best beverage

[iAmBaronVonTito]

i would expect nothing less from knoxville

[Sarah]

Dave, today I discovered that I have two unopened bottles of Karo syrup in my cupboard and thought of you.

[dave from knoxville]

Irony? I haven't had any, I don't think, in close to 35 years.

But I wake up every morning thinking about it.

[ughwhy]

If anyone knows where to buy this stuff in or around NYC, give it up. As far as I know it's only available in Thailand and that's a darn crime.

[AllisonLeGnome]

I can't even find a picture of it, but the Tazo Diet Mojito Green Iced Tea is really good. Frustratingly, I've never seen it anywhere but Borders.

[Sarah]

This reminds me that in the grocery store the other day I noticed a green-tea-flavored malt-liquor beverage (whether Smirnoff's, I don't know) that boasted of its antioxidant properties.  That made me chuckle almost as much as the notion of fat-free half-and-half.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

I can't even find a picture of it, but the Tazo Diet Mojito Green Iced Tea is really good. Frustratingly, I've never seen it anywhere but Borders.

that sounds delicious.  and youre right- ive scourged the internet for this "Tazo Diet Mojito Green Iced Tea" and it doesnt exist outside of this message board.  and a couple blogs.

[Joe Rogaine]

Anybody here remember the soda from the early 90's called OK Soda from the Coca Cola Company? It had cans designed by Dan Clowes and Charles Burns. I guess it was supposed to capitalize on the whole grunge movement. It even had a slogan "Things are going to be OK", and a manifesto

What's the point of OK? Well, what's the point of anything?
OK Soda emphatically rejects anything that is not OK, and fully supports anything that is.
The better you understand something, the more OK it turns out to be.
OK Soda says, "Don't be fooled into thinking there has to be a reason for everything."
OK Soda reveals the surprising truth about people and situations.
OK Soda does not subscribe to any religion, or endorse any political party, or do anything other than feel OK.
There is no real secret to feeling OK.
OK Soda may be the preferred drink of other people such as yourself.
Never overestimate the remarkable abilities of "OK" brand soda.
Please wake up every morning knowing that things are going to be OK.

[Regular Joe]

Jckinnick, I love you. OK soda became something of a religion among my group in high school, to the point that we woud faithfully call the 1-800 number every day for new messages. Yes, we did drugs. Don't judge.

[Gilly]

It's pretty obvious now that you've said so but I didn't know that the cans were designed by Clowes. Learn something new every day...

[Fido]

[Phil]

RE: OK Soda
I remember feeling sort of dirty for playing along with OK Soda. For liking it, and liking the lame marketing approach even more. I was 16 and grew up in a town of 1000. Anything with so much as a whiff of underground culture was appealing to me at the time. I was just getting into Eightball, discovering Clowes through Urge Overkill & Supersuckers album covers... Since he was involved, I drank it up. Oh to be young and easily amused.

RE: Best Beverage
There's a Boba Tea joint that opened up close to where I work. I decided to try the Taro Root Boba Tea one day... Good lord it's delicious. Lately that's it for me.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

non-Alki: Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee, Ramblin' Root Beer, Lemonade, tap water with ice

Alki: Newcastle Brown Ale, a Greyhound (vodka-grapefruit juice) with a couple fresh cranberries

Ever had a salty dog, KTB (or anyone)?  It's vodka-grapefruit with a salted rim.  Delicious.

My vote:



One of my favorite things about going to Austin, newly available in my neighborhood.  It's awesome being able to get pretty much anything in NYC, but also kind of a bummer - one of my favorite things about traveling is being able to get things you can only get away from home.

[AllisonLeGnome]

I see those a lot- they're always too sweet in my opinion. Though that's the point, isn't it.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

The mint is pretty great.  It seems less sweet.