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The original energy drink.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 8, 2021 at 6:01 AM
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Haha 😂
posted by
shamasehar
on June 8, 2021 at 5:24 AM
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Now that doesn't surprise me.Â
posted by
Annicita
on June 7, 2021 at 5:04 PM
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LOL. I always laugh when I think that people who were so strict with whoever in society they disapproved of were happily getting high on Coke!
posted by
Kabu
on June 7, 2021 at 11:24 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Goldiec, I think you are right.
It is amazing that our grandparents and parents survived the strange food, drinks, and medical treatments from those days.
posted by
Sherri_G
on June 7, 2021 at 9:20 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Re:Goldiec, you pose a great question.
Sassy, I think I read a long time ago that they had something like this in cough medicine too!
posted by
Goldiec
on June 7, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Re:Goldiec, you pose a great question.
Sassy, just think if they did it like this today it would be a free for all! haha
posted by
Goldiec
on June 7, 2021 at 9:12 AM
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Re: Re: Re:Goldiec, you pose a great question.
The early inventors played around with different ingredients that they were not too sure of, but did it anyway for the fame and fortune would be my guess.
posted by
Sherri_G
on June 7, 2021 at 9:07 AM
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Re: Pat_B, you are on point. I do remember that slogan.
posted by
Sherri_G
on June 7, 2021 at 9:05 AM
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If memory serves, this was one of the beverages that became
illegal during Prohibition, along with beer and spirits. Remember the slogan "Coca Cola, it's the real thing?"Â
posted by
Pat_B
on June 7, 2021 at 9:04 AM
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Re: Re:Goldiec, it is meant as a joke. There was only a small amount, but
Sassy, I do remember but I've heard about the ingredients in the drinks before and I just wonder why they made it that way.
posted by
Goldiec
on June 7, 2021 at 8:41 AM
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Re: Re: Good point Corbin
posted by
Sherri_G
on June 7, 2021 at 8:19 AM
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Re:Goldiec, it is meant as a joke. There was only a small amount, but
don't you remember all the stories that the elders told us about walking in the snow, or to school and it always had extreme circumstances like snow, hills, or walking ten miles both ways? Lol
posted by
Sherri_G
on June 7, 2021 at 8:19 AM
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Re: Good Morning
It depended on how many a day you consumed...
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on June 7, 2021 at 8:03 AM
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Good Morning
It's hard for me to understand this. Was the amount in their drink addictive?
posted by
Goldiec
on June 7, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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A Happier time!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on June 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM
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Those were the days!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on June 7, 2021 at 7:49 AM
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