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Post number 17009

plinth — Thu, 09 May 2002 04:22:56 -0800

Pepsi to release blue soda. Now we know what they've used in those diaper and maxipad commercials all these years.

By: jeremias

jeremias — Thu, 09 May 2002 04:40:33 -0800

Ok, so let's start a contest. What could be the most artificial, nasty and garish meal possible using off the shelf products. We've got chocolate fries with green ketchup so far. All washed down with above-mentioned windex lookalike.

By: pekar wood

pekar wood — Thu, 09 May 2002 04:56:55 -0800

pekar predicts massive flop. blue food is an appetite suppressant.

By: CatherineB

CatherineB — Thu, 09 May 2002 04:59:51 -0800

I vaguely recall a study once that served the subjects food which had been dyed blue with a (tasteless) food colouring. They wouldn't eat it if they could see the colours but the subjects who were blindfolded chowed down. Translation: Blue just isn't natural. Except if you're a hyacinth.

By: corpse

corpse — Thu, 09 May 2002 05:13:58 -0800

Pepsi has made blue soda before, at least down in the Carolinas. Back in the early 90s after Duke and Carolina won national championships in 91,92,93, cans of blue soda were made and distributed locally. Nasty tasting shit it was.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 09 May 2002 05:19:34 -0800

"Pepsi Blue has the potential to reinvigorate the cola category," said Gary Rodkin, CEO of PepsiCo North America.
Life to be worth living now, thanks to Blue Pepsi.

By: rcade

rcade — Thu, 09 May 2002 05:21:56 -0800

If you're trying to make an unappetizing meal, don't use the green ketchup -- it almost looks natural. Go with the purple, which is more accurately described as a bilious looking shade of gray.

By: rcade

rcade — Thu, 09 May 2002 05:22:41 -0800

An additional comment: Isn't this going to make kids more likely to drink antifreeze?

By: JaxJaggywires

JaxJaggywires — Thu, 09 May 2002 05:37:45 -0800

The only blue drink I would consider drinking would have a lot of alcohol in it. Personally, I wish they would make Crystal Pepsi again. I liked that stuff.

By: UnReality

UnReality — Thu, 09 May 2002 05:39:47 -0800

"Pepsi Blue has the potential to reinvigorate the cola category," said Gary Rodkin, CEO of PepsiCo North America. I'm sure they thought the same thing about Pepsi Clear. It's carbonated sugar water. There's not a lot of room for improvement.

By: dong_resin

dong_resin — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:11:01 -0800

I'm the sort of cheap novelty-seeking jackass who keeps these marketing hacks in business. This is targeted right to me, and I'm sure I'll try it. I often buy food based solely on how artificial and fucked up it looks. Current Fav? Spider-Man "Spidey Berry" style Pop-Tarts. They look like Lego. They taste like Hitler's ear wax. Cant. Stop. Eating. Them.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:18:09 -0800

It sounds horrible, but then, I like Dr. Brown's Celery Soda, so go figure.

By: mkelley

mkelley — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:20:54 -0800

Does anyone else here, think that the blue Pepsi is just Pepsi Clear with Blue #3? They have to use that unwanted stock somehow.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:21:38 -0800

I've had blue soda. There's a barbecue joint here in Bridgeport called the Drumstik, which used to have this whole array of low-end soft drinks, one of which was called Blue Sky and was the color of pool water(I haven't seen it in years and I googled, so I don't know if it still exists) and tasted like liquid bubblegum. Although, for some reason I can remember that it was bottled in Tuckahoe, NY. Went nicely with a plate of ribs.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:40:37 -0800

Blue soda is going to be huge with kids. Most kids will pick a blue drink first, then red, then green (like the dew), then cola last, if you line up bottles of power-ade and/or soda on a counter. I've tested this countless times and have made money betting adults which color their own kids will pick. The bet is only a quarter, which I always hand over to the kid if I win, but I've won at least 20 dollars worth of quarters entertaining myself with this during the much dreaded madatory snack stand duty at Little League and football games where my son plays. The adults always say their kid is going to pick red, for some reason. The kids always pick blue, because it's weird, it's pretty, and they're curious.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:40:40 -0800

Mmmm jonmc. Bubble Gum and ribs!

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:44:55 -0800

Now that I think about it, a couple of local joints offer a "cocktail" of sorts for kids called a Smurf, which is nothing but Sprite, a couple drops of blue food coloring, and a maraschino cherry on top. Kind of an alternative Shirley Temple. (Does anybody order those anymore? Does anybody young enough to be drinking one even know who the hell Shirley Temple is?)

