As though Intel hired Dubya (or the Little Rascals) as their new head of
marketing. “Oh yeah? OH YEAH? Well, my PC has a 1 BILLION Ghz… um…
uh… I-TANIUM!”
Monthly Archive for February, 2003
Ebert’s Movie Answer Man column notes
week that one of the tracks
off of the White Stripes album is lyrically-comprised almost entirely of
dialogue from “Citizen Kane.” I’ve got the album but never noticed that.
As you might imagine, a number of Iggy and MC5 trax, and a few of the new
bands. But where are the
Memories, From a middle-school literary magazine.
Stumbled upon during a google search for “tears began to fall”. Is it mean to laugh? Probably.
…answered
clearly and concisely by the good people of H-PAQ. (thanks to Peter for the link)
“The answer,” the manufacturer site
promises, “for those who want an
energy-enhanced candy with a great cola taste!”
I’ll tell you what, they’re half right.
As all geeks must at some point, I had a vague flirtation
with Jolt “Twice the Caffeine” Cola. Every once in a while, I’ll see a
bottle of it and pick it up. It’s definitely not the best-tasting cola
out there, but it’s pretty good as long as it’s really, really cold.
When it starts to warm up it gets harder to drink. Oh, and I like the
way they’ve expanded upon the basic theme of extra caff - they have a
clear grape soda called “White Lightnin’” that’s pretty great.
Anyway, I picked up a tin of this candy at the Topic in the local mall
(if you want to judge my “mall-countercultural radar,” it’s pretty much
whatever’s left on the clearance rack of Hot Topic, once you remove the
plush pants, polyester KISS-pattenered button-ups, and Deftones
t-shirts). I think the tin was four bucks for about two dozen pieces.
I asked him what it tasted like, and he said “remember Bottle Caps?” Of
course I remember Bottle Caps. Best Wonka candy hands-down, except
possibly for Fun
Dip.
So I get the tin open and pop one. Yow, it’s bitter! There’s
definitely a vague Cola-Bottle-Caps type flavor, and if you enjoy
Penguin or Zingos caffeinated mints, you probably expect a bitter note
from your mints. But this isn’t a sour pucker. It’s a HOLY CATS
THAT’S BITTER grimace. Whereas Jolt Cola is a bit too sweet, this has no
such problem. There’s an iota of sweetness fighting to be recognized
behind the extreme woo-hah bitterness of it all.
Recommended? No. Unless you really like the Jolt Cola and are
dying to try a candy that really isn’t particularly sweet. Even then,
look for the paper-wrapped pack instead of the tin, so you can see if
you like the taste before you invest four bucks. If you’re dying for the
cola flavor in a candy you may try to seek out the
Happy-Cola gummi snacks. I seem to recall enjoying Gatorgum every
now and then, too.
Makers of ambience and relaxation equipment for home use.
We actually own several of their fine products, but the name sounds like the answer to the question “who drives Nate Dogg’s ambulance?”
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That funky instrumental track from the weirdo trailer
for the next Tarantino flick? It’s from a Japanese mob film. Yeah, imagine that.
Um, yup.
