the side, not the nozzle.

it never got to the intended jetison points - let alone 'up'

and for the 'file under "duh...":
NEVER drink milk on a sour stomach - it will curdle, and create a mass that cannot be digested by anyone - thus you will puke.

and while on digesting dairy products:

some of you may have heard of some people being 'lactose intolerant' -

'lactose' ('lact' = milk + 'ose' - organic chem name denoting a sugar (sucrose is table sugar, glucose, et all)) is a very complex sugar that is difficult to digest.
In order to digest it, one needs an enzyeme (cleverly) called 'lactase' ('ase' denotes an enzyeme) in one's digestive tract.

All human's digestive tracts create lactase at birth, but most people STOP producing it a puberty (and, therefore, can't digest milk and/or its derivitives)
The only ones who continue to produce lactase thoughout life are europeans and (most) africans.

now you know

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

and as for the 'file under duh'...

Hey-you're talking to someone who calls himself a buffoon!:D

Hmm....seriously, that was an interesting lesson...never realized that not many humans could not make lactase throughout thier lives...

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by don Jaime


I think Pepsi Free was a diet. I know it's mentioned in Back to the Future.



Pepsi Free was caffine free Pepsi. Diet Pepsi Free was just worse.

[Mr. Eye]

Today, I tried Pepsi Twist. It was ok. Just like Cal said, it tastes like Pepsi and 7-Up mixed together.

Mr. Eye

[Bird Boy]

Diet mountain dew..icky icky.....I bought one time because Padme (girl from star wars..I was collection the 20oz bottles) was on it..and I had a sip..I spit it out..it was like..loaded w/ nutrasweet..icky... lol

I'm still sticking w/ my Pepsi.. :)

-BB

[freebooter]

I heard that southerners drink 5-Alive.

[Jowy Blight]

Diet Mountain Dew!? I've never even heard of that stuff before. But from the way it sounds, it's better I didn't.

[Sveven Dvorking]

I don't drink dark sodas.

And yes, I prefer the term "soda" rather than "pop".

[Mr. Eye]

I only use the term soft drink. I never call them soda or pop.

Mr. Eye

[optimal321]

Jeezy petes. Is anyone else amazed that we have managed to fill seven pages up talking about pop?!?! Anyway, back to the normal pop talk. Yes i said "pop":p

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Soda or pop or soft drink, what you call it makes no difference to me!:D

Seven whole pages....man....I wonder what new improbable topic will top seven pages?:cool:

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by freebooter
I heard that southerners drink 5-Alive.

Yeah, I like 5 alive, but I haven't had it in years. Another popular one further south (from what I heard, not speaking from personal experience here) is Big Red, tho I don't like red cream sodas. (yeah, I call them cream sodas, and I call all other pops "pop." Is that a contradiction?)

Who here likes Hawaiian Punch, Lemonade, and/or Sunny Delight in a can? Those are good alternatives to pop/sodas.

[Mr. Eye]

Originally posted by BorgeoisBuffoon

Seven whole pages....man....I wonder what new improbable topic will top seven pages?:cool:

Heh.

Mr. Eye

[Mr. Eye]

There's also a drink called "soda mousse". I hear it tastes very bad. Anybody try it?

Mr. Eye

[Calhoun07]

Crap. I bought some pop tonight (RC, A&W) and forgot to get some Jones pop. Crap.

So...anybody here drink Yoo Hoo??

[DR. BELCH]

My mother--who's also a Coke fiend (though technically it's generic Sam's Choice cola)--drinks that chocolate soda on occassion. Now I've tried it but am not sure if I'd rightfully call it "soda"--it's thick, tends to settle if not shaken before drinking, and isn't carbonated.
As far as the true Southern drink goes--beer. I don't touch the stuff myself, but whether on the highway, at a sporting event, or in college, Budweiser is god. There was one guy around the dorm---Squishy, we called him--who decorated his room with brown Bud bottles, floor to ceiling, and would smash cans on his forehead.
Humans are the only animals who require milk after weaning. Cats enjoy it, but don't really require it...and dogs shouldn't have it at all, or they'll vomit. My neice--so I'm told--is lactose-intolerant, and drinks this vile-smelling concoction called Enfamil. Anyone familiar with it? If so, I pity you. ;)

[Calhoun07]

I am not lactose intolerant. I would hate it if I was. I love my dairy products. Especially cheese. I love cheese.

[don Jaime]

I've never had a Yoo-Hoo, but I do like the occasional Chocolate Soldier, which is about the same. You gotta shake it or it ain't no fun.

[Calhoun07]

RC is my favorite cola. It's better than Pepsi or Coke.

[Jowy Blight]

RC is pretty good, but I like Dr. Pepper and Coke more. 7-up isn't bad also, same with mountain dew.

[Calhoun07]

Dr Pepper will always be my favorite, but it has a different taste than the usual colas. For the top three colas, Pepsi, Coke,and RC, I think RC is better. Pepsi is too sweet, Coke leaves me more thirsty than before, and I just like RC.

[Jowy Blight]

Coke leaves me more thirsty than before

It does that to everybody. So now I drink it once in a while, and I drink a lot of Dr. Pepper.

