On Fri, 30 May 2003 22:53:36 -0500, Kathleen <
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>Craig Brossman wrote:
>> "Small Black Dog" <
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>>
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>>
>>>>>| > Nelson<---now addicted to the "Summer of 2003 only" Orange Mt.
>>>>
>> Dew.
>>
>>>>>| >
>>>>>|
>>>>>| i liked Code Red better. the orange just tastes funny to me.
>>>>>
>>>>>Both are good, but if I want a cherry citrus soda, there is a regional
>>>>
>>>drink
>>>
>>>>>called SunDrop (Mt. Dew on steroids) that does a Cherry Lemon
>>>>
>> Sundrop -
>>
>>>>>based on a fountain drink made in local drive ins. It blows Code Red
>>>>
>>>out of
>>>
>>>>>the water!
>>>>>
>>>>>The Orange (technically "Live Wire") tastes like orange Jello mixed
>>>>
>> with
>>
>>>Mt.
>>>
>>>>>Dew.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>ahh, that explains it, i was never a fan of orange jello.
>>>>
>>>>Haven't got anything like a SunDrop around here that i know of, so i guess i'll have to settle
>>>>for Code Red when i am in the mood for something cherry.
>>>
>>>I do hope you all realise Dr Pepper is the king
>>>
>>>Small Black Dog
>>>
>>>
>>
>> On a recent trip to Moab, my wife (whom I love dearly but is some times a bit of a knucklehead)
>> bought Dr. Pepper Plus. She thought it had extra flavor, I knew better. Well after a hard morning
>> ride, when I was trying to get "up" for a hard afternoon ride, I opened one up. I am somewhat
>> used to caffine, but after about 1/2 the can, I couldn't take anymore. It felt like my eyeballs
>> were spinning in their sockets, my stomach was doing flip flops.
>
> I recently helped chaperone my son's 2nd grade pond studies field trip to Busch Wildlife
> area. Whoever packed little Jason's lunch and thought it was a good idea to give an 8
> year-old boy a can of Donkey Kick for his drink needed to be locked in a small room for an
> hour or so with the result. I thought we were going to have to get the net and the
> tranquilizer. The other moms were all for hunting down the culprit, tarring and feathering
> her and riding her out of town on a rail, but the teacher settled for writing a general note
> sent home with the entire class banning caffeinated "energy drinks", and a somewhat more
> pointed note to the mother of the specific child in question. Nowhere near as pointed as I
> would have gotten, though.
>
>Kathleen
a bit tact less?