We're working around the clock (ha yeah right) to put together X-E's post-Christmas design. Completely overlooked it last month. Longtime readers might remember that the site's past holiday designs usually remained active till around February, if not later. This new one's kinda funky. The basic goal was to super-simplify everything. I think the site's templates (mostly with the articles) had just way too many bells and whistles -- since my plan is to write somewhat shorter articles much more frequently, I didn't want ten pounds of extra crap on each page. Anyway, the other coup of a more basic design is that there isn't a week's worth of gruntwork to tack on...it should be active by tomorrow.
Anyway, I've got some treeemendous news for Ecto Cooler fans. Ironically enough, once we figured out that Hi-C's "Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen" perfectly mimicked Slimer's ghastly color and fruit juice flavor, it seemed to vanish from the shelves. Seriously, I've gotten well over a hundred e-mails from disgruntled, thirsty readers wanting to know if the flavor had been discontinued. I have no idea, but they certainly stopped stocking them around these parts. Even if you're lucky enough to find it, chances are good that it'll be the "no stain" version, which tastes like Ecto Cooler but lacks the requisite green sheen. Worry no more -- here's your solution, and no matter where you live, it'll work for ya.
A reader named Lars tipped me off to this one. You know Net Grocer? One of the last vestiges of that short movement to make people buy groceries from home, the site is a bonanza of...well, food. More importantly, they've got a lot of Hi-C juice. Most importantly, check this out:
Yup -- the listing for "Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen" features a photo of -- you guessed it -- Ecto Cooler! This only further proves our findings: Tangergreen is Ecto Cooler, albeit with a less cool name and a box that doesn't feature Slimer. I didn't want to disappoint anyone with false news, so I went the extra mile and ordered some of the stuff. By "some," I of course mean "a giant box full." Take a gander:
It's the real deal. The radioactive green version of Tangergreen. Lord knows how much of the slop Net Grocer's got left, so if you're at all interested, check out their site and order a batch. This may be the last call for Ecto Cooler fans. If you'd like to learn more about the most fascinating fruit juice of all time, check out my article from a few months back.
Posted by Matt on 12/29/2003. E-mail me!
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