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Penny Arcade - Comic - Piquant
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Penny Arcade - Comic - Piquant
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
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So it's probably a good thing it's nearly three bucks for a tiny can.
Also that Irish show The Fall has ruined the word piquant for me.
Then I stopped being beholden to brands and just bought whatever own-brand energy drink was available, like Red Rooster or some crap that was 93p for a 2 litre bottle.
Never was a fan of Redbull myself. I generally only drank them when it was freely offered. Seems like at least once a month they'd park a truck with a huge can on the back on the college campus and give away free cans for an hour.
My preference for LAN parties was Bawls. Had more of a creme soda taste with a hint of Sprite, which was weird, but better than Redbull.
I don't think I've had an energy drink since I finished college. Back then my weapon of choice was the orange Monster, or sometimes the Full Throttle "full citrus" flavor (which has a somewhat more natural taste than most energy drinks).
It's hard to describe, and I like both, but I'd say Pepsi tastes a little lighter and fizzier, and Coke tastes more... full-bodied, if that makes any sense.
I don't have that issue with Pepsi.
You can't give someone a pirate ship in one game, and then take it back in the next game. It's rude.
*stops and looks into the can*
*shrugs and continues reading*
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Recipes also seem to vary by region.
There's a surprising diversity of sugarwater.
Arby's here used to only have RC Cola, back when I was a kid. It was weird. I didn't hate it but it was definitely different.
According to Wikipedia RC Cola was created by a grocer in Georgia who got into a fight with the local Coke salesman because he wanted a wholesale discount, and finally said he could go create his own soda with blackjack, and hookers. So I guess that makes RC Lamborghini to Coke's Ferrari? Except not as glamorous or successful...
And yeah, I think the difference between Coke and Pepsi is mostly brand loyalty.
People prefer Pepsi when there are no labels. Which is why Coke created New Coke in the 80s (New Coke tastes more like Pepsi). But you are right, when the labels are put back on, people go back to preferring Coke. Even in the same sample. So when you tell a Coke person they picked Pepsi, their brains actually reverse the opinion and go back to disliking the Pepsi they had just picked.
I can only speak for Canadian Coke vs Pepsi and when I was drinking pop I could tell the difference. And Pepsi has really cut down on the semen content in the last few years.
I have developed a disdain for paying $1.25 a bottle for water I could get from the nearest sink.
Then you live in a much better place than I do. Here, the ecology is pretty fucked to begin with. And with the war, we had to switch to another water source, which is even worse. So drinking tap water isn't a terribly good idea.
This. I have a preference for Coke, but it's all cola.
I can tell the difference, but only if I see it being poured. The fizz with Pepsi imo is more foamy, like a proper fizz. Coke fizzles out faster and I can't enjoy the bubbles.
Though really I have to call any right I have to post in this thread at all into question, seeing as I only drink DIET soda. Blasphemy!