By: gloege

gloege — Thu, 09 May 2002 06:50:21 -0800

Well everyone thought that nasty green ketchup stuff would flop but it is still on the shelves.... "Pepsi has made blue soda before, at least down in the Carolinas. Back in the early 90s after Duke and Carolina won national championships in 91,92,93, cans of blue soda were made and distributed locally. Nasty tasting shit it was." Ha! You drank that crap? I have a case of the Duke 1992 cola. You want some of it???? Duke bought quantities of this and distributed it by the case load to every frat and sororiety on campus - thanks to being an Iron Duke as well I somehow ended up with a case worth of my own and no idea what to do with it. Hmmm.... maybe I could sell it on ebay...

By: iconomy

iconomy — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:00:44 -0800

alumshubby - Friendly's (a chain of burger/breakfast/ice cream joints, for those who have never heard of it) sells Shirley Temples for girls and Razzberries for boys. They come in a glass that holds about 1500 ounces of soda, and they're very pretty. The Razzberry is windex-bright blue, with maraschino cherries for decoration, and the Shirley Temples are red. Both supposedly taste exactly the same. I don't even want to get into the whole "different colors and names for girls and boys" thing, but Shirley Temples are indeed alive and well and being exposed to the next generation.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:01:18 -0800

then green (like the dew) ico, Dew is not green, it is yellow. Which is why I never drink it out of a clear plastic cup. I always feel like I'm carrying a specimen around, looking for the doctor.

By: brownpau

brownpau — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:03:42 -0800

I've drunk blue soda. My college group's Communications thesis was on Star Trek, and at the Trek-themed thesis defense, we served the teachers Sprite, tinted light blue with food coloring. We called it Romulan Ale. There was too much coloring in my glass, and I got slightly nauseous. Fortunately my Vulcan makeup hid the green that my face had turned. I rush to add that this was a long time ago, and I would most definitely not repeat such a stunt in my ripe old age.

By: brownpau

brownpau — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:04:47 -0800

Hey, twenty comments into a Pepsi thread, and no one's mentioned Britney Spears. Owillis, where are you? ;)

By: jennyb

jennyb — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:09:04 -0800

(Does anybody order those anymore? Does anybody young enough to be drinking one even know who the hell Shirley Temple is?) I recently completed a stint waiting tables at a local redneck bar and grill, and yes, kids today order Shirley Temples even if they aren't on the menu. Now we know what they've used in those diaper and maxipad commercials all these years. That made me laugh out loud. I hate that blue liquid!

By: JaxJaggywires

JaxJaggywires — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:12:04 -0800

Britney Spears?? Maybe with this new product, Pepsi is trying to lure the Blue Man Group.

By: ebarker

ebarker — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:17:49 -0800

Pepsi sucks anyway. Bah. (insert Dogbert paw wave here). Of much more importance in Recent Cola Announcements? Vanilla Coke.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:19:39 -0800

I seem to recall that when a boy orders a Shirley Temple, they call it a Roy Rogers. These names are absolutely mystifying to an 8-year-old by the way. I remember my cousin asking me why his drink was named after a hamburger joint. Interesting that the beverages seem to require gender-specific names though. It wears off when you hit adulthood though. Otherwise, I'd be asking the bartender for Bloody Mario's and Margaritos.

By: clango

clango — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:22:39 -0800

as cool as blue and vanilla are, why can't we have OK back?

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:31:01 -0800

Two jiggers of rum and a dash of blue curaçao helps quite a lot to disguise the flavour and colour of Pepsi.

By: gloege

gloege — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:38:07 -0800

Well if we are demanding colas back, can I have Tab make a comeback???? I love that pink can!

By: O9scar

O9scar — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:38:57 -0800

Jones has been making a blue bubble-gum flavored soda for a while now. I tried it once and thought it was horrid - not because of the color, but because it had way too much sugar and "gum flavor".

By: iconomy

iconomy — Thu, 09 May 2002 07:56:58 -0800

Oh my God. clango is here. I love you, clango. Really. You're the sexiest hunk of man-metal ever. (sorry, everyone. It won't happen again. Momentary loss of composure.)

By: StOne

StOne — Thu, 09 May 2002 08:29:19 -0800

Just yesterday I sampled some blue vanilla ice cream. I like vanilla (especially French vanilla) but while this stuff did taste like vanilla, it wasn't all that good.

By: verso

verso — Thu, 09 May 2002 08:40:01 -0800

Actually boys, the difference is this: Shirley Temple: Grenadine and clear soda (7up/Sprite) Roy Rogers: Grenadine and cola (Coke/Pepsi) If you can, get them with Coke or 7up as sprite and pepsi are usually too sweet once you add the grenadine. I am allowed to order a Roy Rogers, at least here, they don't really care. Brownpau: It wasn't THAT long ago, but I took a class in college called "The Social Relevance Of Star Trek" where we had a similar experience at our "final" which entailed weirding up some food for a party at the instructor's house to watch the final episode of TNG. ok, so now you know exactly when it was... back to your regularly scheduled thread.

