>> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:18:21 GMT, Joerg
>>
>>>Another problem here is the enormous consumption of soda pop. Not just
>>>Coke but all kinds of other sugary drinks. I have been in many other
>>>parts of the world and never seen it as striking as in the US. In fact,
>>>in most other countries parents won't let their young kids drink that.
>>>Mine didn't let us, and I am glad they didn't.
>>
>> I saw a sign yesterday that said "FREE 44 oz COKE!" with some equally
>> disgusting fast food product, no doubt; I didn't read the fine print.
>> They could also say "FREE razor blades to slit your wrists!"
>>
>> I don't like Coke. Too cloying (corn syrup) and too much cinnamon. The
>> Safeway cola is lighter and mixes with rum better.
>
>I sometimes drink Coke because I _like_ the heavy cloying syrup sometimes;
>once I mixed vodka, club soda and about 3 Tbsp. brown sugar and it tasted
>exactly like alcoholic root beer! ;-)
I did try rum and root beer, but it didn't work somehow.
Rum with a dash of ammarreto ain't bad, as a sipping drink.
John