Corinnguard
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It's hard to pick just one flavor of Mountain Dew and honestly declare it your favorite.
Sometimes you just want to try them all.
What Do You Call This Popular Beverage?
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Sometimes you just want to try them all.
R_J_K75
Legend
Mt Dew was made to be a mixer for hard drinks during prohibition. Thats why its citrus because it goes with most liquor.It's hard to pick just one flavor of Mountain Dew and honestly declare it your favorite.
I’ve never wanted to try any beyond the original soft drink. And for me, 7-Up is the preferred lemon lime drink, followed by Sprite.It's hard to pick just one flavor of Mountain Dew and honestly declare it your favorite.
While a non-commercial version was probably floating around during prohibition, the commercial launch wasn’t until 1940.
Corinnguard
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What got me started on the other flavors of Mountain Dew was when Pepsi came out with the first two Mountain Dew Kickstart flavors- Fruit Punch and Orange Citrus. They showed up at my workplace one day and piqued my interest enough in giving them a try. The Fruit Punch one tasted like a carbonated Hawaiian Punch.I’ve never wanted to try any beyond the original soft drink. And for me, 7-Up is the preferred lemon lime drink, followed by Sprite.
I have tried out most of the flavors since then. Some more than others. Ulorian - Agent of Chaos
Legend
Soft drink is what people call this in my part of the world (Ottawa, Canada).
Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
Between membership being advantageous socially and in dealing with the government at the time, yes, it was extremely commonplace. People who had the moral fortitude to avoid interacting with and supporting the Nazi regime, as Hannah Arendt pointed out in EiJ, had to withdraw socially to a significant extent, and were more the exception than the rule. And of course plenty of really active Nazis who actively participated in war crimes and genocide went on to live totally normal lives after the war and do little or no prison time. Some of them wound up judges and other important members of government.
Ja. It may have originally been a mixer, but doesn't seem to date back that far. The idea that it was originally intended to be a mixer might be indicated by the name, given that "mountain dew" was a euphemism for moonshine, and some of the early logos directly referenced that, with a moonshiner mascot/appearing in the ads.
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Ulorian - Agent of Chaos
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A history of Mountain Dew: From hillbilly beginnings to one of world's most popular soft drinks
The Mountain Dew you know and love – and perhaps rely on for a caffeine buzz – started more than 70 years ago as nothing more than a 7Up copycat used as a mixer by a couple of brothers. So how did Mountain Dew become a power player in the soft drink wars, ranking fourth in popularity after Coke...
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Mountain Dew - Wikipedia
Osgood
Hero
Growing up in Ohio, everyone used the term "pop." When I went to college (still in Ohio), the majority of my classmates were from out of state and used the term "soda," which I slowly adopted. My brother and local friends even switched to saying "soda." Now, over 30 years later, it sounds odd to me when I hear someone use the term "pop."
