Banned Alcoholic Energy Drinks

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  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Tim, you are why I drink. My liver is fucked.
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    fatcat wrote:
    Tim, you are why I drink. My liver is fucked.

    ^THIS
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    pigflipper wrote:
    ^THIS

    thirded.
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    ardichoke wrote:
    thirded.

    fifth-thirded
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Crazy Joe wrote:
    fifth-thirded
    538?

    3/5s?

    Also, it isn't about what you want or don't want, this is about what other people have a choice to drink or not. My tiny bit of libertarian is showing, but I fully support people's ability to choose to drink/eat/smoke things that are directly or indirectly, or cumulatively or otherwise, harmful for you, presuming they are aware of the effects and the product does not break any laws (laws being the will of the people, so there are laws, such as those in the agriculture industry which prevent farms from legally selling raw milk or processing their own livestock, which are not necessarily the will of the people and should be changed)
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    There's a 5th 3rd Bank chain in the middle north of the country that's a pretty popular meme.
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2010
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  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Humourous account of trying Four Loko: http://www.onefoottsunami.com/2010/11/16/mistakes-ive-made-drinking-four-loko/

    "Blue Raspberry definitely does not taste like raspberry. Hell, it doesn’t even taste like anything blue, with the possible exception of 2000 Flushes. Put simply, Four Loko Blue Raspberry is abhorrent and I can only imagine that these cans are filled by a long assembly line of Smurfs vomiting."
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Lol I'm glad I have abstained from this drink and will continue to do so.
  • edited November 2010
    I you want to mix caffeine & alcohol, I suggest
    Coffee, Baileys Irish cream and Jameson whiskey. Hot tasty drink, perfect for the cold weather
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    yes!
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Saw an interesting piece relating to this on Rachel Maddow Show today. The FDA put out a warning to makers of these beverages today saying that their products are considered "dangerous" which is assumed to be a sign that they will be forcing them to pull it from the shelves in the near future. The main problem, apparently, isn't so much the mix of booze and caffeine but rather the AMOUNT of booze. One can of most of these beverages has the same amount of alcohol as an entire bottle of wine. The caffeine plays in because it (allegedly) causes your brain to not register how drunk you are getting as it normally would. This adds up to people drinking way more than they realize and ending up giving themselves alcohol poisoning.

    Am I saying I agree with this? Not really... I'm a fan of personal liberty (and also Darwinism) and think that anyone dumb enough to drink themselves to death is better off doing it and improving the gene pool. I was just throwing this out there. Also, for those of you that are interested, here's the Maddow clip:

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  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    I really hate the "It's got more alcohol" argument. Almost as much as "But the children!" argument, but not quite.

    If they're that concerned about the high alcohol content, move it to the liquor aisle, where everything there is at least 20%, and some are 70%+.
  • KoreishKoreish I'm a penguin, deal with it. KCMO Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    This shit is an investment now. Buy them for 3-4 dollars now and in a week or two you can sell it back to all the crazy kids that want it for a profit.
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    I went and got some Sparks before they got pulled from the shelf, its the only alcoholic energy drink I can withstand and having them on the boat is amazing. Also, Sparks is only half the alcohol content of Four Loko and some of the other disputed drinks.
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    We tasted Sparks, and I actually like the taste of the red one.
  • mas0nmas0n howdy Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    The orange sparks is like getting drunk on Tic Tacs.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Koreish wrote:
    This shit is an investment now. Buy them for 3-4 dollars now and in a week or two you can sell it back to all the crazy kids that want it for a profit.

    this is a man with a plan. +rep
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    A man a plan a canal panama?
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Currently, IrishinFL and I are getting goddamn wasted on Four Loko and Joose. We were both sober when we started, just got out of class for the day.

    1 hour 30 minutes in and we are just done with one can each (Joose for me, Four Loko for Jake (irishinFL)) and its bad. Real bad. Jake has gone to get another can of another flavor for both of us. This stuff is amazing: its horrible tasting, my stomach hurts, but goddamn am I completely fucked up off one can.

    I fully expect to be sick as shit before I finish the second round, but I like to think of this as doing the public a favor in understanding just how much a moderate drunk (such as myself or irishinFL) can drink of this stuff before its too much.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Aim high.
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Kwitko wrote:
    Aim high.

    Always.
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Awesome. You should document the process with photo/video
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    Thanks for your contribution. This is important science :D

    Stay strong out there, man!
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    WagsFTW wrote:
    Awesome. You should document the process with photo/video

    Make sure this happens before you lose consciousness.
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    We have a pic of each of us at the start, dn';t know sif I could use a camersa right now.

    1.25 cans down...a;sdf;gjbsdflkhsd g'jdf
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  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited November 2010
    ... stupid government, interfering with Darwinism in progress. IDIOCRACY IS REAL!
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited December 2010
    Ok, so that was very interesting. One can was about all we could take, tried drinking a second and didn't make it a quarter of the way through before stopping. I could've kept going but it would not have ended well.

    Anybody who drinks more than one can of this stuff or drinks other types of alcoholic drinks is insane and deserves what happens to them.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited December 2010
    pigflipper wrote:
    Anybody who drinks more than one can of this stuff or drinks other types of alcoholic drinks is insane and deserves what happens to them.
    This is what should happen. Instead we spend time moralizing about the drinking age, rather than responsible drinking.
  • WagsFTWWagsFTW Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2010
    We might still be able to get Four Loko today, before midnight! :)
    http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/michigan/Friday-is-last-day-for-alcohol-energy-drink-sales
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