In part one of our soda safari, we completed a thorough investigation into the ingredients of Pepsi, Pepsi Throwback, Mountain Dew, and Mountain Dew Throwback.
We also made fun of the Denver Broncos, so that’s somethin’.
We're old enough to remember when you still pooped your pants. Guess some things haven't changed after all these years.
But in case you don’t feel like going back in time, the only difference is that “Throwback” is made with real sugar, while “Throwforward” is made with high fructose corn syrup. Pretty much everything else, including calories, price, boiling point, half-life, density, vapor pressure, photoluminescence and viscosity, are more or less the same.
The one thing we didn’t do was compare the taste.
I recruited three people to help me with this experiment. We tried all four sodas with no ice and tried to guess which was which.
And the resounding opinion is that there isn’t much of a damn difference.
Only one person could correctly guess which one was Pepsi Throwback. Only one person got Mountain Dew Throwback right. And that was after some seriously careful sipping and comparing. Really, both may have been lucky guesses.
We’re not award-winning sommeliers. We don’t have the most refined taste buds–mine were destroyed by Applebee’s. But in our opinions, the taste difference is very subtle, especially with the Pepsi. Everyone agreed, without knowing which was which, that the “Throwback” sodas actually tasted more artificial with odd aftertastes. The Mountain Dew Throwback had an especially long-lasting aftertaste that went from bitter to slightly sour. Maybe we’re just not used to good ol’ fashioned sugar anymore, but we all preferred the “new” formulas.
Bottom line: this is not like watching the original Star Wars trilogy and comparing it to the “enhanced” versions. If someone poured me a glass of Pepsi Throwback and didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t realize it. The same goes for Mountain Dew. You’ll probably only notice a difference if you’re looking for one. Better look quickly–Throwback is leaving shelves at the end of February. If nothing else, at least the vintage label art is cool. And those cheerleaders in the commercial.
Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: That Guy Named Ed | Filed under: General, Reviews of Things | Tags: back to the future, cola, denver broncos, mountain dew, mountain lion, mountain momma (west virginia), nerdy star wars reference, pepsi, pop, soda, taste test, throwback, vintage, why do people call it pop | No Comments »
In keeping with the Winter Olympics and, apparently, the Hoth-like state of our local landscape, we’re taking a look at the manliest winter sports to be played in Vancouver this year. To add to that, we’re polling you on the very same thing.
David Ben
Well, it is clearly NOT the
two man luge (link might be NSFW). Its hockey. It is fast-paced game replete with hacking, fighting and scoring. Its a contest of speed and agility, coordination and endurance. And it all takes place on a sheet of ice.
Nathan Linville
Although for the most part it wouldn’t seem to me that a skier could be considered that “manly”. Lets face it, the bright colored tights, the huge goggles and, a fairly slight build doesn’t make them as scary as a Hockey player for instance. So unless a fight ensued between two fellow skiers and one whipped out one of those poles and stabbed the other repeatedly through the chest, staining the silky, white snow. A skier at first glance would seem to be somewhat of a puss however, once you saw one of these crazy fuckers jump off a 50 ft incline and soar through the air with nothing but two metal poles (minus the blood) and two pieces of fiberglass strapped to their boots you might change your mind. So for me the Ski Jump would most certainly be considered if not the manliest Winter sport but certainly in the top five.
That Guy Named Ed
I don’t think you can get much more manly than Skeleton. I have several reasons. First, you’re shooting down a tube of ice at pants-pissing speeds. Second, there is not much to protect your body if something goes horribly wrong. The only comfort is knowing that Bob Costas will do a nice voice-over piece for your funeral. Third, you’re doing it head-first. Fourth, and most importantly, it’s called Skeleton.
Wes Crout
Sure, sure, hockey players fight, ski jumpers soar like birds with potential death waiting below, and Skeleton participants go fast. Really fast. But honestly, Men’s Curling is without a doubt the manliest sport at the winter games. If you appear on international television in front of millions of viewers, with a broom, and play sweepy-sweep with a disc while ice-skating and still have the stones to return to your country wth your head held high – especially if you lose to some other broom-wielders – you are supremely manly by any standard.
Mike Hickerson
Good choices – I think I considered every one of them. Most sports, however, started when a bunch of guys had too much time on their hands. How many sports were born out of the necessity of survival and national defense? Enter
biathlon: cross-country skiing combined with rifle shooting. It was
created by Norwegian soldiers as part of their training regime – heck, its original name was “
military patrol“! Can you name another sport that
directly contributed to country’s
defense against a Soviet invasion? Maybe if Calumet had had a biathlon team, we wouldn’t have
lost Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen to the Russians. That’s why I’ll be cheering on, um, let’s see….aha,
here they are – Lowell Bailey, Lanny Barnes, and the rest of our biathlon team, whoever they are. U-S-A! U-S-A!
And frat hazings don’t count.
DJ_MCLean
I have to agree with Skeleton. They used to have Speed Skiing a few years ago, at that was right up there too. Basically, the Summer Olympics consist of events that are highly demanding, but fairly reasonable, but he Winter Olympics are just crazy scary and dangerous. Many of the events consist of going much faster that in most summer sports. Frequently, while going fast, you lose contact with the ground. More often than not, the athletes are barely protected from the elements, or any hard or rough surface their body might contact. If a runner falls down, they might scrape a knee or possibly break a bone, but a skier or a luger crashes (as happened in practice on Friday) and things get really ugly and deadly. the whole thing is much more manly than the Summer Olympics.