[Calhoun07]

Well, we keep track on the neverending post, so why not here?

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calhoun07 37
don Jaime 13
killercroc 12
DR. BELCH 8
Mr. Eye 8
flhero311 7
The Mad Hatter 6
Jowy Blight 5
Inque 5
Sveven Dvorking 4
BorgeoisBuffoon 4
Bird_Boy 3
Maxie Zeus 3
optimal321 3
Bud 'n Lou 3
Clayface 3
Nightflower 2
batboy2001 2
RockItShipper 2
bloodone 2
kylewayne 2
freebooter 2
Frozen 2
happyheathen 1
Colin 1
Jack 1

[Bird Boy]

I had a Dr. Pepper type of drink the other day (Wal Mart's brand)....and I found it very refreshing. I might have to get it on some hot day... see how refreshing it really is... :)

7 pages of diet or regular? I think we can safely say the first 3 are the only ones that stayed on topic..lol

-BB

[Calhoun07]

Yeah, that's alot of posts for one topic! But then again, there is quite a bit to talk about in the pop world! And everybody has a favorite drink! I wanna try me some fruit smoothies after reading about how good they are on this thread!

[killercroc]

Now that this thread has reached 145 posts, I think I will respond to the original question.

Regular! I tried to switch to diet over weight and tooth decay concerns but I just couldn't do it.

Calhoun07. A couple of things. If you can't find a place that sell smoothies you can make them yourself that are just as good. Just go get some of that frozen fruit from the grocery store, whatever kind you like. Get some fresh bananas, apple juice and Yogurt if you like it creamier. Pop everything but the juice in the blender, blend for a while and add juice to make it the consistency you like.

Once you've got the basic idea you can go wild. Strawberry, blueberry, bananas and apple juice is one of my faves. We buy the frozen fruit and individually bag it in the freezer so we can have it for breakfast. You can use any kind of juice any kind of frozen fruit, etc. Just remember to use mainly frozen fruit.

Also, thanks for mentioning Big Red. I haven't had one in several years, but they used to be my favorite. They're a Texas thing, with bleedover into surrounding states. Kinda like Shinerbock was a few years ago. So you consider it a cream soda? If so It's a cream soda with a bite. My friends and I used to debate what flavor it actually was. Going from kicked up Strawberry, to funky bubblegum, and yes even cream soda with a bite.

The last few times I've bought RC it's seemed flat.

[Calhoun07]

I thought Big Red was a cream soda, but I could be very well wrong, cuz I never drank it. If I am in the store and see a 20 ounce bottle to try, I will pick it up.

[mxyzptlk]

i appreciate diet more now.

[Calhoun07]

Diet pop does taste better than when I was a kid. I think the artificial sweeteners taste better now or something. But I guess they are still bad for you.

[mxyzptlk]

yeah but sugar is not great for you either.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by mxyzptlk
yeah but sugar is not great for you either.

I remember a comment someone made, in reference to complaints about the healthfulness of all the artificial additives that are out there. Basically, it went: "If FAT were an artificial additive, can you imagine the FDA ever approving it for human consumption? The stuff is nothing but bad news! They'd treat it worse than tobacco or nicotine. Even if fat did make it past the FDA, it would carry so many warnings and be the object of so many media scare stories that no one would touch it."

Fat: More proof that Mother Nature is trying to kill us.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Ng, ANY soda be it diet or regular is bad....stuff rots your teeth....
...why do all bad foods and drinks taste good, and good foods and drinks taste bad?

200 POSTS! Woo hoo! BTW, I won't do another landmark message 'till 500....

[mxyzptlk]

Originally posted by BorgeoisBuffoon
Ng, ANY soda be it diet or regular is bad....stuff rots your teeth....
...why do all bad foods and drinks taste good, and good foods and drinks taste bad?

200 POSTS! Woo hoo! BTW, I won't do another landmark message 'till 500....
theirs always denchers

[Mr. Eye]

Today at work, the boss gave us some Diet Pepsi bottles to take home. Once I opened it and had a sip, I felt sick. I still can't stand diet soft drinks.

Mr. Eye

[Mr. Eye]

Here's something else we can discuss here. How many soft drinks/pops/sodas do you have on average per day?

Mr. Eye

[Jowy Blight]

I have at least 10 a day...........I really do! I'm a major soda drinker. I like all soda, that is not diet.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Mr. Eye
Here's something else we can discuss here. How many soft drinks/pops/sodas do you have on average per day?

Mr. Eye \

Two to three. Sometimes four but not often.

[NewMaxFranklin]

When I have a soda it's usually either a Coke or a Canada Dry. I don't like diet soda. Diet Jones soda is pretty good, but pricey. Plus artificial sweetners give me a headache, so I say away from them even more.

When I was a little I drank a lot of A&W Rootbeer. Then I swiched to Mug Old Fashioned, but droped them when they switched to "Great Tasting."

It was Coke through highschool. A lot of Coke. 2-3 a day.

About a year ago I had 2 Canada Dry's on a plane and was hooked.

I don't drink much soda anymore. Just at the movies, sometimes. Maybe 2 cans a week, max.

