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DeeDeeNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 05:53 AM
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100. If the Iron Range of Minnesota is the "real world"
what is the rest of the country? Just wondering. I guess drinks are now an important election issue?

:shrug:

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  -Post HERE if you have no idea what a RedBull tastes like. Beausoir  Apr-30-08 10:34 PM   #0 
  - Never had one... but know people that drink it  featherman   Apr-30-08 10:35 PM   #1 
  - what a petty op  roguevalley   May-01-08 01:40 PM   #109 
     - Why Is It In GDP?  otohara   May-01-08 01:57 PM   #126 
  - damn energy-drink elitists, chugging red bull and getting heart attacks  Levgreee   Apr-30-08 10:35 PM   #2 
  - You dont have to taste it to know it exists  DJ13   Apr-30-08 10:36 PM   #3 
  - Pretty much. I won't drink it, personally....  DangerousRhythm   Apr-30-08 10:45 PM   #30 
  - she MIGHT have better things to worry about  Texas Hill Country   May-01-08 01:47 PM   #119 
  - Never had one and I support Obama  CatsDogsBabies   Apr-30-08 10:36 PM   #4 
  - Same here.  Owl   May-01-08 04:47 PM   #139 
  - Try a Red Bull & Vodka  Cali_Democrat   Apr-30-08 10:36 PM   #5 
  - Plain vodka is good enough. With ice.  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 10:40 PM   #19 
  - I like vodka & tonic or vodka & red bull  Cali_Democrat   Apr-30-08 10:41 PM   #22 
     - mmm.... vodka tonic is my favorite. Particularly Ketel One and tonic...  msallied   Apr-30-08 10:43 PM   #25 
     - try Hangar One vodka if you can find it  dwickham   Apr-30-08 11:03 PM   #44 
        - Belvedere  mrone2   May-01-08 01:49 PM   #122 
     - Vodka tonic with lottsa ice. A VERY good drink.  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 10:44 PM   #27 
        - What else is permissible with Vodka?  ieoeja   May-01-08 01:42 PM   #110 
  - boy does that look good......  madrchsod   Apr-30-08 10:48 PM   #34 
  - Try a Red Bull & Vodka, Start a Bar Fight! /nt  smalll   May-01-08 01:29 AM   #85 
  - "Red?" "Vodka?"  RUMMYisFROSTED   May-01-08 04:37 PM   #135 
  - Red what?  evlbstrd   Apr-30-08 10:36 PM   #6 
  - Yum...  redqueen   May-01-08 01:44 PM   #115 
  - The point isn't about drinking it.... it's about not knowing it exists..... OUT OF TOUCH....  scheming daemons   Apr-30-08 10:37 PM   #7 
  - And your point is...? nt  jasmine621   Apr-30-08 10:38 PM   # 
  - Point is..... Hillary is out-of-touch with common Americans..Just like Bush 41 and the "Pork Rinds"  scheming daemons   Apr-30-08 10:40 PM   #17 
  - If that is your standard of knowledge,  JoFerret   May-01-08 06:17 AM   #103 
  - Do you have a Hank Williams Jr. or Bob Seeger song to go with that cutesy post?  Radical Activist   Apr-30-08 10:37 PM   #8 
  - Never had it, coffee is enogh for me  Tribetime   Apr-30-08 10:37 PM   #9 
  - There is a difference between never having tasted it and not knowing about it, period.  msallied   Apr-30-08 10:37 PM   #10 
  - RedBull is BullPiss  baldguy   Apr-30-08 10:38 PM   #11 
  - How does she not know the name of her state's Major League Soccer team?  hnmnf   Apr-30-08 10:38 PM   # 
  - Uh, because nobody gives a flying crap about soccer?  Freedom Train   May-01-08 05:33 AM   #95 
  - Bullshit. It's growing, and will soon be more popular than hockey.  redqueen   May-01-08 01:45 PM   #116 
     - My Rangers need a fucking miracle!!!  mtnsnake   May-01-08 01:58 PM   #127 
     - The other poster is correct.  cat_girl25   May-01-08 05:11 PM   #145 
  - I'll bet few of the candidates would know the name of their state's soccer team if asked on the spot  mtnsnake   May-01-08 01:59 PM   #129 
