It's time for more of these, no matter if they're getting old, although this is not a real one, just a quick one to include in a letter to a friend, as a supplement to the letter. Did anyone ever read The Jolly Postman? I hope so because it's amazing. You get to open other people's mail! That book should be illegal! Because it's so much fun!Prince is sweating out Gatorade in the flavors Lemon Lime (1969), Grape (1994, discontinued, replaced by Fierce Grape in 1999), and Frost Glacier Freeze (1997).
Gatorade reminds me of Powerbars, equally unpalatable, and they both remind me of 3-on-3 basketball tournaments. It's called a pick, you bitch! Boy, did our team have some clever names over the years. They included:
- Liar, Liar, We're on Fire (rhyme)
- B-Ball Bucket Bankers (alliteration)
- Strawberry Jam (pun) (I designed a shirt for our team. It had a strawberry going through a basketball hoop on the front. On the back was a jam can with our individual names and numbers on the label.)
She was wrong. I know what a pick is.
3 comments:
AMBER! This is my favorite thing I've ever read, ever. I am very impressed by your knowledge of Gatorade flavor history.
I never played basketball because I am about 3 feet tall, but, I guess I have watched a lot of movies based on the fact that they are what I am reminded of when I think of Gatorade and Power Bars.
Is that the saddest thing ever or what?
"Man if I was her I would totally like quench my thirst with Gatorade and get the fuck outta there!"
-- that guy behind us at My Bloody Valentine (IN 3D)
"Aw man, there's a sale on Power Bars!"
-- SLAB BULKHEAD
FRIDGE LARGEMEAT
RIP STEAKFACE
BOB JOHNSON
BIG MCLARGEHUGE
ROLL FIZZLEBEEF
and more
I love you. Let's have a dance party and watch Dog Ate Dan's New Heart.
FYI: if you nuke a powerbar in its wrapper, it catches on fire. and the fire is BLUE.
also FYI: i started carrying my own jug of accelerade when i go to barfly's. so i stay hydrated on my night's off. i use my Life is Good oversize hydration pod. it has a dog playing disc golf on it.
a german shepherd.
because they attack black people.
when i played basketball in junior high i was on the C-team even though i was in eighth grade (eighth graders are supposed to be A or B team cuz they're older). my dad made me play. it was embarrassing. it freaked me out when i was actually able to do a layup in a game.
we never drank gatorade. i never learned what a pick was.
soccer is the superior sport.
love you...
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