Recently I had a Cactus Cooler. Which is a CHEAP orange/pineapple soda. It was surprisingly good.

But the best is Hansen's. That's good sugar-water. :D

[Sveven Dvorking]

I used to have 5 twelve-ounce cans each day until November 2000, when my parents made me cut down to 1 or 2.

[NewMaxFranklin]

Originally posted by Sveven Dvorking
I used to have 5 twelve-ounce cans each day until November 2000, when my parents made me cut down to 1 or 2.

My mom made me cut back from 3 or 4 cans to 1, per day, at the hight of my Coke intake, last summer. It was after I had graduated high school but before I moved to L.A. I was writing and drawing during all day (well actually I was writing and drawing at night and sleeping most of the day, anyway.) I was getting little to no exercise and eating bad stuff. I don't do well without structure.
She made a big beal about all the soda drinking though. It irritated me then. Seemed like she just wanted to complain about something I was doing. Now I'm glad it happened. I didn't need to be drinking all that soda. It was just something to do, I guess. When I first moved out I was drinking soda every day. Now I don't. I'm better for it.

[don Jaime]

Diet is just wrong. If I want sugar water, I want sugar in it. Caffeine, too.

I have one, maybe two sodas a week.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by Mr. Eye
Here's something else we can discuss here. How many soft drinks/pops/sodas do you have on average per day?

Mr. Eye

Hey that's a good one! I drink a magnum of coffee in the morning have a Coke or DP in the afternoon and the rest is water or beer. I very rarely drink any coke(soda) that doesn't have caffiene. It's like Non alcoholic beer to me. What's the point? Water, Coffee, beer and Coke is about all I drink, and in that order.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by Mr. Eye
How many soft drinks/pops/sodas do you have on average per day?

Too much. It varies, from 2 to 5 20 oz. bottles. More if I'm working on a major project, less if I'm doing lots of little things.

[The Mad Hatter]

I've been trying to lay off the caffination lately. So I think it averages to about 1-3 16 oz.ers a day.

[Jowy Blight]

I drink alot of 2 liter bottles of soda. I've been bouncing off the walls for about 2 weeks now.

[Sveven Dvorking]

I hate when my family drinks caffeine before or during a long car ride. It makes them use the toilet more than usual, or so they say. I get irritated when they ask for a toilet stop way too early.

During the few times I do drink soda, I have diet 7-up at home and regular sprite at restaurants.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

I am trying to lay off caffine too. I only drink about two cans a day, and I drink primarily Pepsi 1. Not a bad soda, actually. I do drink other sodas when I'm at the restaurant or on the road, though.

[Sveven Dvorking]

I usually try not to drink caffeine, but one time when I did, I didn't notice any unusual effect.

[Joe Tully]

I hate when my family drinks caffeine before or during a long car ride. It makes them use the toilet more than usual, or so they say.

Yeah, it's been proven that caffeine makes you pee more. It goes through your system very quickly.

Caffeine is very essential when you're a college student during finals. I drank 9 cups of tea during the course of one night, pulled an all nighter. I just studied for a while, made tea, studied, repeat. It actually wasn't too painful, but I'm used to that kind of abuse.

I don't care much for regular coffee, though I occasionally have a cappucino. And I drink a lot of soda. I haven't had tea much the last few years though.

[Calhoun07]

I don't drink coffee at all. I just can't stand the taste, the smell, and I don't like flavored water like that.

If I don't have at least one can of caffinated pop a day, I get headaches and feel sick the next day.

[mxyzptlk]

Originally posted by don Jaime
Diet is just wrong. If I want sugar water, I want sugar in it. Caffeine, too.

I have one, maybe two sodas a week.

if your not like a soda fanatic i guess thats true but i go throgh a 2 leter everyday.

[Calhoun07]

I say the two liter is the way to go if you can do it. Its not much more than a 20oz bottle, but the thing that I don't like is that it doesnt stay cold, IF you can find it cold. People I know who drink 2 liters of pop drink it warm. I cannot drink warm pop.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

I can drink warm pop! But it came to be like that because on a hot day I did not want to have to go get some ice and a cup for the soda...
....but I learned to take it. It's not THAT bad warm.

[Sveven Dvorking]

Originally posted by BorgeoisBuffoon
It's not THAT bad warm.

Well, I guess it's worse flat than warm.

[Bird Boy]

I usually prefer my stuff warm. My teeth are sensitive, so they really hurt when cold stuff hits it.

But, if I'm really thristy, I'll bear the pain, and drink it cold..... :)

-BB

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Sveven Dvorking


Well, I guess it's worse flat than warm.

I've accidently drank warm, flat pop before. I forget I was drinking pop, forget about the can, and leave it sitting on my desk, then the next day I get a new can and invariably, I mistakenly pick up yesterday's pop and take a swig of warm, flat pop. It is a truly horrible experience.

[mxyzptlk]

you can get kindoff in a drunk state from coke. once me and joker were at a church lock in and each drank 4 leters of coke. and we were o hyper it was crazy.

[Mr. Eye]

I have about 3 to 4 cans now. But this is only for the summer. At school I averaged about 2 cans though.