  - That would be me....I'm high on life...  cliffordu   Apr-30-08 10:38 PM   #12 
  - I'm part of the Obama crowd and I've never touched a Red Bull.  PseudoIntellect   Apr-30-08 10:39 PM   #13 
  - Red bull is hardly elitist. Chilli Bombs are the drink of the workin man! :D  Political Heretic   Apr-30-08 10:39 PM   #14 
  - "The drink is intended to taste like mixed berries." per wiki.  rug   Apr-30-08 10:40 PM   #15 
  - Mountain Dew-ish like taste to me..... a little sweeter maybe.....  scheming daemons   Apr-30-08 10:41 PM   #21 
  - I always thought Dr Pepper tasted like cherry soda and dirt. I'm sticking to coffee.  rug   Apr-30-08 10:44 PM   #29 
  - I always thought it tasted more like carbonated prune juice.  Arkansas Granny   May-01-08 05:18 AM   #91 
     - You just took me back.  pecwae   May-01-08 05:50 AM   #99 
  - Sweet Tarts. n/t  rucky   May-01-08 04:40 PM   #137 
  - Tastes more like cough syrup.  msallied   Apr-30-08 10:41 PM   #23 
  - Mixed berry?  quakerboy   Apr-30-08 11:25 PM   #59 
  - I never tasted it but I KNOW IT WHEN I SEE IT  Samantha   Apr-30-08 10:40 PM   #16 
  - Tried it once. It's a vomitous substance.  Maddy McCall   Apr-30-08 10:40 PM   #18 
  - Someone told me it was battery acid.  Seabiscuit   May-01-08 05:10 AM   #90 
  - Well, I don't really know what this is all about, but I've never had one.  apocalypsehow   Apr-30-08 10:41 PM   #20 
  - Hillary Clinton has apparently never heard of Red Bull.  msallied   Apr-30-08 10:42 PM   #24 
  - Oh noes!!1!1 She never heard of it??  Freedom Train   May-01-08 05:44 AM   #97 
  - It's sorta like back in the 60's a popular drink in Ohio and Indiana  mrcheerful   Apr-30-08 11:03 PM   #42 
  - Never had one, broke a can at work...smells like crap!  bluebellbaby   Apr-30-08 10:43 PM   #26 
  - I have heard the name.  OHdem10   Apr-30-08 10:44 PM   #28 
  - Me too. I imagine it is like coffee in a can?  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 10:47 PM   #32 
  - really good mixed with jagermeister  madrchsod   Apr-30-08 10:46 PM   #31 
  - Never had jagermeister either. Is that the drink with Gold flakes in it?  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 10:51 PM   #38 
     - yes it`s my daughters and her friends fav drink..  madrchsod   Apr-30-08 11:13 PM   #50 
     - Goldschläger  DangerousRhythm   May-01-08 01:28 AM   #84 
     - IMO, jagermeister tastes like cough syrup.  Arkansas Granny   May-01-08 05:20 AM   #93 
     - No, that's Goldschlager  NeedleCast   May-01-08 04:46 PM   #138 
  - Chicken?  quantass   Apr-30-08 10:48 PM   #33 
  - A Canuck asking a Ranger if they are chicken....ROFL.  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 10:53 PM   #39 
     - LOL! This Canuck stands corrected!  quantass   Apr-30-08 11:14 PM   #51 
     - I ADORE Canada. I really do. You guys are very lucky.  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 11:19 PM   #55 
     - I'll second the question  KSinTX   May-01-08 06:29 PM   #157 
  - Tastes like chicken and ..fruit juice.  barack the house   Apr-30-08 10:49 PM   #35 
  - "I think I'm gonna BARF!"  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 10:55 PM   #40 
     - Wait for me to get my straw first ... will ya?  quantass   Apr-30-08 11:16 PM   #53 
  - I have tried it...  DearAbby   Apr-30-08 10:50 PM   #36 
  - Proud to be a non-Red-Bull-drinking, non-iPod-wearing, non-arugula-eating Hillarite!  smalll   Apr-30-08 10:51 PM   #37 
  - I never had red Bull  Gore1FL   Apr-30-08 11:01 PM   #41 
  - seen it... never tried it.  flowomo   Apr-30-08 11:03 PM   #43 
