It's rare when I feel the need to engage in a product review, but I thought it was time for a TPRS public service.
Before Eric left for Ann Arbor, MI last weekend, he bought a couple cans of C2, Coca Cola's latest attempt to be all things to all people. Since he left them behind, I figured that I owed it to my boundless curiosity to try C2 for myself. After all, the two or three people who read TPRS might actually be interested in what I have to say.
The verdict: without a doubt, y'all, C2 is virtually undrinkable. Granted, I'm a Diet Coke fan, and regular Coke is merely OK, so I'm not exactly an unbiased judged. Still, C2 IS HORRIBLE. Period. End of Story. Without a doubt. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Yuck....
I couldn't even finish an entire 12-ounce can. I ended up pouring it down the drain in the kitchen sink, and damned if it didn't unclog the previously uncooperative drain. Now I'm wondering if I can use it to remove the chrome on my truck's trailer hitch. This opens up all sorts of possibilities, though probably NOT the possibilities Coca-Cola had in mind.
ROAR!!!!!!!!
This is not an old wives' tale.
If you take a steak, pour a can of Coke over it in a glass dish, and cover it and put it in the fridge for a couple of hours, the Coke will tenderize the meat.
Don't look at 'em if they get left in the fridge overnight or longer, though.
Ahem. As far as virtually undrinkable ... that was my first reaction to Diet Coke. Does it still taste the way elementary-school hand-cranked pencil sharpeners smell?
When I was a young lad that was still losing baby teeth and getting big people teeth, I did an experiment for Science class. I took one of my recently lost teeth and put it in a glass that was partially filled with Coke. It had a sizable hole through it in two days, and was completely gone in a week. No, I didn't drink the cup of Coke after that. Frankly, I've found it hard to stomach since then.
My question about C2 is simply: Why? If you're concerned about carbohydrates and/or calories, why not just drink Diet Coke, which has zero carbs and zero calories? Of course, I'm a card-carrying member of the Cult of Diet Coke (I put away about 72 fl. oz. of the stuff on an average day), so that's easy for me to say, I reckon. Diet Vanilla Coke is pretty good stuff, too. But forget about Diet Coke With Lemon, which is execrable, although With Lime is, surprisingly, drinkable.
Coca Cola, isn't that what I use to remove oil stains from the drive???
Soft Drinks cost more per gallon than gasoline.
Wait! Let me say it first, "It's all about the soda!"