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> > > > > > > > > > Care to explain why, of all things, MOUNTAIN DEW seems to be the beverage-of-choice for programmers, game-house testers, scriptwriters and puter geeks in general? Would a normal person touch something so abominably fluorescent (it's Yellow Dye #5, after all) that also contains... wait for it... *brominated* vegetable oil???
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> > > > > > > > > It's the beverage of choice because it has such an inordinately high amount of caffeine in it -- which is what the people you're referring to thrive on (and pizza, of course). It has more caffeine than any other soda (except possibly Jolt -- not sure -- but in any case Jolt is just a rip off of Mountain Dew anyway) and more than most teas.
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> > > > > > > > How can Jolt be a rip off of Mountain Dew? Jolt is a cola while Mountain Dew is...uh...well...Mountain Dew. And besides, Jolt has quite a bit more caffine than Mountain Dew. However, a product which I'm not sure has been marketed nationwide called SuperJolt has more caffine than Jolt did to begin with.
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> > > > > > > > Shan-Harmful if swallowed. Keep out of reach of children.-dar
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> > > > > > > I don't know about Jolt, but Surge would certainly qualify...
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> > > > > > > Faw"I like Fresca"cett
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> > > > > > I've tried Jolt and Dr. Pepper, but if I had to pick a cola I'd be tempted to choose the Italian one called Brio. What is Surge, another cola or something like MD perhaps?
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> > > > > > As for Fresca... eh well... its flavour is completely utterly indescribable. What do you use it for, an appetite suppressant? :-)
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> > > > > > Wolfspirit
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> > > > > Surge tastes almost exactly like MD. As for Fresca, I suppose it's like Dr. Pepper and Mr. Pibb(almost indistinguishable from each other); it's an acquired taste. I just happen to like it. Besides, it has to be on the side of good, Coca-Cola makes it (-: .
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> > > > Fresca is grapefruit flavored. As far as I know, it's the only one. I haven't had a Surge and it's been a long time since I've had a MD, but I remember MD being a more lemon-lime type flavor. Are you saying that Surge, MD, and Fresca all taste the same now?
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> > > > Kel"Fresca is revolting"ly
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> > > Finally! Yes! Thank you for resolving that age-old mystery for me. Fresca is indeed grape-fruit soda flavoured; you've hit that dead on the nose. I'm right... It *IS* an appetite suppressant. Drink one of those and I don't have to eat for days!
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> > > As for Mountain Dew, well, I don't quite know how to classify it (and I've never had Surge either, so can't compare it to that.) MD does have a citrus-limey aura to it, but also something else again. Maybe a much higher fructose (fruit sugar) content?
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> > Ahem... Let me rephrase that... Surge and MD have a similar flavor; Dr. Pepper and Mr. Pibb have a similar flavor, but not to Surge and MD; Fresca doesn't have a flavor like any of these. I was referring to the possibility that these drinks may take getting used to for some people. Others might like it on the first try; some may never like it.
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> > BTW, it's not such a good idea to read posts in a hurry; written language is hard enough to understand, and I thought I was being clear.
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> > Faw"It's a Fresca revolution! (: "cett
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> No problem Fawcett. I understood you perfectly the first time. You said, "I like Fresca," which is explicitly clear. At which point I proceeded to explain why *I don't* like Fresca. Capice? Good... So now we're all friends again, eh. :-)
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> Wolfspirit

I think I erred in making that side note about Mr. Pibb and Dr. Pepper having almost identical flavors. Somehow, that must have confused Kelly, hence these last five posts. I wasn't calling your understanding into question, but I did think that the response was relevant, and that's why I left it in, even though I was primarily responding to Kelly's little misunderstanding. I wasn't considering cutting off any friendships over it, though. (:

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