September 30, 200619 yr I'd down a few in an evening. There are warnings about consuming too many Red Bull's / V's in one evening but I've had 6-packs (the bottles) of each in the space of 10 minutes and been fine.
September 30, 200619 yr They really shot their business in the foot with such a stupid name for the product. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
September 30, 200619 yr I'm not disgusted with the drink, just the name. Cocaine? Ha...Yeah, really funny...
September 30, 200619 yr They really shot their business in the foot with such a stupid name for the product. On the contrary, I think the name matches exactly the target audience: 16-21 year olds in Wetherspoons, singing to Kaiser Chiefs, thinking they're well hard and dabbling with hard drugs. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you.
September 30, 200619 yr It'll never get to market in the UK with that name tho. and they say 350% stronger but isnt that just 3 and a half times as much not 350 times Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
September 30, 200619 yr If you want to hang out, youÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ve got to take her out, cocaine If you want to get down, get down on the ground, cocaine She donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, she donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, she donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, cocaine If you got bad news, you want to kick them blues, cocaine When your day is done and you got to run, cocaine She donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, she donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, she donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, cocaine If your thing is gone and you want to ride on, cocaine DonÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t forget this fact, you canÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t get it back, cocaine She donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, she donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, she donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t lie, cocaine It's an energy drink, what's all the fuss about? I remember there being some fuss about red bull a well when it came out. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
September 30, 200619 yr The controversy is in the name not the actual drink itself Daan. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
September 30, 200619 yr Why should there be controversy about the name? It's name is cocaine, so what. There's a J.J. Cale song called Cocaine as well, Eric Clapton made a cover of it. It's a word. Big deal. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
September 30, 200619 yr Because its a consumer product aimed at young people. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
September 30, 200619 yr I bet it does have cocaine in it :P Quit Runescape 30th May 2006.Thanks to Hawkxs for my signature :)
September 30, 200619 yr Because its a consumer product aimed at young people. Yea, and what does that mean? That drinking an energy drink called cocaine will result in more drug addicts? Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
September 30, 200619 yr Author Because its a consumer product aimed at young people. Yea, and what does that mean? That drinking an energy drink called cocaine will result in more drug addicts? It could. People's mentality these days is pretty screwed up. They could think it would be "cool" to drink and snort it. I'm just saying they picked a bad name for it. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar!
September 30, 200619 yr I think it's a great way to make a quick buck on teens, the name is "cool" so many people will just buy it because of the 'badass' label. The owner could easily make a few million dollars with this and if it becomes banned, he wouldn't probably give two craps because he's rich already. I seriously doubt it will lead to more people using cocaine for real. You don't just "get" cocaine. If you stroll a sidewalk at 2.a.m and some big guy in a leather jacket offers you a few grams of "blitz" for $300 dollars but wants to appear 'generous' and gives you a sample for free, it's up to you to decide. Much better to have young adults (the most likely target group) want to look 'tough' by drinking this than going for the real stuff.
September 30, 200619 yr A soft drink named Cocaine... not very original. Considering that there's already a soft drink named Coca Cola, and it's called that because it originally contained cocaine. If I were the head of the Coca Cola company I'd sue the pants off of the Cocaine company for copyright infringement. Then I'd have an affair with the wife of the president of the Cocaine company. But that's taking it too far. That and I don't even like women. The article mentioned that esperso still has more caffine in it than this drink, so I don't think it'd be a big problem. :) Per volume? If so, then it's hard to tell if it's a problem or not. Normal people don't go around knocking down half a litre of espresso. o.O Are you saying that I'm not normal? To hell with that! We don't rebel to sell it just suits us well, we're the bright young things.
September 30, 200619 yr Author Bacab, Coca Cola is called Coca Cola. Not Cocaine Cola. They can't sue. Trix.--quit WoW as of 12/07Thank you 4be2jue for the wonderful sig and avatar!