  - When I want caffeine I drink coffee or tea....  BlackVelvet04   Apr-30-08 11:07 PM   #45 
  - i thought the RW only pushed the elitist v unsophisticated line  asSEENonTV   Apr-30-08 11:07 PM   #46 
  - Wow. You put me on ignore because I don't drink RedBull?  Beausoir   Apr-30-08 11:11 PM   #48 
  - WTF? OMG...on DU? OMG posters are claiming NOT to drink Red Bull? Ever??  BleedingHeartPatriot   Apr-30-08 11:11 PM   #47 
  - But you do know what Red Bull is.  tammywammy   Apr-30-08 11:13 PM   #49 
  - I Haven't...  JimGinPA   Apr-30-08 11:15 PM   #52 
  - Tastes like: Flat, Cherry-Flavored Dr. Pepper....or is that Vector Energy drink?  quantass   Apr-30-08 11:18 PM   #54 
  - I thought we Obama supporters were drinking Kool Aid, not  Citizen_Penn   Apr-30-08 11:20 PM   #56 
  - I've never had a Red Bull. But I know what one is.  orangepeel68   Apr-30-08 11:21 PM   #57 
  - I've know what it is for nearly 10 years  donheld   Apr-30-08 11:22 PM   #58 
  - There is a kind of vote that thinks that where they live is the real world  sfexpat2000   Apr-30-08 11:27 PM   #60 
  - Uhhh...what?  Beausoir   May-01-08 12:17 AM   #73 
  - Here you go:  sfexpat2000   May-01-08 12:21 AM   #74 
     - SO, the Iron Range of MN is not the real world to you Obama supporters?  Beausoir   May-01-08 12:23 AM   #76 
        - How reactive is that. You define your local as real  sfexpat2000   May-01-08 04:33 PM   #132 
  - Thank you.  OnionPatch   May-01-08 06:17 PM   #154 
  - If someone would have asked me what is a Red Bull, I would have  BenDavid   Apr-30-08 11:28 PM   #61 
  - I don't even know what a Red Bull is.  Blue_In_AK   Apr-30-08 11:43 PM   #62 
  - It's an energy drink  tammywammy   Apr-30-08 11:44 PM   #63 
     - Oh, thanks.  Blue_In_AK   Apr-30-08 11:46 PM   #66 
  - No clue and no interest. n/t  DesertRat   Apr-30-08 11:45 PM   #64 
  - never tried it, of course i know it exists but i never tasted it.  chimpsrsmarter   Apr-30-08 11:45 PM   #65 
  - Yep, when I work early voting which means I have to get up at 4:30 in the morning I drink a can  texanwitch   Apr-30-08 11:51 PM   #67 
  - i refuse to touch it  pansypoo53219   Apr-30-08 11:55 PM   #68 
  - what? This is silly  northzax   May-01-08 06:27 AM   #104 
  - I'm honestly scared to taste it  lcdnumber6   May-01-08 12:03 AM   #69 
  - Never had one.  pirhana   May-01-08 12:15 AM   #70 
  - the kids buy that shit when they are flush  Kali   May-01-08 12:17 AM   #71 
  - It goes good with Jeager, thats all I know about it  Endangered Specie   May-01-08 12:17 AM   #72 
  - Out here on the Titanium range all the county kids drink it and sobee  oldgrowth   May-01-08 12:22 AM   #75 
  - Hah! You got the pronunciation right! Minnasoda indeed!  Beausoir   May-01-08 12:26 AM   #77 
  - The working class in Scranton love it  swishyfeet   May-01-08 12:26 AM   #78 
  - I started drinking it, then I was having caffeine withdrawals on the weekend.  dkf   May-01-08 12:30 AM   #79 
  - Make mine a Coca-Cola BLAK. (eom) --- (**sigh**) --- Edited to add:  Petrushka   May-01-08 12:38 AM   #80 
  - Checking in.  emilyg   May-01-08 12:52 AM   #81 
  - me  ElsewheresDaughter   May-01-08 01:00 AM   #82 
  - Yes, but do our candidates know what Bubble Tea is?  Progs Rock   May-01-08 01:16 AM   #83 
  - Never tried it  Lilith Velkor   May-01-08 03:01 AM   #86 
  - Red Bull? Like from Stephen King's "Rose Madder"?  hfojvt   May-01-08 03:20 AM   #87 
  - Red bull tastes ok but it's terrible for you.  MrSlayer   May-01-08 03:38 AM   #88 
  - I have never had a redbull.  ccharles000   May-01-08 03:44 AM   #89 
  - It tastes like Robitussin cough syrup.  Spider Jerusalem   May-01-08 05:18 AM   #92 