Mr. Eye

[Mr. Eye]

Originally posted by Bird_Boy
I usually prefer my stuff warm.

-BB

I can't stand it if it's warm. It has to be very cold for me. It just doesn't taste the same.

Mr. Eye

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by Sveven Dvorking

Well, I guess it's worse flat than warm.

My opinion, too. I'll take a warm, fizzy one over a cold flat one in a heartbeat. That's why I only buy 6-packs, and never large bottles.

[NewMaxFranklin]

Originally posted by Maxie Zeus


My opinion, too. I'll take a warm, fizzy one over a cold flat one in a heartbeat. That's why I only buy 6-packs, and never large bottles.

Someone taught me how to keep the large bottles from going flat so fast. After the bottle has been opened it doesn't close tight enough to keep it from going flat. But if you keep the bottle standing upside-down the liquid at the caped end is too dense to leak out or allow the carbonation to escape. So the soda stays fizzy longer. It works. Try it at home.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by NMaxFranklin


Someone taught me how to keep the large bottles from going flat so fast. After the bottle has been opened it doesn't close tight enough to keep it from going flat. But if you keep the bottle standing upside-down the liquid at the caped end is too dense to leak out or allow the carbonation to escape. So the soda stays fizzy longer. It works. Try it at home.

Thanks for the tip! :)

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Mr. Eye


I can't stand it if it's warm. It has to be very cold for me. It just doesn't taste the same.

Mr. Eye

I like my pop as cold as I can get it without it being frozen. In fact, I think it's really good tasting when you take a bottle of pop and leave it in the freezer until there is a good amount of slush at the top. It's like drinking a slushie from the store, but much better.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Ugh....I always hated those slushie sodas. Nearly made me sick once when I tdrank one unexpectedly...
I like sodas cold, but not THAT cold. And yes, that's a nifty trick I'm gonna start using, NMaxFranklin!:) Thanks!

[Mr. Eye]

Originally posted by calhoun07


I like my pop as cold as I can get it without it being frozen. In fact, I think it's really good tasting when you take a bottle of pop and leave it in the freezer until there is a good amount of slush at the top. It's like drinking a slushie from the store, but much better.

That's too cold for me! Whenever I go out and buy coke from a restuarant, movies, fast food places I always tell them no ice. Most of the time becomes too cold. Plus more ice means less cola!

Mr. Eye

[Joe Tully]

Does anyone know if they're going to release the Code Red: Mountain Dew in either cans or 2 liters? I like the soda but don't like paying a buck for a dinky little bottle. Maybe they're taking their time with that like Coke did with Citra, which I used to like a lot. I still like it but don't drink it very often. It tastes just like Fresca, I think there's only like one ingredient difference between the two. Sort of citrus-y, like a grapefruit or somethin'.

Right now, I am drinking a lot of A&W Sparkling Vanilla Cream Soda. I don't think it's really any different than regular cream soda, it has caffeine and tastes good! I usually have 1 or 2 cans a day, lately it's been closer to 2.

[The Mad Hatter]

I like Code Red, but that concoction has so much sugar and caffiene that I can't drink the entire bottle without transforming into The Great Cornholio.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Mr. Eye


That's too cold for me! Whenever I go out and buy coke from a restuarant, movies, fast food places I always tell them no ice. Most of the time becomes too cold. Plus more ice means less cola!

Mr. Eye

I always say no ice, too. The pop comes just as cold out of the fountain as it would from a refrigerator, and I hate the taste of watered down pop, which it becomes when the ice starts to melt. Ice in pop serves only the resturant becuse then they don't have to give their customers so much pop and it saves them money. But did you know you'd have to re fill your cup 7 times at a fast food resturant before the store would lose money on you?

[Mr. Eye]

Originally posted by calhoun07

But did you know you'd have to re fill your cup 7 times at a fast food resturant before the store would lose money on you?

Nope. Didn't know that. But I knew what they make of soft drinks is almost 100 percent (or something close to that) profit.

Mr. Eye

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Of course, if it's FREE refills, it can be a whole 'nother story....I will drink a LOT if it's free...BTW, I say no ice too. Turns it into the slushie drink I do not like...I also hate having the ice melt too...bah. So never put ice in your drink at fast-food places that let you fill your own cup (which is nearly every big chain now)!

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by BorgeoisBuffoon
Of course, if it's FREE refills, it can be a whole 'nother story....I will drink a LOT if it's free...BTW, I say no ice too. Turns it into the slushie drink I do not like...I also hate having the ice melt too...bah. So never put ice in your drink at fast-food places that let you fill your own cup (which is nearly every big chain now)!

Thats after 7 free refills they start to lose money. At least that's what a manager at Taco Bell told me.

If I go to some place where they fill my cup, I request no ice. I've never had a problem with them putting ice in my cup when I asked for none.

[Inque]

At the self-serve drink fountains, its fun to press all of the buttons at once so you see all of the soda flowing down. It looks cool and is a fun way to waste soda, and cost them money.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Inque
At the self-serve drink fountains, its fun to press all of the buttons at once so you see all of the soda flowing down. It looks cool and is a fun way to waste soda, and cost them money.