By: Foosnark

Foosnark — Thu, 09 May 2002 08:50:32 -0800

At the grocery store this weekend we saw pink and blue butter in a squeeze bottle. And there's "Mystery Color" ketchup now too. I figure they just bottled a bunch of regular ketchup with funky labels and kids just think they're unlucky to get red all the time. ;)

By: Danelope

Danelope — Thu, 09 May 2002 08:54:57 -0800

While I hesitate to self-link, it must be said that I predicted this some time ago.

By: betobeto

betobeto — Thu, 09 May 2002 08:56:03 -0800

Kids love anything that doesn't look (or taste) like the usual stuff (just ask Heinz). I guess Pepsi marketers aren't that dumb - they're probably aiming this at the hormone-challenged preteen crowd - Britney's audience, in a word. The kids won't have money of their own to waste, but hell do they know how to make their parents do. Still, I don't think any other age group would get too excited by drinking something that looks -and probably tastes- like Windex. Yuck.

By: gloege

gloege — Thu, 09 May 2002 08:56:13 -0800

By: digital_insomnia

digital_insomnia — Thu, 09 May 2002 09:02:18 -0800

An additional comment: Isn't this going to make kids more likely to drink antifreeze? First mention of possible lawsuit from parent who's child drinks Blue Pepsi thinking it's antifreeze. Right here. :)

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Thu, 09 May 2002 09:03:34 -0800

This is actually just the next chapter in the tragicomic history of Blue Raspberry Ingestibles. May we never forget the grandeur of the Blue ICEE, or the lovely Otter Pop "Louie-Bloo Raspberry", both of which are good if you don't think too much about Windex or 2000 Flushes while you're enjoying them.

By: nstop

nstop — Thu, 09 May 2002 09:13:54 -0800

I always thought the "boy" version of the Shirley Temple was called the Charlie McCarthy? At least that's what my brother and I always got when we went out to a fancy restaurant with my grandparents when we were little. Also -- ginger ale with grenadine. As for the blue thing... Blue was always the most popular color when popsicles were handed out at my summer camp. For some weird reason they were root beer flavored. Still don't get that one.

By: plinth

plinth — Thu, 09 May 2002 09:20:48 -0800

As an FYI, antifreeze is green, window washer fluid is blue, brake fluid is red, oil is black/brown-black. Except for the color blindedness issue, car fluids are color coded so you know by sight what might be leaking out.

By: kirsty

kirsty — Thu, 09 May 2002 09:56:11 -0800

Blue Slush Puppies have always been my fave. Apparently they're raspberry but they just taste of blue to me after all these years.

By: anildash

anildash — Thu, 09 May 2002 10:13:41 -0800

If red drinks are targeted at African Americans, can we Asian Americans corner the blue soda market?

By: skyboy

skyboy — Thu, 09 May 2002 10:21:34 -0800

Clango: What, are you nuts? OK soda tasted like liquefied moldy tangerines. Nifty ads, baaaad product. Couldn't find a good site, but somewhere there ought to be a tribute to short-lived Pepsi products such as: Pepsi Free Pepsi Light Crystal Pepsi Pepsi Max Pepsi XL I slightly miss 7Up Gold. Now that was something -- spicy, hurt-yer-throat kinda swill -- at least, as far as sugared water can go. Think I'll stick to enjoying Orangina. (When I can find it, as it's not easy to come by in Texas.)

By: PugAchev

PugAchev — Thu, 09 May 2002 10:42:12 -0800

skyboy, popsoda.com has orangina at a pretty good price. I would also recommend club orange, it's similar to orangina(but much better IMHO)..

By: boogah

boogah — Thu, 09 May 2002 10:57:57 -0800

Oh my God. clango is here. I love you, clango. Really. You're the sexiest hunk of man-metal ever. i'm just really happy that rstevens is on mefi, and i have a lower user number... i [heart] diesel sweeties.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Thu, 09 May 2002 10:58:51 -0800

I got addicted to Orangina in NYC. When I was at Indiana, I was able to find it at the Kroger near the College Mall, of all places. I haven't been able to find it as easily out here in the western suburbs of Chicago. If anyone knows of a place to find it, let me know. And Tab still exists out here...I saw it at the local Jewel not long ago. I almost forgot about 7-Up Gold but I liked it. I also liked Crystal Pepsi.

