I've just taken some coke. . .

The Backwards Man

Haven't had any for a long time, hate sweet things, but there was nothing else to hand and my throat was very dry. Jesus it's fcuking rank isn't it?

Do many people still drink carbonated muck by choice?

vicwatson

Zero

lahalane

I only drink fizzy drinks if Im hungover and my mouth is all dry and uncomfortable. Not a fan. Especially of coke...unless when it's flat and you can actually taste a bit of the cola.

markomuscle

yes i drink soda, i'm drinking Fanta Zero at the moment.

donvito99

Don't you mean, er... cinnamon, OP?

The Monaghan Lad

I was expecting something entirely different when I read the title

kowloon

A pint of gin is the only cure for a dry mouth.

endacl

Tried it once. Didn't like the bubbles in my nose.

rizzee

The icecubes got stuck in my nose

The Backwards Man

kowloon wrote: »

A pint of gin is the only cure for a dry mouth.

Not so good for the hand-eye coordination though. . .

canadianwoman

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Haven't had any for a long time, hate sweet things, but there was nothing else to hand and my throat was very dry. Jesus it's fcuking rank isn't it?

Do many people still drink carbonated muck by choice?

Only Canada Dry ginger ale a couple of times a week.

WilyCoyote

A few days ago I forgot my flask of tea for lunch .......... got a diet Pepsi from the dispenser at work. Almost puked after the first mouthful. Down the sink and filled the bottle with water. Far better.

Foxhound38

It's swill, it leaves an aweful after-taste, sticky teeth and diabetes in its wake...

Am partial to a diet coke all the same - but it has to be diet

Burky126

The Monaghan Lad wrote: »

I was expecting something entirely different when I read the title

I was expecting a CKY reference

kryogen

I like ginger ale

Overheal

Cokers are Jokers

Ihatecuddles-old

I love coke. Could drink bottles a day, I try to drink juice now because I hate water and fizzy drinks are clearly the devil.

rustedtrumpet

Have yee coke taken?

Annasopra

You need some hookers

pickarooney

can't stand it. I'd drink Orangina to best the band though.

ABajaninCork

Not a Coke fan. Pepsi's where it's at and it has to be Diet or Zero. And even then, the only time I drink it is in a Black Russian...

Badly Drunk Boy

I drink too many fizzy drinks, mainly because I don't like tea or coffee and water can get boring. The most interesting one I've had recently was gingerade, which I had in Bratislava a few weeks ago. Are things like that available anywhere here?

lahalane wrote: »

I only drink fizzy drinks if Im hungover and my mouth is all dry and uncomfortable. Not a fan. Especially of coke...unless when it's flat and you can actually taste a bit of the cola.

Often, when I have Coke, I get rid of the fizz by shaking it up a few times. Artificially flat Coke, so long as it's cold, is lovely.

ABajaninCork

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I drink too many fizzy drinks, mainly because I don't like tea or coffee and water can get boring. The most interesting one I've had recently was gingerade, which I had in Bratislava a few weeks ago. Are things like that available anywhere here?

DG Jamaican Ginger Beer is what you want! . Not sure where you are, but it's sold in Cork & Dublin.

Or there's always good old Amazon! They sell it.

Banjo String

Can or gram?

anncoates

JAYSUS, I TH OUGHT YOU'D TAKEN SOME DRUGS FOR A MINUTE WHEN I READ THE THREAD TITLE!!!!

Howard Juneau

I do notice a few taxi drivers in Dublin drink Barrs Cream Soda, wonder is it a caffeinated kick?
I'm not a huge fan of fizzy drinks, but I will get a bottle of Nash's red lemonade now & again

Skerries

anncoates wrote: »

JAYSUS, I TH OUGHT YOU'D TAKEN SOME DRUGS FOR A MINUTE WHEN I READ THE THREAD TITLE!!!!

don't know how you jumped to that conclusion, some people eh!?

Sgt. Al Powell

Reason is they all mostly use fructose-corn-syrup these days instead of sugar as it's much cheaper.

Think Dr.Pepper, Club Orange and 7-UP are about the only drinks left using real sugar.

If you go into one of those shops selling sweets from the 70s and 80s, you can buy Pepsi Throwback or Coca-Cola Classic, which taste like as close to how they used to as you're gonna get these days.

Everything is made with frankenstein ingredients these days though. Bought a Twix last week and it was unrecognizable in tatse, so much so that I spat it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTWjIt5gZnA

padd b1975

It's great for shining coins.

sbsquarepants

I got 6 cans of cherry coke for the princely sum of 2.98 in deals during the week - fúcking delicious so it is, and what's even better is that no one else in the house likes it, so it's safe in the fridge. Win win, nice one:D

ABajaninCork

padd b1975 wrote: »

It's great for shining coins.

My uncle used to be an antiques dealer. He used Coke to clean his silver! :eek: Imagine what that sh1t does to your guts!!!

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I got 6 cans of cherry coke for the princely sum of 2.98 in deals during the week - fúcking delicious so it is, and what's even better is that no one else in the house likes it, so it's safe in the fridge. Win win, nice one:D

Yeah - my husband loves it. I used to bring some over from London as it never used to be sold here. Now I get his fix from Deals. But I limit it!

zarquon

It's hilarious the amount of people in here crying foul regarding the healthiness of Coke but many of these same posters have no problem killing their livers with Alcohol and disrupting their cognitive abilities.

Crooked Jack

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I love coke. Could drink bottles a day, I try to drink juice now because I hate water and fizzy drinks are clearly the devil.

Im with ya, I'd happily sip at it all day. But then I had to balance that desire against my equally great desire not to have big drooping breasts. Now I drink endless pints of lemon cordial, ice and fizzy water. It's almost as good. Almost.

ALiasEX

Try Pepsi from GB that has gone past its best before date. Happy Days in Letterkenny sell a 6 pack of it for €2 and I really like it. (Although their new store doesn't sell it and I haven't been to the other store in weeks/months)

MadsL

Sgt. Al Powell wrote: »

Reason is they all mostly use fructose-corn-syrup these days instead of sugar as it's much cheaper.

...It seems to me that the "dangers" are overstated.

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/a/fructosedangers.htm

An ice cold can of coke is one of lives pleasures, especially when you need a good kick to get you going the next day after a feed of pints.

Muise...

I'm trying to figure out what coke is actually made of. Right now I'm sipping an espresso and sniffing a patchouli-based perfume. If I added a ton of sugar, orange peel and maybe some over-ripe peaches, I think that'd do it. Mysterious stuff, cola.

I like pepsi max

131spanner

I love Club Orange or Lucozade Citrus.

I never saw peoples attraction towards Lucozade Sport, I hated it

The Backwards Man

bluewolf wrote: »

I like pepsi max

Not keen on it either.

And stop calling me Max!!

canadianwoman

The Backwards Man wrote: »

And stop calling me Max!!

Surely you jest.

Bog Standard User

kowloon wrote: »

A pint of gin is the only cure for a dry mouth.

Drink Sloe Berry Gin for best effect