nax@cornell.UUCP (07/17/85)
From: nax (Nax-Paul) J. Eric Roskos writes: > it is possible to drink Mello Yello at times when it actually tastes good. > At other times, it tastes way too strong. Too strong? It *always* tasted like it was wrung out of a dishrag to me! Mello Yello is the wimpiest potion I've ever quaffed! > Mr. Pibb's advertisements called Mr. Pibb > "The world's fastest soft drink," and showed things like race car drivers > drinking a bottle of Mr. Pibb at a very high speed right after a race. > They never said this about Mello Yello, eventhough that was what this > article claimed Mello Yello was designed for. I recall an identical, or very similar, TV ad for Mello Yello. Part of their pitch was that it didn't "burn" going down -- but I *like* that! p.s. smash apartheid, boycott coke. !cornell!nax