September 30, 200619 yr I had a friend who drank 4 Red Bulls, even though it says only drink 2 per day on the can... I still wonder how he slept, even though he claimed he slept fine.... He probably just crashed. And it's highly unlikely that a drink called cocaine will leave any substantial evidence that there will be more coke addicts than before
September 30, 200619 yr I had a friend who drank 4 Red Bulls, even though it says only drink 2 per day on the can... I still wonder how he slept, even though he claimed he slept fine.... He probably just crashed. And it's highly unlikely that a drink called cocaine will leave any substantial evidence that there will be more coke addicts than before I drank four red bulls in the space of two minutes for a dare the other day. It didn't have much effect except that I was laughing for about ten minutes straight. Whether or not that was a placebo effect or not I don't know. I slept fine that night as well. Thanks Venomai for this super sig and Kwimbob for the awesome avatar!
October 1, 200619 yr Nobody's going to drink that drink and then go out to the streets and buy cocaine. I don't see why you're worried about people making that link. If you watch scarface you're not likely to go buy any either. Same thing applies to a lot of things - video games for example. I'm hearing the same kinds of freaked out cries like when video games starting being violent with realistic graphics. And nobody's really killed anyone because of GTA. In the end it's just a name. They're getting press because of it - so it's smart. It's not bad press either. I'm going to go out and buy one because I kept hearing about it. If it had an ordinary name I wouldn't have seen it on the news or on this forum. Now I'm reading how great it is in those articles - whether or not it is, I'm going to give it a try, as are tons of other people. Now I call that a good name decision.
October 1, 200619 yr I think it's quite disrespectful actually. I'm not saying it'll lead to a rise in drug addicts, but it's not particularly suitable, even if it does sell well. :-k Thanks to 4be2jue for the signature!
October 1, 200619 yr Nobody's going to drink that drink and then go out to the streets and buy cocaine. I don't see why you're worried about people making that link. If you watch scarface you're not likely to go buy any either. Same thing applies to a lot of things - video games for example. I'm hearing the same kinds of freaked out cries like when video games starting being violent with realistic graphics. And nobody's really killed anyone because of GTA. In the end it's just a name. They're getting press because of it - so it's smart. It's not bad press either. I'm going to go out and buy one because I kept hearing about it. If it had an ordinary name I wouldn't have seen it on the news or on this forum. Now I'm reading how great it is in those articles - whether or not it is, I'm going to give it a try, as are tons of other people. Now I call that a good name decision. Wow, wow. I'm not worried about that. I even disagree with it. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
October 1, 200619 yr Can anyone say 'viral marketing'? Also, I think you'll find that Red Bull is nothing special, it contains 80mg of caffeine. Compare this to one cup of coffee at between 80-135, and then think how many cups of coffee many people drink in a day. http://wilstar.com/caffeine.htm Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be.
October 1, 200619 yr Nobody's going to drink that drink and then go out to the streets and buy cocaine. I don't see why you're worried about people making that link. If you watch scarface you're not likely to go buy any either. Same thing applies to a lot of things - video games for example. I'm hearing the same kinds of freaked out cries like when video games starting being violent with realistic graphics. And nobody's really killed anyone because of GTA. In the end it's just a name. They're getting press because of it - so it's smart. It's not bad press either. I'm going to go out and buy one because I kept hearing about it. If it had an ordinary name I wouldn't have seen it on the news or on this forum. Now I'm reading how great it is in those articles - whether or not it is, I'm going to give it a try, as are tons of other people. Now I call that a good name decision. Wow, wow. I'm not worried about that. I even disagree with it. Just talking about the extreme view that some people are having on it. What do you disagree with though? What I said, or the view people have?
October 1, 200619 yr Just talking about the extreme view that some people are having on it. What do you disagree with though? What I said, or the view people have? Ah, no. I thought I was the first to say "What does that mean? That drinking an energy drink called cocaine will result in more drug addicts?", and that you were replying to that. So I thought that you thought (hehe) that I thought (:D) that this was going to happen. Which I don't. :P Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore!
October 1, 200619 yr Looks like you don't sugar crash because taurine/caffiene gives you the buzz, lol... i'm against energy drinks ever since drinking a litre a day of cheap red bull to keep me awake for college and never being able to keep still. Good ol' bed rest, thats what you need \
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