Oh, I bet you make friends behind the counter! Be nice to those fast food clerks, and they won't spit in your food!

[Lachesis]

I mix drinks a lot, just for fun. Hawaiian Punch + Coke = Good.
Coke + Mountain Dew = Bad. Root Beer + Pink Lemonade = Very Bad. . .

[killercroc]

Originally posted by calhoun07


Oh, I bet you make friends behind the counter! Be nice to those fast food clerks, and they won't spit in your food!

You just demonstrated one of my cardinal rules. DON'T JACK WITH THE PEOPLE WHO FIX OR BRING YOU YOUR FOOD! THEY WILL GET EVEN!

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by killercroc


You just demonstrated one of my cardinal rules. DON'T JACK WITH THE PEOPLE WHO FIX OR BRING YOU YOUR FOOD! THEY WILL GET EVEN!

You got that right! Man, I might have to continue this thought on our Fast Food thread!

So...mixing pop. Yeah, I do it from time to time. Dr Pepper and Orange Crush is good. I did do Pepsi and milk one time and it was all right, not as gaggingly bad as I thoghgt it would be. I think pop companies do this, too, mix their pops together. Pepsi Twist is Pepsi and Slice mixed together, I swear. They had Dr Slice once that was Dr Pepper and Slice mixed together. And Coke put out OK a couple years ago that tasted like a mixture of all their pops together.

[Joe Tully]

I heard somewhere, I think on the radio, that the guy who invented Dr. Pepper was a soda jerk who combined a bunch of different soda flavors like cherry, raspberry, etc. I think it was about a dozen flavors.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by calhoun07


They had Dr Slice once that was Dr Pepper and Slice mixed together. And Coke put out OK a couple years ago that tasted like a mixture of all their pops together.

Dr. Pepper is indepedent. It's not owned by Coke or Pepsi. Which is why you'll find it on both companies machines. And that's cool, cause it gives me something to drink when I go to Taco Bell, Pizza Hut or KFC.

I'm not saying that you're wrong about Dr. Slice, but I always thought it was just a Dr. Pepper rip off. That's my theory anyway, I have no solid evidence.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by killercroc


Dr. Pepper is indepedent. It's not owned by Coke or Pepsi. Which is why you'll find it on both companies machines. And that's cool, cause it gives me something to drink when I go to Taco Bell, Pizza Hut or KFC.

I'm not saying that you're wrong about Dr. Slice, but I always thought it was just a Dr. Pepper rip off. That's my theory anyway, I have no solid evidence.

I've lived in different areas during my life and I have found that Coke usually distributes Mr Pibb and Pepsi distributes Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper may not be a Pepsi product, but it's distributed by them where ever I have been and is always included in their ads.

I might be wrong about Dr Slice. I only had a few cans I picked up passing thru Iowa. They never sold it in Missouri or in Minnesota.

[killercroc]

Originally posted by calhoun07


I've lived in different areas during my life and I have found that Coke usually distributes Mr Pibb and Pepsi distributes Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper may not be a Pepsi product, but it's distributed by them where ever I have been and is always included in their ads.

I might be wrong about Dr Slice. I only had a few cans I picked up passing thru Iowa. They never sold it in Missouri or in Minnesota.

Either way, Dr. Slice was pretty lame.

That's funny about Mr. Pibb. I guess it's a regional thing. It's pretty rare to see it in Oklahoma, but I see in Arkansas some. Of course, I normally get Coke if it's available, and use DP as a fallback when it's a Pepsi machine. So I kinda have blinders on on that one.

D.P. is available all over, isn't it?

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

I think Dr. Pepper is all around without anyone in particular having control of it. I'll check it later today.
About the only thing I mix in my sodas are the stuff I want in a float. Putting two sodas together is weird enough for me....but when I was a child, I mixed soda and MILK together....not very tasty.

It's rare to see Pibb in my area of the world unless you're at a busy fast food place, BTW.

[Joe Tully]

Dr. Pepper is indepedent. It's not owned by Coke or Pepsi. Which is why you'll find it on both companies machines. And that's cool, cause it gives me something to drink when I go to Taco Bell, Pizza Hut or KFC.


Actually, those are all owned by Pepsi. But I think that you're right, you can find Dr. Pepper at both McDonalds and Burger King for example. Though I usually avoid McD. in favor of BK.

Oh wait, that was your point, that those were all Pepsi companies and Coke didn't control Dr. Pepper. Sorry.:)

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
Actually, those are all owned by Pepsi.


Actually, they are not. Pepsi used to own them, but spun them off into a separate and unrelated company--Tricon Global Restaurants.

[Calhoun07]

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC may not be owned by Pepsi, but all the ones around here have Pepsi products to drink. And that includes Dr Pepper. I've never been anywhere that served Coke AND Dr Pepper. If they have Coke, they have Mr Pibb. But from what I am reading on here is that Mr Pibb isn't available everywhere? I think that is interesting! Dr Pepper may be indy, distributed by Pepsi depending on what area you live in, but I thought for sure Mr Pibb was a Coke product 100%.

