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« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2003, 10:03:05 pm »
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Not sure why I went back.  Probably has something to do with sweet tea.


Ah sweet tea.  A drink so seductive you can almost hear her lilting southern timbre.  Not a crack-addled whore of a drink like Mountain Dew, no.

But just...
                         as...
                                              deadly.
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« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2003, 10:03:08 pm »
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I've been on this ride -- this year.

I went cold turkey on caffeine back around March.  Lasted until almost June.  Now I'm back to a 20 oz. Diet Mountain Dew to start the morning with regular hits throughout the day.

I think Pedro has it about right, but it only took me a week to get that sweet alkaloid out of my system.  Had vicious headaches for the first three days.  Once I was through it, I was okey-dokey.

Not sure why I went back.  Probably has something to do with sweet tea.


I hate coffee so I generally start my day with a Cherry Coke or Mountain Dew.

What do you mean sweet tea?
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« Reply #17 on: December 08, 2003, 10:06:42 pm »
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The strongest stuff I drink is Mountain Dew and even that kind of pales in comparison to a hot cup o' joe.


Not So.  Mountain Dew is the racers edge.

~Paul
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« Reply #18 on: December 08, 2003, 10:12:47 pm »
I've been drinking at least a full pot of coffee a day for about six years.  Sometimes I'd even make a second pot and drink much of that.

I do drink a lot of fluids, still, but I'm trying to switch to water now.

It ain't easy.
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« Reply #19 on: December 08, 2003, 10:15:36 pm »
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Ah sweet tea.  A drink so seductive you can almost hear her lilting southern timbre.  Not a crack-addled whore of a drink like Mountain Dew, no.

But just...
                         as...
                                              deadly.


They'll take my sweet tea when they pry my cold dead fingers from the jug.

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« Reply #20 on: December 08, 2003, 10:16:06 pm »
Sweet Tea is iced tea that has been pre-sweetened.  VERY pre-sweetened.  You get it in restaurants south of the Mason-Dixon line.

If you order iced tea, the waitress will ask you, "Sweet or Unsweet?"  Despite the fact that I only drink diet soda, I must have sweet tea.

Captain D's has good sweet tea.
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« Reply #21 on: December 08, 2003, 10:18:41 pm »
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I hate coffee so I generally start my day with a Cherry Coke or Mountain Dew.

What do you mean sweet tea?


Come on down South and sit a spell.  I'll make a pitcher of sweet tea and we'll sit on the porch and watch the fireflies.  Sweet tea cannot be defined*, only experienced.  

Or, try this recipe.  Aaah, the message board once again returns to its roots: beverage recipes.  

*Actually, it can.  Sweet tea is iced tea with copious amounts of sugar, added while hot.  When the liquid cools it is supersaturated with sugar, allowing for a sweeter, smoother drink than is attainable by adding sugar to cold tea.  Very tasty.  
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« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2003, 11:47:03 pm »
I should get into sweet tea. It sounds like a good trip.

I had a friend in high school who swore by Caffeine-Free Diet Mountain Dew. I always sort of wondered what the point was...

Incidentally, do they sell caffeine-free non-diet Coke? Such a thing would probably help my quitting efforts, the more I come to think of it.
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« Reply #23 on: December 08, 2003, 11:49:36 pm »
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The strongest stuff I drink is Mountain Dew and even that kind of pales in comparison to a hot cup o' joe.


Not So.  Mountain Dew is the racers edge.

~Paul


That's not what the Straight Dope said.

This sweet tea stuff sounds terrible. I'm glad that even though I'm south of the mason-dixon line I'm still effectively in the north.
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« Reply #24 on: December 08, 2003, 11:59:22 pm »
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 I found a rib house that actually does sweet tea (not easy in SoCal)


Where?
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« Reply #25 on: December 09, 2003, 12:01:20 am »
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Incidentally, do they sell caffeine-free non-diet Coke? Such a thing would probably help my quitting efforts, the more I come to think of it.


Yes.  In fact, I have bought it by accident more than once, when my wife thought I was getting her CFDC.  It's an easy mistake to make.  But a painful one.
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« Reply #26 on: December 09, 2003, 01:11:40 am »
I only recently discovered sweet tea myself.  Found it at a BBQ place outside Seattle.  It was a thing of beauty.  All my attempts to replicate it have been slightly disappointing.

Probably because I tried things like using loose leaf tea with blackberries and sage in it.  Not exactly authentic.  Oh, and if such a thing is possible, I do believe I put too much sugar into the tea.

As for caffeine-free sodas, having been forced to spend time in the cafeteria at Brigham Young University, I can say without a doubt that caffeine-free Coke exists, and is an abomination.  Of course, I don't even like regular Coke all that much...
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« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2003, 01:24:24 am »
Naw, sweet tea is good. I imbibe every chance I get. It tastes good. I mean, come on, basically it's iced tea made with a supersaturated water/sugar solution. What's not to like?
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« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2003, 01:29:52 am »
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Incidentally, do they sell caffeine-free non-diet Coke? Such a thing would probably help my quitting efforts, the more I come to think of it.


Yes.  And Pepsi has an analogue, as well.  However, caffeine-free non-diet drinks can be hard to find, especially in restaurants.  

Best of luck to you.
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« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2003, 01:49:50 am »
As someone who's sugar intake is probably somewhere in the realms of a few micrograms a month, sweet tea sounds absolutely foul!
Thanks for letting me know (though I wouldn't anyway) not to choose sweetend when ordering iced tea there!
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