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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: T234 on February 18, 2009, 12:52:10 PM

Title: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: T234 on February 18, 2009, 12:52:10 PM: 9-10 cans a day for 8+ years.

Headaches that make want to (seriously) kill myself a day after quitting.

Fucking hallucinations (All walls have caramel syrup running down them, cars are pepsi cans being driven by smaller pepsi cans, and women are pepsi cans with bulges where their boobs and ass reside are just a few examples) two days after quitting.

This time around, I'm quitting for good.

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It's called pop, yankees
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Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Eric P on February 18, 2009, 12:53:26 PM: jesus

you should submit your body to science so that we can test what that much HFCS does to someone
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on February 18, 2009, 12:53:29 PM: wtf

Quote from: Eric P on February 18, 2009, 12:53:26 PM
jeuss

You've stunned Eric so much that he went Arvie!
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 18, 2009, 12:53:54 PM: Do you have Mountain Dew teeth?

:nsfw
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(http://www.dental--health.com/images/badteeth/mountain_dew_damage.jpg)
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Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 18, 2009, 12:56:38 PM: Yo, 1-2 liters of Mountain Dew a day for the past 13 years. I've quit a few times for long stretches (6-8 months) but always get back on the junk. I need to quit, finally. These empty calories are killing me.

PS. My teeth are beautiful
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 18, 2009, 12:58:36 PM: mountain dew? wtf I never understood the appeal. It tastes like concentrated syrup to me, plus it's the worst pop for your dental hygiene
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on February 18, 2009, 12:58:59 PM: I've cut down to mostly drinking flavored seltzer, which is just like soda, except extremely healthy.

Try that.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: T234 on February 18, 2009, 12:59:42 PM: Quote from: Eric P on February 18, 2009, 12:53:26 PM
jesus

you should submit your body to science so that we can test what that much HFCS does to someone

I can already tell you. Fucks your kidneys up every so often enough to make you feel so bad that you vomit because of the pain. Turns you into a fat insomniac who once almost stabbed a coke machine with a pen in JFK airport when standing next to 40 Transit Authority cops while yelling.

It fucks you up.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Rman on February 18, 2009, 01:06:48 PM: goddamn, man. I quit pop in high school. I lost so 15 pounds with that decision alone. I'd recommend flavored setzers as well. Quitting anything cold turkey is way too hard, especially for established addictions. Do it gradually.
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Post by: Propagandhim on February 18, 2009, 01:17:13 PM: Most "experts" believe it takes 2 weeks to establish a habit.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 18, 2009, 01:17:45 PM: Coke tastes sooo good when you've come off a stretch of "putting it off". Come back to me baby, yeah I know, we gon' fuck.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Bloodwake on February 18, 2009, 01:18:47 PM: You don't necessarily need to quit pop, just cut down. That's what I did. Now, it's hard for me to drink coke or pepsi mainly because I feel like my teeth are going to rot off every time I drink them.
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Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 18, 2009, 01:20:26 PM: i used to drink like 5 or 6 cans a day back in my junior year
one day i realized how terrible i felt and decided to just stop.

very quickly i started feeling better and i lost like 20 pounds. it's been like 4 years and i'm still pretty much of the stuff.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Diunx on February 18, 2009, 01:21:55 PM: I wish I had hallucinations when I quited, of course I didn't drink 10 cans a day.

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I still drink soda every once in a while :shh
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Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 18, 2009, 01:24:16 PM: I remember in school, this kid would bring in a 2 liter and sip on it from Morning till the end of the day. I always thought it was fucked up.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on February 18, 2009, 02:18:00 PM: Quote from: BlueTsunami on February 18, 2009, 01:24:16 PM
I remember in school, this kid would bring in a 2 liter and sip on it from Morning till the end of the day. I always thought it was fucked up.

Same here. Always bought a 2 liter of Mountain Dew in the morning. He would drink it all day and it would be gone :o
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: pilonv1 on February 18, 2009, 06:34:21 PM: 9-10 cans a day? jesus, and i thought my 2-3 of pepsi max were bad.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: demi on February 18, 2009, 06:45:03 PM: you mean soda
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: ch1nchilla on February 18, 2009, 06:51:15 PM: I'm never really gotten into pop, I'm just too concerned with the sugar to ever order it at restaurants / go out and buy it, etc. BUT I usually have my vodka with Red Bull, which isn't very good. Once in a while I'll get a Mountain Dew or whatever (soooo much better in a can).
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 18, 2009, 07:01:53 PM: I've been drinking 1 to 2L of pop a day since like November. I feel terrible and I've gained a shit ton of weight. Though if I don't have some I feel really tired. :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on February 18, 2009, 07:03:56 PM: Quote from: Father_Mike on February 18, 2009, 07:01:53 PM
I've been drinking 1 to 2L of pop a day since like November. I feel terrible and I've gained a shit ton of weight. Though if I don't have some I feel really tired. :'( :'( :'(

Caffeine pills.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 18, 2009, 07:05:04 PM: no. too much caffeine makes my social anxiety really fucking bad. cokezero seems to be like the right amount as long as I drink it at home and not at school.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on February 18, 2009, 07:05:53 PM: Cocaine
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Bloodwake on February 18, 2009, 07:11:40 PM: So, how many of you people have pissed rocks before?
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: T234 on February 18, 2009, 07:12:22 PM: me.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Kestastrophe on February 18, 2009, 07:14:09 PM: (http://popvssoda.com:2998/images/smalldrawn.gif)

i live in pop country, but I call it soda just to be contrarian. Anyways, I haven't regularly drank any since highschool.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Bloodwake on February 18, 2009, 07:16:12 PM: Most people call it pop in London-Corbin, KY. I think it's because the local bottling plant and most of the local restaurants have pepsi.

