Archaic Drinks

Ack, I'm doing it. I'm turning a comment thread into a post. I think some of y'all are being a bad influence... Right. Back to the task at hand. Mourning my puppy...Oops, that wasn't it either. OK. The topic is- Hey, that phrase reminds me of this watch I used to have. Minnie Mouse would say in this squeaky little Minnie Mouse voice, "The time is, 11:15".

I do have a point. Darlene had us talking about sick-time rituals; the prevailing wisdom seemed to be for clear soft drinks. I can remember when I was in the second grade, and had the flu. I consumed nothing but Jell-O and Clear Pepsi. This didn't last long, but apparently it still has its fans. This seems to be true of many retired drinks- Pepsi Blue- which I personally thought tasted like a sickening mix of boysenberry and caffeine, Fresca- I suppose it's all right if you like grapefruit, and even my beloved Peach Fanta- I swear, that was the first result of my Googling. I am torn, between saying, "Get a Life!" and going, "Hey, maybe if I start a website dedicated to Peach Fanta, the Coca-Cola people will magically listen and bring it out of retirement so I can buy it in two-liter size and not feel like I'm blowing my budget when I buy the expensive 20 ounce bottles! That would be awesome!" But then again, this could also be yet another result of too little to do...