[Joe Tully]

Believe it or not, I found the Dr. Pepper FAQ. It says that yes, Mr. Pibb is a Dr. Pepper imitation made by Coke, so that would explain why it's only available at places with Coke. It also says this about the company


Dr Pepper is owned by Dr Pepper / Seven Up Inc a subsidiary of the Cadbury PLC trading on the NYSE [as CSG -- Chris F.]. Dr Pepper is distributed throughout the country by a variety of some very dedicated bottlers who without them, the Dr Pepper brand would not be where it is today. Coke, Pepsi, and RC bottlers sell Dr Pepper; it all depends on who owns the franchise in a specific geographic area. The breakdown is about 30% Coke, 40% Pepsi, 20% [other? He didn't say -- Chris F.] and some who just sell Dr Pepper......like our friends in Dublin.

Here's the FAQ. Apparently, it was invented by a pharmacist.

http://www.pipeline.com/~chrisf/dpfaq.html#q1

As for the flavor, "its unique flavor comes from the blending of 23 fruits, none of which are prunes" I guess a lot of people think it has prune juice.

It also says Coke distributes it in most other countries through a deal with Cadbury-Schweppes, of which it is a subsidiary. The distribution listed above was for just the U.S.

[Joe Tully]

Oh, but Calhoun, about Mr. Pibb, I've never heard of it before. Dr. Pepper must just be much more popular than it in most of the country, so they just use Dr. Pepper instead. That's my guess, anyways.

From the FAQ "In any event, you can find the fructose and sucrose-laden Mr. Pibb in most places in the Southern and Midwestern U.S., and almost nowhere in the Northeastern U.S." See the imitations question if you want to read the whole thing about it.

[Calhoun07]

I prefer Dr Pepper to Mr Pibb. I only drink Mr Pibb if there is no Dr Pepper to be found.

[Inque]

On a hot summer day, I will drink a nice cold glass of water. It's refreshing and is good for you! Zero calories and no harmful chemicals!

[Calhoun07]

Water is my favorite beverage of all time. In fact, my 52 ounce thermal cup I got from Quick Trip with ice water is never far from my reach all day long. Where I go, it goes.

[Mr. Eye]

Yeah water rocks. I have about 3 litres a day.

Mr. Eye

[Calhoun07]

I was checking out that FAQ link posted earlier, and I thought this was kinda interesting...mildly, but interesting...

7-Up a.k.a. "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" was conceived by Charles Grigg of St. Louis in 1929; and Sprite was created by the Coca-Cola company in 1961.

It took Coke 22 years to come up with their own version of 7-Up???

And was it called 7-Up from the beginning? I thought it was Bubble Up at first then they changed their name.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Yeah! Water rules! The original liquid is always the best! WATER! WATER! It's what we drink, you can get it anyywhere, even the kitchen sink!

Now THAT was lame.... :p

[killercroc]

Originally posted by calhoun07
I was checking out that FAQ link posted earlier, and I thought this was kinda interesting...mildly, but interesting...

7-Up a.k.a. "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" was conceived by Charles Grigg of St. Louis in 1929; and Sprite was created by the Coca-Cola company in 1961.

It took Coke 22 years to come up with their own version of 7-Up???

And was it called 7-Up from the beginning? I thought it was Bubble Up at first then they changed their name.

Warning, more rumors to follow: I've heard it was called 7-Up because it was touted as a hangover free drink mix. Mix your drink with it instead of Coke and you'll be up by 7.

Then I've heard that rumor debunked by another rumor that says it originally came in 7 ounce bottles and the bubbles were going up. Since they couldn't come up with a better name, that was it. I have a hard time believing this one, just because of the reason. Couldn't come up with a better name? How about something based on Lemon-Lime. Way more descriptive.

and yet another rumor... A few years ago they were saying that they were going to quit making either Sprite or 7-Up. Apparently, Coke had bought out 7-Up and didn't see the point of having two lemon-lime drinks. I don't drink enough of either to know if they're both made by Coke now or not, or if they taste alike. Anyone qualified to answer that?

And finally the truth. I was a Taco Bueno the other day(which also serves Pepsi products, but alas, no DP.) And noticed this new Sierra Mist stuff. I asked the guy behind the counter what it was and he said it was like 7-Up, but with less caffiene. I didn't say anything. Sometimes it's easier not to tell someone they're wrong, so I just kept my mouth shut.

BTW- Snopes didn't have anything to say that I could find about the above rumors.

BTW2- Thanks to Calhoun and Joe Tully for the research and info!

[Calhoun07]

Where I live, 7-Up is distributed by the same folks who give us A&W, RC, and the Crush pops, plus a few others, like a lemonade in a can and maybe one or two more. I've always been under the impression 7-Up exists out side of the Pepsi and Coke empires, but then again, this might be like Dr Pepper and it's just handled differently from region to region.

[Inque]

If you are really desperate, you can drink your urine, but only once. After that, it becomes to acidic and becomes poisonous.

[Calhoun07]

Inque that is nasty! Who would ever think of such a thing!!!!!