So, what do you think? What’s the manliest Winter Olympic sport?
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Posted: February 15th, 2010 | Author: maoglone | Filed under: Sports | Tags: roundtable, Sports, Winter Olympics | No Comments »
Valentine’s Day is mercifully behind us. How did you spend it? Alone? If so, you are clearly an ugly and unlovable waste of space who is not worthy of a happy life. Or perhaps you have a soul mate who made you go see Valentine’s Day in theatres. Clearly, there are no winners on Valentine’s Day.
And yet it could be worse.
Regardless of your romantic station in life, it could always be much more bleak. In part one of our series on Craigslist personal ads, we found a guy looking for someone to “masuturbat” with. In part two, we came across someone “looking for a slut” for a long-term relationship. In part three, desperation turns to angst for the Cincinnati Craigslist community.
i am looking for someone to help me have a baby must be disease free and proof of that will be a plus this is a no strings attached only thing you would get out of this is having sex only if you want to you can help taking care of the child if not thats fine i want a child for me i had someone but they thought i was going to hold them down if you think that dont reply not looking for nothing long term i just want a baby
That Guy Named Ed: And they say romance is dead. I hope for her sake that she doesn’t scare off the white trash demographic with the “must be disease free” line, though the fact that proof of good health is merely a plus and not mandatory makes you wonder if she’s really all that picky. From the looks of this ad, she’s already pregnant. I mean, she stopped having periods in her writing.
theworldofdale: She’s not looking for anything long-term. Just a baby. Why do women think finding someone to have sex with them is difficult? It reminds me of the first legal male prostitute who only “entertains” (or whatever the proper term is) women. Dude. ANY woman can find a man to sleep with them for free and actually will probably get drinks and dinner out of it. I can’t wait to see her on Maury.
Wow, I know they did call us Porkopolis bud dam ladies loose some weight!!! why can’t I find a good looking, intellegant girl to spend some time with. You don’t need to be a model but don’t be fat…… Is it too much to ask that your in shape, you have an open mind, like to see and try new things., have a plan in life, no matter how vague and you are looking for something meaningful and real and your between 24-30.
Any takers? I’m 28, I have a good job, I love my life and want someone worth sharing it with.
plz excuse the grammer……..
theworldofdale: I just assumed that intellegant was a word he created that combined intelligent and elegant.
That Guy Named Ed: I can feel the frustration in his words. He is not the first, nor will he be the last lonesome trobadour to fruitlessly search for an intellegant girl who meets the “no fatties” requirement. This guy is going places. He has a good job and he’s happy and he wants to share that happiness. As long as you’re not fat. And plz excuse the grammer….
will u help me or be my help mate (i will fix your car, house anything u have that needs fixing) i need help im here in cincy i can do almost anything but im lonlely just spend time with me im pretty conservative but that only means i will open doors 4 u i know what no means and and i care why do i have to sit here i already put an ad on here that i was the ugliest man in cincy (because being alone made feel that way) but all were bots but 1 and she was too busy for spending time can we go to the open mike and let me play the guitar with my teeth 4 u i guess im the loneliest guy in cincy because im in another minority being a genious is lonely because its still like noone knows what u are talking about sometimes
That Guy Named Ed: Mission accomplished. I feel like a jerk just for giggling. Right up until the playing guitar with teeth part. That’s where he lost me.
theworldofdale: I wish I was a genious. So I knew what he was talking about.
Posted: February 15th, 2010 | Author: That Guy Named Ed and theworldofdale | Filed under: Cincinnati, General, Things That Are Terrible | Tags: craigslist, fail, personal ads, valentine, valentine's day | 1 Comment »
VBMD is TCM’s Sunday comic. This is the beginning of chapter 3. You can catch up on the story right here, buddy.
Posted: February 14th, 2010 | Author: Chris McNay and Anton Blignaut | Filed under: VBMD | Tags: Comic, If Vengeance Be My Destiny, VBMD, webcomic | No Comments »
SDF is The Cincinnati Man’s weekly linkdump of everything you were too busy to look while you were at work, and boy there was a lot of it.
–“We Love XKCD” made the rounds and was hands down the most heartwarming thing I watched this week.
–Know how a few years ago, William Shatner’s album rekindled an appreciation for his spoken word/music career a la “Rocket Man?’ Yeah, that’s all fucking over.
–Because you know you need it: here’s an explanation of the placebo effect.
–This Dolph Lundgren video make my head hurt. Badly.
–This Google Buzz parody is fun.
–Tell me this dude with a messiah complex doesn’t look EXACTLY LIKE TOMMY CHONG.
–Here’s a good solid lesson how to handle a knife.
–This hand-animated short history of everything is awesome in every way.
–Dinosaur eats cheerleader. DINOSAUR EATS CHEERLEADER.
–Hunter S. Thompson + JVC= Best. Phone Message. Ever.
–What if Wes Anderson had directed Spider Man?
Posted: February 13th, 2010 | Author: maoglone | Filed under: Saturday Dump Festival | Tags: The Least Uninteresting Things on the Internet This Week | No Comments »
