Try Pepsi with Lime!
I just got back from lunch. I went to Subway were I got one of my favorites, the "baby spinach and chicken salad". I'm sitting there looking out the window in a nice, cool, and clean environment, reading all the weird happenings in the Hartford Advocate (no, not the sex ads!), when I see a Pepsi truck drive by. On the side of the truck, in big letters, "Try Pepsi with LIME!".
Now the question I have is, what the hell is happening to America? What is wrong with these people? Is this some sort of low-level attack over time from Al Queda to drive us nuts?
You see this is my pet peeve. I go to a restaurant, and if I order a "diet Coke" (always a "diet Coke" or a martini - never anything in between... I need to work on that, but that's another story), and they always say, "diet Pepsi ok?". I say, "Yes". They ask, "Want lemon with that?" I suppose they will now start offering me lime with it as well.
Now, here's the real question. Why would I want lemon with it if I didn't ask for lemon? Why would they even ask me? Iced tea I can see, but just because people often have lemon with their iced tea, why would you make the leap and assume that I would want lemon with my diet Coke Pepsi?
The same sort of thing happened three or so years ago at work. I can't work without coffee. In the morning, it is my life blood. Don't even talk to me about anything until I have my coffee. So one morning I come to work, go to the kitchen, and pour myself a hot cup of coffee. Someone has added cinnamon to it!!!!!!!!!!!! Who the hell would do that? The incident reminded me of the classic Dracula movie starring Christopher Lee who said, upon arriving back to his castle only to find that someone had put a big cross across the door to keep him from taking refuge in his castle, turns to the camera and says, "WHO HAS DONE THIS THING?".
I felt the same way. Who would do this to our coffee? Was it a terrorist attack? Was the world ending? Did I miss the interoffice memo that said, "we will now be putting CRAP in your coffee from now on"?
I had to live with it for three months and finally I could take no more. One morning, I slapped my coffee down on the counter (can you say.... drama queen?), and shouted, "I DON'T WANT THIS CRAP IN MY COFFEE ANYMORE! I DON'T WANT SUGAR. I DON'T WANT HORSE MANURE. I DON'T WANT INSECTS. I DON'T WANT KITCHEN CLEANER. BUT I ****REALLY**** DON'T WANT CINNOMON IN MY DAMN COFFEE ******* E V E R ******* (Joan Crawford moment).
Well, it stopped after that. From then forward, we had the same coffee day after day. I suppose it was only a matter of time for Coke and Pepsi to join the band wagon to add crap to their product.
Folks, simple is better. Why take something that works, and mess with it?
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My sister-in-law has done the 'Diet Coke with Lemon" for years - she says it cuts the "kick" from the artificial sweetener. I'd guess Lime would have the same effect. Actually, I think Coke cans the 'Diet Coke with Lemon" product now.
Sounds pretty gross to me, but I prefer my Coke 'uncorrupted' with other flavorings, artificial sweeteners, etc.
I like Cherry Coke... but I like REAL cherry Coke... not the stuff Coke makes. I guess the reason is because I grew up in the early 70's version of Mayberry with two drugstores that still sold fountain drinks where you could get a coke with cherry syrup. Now that is good!
Lime? yuck. I don't even like lemon in my Coke although folks in New Orleans and vicinity have been doing it for a hundred years.
The only think I like in my Pepsi (if I have to have a Pepsi) are peanuts. And that, my dear is a whole 'nother Southern story.
You don't even watch Buffy or Angel re-runs???
David and I have a philosophy that goes something like "If stupid mainstream America does/likes it, then we go the other way"
Basically, we don't drink, don't smoke, don't drink pop/soda, don't eat fast food, don't eat fatty foods, don't watch friends, don't watch american idol, don't watch reality shows...
Basically we don't do a lot of things!! :)
Dan