Happy Thanksgiving, soda lovers...

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

Consumers Gobble Up Turkey & Gravy Soda

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

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SEATTLE — A new Turkey & Gravy Soda tastes, well, pretty much like you would imagine. But that's not stopping people from buying it.

Even the producers of the Thanksgiving-themed beverage at Jones Soda Co. were surprised by the demand. They sold out all 6,000 bottles online within about two hours last week.

"To be honest, we really didn't think so many people would want it," said a Michelle Whitehead, marketing assistant at the Seattle-based premium soda company that has a reputation for quirky flavors.

Founder and CEO Peter van Stolk dreamed up the seasonal flavor on a lark, but admits he can't stomach an entire bottle.

The liquid's ominous, murky brown color accurately warns consumers about the taste. The first sips bring a mix of sweet caramel and savory lard — and it's downhill from there.

A limited number of Turkey & Gravy Sodas will be available in stores around Seattle and Olympia for the suggested retail price of 99 cents. A few entrepreneurs are selling theirs on eBay.com; by Tuesday, the bidding was up to $63 for a two-bottle set.

Mary Turner, a radio DJ in Lansing, Mich., who is auctioning off a bottle for charity, has sampled the drink and warns that it's not for the faint of stomach: "If you roasted a turkey and mashed potatoes, put it in a blender, left it out for three days and then poured it into a Jones bottle, you'd know exactly what this drink tastes like!"

The company, founded in 1996, plans to donate proceeds from sales of Turkey & Gravy Soda to the Toys for Tots charity, and van Stolk said he will personally match the donation.

Source:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,104117,00.html

seraph · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 6:45 am Post subject:

Turkey and Gravy What? Shocked

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

Sounds like just the thing to quench that thirst after a long set or a hard workout in the sun, doesn't it? Mmmm...

Reminds me of that SNL skit, "Cookie Dough Sports Drink," where athletes are all hot and worn out, and they're quenching their thirsts with Gatoraide-like bottles full of thick chocolate chip cookie dough.

Cyx

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 7:32 am Post subject:

is this for real?

mosc · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 9:02 am Post subject:

This is the USA. I'm sure it's for real.

Moving this to Schmooze too...

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

It's absolutely for real. Jones' is renowned for wild things, and their ordinary offerings are extraordinary, comparatively speaking. I love their sodas.

Cyx

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 12:46 pm Post subject:

Dunno why, buty this one reminds me of the Monty Python "lark vomit" sketch.

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

I know alot of Python, but the lark vomit does not ring a bell.

Cyx

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 1:18 pm Post subject:

Also know as the crunchy frog sketch

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

OH! The one where the guy gets in trouble for selling bizzare chocolates with a variety of strange animal-related fillings? Yes, I know what you're talking about. <snicker>

Cyx

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject:

Yup! That one!

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

"What about this Spring Suprise candy?"

"That's our specialty! When you eat it, steel springs shoot out and penetrate the enjoyer's cheeks!"

Python humor is delicious. I still remember the first time I saw the dead parrot sketch, very well in fact.

Cyx

seraph · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 3:59 pm Post subject:

Have you ever seen Monty Python, The Ministry of Silly Walks?
That's absurd, amusing, bizarre, buxom, cheerful, cheery, comical, convivial, droll, eccentric, entertaining, festal,festive, frivolous, funny, gala, gay, gladsome, gleeful, humorous, hysterical, incongruous, jocular, jocund,jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, laughable, laughter-loving, ludicrous, merry, merrymaking, mirthful,mirth-loving, on the loose, priceless, quaint, quizzical, rejoicing, rich, ridiculous, risible, rollicking,screaming, uproarious, whimsical and even witty Exclamation

seraph · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 4:15 pm Post subject:

Monty Python's Flying Circus

a treasure Exclamation