Comments on: The American Gustation Crisis of 1985 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985 A collection of Damn Interesting things Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:31:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mirage_GSM http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-24542 Mirage_GSM Tue, 26 May 2009 15:51:24 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-24542 [quote]drTexas said: "How about decimated? This one really irritates me. It means REDUCED BY TEN PERCENT!!! Not total destruction."[/quote] Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've never heard "decimated" used with this meaning (total destruction) before. Granted, most people don't bother calculating the percentages, but for total destruction "annihilated" is the more appropriate word ;-) [quote]drTexas said: “How about decimated? This one really irritates me. It means REDUCED BY TEN PERCENT!!! Not total destruction.”[/quote]
Maybe I’m just lucky, but I’ve never heard “decimated” used with this meaning (total destruction) before. Granted, most people don’t bother calculating the percentages, but for total destruction “annihilated” is the more appropriate word ;-)

]]> By: Ferric http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-22930 Ferric Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:42:15 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-22930 I think the most obscure and hidden the jokes are the best. Therefore, the waxed tadpole reference made me giggle in ways that most would find odd. I think the most obscure and hidden the jokes are the best. Therefore, the waxed tadpole reference made me giggle in ways that most would find odd.

]]> By: dagtastic http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-22176 dagtastic Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:32:29 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-22176 [quote]peaquartz said: "Hear, hear!"[/quote] I also find a splash of rum cements my satisfaction. [quote]peaquartz said: “Hear, hear!”[/quote]

I also find a splash of rum cements my satisfaction.

]]> By: rotaerc http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-22158 rotaerc Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:04:03 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-22158 Damn! I love the comments almost as much as the articles, but seriously, is there a place we can take this discussion? I'd love to input on it all. Semantics, chemistry, synesthesia, perception, propaganda, economics, biologic independence, sensationalist media, crooked elites, and.. oh, rum. Seriously, is there a corner of this little infoweb universe that we could partition ourselves and try and solve the world's problems? The people that read this site seem to be a reasonable and informed lot, I'm sure we could help a little bit. On a side note.. Does Alan ever make it all the way down here? And to the article: I'm surprised no one mentioned the association of party lines and affluence of Coke drinkers vs Pepsi drinkers. If I remember right, poor(er) democrats picked Pepsi. Damn!

I love the comments almost as much as the articles, but seriously, is there a place we can take this discussion? I’d love to input on it all. Semantics, chemistry, synesthesia, perception, propaganda, economics, biologic independence, sensationalist media, crooked elites, and.. oh, rum.

Seriously, is there a corner of this little infoweb universe that we could partition ourselves and try and solve the world’s problems? The people that read this site seem to be a reasonable and informed lot, I’m sure we could help a little bit. On a side note.. Does Alan ever make it all the way down here?

And to the article: I’m surprised no one mentioned the association of party lines and affluence of Coke drinkers vs Pepsi drinkers. If I remember right, poor(er) democrats picked Pepsi.

]]> By: catdude http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-22151 catdude Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:24:08 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-22151 Forgot to say: But very interesting article. Well done. Forgot to say: But very interesting article. Well done.

]]> By: catdude http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-22150 catdude Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:23:11 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-22150 I live in Thailand and it doesn't surprise me at all that two yahoo distributors were killed over that garbage. Thais love both Pepsi and Coke, which should just be called Crap and Shit in my opinion. Thai women used to be so lovely and slim, now you are seeing more and more fatties with spotty skin. You want a fat girlfriend, put her on Crap or Shit plus KFC. Most Thais dislike exercise, especially walking, so the combination is deadly. After all the flack that McDonalds and other fast food chain have caught nutrition-wise, I am surprised that these companies haven't had more criticism. Really, you couldn't drink anything unhealthier, except maybe cola made from lard instead of water. Think its bad in Thailand or the States, go to the Philippines. They guzzle Shit and Crap by the gallons, and the poorer they are, the more they drink. Can't buy rice these days, but we got cola! Happy days! Something is wrong with Amerika when people get so worked up about something like cola tastes. Really, every time I go home I notice how more and more delusional people are. Especially about the real world. It must be the constant fat and sugar buzz they have.. "La di la la... it helps me forget my subprime mortgage." One thing about Coke here, its a lot less carbonated. I guess Thais aren't into the belching part like we are. I live in Thailand and it doesn’t surprise me at all that two yahoo distributors were killed over that garbage. Thais love both Pepsi and Coke, which should just be called Crap and Shit in my opinion. Thai women used to be so lovely and slim, now you are seeing more and more fatties with spotty skin. You want a fat girlfriend, put her on Crap or Shit plus KFC. Most Thais dislike exercise, especially walking, so the combination is deadly.

After all the flack that McDonalds and other fast food chain have caught nutrition-wise, I am surprised that these companies haven’t had more criticism. Really, you couldn’t drink anything unhealthier, except maybe cola made from lard instead of water. Think its bad in Thailand or the States, go to the Philippines. They guzzle Shit and Crap by the gallons, and the poorer they are, the more they drink. Can’t buy rice these days, but we got cola! Happy days!

Something is wrong with Amerika when people get so worked up about something like cola tastes. Really, every time I go home I notice how more and more delusional people are. Especially about the real world. It must be the constant fat and sugar buzz they have.. “La di la la… it helps me forget my subprime mortgage.”

One thing about Coke here, its a lot less carbonated. I guess Thais aren’t into the belching part like we are.

]]> By: peaquartz http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-22112 peaquartz Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:03:06 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-22112 [quote]Repomancer said: "There is something about a cold Coke from a glass bottle that hit a spot that the modern concoction decanted out of plastic doesn't quite reach."[/quote] Hear, hear! [quote]Repomancer said: “There is something about a cold Coke from a glass bottle that hit a spot that the modern concoction decanted out of plastic doesn’t quite reach.”[/quote]

Hear, hear!

]]> By: Pistol http://www.damninteresting.com/the-american-gustation-crisis-of-1985#comment-22046 Pistol Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:04:15 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=964#comment-22046 Definitely prefer Mexican cola vs. the US hfcs version. Only in Mexico I wouldn't call it a cola, if you know what I mean. Definitely prefer Mexican cola vs. the US hfcs version. Only in Mexico I wouldn’t call it a cola, if you know what I mean.

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