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CobiWann: Oct 21, 2009; Have fun!

Anyone remember the week or so before the Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy) launched in 1991 and that ran this weird rear end test pattern?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_bJgFCnINQ

# ¿ Apr 12, 2013 14:27

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 05:18

CobiWann: Oct 21, 2009; Have fun!

Oh, man, I drank this stuff a LOT at college parites during the mid/late 90's...

It's liquor...with SUGAR crystals grown on the inside of the bottle! I remember taking an icepick and breaking up the crystals once the bottle was empty because I thought the crystals would have absorbed enough of the alcohol to keep my buzz going.

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# ¿ Jun 5, 2013 13:32

CobiWann: Oct 21, 2009; Have fun!

El Estrago Bonito posted:

Aftershock is like Fireball Whiskey: Booze for people who don't actually enjoy alcohol but still want to say they drink something that isn't Mikes. You'll find it at any liquor store near a college and pretty much no where else.

Pretty much, but instead of "Fireball Whiskey," I'd say "Goldschlager." I did see it used in mixed drinks however - Aftershock, Goldschlager, and Peppermint Schnapps was a "Red, White, and Blue."

I've only seen Aftershock (cinnamon) and Avalanche (peppermint). Never saw or have seen the other colors.

Cromulent posted:

Oh wow, I remember stealing swigs of that stuff when I was 14, after my friend's older brother left some out after a party. Didn't it advertise that the proof increased as the crystals grew larger? When I turned 21, I thought I'd buy some just for kicks, but couldn't find it anywhere.

From Wikipedia.

quote:

There is a regular myth that the drink crystallizes in your stomach until the next morning. The crystals were then said to liquidate during the morning, releasing a second wave of alcohol into the blood stream.

CobiWann has a new favorite as of 12:43 on Jun 6, 2013

# ¿ Jun 6, 2013 12:40

CobiWann: Oct 21, 2009; Have fun!

The_Franz posted:

That After Shock post reminded me of another 90s alcoholic beverage: Zima

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_uxyXekDjo

Zima was the liquor industry's attempt to cash in on the clear beverage craze of the 90s. It was an alcopop that debuted nationally in 1994 with a slick marketing campaign ("zomething different") and found some success in it's first year, however once everyone actually tried it and found that it tasted like a funny tasting flat 7up sales dropped off very quickly. Like most other alcoholic sugar water concoctions it mostly ended up being popular with early teens and college girls. It's popularity amongst teenagers was helped by the false rumors back then that "Zima doesn't make you smell like alcohol" or "Zima doesn't show up on breathalyzers". I don't ever remember hearing about or seeing Zima past the mid-90s, but apparently it was produced until 2008.

I have to give them credit, the advertising worked. After the commercials aired, everyone in my Jr. high class was saying "zomething" and "ztop" and became obsessed with getting a bottle of Zima.

Drop a Jolly Rancher hard candy in a bottle of Zima, watch it dissolve in a minute or two, and now it's flavored!

# ¿ Jun 11, 2013 04:01

CobiWann: Oct 21, 2009; Have fun!

Who among us didn't stumble home drunk in the 90's, turn on the TV, see this informercial, and for a second or two thought about giving it a try?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqhc101LxNs

# ¿ Apr 8, 2015 00:19

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 05:18

CobiWann: Oct 21, 2009; Have fun!

syscall girl posted:

I dunno what that is. I was assuming it was a Girls Gone Wild commercial.

Ah. It's Dial-a-Date.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxu34w_prince-of-love-dial-a-date-1995_lifestyle

# ¿ Apr 8, 2015 01:32

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