If anything I hear coke or pop more than I do soda. It's funny, because both are equal terms for the beverage. Wasn't it originally marketed as "soda pop?"
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: ch1nchilla on February 18, 2009, 10:23:13 PM: Quote from: a slime appears on February 18, 2009, 07:28:59 PM
I quit drinking soda because I couldn't stand the carbonation.

Switched to hard liquor. I rock.

Clearly the winner's choice.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Cormacaroni on February 19, 2009, 12:46:15 AM: I have no desire to drink soda or fruit juice anymore. I always drank mostly water & milk anyway but now I don't drink anything sugary at all. It's not even remotely hard for me. The thrill has gone, and I know it's horrible for me physically.

Now, quitting coffee or booze, THAT would be hard for me.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Vizzys on February 19, 2009, 12:46:52 AM: man i hate people that use the term pop

fuck you
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 19, 2009, 01:01:47 AM: I lost 60 pounds just by moving out of my mom's place. I still have 30 that's not going anywhere because you get all the free sodie pop you want at work.
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Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: E-DuB on February 19, 2009, 01:08:08 AM: Good call, drink booze
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Cormacaroni on February 19, 2009, 01:09:48 AM: Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 19, 2009, 01:01:47 AM
I lost 60 pounds just by moving out of my mom's place. I still have 30 that's not going anywhere because you get all the free sodie pop you want at work.
:[

Let me guess: they also have all the water you can drink. But you can't stomach that because of a rare ailment.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 19, 2009, 01:12:47 AM: I don't drink pop, but I do drink a couple of energy drinks a day. At this point, it's simply a habit. I drink it even when I have no reason to.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Robo on February 19, 2009, 01:14:54 AM: Over the weekend, I drank a can of Pepsi with a cockroach at the bottom. :yuck x 1,000,000
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on February 19, 2009, 01:15:34 AM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on February 19, 2009, 01:09:48 AM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 19, 2009, 01:01:47 AM
I lost 60 pounds just by moving out of my mom's place. I still have 30 that's not going anywhere because you get all the free sodie pop you want at work.
:[

Let me guess: they also have all the water you can drink. But you can't stomach that because of a rare ailment.

No, I just have barely any self control. Just imagine being incredibly bored every waking second of your life and needing constant stimulation.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on February 19, 2009, 01:22:25 AM: I'm from St. Louis, the West Berlin of soda. I don't think they let you just quit pop.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Cormacaroni on February 19, 2009, 01:36:41 AM: Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 19, 2009, 01:15:34 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on February 19, 2009, 01:09:48 AM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 19, 2009, 01:01:47 AM
I lost 60 pounds just by moving out of my mom's place. I still have 30 that's not going anywhere because you get all the free sodie pop you want at work.
:[

Let me guess: they also have all the water you can drink. But you can't stomach that because of a rare ailment.

No, I just have barely any self control. Just imagine being incredibly bored every waking second of your life and needing constant stimulation.

Sugar & caffeine is unlikely to help, is it ;)
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 19, 2009, 01:38:45 AM: Quote from: RoboJ on February 19, 2009, 01:14:54 AM
Over the weekend, I drank a can of Pepsi with a cockroach at the bottom. :yuck x 1,000,000

outside or inside the can?

the latter will get you a lot of money.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: drew on February 19, 2009, 01:41:11 AM: Quote from: demi on February 18, 2009, 06:45:03 PM
you mean soda

be real now

get ya mind right

Quote from: Viz on February 19, 2009, 12:46:52 AM
man i hate people that use the term pop

fuck you

no u
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 19, 2009, 01:47:56 AM: When I was a young kid, I went to some rural Ontario diner with my parents. I asked the waitress for a Coke. She responded by asking what kind of coke. I think I was confused by her question and simply shrugged my shoulders and said a regular Coke. She stared at me for a while, and then asked what kind of regular coke: Pepsi, 7UP, Canada Dry.

I really don't remember what happened afterward, but I do know I was confused, not knowing at the time some people called pop coke.

I have another lame anecdote involving fries. "You mean you want some chips?" etc. etc.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: drew on February 19, 2009, 01:49:06 AM: fries and chips are 2 completely different things

that doesnt even make sense
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Post by: BlueTsunami on February 19, 2009, 01:50:24 AM: Brits refer to fries as chips (I think). The whole fish and chips and shit. Fuck ye ol' Motherland yo'

Insert Pulp Fiction dialog
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 19, 2009, 01:50:58 AM: Quote from: Drewsy on February 19, 2009, 01:49:06 AM
fries and chips are 2 completely different things

that doesnt even make sense

Some people refer to fries as chips. So when the waitress responded to my request for fries by asking whether I wanted chips, I thought she was asking if I wanted a bag of chips, like lays.

edit:
for the record, I was no older than seven.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Robo on February 19, 2009, 03:55:09 AM: Quote from: Malek on February 19, 2009, 01:38:45 AM
Quote from: RoboJ on February 19, 2009, 01:14:54 AM
Over the weekend, I drank a can of Pepsi with a cockroach at the bottom. :yuck x 1,000,000

outside or inside the can?

the latter will get you a lot of money.

It was inside, I think. I can't say for certain that it was in there before I opened it because I put it down a few times. I also can't say for certain that it was a cockroach because I got all freaked out when I took it out of my mouth and threw it somewhere.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on February 19, 2009, 07:28:06 AM: I used to clear a cube of Mountain Dew every weekend during my fatter days.

Pop is too sweet for me now. I'm used to water, coffee, and tea.
Title: Re: I think I might be quitting pop for good.
Post by: Himu on February 19, 2009, 08:09:06 AM: I quit a few years ago. Never looked back.

I used to drink 5-6 cans a day.