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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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9. It's geek humour.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #3)

Sat May 10, 2014, 03:21 PM

May 2014

The name wouldn't bother me, but I'd probably only ever buy any to use as emergency supplies. I enjoy the variety of textures, colours, and tastes of food too much to simply switch to nutrient shakes unless I absolutely had to.

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Soylent is here. It's not people. [View all] superpatriotman May 2014 OP

Hah! Not people? Jackpine Radical May 2014 #1

" developed from a need for a simpler food source" Historic NY May 2014 #2

Why on earth would they call it that?? mucifer May 2014 #3

All the subtlety of Operation Iraqi Liberation, Jackpine Radical May 2014 #7

It's geek humour. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #9

according to the website superpatriotman May 2014 #10

That novel was the basis for the 1973 film, Soylent Green. MohRokTah May 2014 #11

Some think it's a lovely name pinboy3niner May 2014 #12

It's a great idea, but a poor choice of name LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #4

If they wanted people to like it they probably should have left out the broccoli pinboy3niner May 2014 #5

I can't believe they'd name it that Auggie May 2014 #6

Stupidest. Branding. EVER! MohRokTah May 2014 #8

Better than the monkey chow diet? hunter May 2014 #13

Could've at least made it green. johnp3907 May 2014 #14

Science fiction has such a hard time staying ahead. rrneck May 2014 #15

But what will we do with all the unused bar-b-ques? NV Whino May 2014 #16