you are a horrible Texan if you don’t bow down to Dr. Pepper and Shiner.

When I was in ninth grade, I found out that vodka and Dr Pepper taste like Nyquil, only worse.

Yeah, Bethany, it’s better with rum than vodka. But neither have the super-key ingredient to Nyquil: Dextromethorphan HBr. Which leads to this interesting tidbit, courtesy of Wired Magazine:

A cough suppressant. Well, actually, in the body it becomes dextrorphan, a cough suppressant, and levorphanol, a painkiller five times as powerful as morphine. Like PCP and ketamine, DXM is also an NMDA receptor antagonist, so the National Institute on Drug Abuse lists it as a “dissociative” drug. Twelve times the recommended dose of NyQuil leads to distorted perceptions of sight and sound and produces feelings of detachment — dissociation — from the environment and oneself. For people whose bodies are unusually slow at metabolizing the drug, even low doses of DXM trigger full-blown “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” psychedelic trips.

I apologize for the threadjacking, but Nyquil is such splendid stuff (used per instructions) that I couldn’t let these assaults on its integrity go without coming to its defense.

The other day, Mantooth, I went to Ghetto Target and picked up some offbrand Nyquil because it was the only thing left. It had NO ALCOHOL in it, which is partly the point. When sick, I want that searing hot shot of whatever proof alcohol sliding down my gullet, aiding the other stuff along. I want to not care that I don’t feel great, you know?

So just a warning out there - check your Nyquil bottle before buying. Look for that alcohol label.

I’ll try Shiner Black. No mass-market American pee-water for me.

Oh, and I guess King Cosmo himself was the axis around which the cosmic beings swirled. There was intelligence there, and apparent puzzlement at our arrival.

You either know what I mean. Or. You don’t. (As Tom Petty would have it, I can’t decide which is worse.)

DP is definitely not for alcohol mixing. Maybe its an acquired taste for out of staters, but for soft drinks, its superior to the colas in my book….until you need a mixer, that is. I’ll second the sentiment for Dublin Dr Pepper, made with sugar cane and not corn syrup. I liked Shiner a lot better before it had attitude and cost the same as Lone Star and Pearl. Shiner Black is decent. Nyquil is just nasty…why would you want more than the capful on any occasion, though I might could have used some disassociation from the last flu virus that took up residence in me.

I’d rather drink Nyquil than listen to Guns and Roses.

A DP a day keeps the DR away 10 2 4

Much like the womb of Angelina Jolie, there is no period in Dr Pepper.

Dr Pepper is NOT the Breakfast of Champions - Coke is. However, DP is very good served hot with a slice of lemon. Try it….apparently heating it removes that prune taste.

Makers Mark with a splash of Diet Dr. Pepper. Exquisite.