  - dear god this is a voting issue.... why???!??  frickaline   May-01-08 05:24 AM   #94 
  - Never tasted it  shadowknows69   May-01-08 05:40 AM   #96 
  - I'm an Obama supporter and I've never had one.  votesomemore   May-01-08 05:46 AM   #98 
  - If the Iron Range of Minnesota is the "real world"  DeeDeeNY   May-01-08 05:53 AM   #100 
  - I could go for a mug of beer, too  TheBorealAvenger   May-01-08 06:28 AM   #105 
  - I thought it was a nickname for communist propaganda.  Perry Logan   May-01-08 06:01 AM   #101 
  - She DIDN'T KNOW what it was.  Skwmom   May-01-08 06:02 AM   #102 
  - "Oh, I haven't filled up my own gas in years"  IAmJacksSmirkingRevenge   May-01-08 06:29 AM   #106 
  - Never had one.  needledriver   May-01-08 01:33 PM   #107 
  - No idea what it tastes like. But very popular with young adults. n/t  ieoeja   May-01-08 01:37 PM   #108 
  - Its not my cup o tea, lol. nt  Jim4Wes   May-01-08 01:42 PM   #111 
  - I've never had one of those either.  Jamastiene   May-01-08 01:42 PM   #112 
  - Never has one but this is really silly - take it to the lounge.  yellowcanine   May-01-08 01:42 PM   #113 
  - Never had one... know what it is... Obama supporter.  redqueen   May-01-08 01:43 PM   #114 
  - You should get a French-vanilla cappuccino at the gas station.  Starbucks Anarchist   May-01-08 01:45 PM   #117 
  - I have never had one.  Beacool   May-01-08 01:46 PM   #118 
  - Never had it, but still voted, and will vote again for Obama. n/t  Exilednight   May-01-08 01:48 PM   #120 
  - Never had a Red Bull, but I see them at the store all the time  rox63   May-01-08 01:48 PM   #121 
  - Here's The Ingredients - Sugar & Sodium  otohara   May-01-08 01:52 PM   #123 
  - FYI - it tastes like aftershave  Stop Cornyn   May-01-08 01:52 PM   #124 
  - Whoa, you drink aftershave?  Greyskye   May-01-08 05:06 PM   #141 
     - Only with Jagermeister or -- in a pinch -- vodka  Stop Cornyn   May-01-08 05:09 PM   #142 
        - I think this is the only aftershave I might drink  Greyskye   May-01-08 05:13 PM   #146 
           - No, THIS is Delicious:  Stop Cornyn   May-01-08 05:20 PM   #149 
              - WTF is that?  Greyskye   May-01-08 05:26 PM   #150 
                 - Delicious by Donna Karan (it's perfume)  Stop Cornyn   May-01-08 05:41 PM   #152 
                    - On second thought, it looks more like the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch  Greyskye   May-01-08 06:10 PM   #153 
  - RedBull is the new latte!  Shakespeare   May-01-08 01:55 PM   #125 
  - Clinton supporter - had one once - found it too sweet. Also a latte drinker.  kerry-is-my-prez   May-01-08 01:58 PM   #128 
  - Never touched the stuff  leftynyc   May-01-08 02:01 PM   #130 
  - I hate Red Bull. But I am certainly aware of it.  Occam Bandage   May-01-08 02:06 PM   #131 
  - Me.  McCamy Taylor   May-01-08 04:34 PM   #133 
  - It Goes Great With Jagermeister  NeedleCast   May-01-08 04:36 PM   #134 
  - Maybe you should just stay home in November.  rucky   May-01-08 04:40 PM   #136 
  - I know it exists. I'm sure it's too pedestrian for my fine palate  panAmerican   May-01-08 04:48 PM   #140 
  - Is there a link to this madness?  Greyskye   May-01-08 05:10 PM   #143 
  - I've never had one.  halliburtonsux   May-01-08 05:11 PM   #144 
  - This Obama supporter has never had one...  Raine   May-01-08 05:16 PM   #147 
  - Me  Juniperx   May-01-08 05:17 PM   #148 
  - it tastes like Vodka.... n/t  trekbiker   May-01-08 05:39 PM   #151 
  - Red Bull sucks Bull balls  newmajority   May-01-08 06:22 PM   #155 
  - No idea and no real desire to find out.  NoPasaran   May-01-08 06:24 PM   #156 
 

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