At work today i hit about that 2 o'clock 2:30 daze where your body stops funcition and your mind decides to take a leave of absense. Most of the time i just let it ride and just remain in my daze till quiting time but today i needed to do a lot of reading (work related) so I opted for the 70 cent soda machine (its a rip off and it burns me but i needed it). I needed something with no calories and good amount of Caffiene of course i went for old faitful... Diet Coke. The DC, the Nutricious Nutra Sweet, Nectar of the Gods, whatever you call it Diet Coke is one fine drink. However I find myself slight to the right of my fellow DC lovers Josiah Q. Roe and Adorably Mesh. I find that although I love a DC and drink it as often as possible I can still go back to the old classic coke and its like heaven is a place on earth... and baby do you know what that's worth?
Here's a brief history of me and my friend the DC. I was coverted early on at college when a friend of mine convinced me that after a while of drinking diet soft drinks you get used to it and begin to enjoy them, this was true. I even convinced my dad of this who used to always get a coke with a lime, now my friends its a diet coke with a lime. But the other day i pulled out the old red can, the original, the classic, coca cola classic. I opened that pop top and took a swig and man if it didn't feel like a party in my mouth and everyone was invited (that line was borrowed from Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns replaces the company softball team with pro ball players. The line was said by Ken Griffey Jr.) Perhaps it was the added sugar that combined with the caffiene to give me twice the buzz of a diet coke or perhaps i received an old coke from back in the day when it had cocaine in it, who knows. I still prefer the DC for health reasons and the fact that the buzz with coke is just too strong for me but there will always be a place in my heart for the real thing...
Posted by holtonian at August 19, 2003 10:19 PM | TrackBackI've tried Diet Coke, and you can get used to it and come to enjoy it even, but there is nothing, nor will there ever be, anything like Coca-Cola Classic. The sweet, sweet burn makes me a happy man.
Love the "Heaven is a Place on Earth" reference too. What a classic 80s song!
Posted by: John at August 19, 2003 11:27 PMI just can't handle Classic Coke because after the 10 minute buzz, I feel all sleepy and tired, which is NOT what I want when I partake in a caffinated beverage. Hence, the DC. I'm thoroughly addicted to it now, which kinda scares me. It calls my name. When we're apart, all I can think about is being together again. DC, you are all my answers, you had me at hello, and that's why you're gettin' on that train.
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 20, 2003 09:28 AMI can't believe what I'm reading. Diet Coke is the single most inorganic substance I've ever had the poor misfortune to encounter. Except for Tab. I suppose Classic Coke is entirely synthetically created too, but whenever raw thirst compells me to sample one of Beth's DCs, I swear I can taste the beaker it came from. How did you guys overcome the strong chemical taste?
Posted by: Paul Nedelisky at August 20, 2003 04:26 PMDiet Coke is the fuel that gets Arnold Schwarzenegger out of bed in the morning. It is the dew on the leaves of the sweetest-smelling artificial flowers. It creates a healthy sheen on your forehead after a hard day's deskwork. It goes well with a glass of beer. Better with a cigarette. Diet Coke is in my heart. Diet Coke is in my soul. Diet Coke'll be my breath should I grow old. Diet Coke is my lover, my best friend. Diet Coke is in my soul.
By the way, congrats on the marriage, Nettles!
The reason Classic Coke gives you that funky buzz is that you're so hopelessly addicted to the diet version.
Posted by: John at August 21, 2003 07:32 AMTAB is a wonderful diversion from DC. I have been known, on occasion, to substitute it for DC.
Oh Diet Coke! Forever I'll love you, forever I'll stand.
You're my all, you're the best, you're my strength, my righteousnes.
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 23, 2003 04:10 PMAnd,
I'm going back to the heart of drinking, and it's all about you, it's all about you Diet Coke.
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 23, 2003 04:11 PMHEALTH REASONS?! Are you mad? Obesity, diabetes, and artificial sweeteners are going to kill this nation wholesale, and a coupla sugar calories from a 12oz fizz are going to make a difference? Yikes. Try water: the nectar of the poor (and healthy).
Posted by: bobw at August 25, 2003 10:46 AMSo it's a class struggle then is it Mr. Weigers?
Posted by: JosiahQ at August 26, 2003 09:12 AMEverything is, man.
Posted by: mesh at August 27, 2003 10:53 PM