By: sacre_bleu

sacre_bleu — Thu, 09 May 2002 11:04:23 -0800

Got a hankering for a highly gingered ginger ale. Haven't been able to find Benheim's since passing though South Carolina once. Comes in "Hot" and "Not so hot" -- truth in advertising, that. Vernor's, the pride of Detroit, comes in a distant second.

By: sacre_bleu

sacre_bleu — Thu, 09 May 2002 11:06:21 -0800

It's Blenheim's. Doh.

By: Quixoticlife

Quixoticlife — Thu, 09 May 2002 11:12:17 -0800

Although I'd vote Vanilla Coke, Vernor's can't be beat. Too bad its Detroit's best kept soda secret. However, dingeberry-flavored Maine favorite, Moxie, make me want to spew. Is it soda or is it pop?

By: me3dia

me3dia — Thu, 09 May 2002 12:02:10 -0800

By the way, Pepsi's also trying dark green soda, called "Mr. Green," via their SoBe brand. The stuff looks like Simple Green to me, but hey, maybe the kids like drinking cleaning products. I'm sticking to my fav, Green River.

By: glenwood

glenwood — Thu, 09 May 2002 12:38:22 -0800

"Gum" is not a flavor any more than "crunchy" is a taste.

By: chuq

chuq — Thu, 09 May 2002 13:04:05 -0800

"There is no ... blue ... FOOD!" -- George Carlin

By: chuq

chuq — Thu, 09 May 2002 13:07:00 -0800

Actually, that's not entirely true. My first visit to New Mexico introduced me to the delights of blue corn products -- tortillas, posole, atole, etc. It's the bluest food I've ever eaten. And the Hopi use this stuff (I don't know the multisyllabic Hopi word) that's translated as "culinary ash", used as a seasoning and a coloring that turns the food ... well, blue. That said, I have no interest in artificially-colored blue soda. But a cup of hot, thick blue corn atole ... mmmmmmmmm!

By: Foosnark

Foosnark — Thu, 09 May 2002 13:20:21 -0800

I miss Josta (Pepsi's guarana cola). Not that I can drink it now that I'm officially diabetic. feh.

By: clango

clango — Thu, 09 May 2002 13:22:49 -0800

skyboy, i'm gonna pretend i never heard that. the best weekend of my freshman year of college involved drinking 7 cans of OK. hey boogs, howdy do!

By: kindall

kindall — Thu, 09 May 2002 13:23:48 -0800

Now we know what Luke Skywalker and his aunt and uncle were drinking at breakfast in "Star Wars."

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Thu, 09 May 2002 14:17:07 -0800

Artificial colours scare me. They've got to be extremely unhealthy.

By: akmonday

akmonday — Thu, 09 May 2002 14:20:54 -0800

I drink Fresca religiously. It's 0 calories and refreshing. And, apparently, something Coke has no interest in marketing, since I only find it labout half the time at half the markets (this is in California). Apparently still a big soda in Mexico although I understand there's something different about the recipe there; this is actual, Made in the USA Fresca, which, for some reason, isn't even mentioned on the Coca Cola web site. I think they're trying to foist the grotestque pretender Citra on us instead.

By: matteo

matteo — Thu, 09 May 2002 14:29:08 -0800

They've got to be extremely unhealthy And they make you pee some weird-colored urine

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Thu, 09 May 2002 14:56:29 -0800

Oh, man, you remember Rondo? I just had a Rondo flashback.

By: skallas

skallas — Thu, 09 May 2002 15:52:03 -0800

And they make you pee some weird-colored urine Naww, that's B-vitamins. Nothing like peeing neon orange.

By: pekar wood

pekar wood — Thu, 09 May 2002 16:35:36 -0800

OK brownpau, pekar bite... Britney did a Pepsi ad with bob dole, that Viagra chomping stud. Viagra not only is blue, it makes you see blue too. Co-inkydink? I tink not!

Cross marketing at its best!

By: boogah

boogah — Thu, 09 May 2002 17:49:44 -0800

the best weekend of my freshman year of college involved drinking 7 cans of OK. did it also happen to include rum? that'd make for a very good college weekend. all in all i'm glad dr. pepper hasn't messed with anything or tried "new" flavors. dr. pepper > *

By: timyang

timyang — Thu, 09 May 2002 17:58:16 -0800

Well since I reckon the Pepsi and Coke we're all drinking now is the colour of toilet bowl water after a dump,... so blue-coloured soda couldn't hurt, right? :-)

By: Quixoticlife

Quixoticlife — Thu, 09 May 2002 18:13:21 -0800

Who wants a Rondo-powered roundhouse?