You know, there is a website that talks about this, and claims it is taught in the BIBLE of all paces! Just a warning, this site, while "Chrisitan", is kinda gross. But Inque gave me a reason to post the link to it...sooooo...here it goes!

http://www.jesus-diet.com/urine.htm

[don Jaime]

Then there's this (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_220.html), which has some info on UT. WARNING: some, ah, mature stuff is discussed in transit.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by calhoun07
Inque that is nasty! Who would ever think of such a thing!!!!!

People in beseiged towns or fortresses who've lost their water supply.

And you don't want to know what they'll eat in circumstances like that.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

You mean like rats and grub, and in the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian war as one specific example, zoo animals?:)

Oops....said it. Sorry....

[Joe Tully]

If you are really desperate, you can drink your urine, but only once. After that, it becomes to acidic and becomes poisonous.

I've heard that it's not a good idea because it will dehydrate you. But I've also heard of people in some places who depend on goat urine for survival. Maybe your own urine just becomes more dangerous/less helpful the more you recycle it, that sounds kind of like what you are saying. After all, your body is going to filter out more and more of the good stuff and leave you excreting a higher percent of wastes that are worthless.

J.D. Salinger's daughter has said that he drinks some of his urine, I think he might do it by mixing it up with a LOT of water like I've heard the Chinese do. But no, contrary to popular belief, they do not put the pee-pee in your coke. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by BourgeoisBuffoon
You mean like rats and grub, and in the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian war as one specific example, zoo animals?:)

Oh, you're not even CLOSE to the worst things that besieged populations will eat. :eek:

[Greg]

Hmmm...we seem to have strayed slightly off the subject, so I'll try to steer it back on track by adding my 2 cents!

Preferences: diet Mtn dew, followed by diet Pepsi/Coke, and Cheerwine. For some strange reason I find myself prefering diet over regular lately (they just seem too sweet or something). I also like to mix Hawaiian punch & ginger ale when I want something de-caffeinated. I'll drink a root beer once in a while, although the taste reminds me of Pepto-Bismal!

Amounts: Usually 2-3 cans daily ( the first one in the morning is absolutely essential, as I'm not a coffee drinker!). Otherwise, I drink water (especially at work, where it's un-airconditioned). I am trying to cut down on the soda in favor of water, since I know it's better for me plus it re-hydrates you better than sodas do. Strangely though, I find I don't drink as much water at home for some reason.

As for coldness: I much prefer cold sodas to warm, but not too cold as it hurts my throat (I'm guessing maybe 45 degrees or so). As for ice, I like just enough to make it cold, otherwise it just dilutes it too much.

-Greg

"Farewell until we meet again, peace be with you, and may the forces of evil be confused on the way to your house!"
-George Carlin

Made on a Mac!

[Calhoun07]

Thanks for steering us back in the right direction, Greg! I can't believe there were additional posts about URINE drinking in the POP thread! Tho some have suggested that's what Mountain Dew really is.....

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Maxie Zeus


Oh, you're not even CLOSE to the worst things that besieged populations will eat. :eek:

What's brown, lies in the grass, and sounds like a bell? DUNG!

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by calhoun07
URINE drinking in the POP thread! Tho some have suggested that's what Mountain Dew really is.....

That's the main reason I went along with the shift.;) But yes, let's get back on-topic.

Who here goes out of their way to try new soft drinks? Or does everyone just stick to the tried-and-true?

Me, I stick to what I know. I'm not proud of that fact, but that's the way I am about coke (pop, soda, whatever).

[Calhoun07]

I go out of my way to try different things when I have a good idea I MIGHT like them.

Speaking of Tried and True....a major national pop hasn't been invented for over 100 years now. Is cola and Dr Pepper and lemon lime and root beer...are all those the same basic pops we will always have from here to the end of time? Is this just a case of people wanting the tried and true or do you think we might actually see a truly original and good selling new flavor of pop come along? And I am not talking about from Pepsi or Coke and one of their variations on a theme. I am talking about a completely new taste that would give Coke, Pepsi and the other top sellers a run for their money.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Well, I stick with what I drink; Coke and Pepsi have quenched my thirst well over the years, and they will continue to do so! :)

Besides, most new sodas do not intrest me enough to try them...

[Calhoun07]

Anybody here drink Jolt? I guess they still make it, but I don't know where to buy it!

[The Mad Hatter]

I remember Jolt. "All the sugar and twice the caffeine!" Tasted a lot like chewing on coffee beans. That stuff was the staple of the folks at my old college.

[Calhoun07]

You remember it? Does this mean they don't make it anymore?

[DR. BELCH]

The men aboard this ill-fated seaman's ship ate rats, sawdust, leather, maggot-infested biscuits, and pieces of the ship's sail/rigging in their desperation.

Then there's the stories I've heard about folks in prison who get so desperate for a cigarrette they'll smoke anything they can find...newspaper, apple cores, grass clippings, their own hair, animal droppings....

Don't know about urine in Mountain Dew, but I read somewhere at Snopes about cow's blood in chocolate milk! Lovely thought.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Smoking your own hair....(whistles)
I guess I've been topped in the 'what people will eat' catagory. Eating the ship itself....I'd have stopped there! If you eat too much, you'll have no way to get home! :D

Geez....Jolt's motto says it has all that caffine and sugar! That's amazing! I guess all you need is one can and you know you'll stay up all night! :cool:

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
The men aboard this ill-fated seaman's ship ate rats, sawdust, leather, maggot-infested biscuits, and pieces of the ship's sail/rigging in their desperation.

