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71. It's Marketed Towards AA's and Latino's

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Tue Jul 10, 2012, 10:07 PM

Jul 2012

Rappers are advertising this diabetic inducing garbage, fucking sellouts!

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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