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The Jones Soda Halloween Collection!

Okay okay, you can stop e-mailing me, I got them I got them. Exclusive to Target, it's the Jones Soda Halloween Collection, a series of four fine soft drinks ranging from "Caramel Apple" to "Candy Corn," and yeah I've probably got 24 hours to live. Actually, they're nowhere near as offensive as the flavors in last year's Holiday Pack, but it's just more proof that we should always think twice before drinking from cans with pictures of goblins on them. If interested, they're cheap, on borrowed time and are absolutely going to be the cause of many "HAVE YA HEARD ABOUT DEEEEES" conversations this Halloween season. Enjoy, and pretend it's Monday.

Posted by Matt on 09/25/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 106 comments

I’m surprised there’s no pumpkin flavor here. Or are they saving that for a possible Thanksgiving Soda Sequel?

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/25/2005 4:11 PM

The Yeti: I just wanted to gloat about the fact that I’m going to see System of a Down tonight in Columbus.

http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3202">No comment

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/25/2005 4:18 PM

that’s what I’m talkin’ bout, Gozer!

course, I’ll be in Milwaukee week after next for KMFDM, so what’s that mean to me? Who knows, who cares. Is it me, or does the Rave get worse every time I go there?

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 09/25/2005 4:29 PM

I don’t have a valid opinion on KMFDM, but they are on the Mortal Kombat movie soundtrack which is pretty good (the soundtrack, not the movie), so I’ll give them props. Not madd props, but just props.
Now that I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever actually been to the Rave, even though I’ve lived within like 100 miles of it my whole life. Meh.

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/25/2005 4:46 PM

Either the Jason :) has been swapped or I’m going completely crazy. Actually, I guess those aren’t mutually exclusive.
I’ve actually warmed up to System of a Down since hearing Richard Cheese’s amazing covers, and I spent far too many of my tender years listening to Green Day to really haterate, but this line from Gozer’s link just about killed me: "If Green Day’s vile American Idiot built political commentary out of Lego, Mezmerize snaps it together out of Duplo…"
Speaking of dumb things I did as a teenager, when I first discovered Jones soda on a vacation I was immediately obsessed. I bought every bottle they had and convinced myself I was going to get a picture onto a label (this was before they offered the customized ones, and no I never even bothered submitting a photo :D ). My dresser was covered with empty bottles that I used as decoration and/or nifty candleholders. I didn’t get rid of them until I moved out of the house, and even then it was reluctantly. Still miss ‘em, along with the Star Wars Pepsi cans they shared decorating (and eventually landfill) space with.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/25/2005 4:52 PM

haha! look, this blog is no. 666

http://x-entertainment.com/updates/entries/archives/00000666.html

i guess satan really does own jones’ soda.

Chestnuts roasted by Ralph @ 09/25/2005 5:53 PM

I am going to have to buy the jones soda. I have to admit I am curious about what liquid carbinated caramel apples taste like.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 09/25/2005 6:02 PM

I do know what wet aspirin smells like, and the memory of it is enough to keep me from trying those. I’m slightly interested in the Caramel Apple one… but unless I’m already going to Target for something else, I’d rather just read about it ;)

Chestnuts roasted by Diana @ 09/25/2005 6:10 PM

:-) Jones soda is good

Chestnuts roasted by Raffle @ 09/25/2005 6:17 PM

I could really go for a refreshing Fufu Berry right about now but even today it’s tough to find Jones in bottles around here…I see Whoopass all the time but I’m no energy drink fan.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/25/2005 6:20 PM

Went to TARGET but no soda.

Kyle, good work! That’s me on the left taking a page from the Road Warriors. (For those who are interested, click the name or check out the Saturday Night thread for more details on the non-survey)

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/25/2005 6:27 PM

Just watched the movie "Popcorn" it was pretty good cheesy horror movie. Then I watched "Deadly Friend" . I gotta find some jones soda.

Chestnuts roasted by Milkspasm @ 09/25/2005 6:42 PM

I’ve decided to make my own Candy Corn soda.

I need a 50 gallon tub of Dr. Pepper, a bushel of fermenting corn, and some DOTS.

Chestnuts roasted by The Wukong Effect @ 09/25/2005 6:53 PM

Road Warriors? Is that another wrestling thing?

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/25/2005 7:26 PM

So I picked up the Scary Berry and S’Lime varieties a couple of weeks ago and I really liked them. I love the Berry Lemonade when it’s not Halloween-themed, but it tastes so much better in a can with a jack-o-lantern design on it. Yum. :)
After reading the article, I might pick up Caramel Apple sometime, but there is still no way I’m springing for the Candy Corn. Even if it only tastes faintly like it’s namesake, that’s too much for me. I am not a fan of candy corn.

Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 09/25/2005 8:25 PM

Rainbowfeet, I have a question re: Scary Berry. Did you drink yours chilled? A couple of folks said that they enjoy it, but I just can’t believe it. It’s not bad in the sense that it makes you wanna hurl, but I just can’t picture sitting there sipping my way through even a half-sized can.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/25/2005 8:27 PM

How the hell can anything be anything in a "more than literal sense?"

Chestnuts roasted by Dave @ 09/25/2005 8:28 PM

"More than literally edible," meaning one could drink it for reasons other than the fact that it is conceivable to drink it. As in, they might even like it.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/25/2005 8:29 PM

Gee, now I wish I lived near a Target. At least these sound a little bit closer to ingestible, if not 100% perfect (or even 50%).

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 09/25/2005 8:41 PM

Sorry Kyle but yes this is another wrestling reference. Long story short, the Road Warriors (aka the Legion of Doom) were a landmark wrestling tag team who emerged in the early 1980′s. Hawk and Animal were designed to be villians but they were very popular with the fans like traditional good guys would have been. Hawk died in 2003 thus ending the greatest tag team in wrestling history. Click the name and the other link for more.
According to their webpage, Animal gives motivational speeches. Maybe a good keynote speaker at X-E-rama ’06????
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Warriors

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/25/2005 8:51 PM

Matt- Yes, I drink it straight from the fridge. I don’t think it would taste as good warm, or even not very cold. Was yours chilled or warm? I’m honestly surprised that you dislike it that much, but I can completely see where you’re coming from.

Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 09/25/2005 8:59 PM

It was slightly chilled, which may have played a part in my disgust. I’ll freeze the shit and give it a second whirl. If the opinion changes, I’ll add a note to the article.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/25/2005 9:01 PM

I don’t know, maybe that will improve it a little- let me know.

Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 09/25/2005 9:09 PM

The Road Warrior movie was awesome but wrestling sucks worse than Jones Soda. A friend and I were out cruising Target this afternoon and she bought two packs of Candy Corn and drank four cans out of it. It smelled disgusting. I wouldn’t even try it. Ewww. She called me later and said it tastes even better frozen, like a candy corn popsicle. :P ew

Chestnuts roasted by KittyCatGirl @ 09/25/2005 9:32 PM

Don’t know if these are up yet

http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/jones-halloween/default.php

http://www.retrocrush.com/podcast.html
(see podcast 16)

Looks like this is the reason no one can find it, all the webmasters are buying it up….

Chestnuts roasted by toadboy @ 09/25/2005 9:50 PM

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