Still haven't touched bottom concerning people in siege situations. The fact that no one here has come close to conceiving what are documented horrors is probably good reason to just drop the subject.

Jolt never impressed me. Maybe because I'd already discovered espresso by that time. But that's another O/T subject.

[Calhoun07]

Jolt tastes better than expresso, IMO. Then again, I've never been a fan of tea, coffee, or expresso. I tried to get into tea some time back, and sweetened it with honey, and I could drink it, but it was nothing I sat around wanting to drink. I would drink it now, but very reluctantly, and only if nothing else was around.

[The Mad Hatter]

I have no clue if Jolt is still made or not. I could have sworn five years ago it was taken off the market, but then I saw it by chance a few months later. Haven't seen it since... not that I've tried...

[killercroc]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter
I have no clue if Jolt is still made or not. I could have sworn five years ago it was taken off the market, but then I saw it by chance a few months later. Haven't seen it since... not that I've tried...

I saw it about a year ago!

[Inque]

They sell Jolt at our local convenience store. I drank a bottle at an all night party, and boy did it keep me awake. It tasted like pure sugar, and the flavoring wasn't that good either. It tasted like radioactive coke. I don't think I'll ever drink it again.

[NewMaxFranklin]

Do many of you guys drink a lot of juice? I do. Fresh juice is big in Hollywood. And since I moved here I've become quite the juice-drinker, which may explain my not drinking soda anymore.

My favorites are (fresh squeezed, not pasturised, not from concentrate, highly perishable) Orange Juice, Carrot Juice and these 100% juice blends: "Supergreen," which has fruit and vegitable juice and "Bee Pollen Energized," which is mostly apple juice, but tastes like raspberry lemonade and has a lot of adatives like Gensing and bee pollen.

I like that they have no sugar, artificial flavors or colors added to them. Of corse I still have the occasional Canda Dry, bottled Crush, or Coke. I'm only human, and nothing goes as well with Sushi (not even tea.)

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

About the only juice I drink reguarly is orange juice, but trust me, I drink a lot of it. Yeah, count me in for the "no artificial" crowd too. Ah, OJ, the drink that can only do good for you.... :cool:

[The Mad Hatter]

Juice and sushi, huh? I'll have to try that sometime.

Juice is good, but I'll have to admit that I'm semi-addicted to smoothies. When they're done right, they're a wonderfully refreshing citrus blend that makes me feel like I've eaten a semi-decadent dessert while eating something healthy. During my exile in South Carolina (grad school), there was a joint called "Planet Smoothie" near USC that, overall, produced some of the best blends I've had to date. I think one opened up in Little Rock, I'll have to check it out.

The only problem is that a lot of places don't do smoothies right. Some joints mix in soft-serve ice cream... bleh! Use yogurt or honey! And the only place to get them in my hometown, Baskin-Robbins, makes them too watered-down more often than not.

Man, now I'm craving an orange and banana smoothie...

[Nightflower]

My friend SK and I invented a Vodka and Jolt concoction called Joltka. Disgusting as hell, but has some interesting effects.

[Calhoun07]

I love orange juice, raspberry juice, and kiwi.

[Calhoun07]

In my disappointing pop news item of the day, I finally went to look for Jones pop at the grocery store last night, and they DISCONTINUED THE WHOLE LINE! Frag it to all! I did get some Dr Fizz tho, bottled by the Fitz bottling company in Kansas City. Not as good as Dr Pepper, but it sure did wake me up quick this morning!

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

My news item:
Right now, there are kinda obscure "energy" drinks you may find at your local pop shop. Do NOT drink them!
I drank one called FMX.....awful! Very awful! Stick with Power/Gatorade....FMX tasted like a bunch of rotten veggies mixed in a blender....which was HOW it was probably made...

Joltka? Ooh....sounds nasty. A hyperactive drunk....the NEW terror of the streets... ;)

[Calhoun07]

You know what took the place of those Jones pops at my grocery store? A line of those energy drinks you are talking about. Talk about frustrating. Next time I go there I am going to ask the grocery manager about it, cuz it ain't right!

[Mr. Eye]

My favourite juice drink is orange. I love it. But I hate it when there's pulp.

Mr. Eye

[Nightflower]

I like Ribena, which is a Chinese juice with black currants. My second favorite would be strawberry juice. I also like grape juice, orange juice, lemonade, apple juice, and fruit punch (Does that count?) Love juice :)

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Mr. Eye
My favourite juice drink is orange. I love it. But I hate it when there's pulp.

Mr. Eye

Uh, oh. Wasn't this covered on the...TNP? Do we wanna go there! ;)

[Inque]

A banana, some milk, few ice cubes, and some vanilla ice cream blended together for the best banana milkshake.

[NewMaxFranklin]

Originally posted by The Mad Hatter
Juice and sushi, huh? I'll have to try that sometime.

Actually, I was trying to say soda and sushi. But, I guess I didn't word it right. Though, carrot juice is great with spicy tuna rolls.:)