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It's somewhere beyond green, in my opinion. Along the lines of Terry Pratchett's magical color octarine, perhaps.

The stuff also tastes as vile as it looks, and I love limes. I seem to recall that it turns your tongue and lips green as well, which probably continues to endear it to boys in the age range of 8 to 10 years. Sales of the goop probably peak on St. Patrick's Day every year, and it seems to materialize magically in shops right about now and then disappear after March 17.

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avon-deer.livejournal.com

My favourite green shade is "Absinthe." :D

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As far as I know, we can't get that here, or at least, not the real thing. There's another obnoxiously green liqueur called, appropriately enough, Chartreuse. It's not bad, but not as green as Green River.

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avon-deer.livejournal.com

The proper stuff (with wormwood extract in it) is illegal here too. The stuff we get is the same, but with the poisons removed. The green is lovely though. If you like aniseed, you'll like absinthe.

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I've been wanting to try it for years. But now that I hear it's anise-flavored, probably not. The only thing licorice-flavored I'll ingest is actual licorice and even then in small amounts.

I'll stick to my Patron tequila.

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No ouzo? No sambucca? ;p

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>:p
No ouzo, sambucca, and especially no jagermeister!
*bleh* ;)

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I'll take yours then. But I'll skip the galliano, that one is really bitter to me.

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I prefer fennel over anise, though they are certainly similar. I find that anise has a bitter undertone that fennel lacks.

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Ah, the Americas do not know the colouring that goes with woodruff-flavoured drinks. That would've broadened your list of products quite a bit. =)

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I'm familiar with May wine, in fact I rather like it when I can get it, but at least as it arrives over here, it's clear as water.

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As I was reading, I was thinking Green River was either a local drink or some sort of cleaning product. It sounds like something I'd like to try to find when I head out west this summer.

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In the summer, your best bet is to watch the signs or menus in small lunch counter type restaurants, especially around Chicago or along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. I think I've seen it as far afield as Kentucky and Indiana, but that's about it. Sometimes it's a point of pride and they proclaim on the wall, menu, or in the window "Yes! We have Green River."

Mostly, though, it's something you see around St. Patrick's Day and then it goes underground again until the next year. During Prohibition, though, I understand it was almost as popular as CocaCola. When alcohol came back, the Schoenhoefers went back to brewing beer and Green River almost became extinct.

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The evil in me is thinking you should have reported this to building security as "unidentified chemical-spill - possibly bioterrorism!" and sat back to watch the fun.

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Umm, no? We are the building security. And calling in the police would be like the Keystone Kops. Amusing if it happens somewhere else, but not here.

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Whinnyhi.

I find this amusing in that I have not had soda pop in probably thirty years. Well, ok, the occassional Coke for my rum and Coke. But I sure used to suck it all down. Bubble Up. Fresca. Never into Pepsi, Mountain Dew or ... well some Dr Pepper back then sure. I tend to go for water or milk or orange, etc. juices. Natural fruit juices or plain water or milk. Amazing the folks at corner stores buying so much daily. COFFEE! That is my soda pop. Oh, and tea. Oh, and, well gee, guess I also have my favorites, too.

Cold glass of milk is my all time and if there is some Hersheys syrup available, it goes IN. Grin...

Imp the imp

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*Makes a face at the Hershey's syrup. Mexican chocolate, maybe.*

I really like carbonation, for whatever weird reason. Champagne, sparkling water, carbonated fruit juice, even diet soda. I do agree with those who say that high fructose corn syrups have ruined the taste of sugared soda products. Aside from the possibly bad health effects, the stuff just isn't as good. It lacks the "edge" the real sodas of my childhood had. I still drink soda drinks, but generally the diet varieties only. Dr. Pepper and CocaCola were my faves, but neither one is as good as it used to be now. Having grown up in Michigan, of course, Vernor's is a long time favorite and hard to get when you're outside the state. After the corn sweeteners ruined the soda pop, I drank Perrier or Poland Spring water for several years. Now those are so expensive that I've gone back to the diet soda instead.

As you know, I also like coffee, within limits. And I like tea too, especially iced tea.

Green River is like a good idea gone bad. Lime is one of my favorite flavors, but they overdo it by so much that it starts to really seem like chemicals rather than the real thing. And supposedly it's real oil from lime peels that they use for the flavoring, so they must concentrate it quite a lot. The color is amazing. You almost feel as if drinking it is bound to turn you into Mr. Hyde... or at least, the Incredible Hulk. It looks radioactive and tastes weird enough to be radioactive...

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If you can find it, look for Jones Soda. No corn sweeteners, just pure cane sugar.

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I've heard of Jones but never have I seen it offered for sale except over the internet for incredible prices.

A year ago I had a real CocaCola made with cane sugar (imported from Canada, courtesy of

aerofox) and felt as if I'd fallen through a time warp. There really is a difference, no matter how much the manufacturers claim there is not.

You can get some cane sugar soft drinks here around Passover time (HFCS is not Kosher for Passover, apparently) but the price is double or triple. And I recently saw a press release stating that PepsiCo is going to reintroduce a supply of some of its popular labels made with cane sugar this year, though it wasn't clear whether there would be a premium price (probably) or whether it was a limited time offering. Unfortunately, Pepsi is too dull and sweet even made with cane sugar...

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I love Green River. I used to drink the powdered mix in college. In a clear plastic tumbler, it looked radioactive.

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Obviously, you grew up around here. XD

I agree, it looks like it should be radioactive and glow in the dark. Do you suppose Green River made you into a furry? Now there's a thought. We should survey the locals and see. If it had turned you green like Bruce Banner's alter ego, though, I'd not find you quite so attractive. And besides, it's not easy being green, as we've been told. *ducks and runs*

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I've never seen Green River as a beverage, but I keep seeing it at the local drug stores' soda fountains as a flavor for their floats/shakes. I asked what it was, and they said it was lime and vanilla, which I thought was weird. Tasted pretty good (as an ice cream float, at least).

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Same syrup. To make the soda, you just mix the syrup with carbonated water, as with most of the original soda fountain drinks. I don't know where you could find an old fashioned soda fountain around here any more, but that's how the product was originally distributed.

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Given a lot of CSI is crap I must agree with your unwillingness to join CSI.

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Precisely. I'm too good for them. ;p

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Horsie that is a given :P

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Excellent deduction Mr Paffs :)

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And I didn't step in it either. Or taste it to to make sure... XD

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Ewww I should hope not.

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CSI is the on par with Law and Order as one of the most judgemental, stereotypical "how America views things" shows on television. I'd rather watch an hour of any two shows on Fox back-to-back than sit through one episode :)

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