Chalks
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This is possibly the most disgusting thing I've ever heard. I read this on Wikipedia (after hearing about it on the news):

"Initially, these stores used to be open from 7 am to 11 pm, hence the name; however, most 7-Eleven stores are now open twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. 7-Eleven's most popular private label products include: Slurpees, a partially frozen slurry in a number of flavors, and the Big Gulp super size soft drink in 32, 44, 52, and 64 (American) fluid ounce sizes. In 2005 7-Eleven introduced their largest soft drink product, the 128 fluid ounce (1 gallon) Team Gulp."

A GALLON of soda...


Just imagine the conversation you have when you get back in your car:
"Hey...that's a big soda." says your passenger
"Yeah, I hate these cars though! They never make big enough cup holders." says you
"I know what you mean, nobody caters to those of us who drink GALLONS of soda at a time." says your passenger.

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Have you seen the film Super Size Me? There's a guy in it who drinks two 128oz beverages a day, if I remember correctly. That's almost a twelve-pack in a cup.

Note to self: Create some sort of Team. Name it Team Gulp.

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From an old issue of The Onion...

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39296

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They say drugs are addictive, but so is the combination of sugar and caffine, cheese, and squirrel tagging.

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I don't want to hear anyone bad-mouth one of my favorite dining establishments.

I've enjoyed plenty a meal of a Super Big Gulp along with either hot dogs (that have been spinning on the cooking thing for unknown amounts of time) or nachos smothered in cheese goop and chili (made from unknown sources).

Gotta love a good 7-Eleven meal.

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Im just asking me how many people really want to buy a 3,5 litre bottle of soda (or anything else). And then this 30 Litre thing ! Its weight must be around 30-31 kg. Some people couldnt even hold it in their hands. In Germany big bottles mean 2 litre at best.

Hmmm.... why isnt there a 6 pound BigMac ? Or a pizza with 3,14 metre diameter ? Or a 60 level hold ?

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MeckMeck GRE wrote:
Im just asking me how many people really want to buy a 3,5 litre bottle of soda (or anything else). And then this 30 Litre thing ! Its weight must be around 30-31 kg. Some people couldnt even hold it in their hands. In Germany big bottles mean 2 litre at best.

Hmmm.... why isnt there a 6 pound BigMac ? Or a pizza with 3,14 metre diameter ? Or a 60 level hold ?

Hmmm.... Good questions, all of them.

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Well, it is called a "team gulp", right? Implying that you might need to get a group of people together to take on the challenge of drinking the stupid thing. Go team!

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Hmmm.... why isnt there a 6 pound BigMac ? Or a pizza with 3,14 metre diameter ? Or a 60 level hold ?

You want it? They got it. And so do they. And they (maybe).

ErikH2000 wrote:
Well, it is called a "team gulp", right? Implying that you might need to get a group of people together to take on the challenge of drinking the stupid thing. Go team!

Eew...the last thing I want to do is drink out of one cup with the entire team...especially after a match. Even if it does give me team "spirit."

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mrimer wrote:
Eew...the last thing I want to do is drink out of one cup with the entire team...especially after a match. Even if it does give me team "backwash."

I think this is what you meant to say.

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MeckMeck GRE wrote:
Im just asking me how many people really want to buy a 3,5 litre bottle of soda (or anything else). And then this 30 Litre thing ! Its weight must be around 30-31 kg....

274 pounds (U.S.) is around 124 kg. Must be all the packaging. Not very practical, I agree.

Interesting also the quote from the Coca-Cola CEO:

"Two liters is nothing. I could urinate two liters for you right now."

-leroy

Edit: Oh yeah, and: "The new Coke will go flat if not drunk within 17 minutes, even if it is promptly recapped."

Edit revisited: I guess I should have read the entire article first. There are some things not even U.S. americans are crazy enough to do.

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Are you saying that you went to the Onion, read the article, and thought it was real? Because that's kind of what it sounds like...

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Mattcrampy wrote:
Are you saying that you went to the Onion, read the article, and thought it was real? Because that's kind of what it sounds like...

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Mattcrampy wrote:
Are you saying that you went to the Onion, read the article, and thought it was real? Because that's kind of what it sounds like...

Pretty much. I just read as far as "2hundredsomething pounds" and went: Heck, what's up with that? When I went back to read the rest of the article, it was obvious that it was a fake. It sounds as if you are saying I should be familiar with "The Onion" as a place of known parody. I guess I was missing out on something up until now. It just has me wondering what else there is out there that I really ought to know but don't.

-leroy

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Chalks wrote:
This is possibly the most disgusting thing I've ever heard. I read this on Wikipedia (after hearing about it on the news):

"Initially, these stores used to be open from 7 am to 11 pm, hence the name; however, most 7-Eleven stores are now open twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. 7-Eleven's most popular private label products include: Slurpees, a partially frozen slurry in a number of flavors, and the Big Gulp super size soft drink in 32, 44, 52, and 64 (American) fluid ounce sizes. In 2005 7-Eleven introduced their largest soft drink product, the 128 fluid ounce (1 gallon) Team Gulp."

A GALLON of soda...


Just imagine the conversation you have when you get back in your car:
"Hey...that's a big soda." says your passenger
"Yeah, I hate these cars though! They never make big enough cup holders." says you
"I know what you mean, nobody caters to those of us who drink GALLONS of soda at a time." says your passenger.

Makes you wonder why they didn't put bathrooms in cars.

Just imagine the conversation you have when you get back in your car

Oh, I can imagine it.

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rowrow wrote:

Chalks wrote:
blah blah blah

Makes you wonder why they didn't put bathrooms in cars.

Somebody's going to make a million bucks off of that...

I can see it now: The new ford pickup! Get it now! Eight wheel drive, five feet off the road, and a bathroom in the back! Only costs one arm and one leg from every family member! You are not a man if you don't own this truck!

built ford tough.