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59. I come from "Coke" country (Alabama, Georgia)

Tue Jul 10, 2012, 08:31 PM

Jul 2012

But I don't doubt what the Dew is doing to people's teeth. I've witnessed plenty of people suck down waaay too much of that stuff, and not all of them had the best oral hygiene habits.

It's a stereotype rooted in a terrible fact. Central Appalachia is No. 1 in the nation in toothlessness. According to dentists, one of the main culprits is Mountain Dew soda. With 50 percent more caffeine than Coke or Pepsi, Mountain Dew seems to be used as a kind of anti-depressant for children in the hills.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=6863173&page=1

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Mountain Dew king in Georgia convenience stores [View all] banned from Kos Jul 2012 OP

Highest sugar and caffeine of the majors KurtNYC Jul 2012 #1

A marketing triumph, for sure. pscot Jul 2012 #2

gotta give them their dews n/t oldhippydude Jul 2012 #3

Shold there be a warning label on Dew? banned from Kos Jul 2012 #4

"Drinking this is unhealthy and might make you a red neck"? wandy Jul 2012 #27

This Georgian laughed. SmileyRose Jul 2012 #74

I don't think it has sugar in it, anymore. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #12

High fructose corn syrup is still a sugar. TheWraith Jul 2012 #89

Funny story... Pepsi did "throwback editions" of cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #5

When I was a boy that was the logo on MD bottles. hifiguy Jul 2012 #9

Around the same time, there was a commercial where the hillbilly said: Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #82

i prefer the throwback versions. Scout Jul 2012 #35

yeah, cause it leaves your moth sticky, right? notadmblnd Jul 2012 #55

They're Still Selling Mountain Dew Throwback Here AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #60

LOVE LOVE LOVE the throwback! Taverner Jul 2012 #64

Mountain Rum Punch AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #69

now with bath salts! Enrique Jul 2012 #6

Never even sipped a MD. Looks like y'know what, so I just can't put it to my lips. Lionessa Jul 2012 #7

I've tried it. murielm99 Jul 2012 #28

The drink of choice for meth-heads and JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #8

Really? HappyMe Jul 2012 #10

lolz JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #18

Well, sorry. HappyMe Jul 2012 #23

I don't know any meth users either cwydro Jul 2012 #40

You might be surprised... Comrade Grumpy Jul 2012 #88

Oh please. cwydro Jul 2012 #90

Just saw your post after posting my note RT Atlanta Jul 2012 #15

Why Would Meth Heads Bother With Caffeine? AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #68

A long time ago, we would wash down our Desoxyn with coffee. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2012 #70

If Coleridge had only had a Mountain Dew, he might have coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #48

Sounds like diabetes in a can. ananda Jul 2012 #11

Plenty of Meth users in GA RT Atlanta Jul 2012 #13

yeah, mountain dew is popular in the south because they have so many meth-heads. that's HiPointDem Jul 2012 #20

I just assume anyone who perpetuates southern stereotypes dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #38

i'm not so sure. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #41

Yeah, check out the cordelia Jul 2012 #66

I come from "Coke" country (Alabama, Georgia) TroglodyteScholar Jul 2012 #59

you are citing facts, not baseless generalities, which I appreciate dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #72

Doesn't hurt that I'm a southerner either, does it... TroglodyteScholar Jul 2012 #75

Knowing the area does help understand it, true dat. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #76

doesn't make much difference, class prejudice & stereotypes exists everywhere. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #79

You don't know me TroglodyteScholar Jul 2012 #93

hardly. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #80

article is bullshit. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #78

Meh, give me a Mello Yello over Mountain Dew any day. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #14

I live in Georgia and do not know any Mountain Dew drinkers. RebelOne Jul 2012 #16

I like it but the caffein really winds me up. Bonhomme Richard Jul 2012 #17

So sue me, I'm a fan of the stuff. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #19

Probably from all the meth-addicts. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #21

"It's not just for breakfast anymore!" Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #22

I'm addicted to the diet variety. Orsino Jul 2012 #24

I alternate between diet MD and diet cherry Dr Pepper. libinnyandia Jul 2012 #31

I like Diet Mountain Dew too. LuvNewcastle Jul 2012 #83

I gave up the empty calorie drink. This sept. I will have been soda free for a year. nt boston bean Jul 2012 #25

Congrats. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #32

Its all the meth heads. They love Mtn. Dew and Mayfield ice cream. I don't know if anyone has ever Erose999 Jul 2012 #26

ah, yes. the 'deliverance' people who eat little debbies. how humorous. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #30

Deliverance was filmed in North GA. While it may be an unflattering description, it is appropos. Erose999 Jul 2012 #33

ah yes, so appropos, so humorous. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #37

It's fun to make fun of Appalachians Tsiyu Jul 2012 #49

I live in North Georgia and it is not apropos of the people I know here. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #54

Filmed in No. GA... except for the parts that weren't. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #52

Wrong. cordelia Jul 2012 #62

Who drank all the Mt. Dew before meth was invented??????? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #42

What is WRONG with you people!?!?!?! Tsiyu Jul 2012 #29

Is "upper 10" still around? I remember seeing a lot of that in TN and AL. And theres RC, which is Erose999 Jul 2012 #34

Haven't seen that Tsiyu Jul 2012 #50

Sundrop ftw Go Vols Jul 2012 #43

The Golden Cola! Tsiyu Jul 2012 #47

You people? Son of Gob Jul 2012 #57

Cool drink Tsiyu Jul 2012 #67

But it just doesn't go as well with Moon Pies as a Pepsi. Ganja Ninja Jul 2012 #36

tsk, tsk. The proper accompaniment for a Moon Pie is an RC co-cola. n/t gkhouston Jul 2012 #39

Finally! Somebody gets it right! An R-uh C and a Moon Pie was the only way to go. 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #45

But the Moon Pie doesn't go as well with RC as a Reeses... n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #53

'Cause Jr. does the Dew, that's why DainBramaged Jul 2012 #44

Wasn't Simba the Coca Cola Co.'s answer to PepsiCo's Mountain Dew? aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #46

want cold caffeine just drink JOLT .... :D nt littlewolf Jul 2012 #51

Hey Vern Son of Gob Jul 2012 #56

God I hate the smell taste and color of that crap XanaDUer Jul 2012 #58

Wimps! Bring back Jolt Cola. longship Jul 2012 #61

I love Mountain Dew - but only the Sugar stuff Taverner Jul 2012 #63

Flatt and Scruggs - Mountain Dew struggle4progress Jul 2012 #65

It's Marketed Towards AA's and Latino's otohara Jul 2012 #71

Ah yes... It HAS been a couple of days since the last south bashing thread, hasn't it? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #73

i know cwydro Jul 2012 #81

I paired Mountain Dew with meth JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #85

I'm going to go on record and state my belief, mostly from personal experience... cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #94

Mmmm ... brominated vegetable oil ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #77

"found in 10 percent of sodas in the United States." dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #86

If it's cloudy, look for BVO. eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #91

damn..there goes my lemon lime Gatorade. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #92

Sounds like it might go well with pink slime - mmmmm aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #95

My physician's assistant said that in her experience, phylny Jul 2012 #84

Yeeeeeeeee UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #87