08/18/2003 Entry: "New Article: The Ecto Cooler Bible!"

New Article: Remember when I said that the last time I mentioned Ecto Cooler would actually be the last time? I lied. I think you'll forgive me for it though, as this article tells all there is to know about the drink that's captured our imagination for all these many years. You'll see everything from the original commercial to a final word on what's the true current Hi-C flavor that serves as a new Ecto Cooler, all wrapped in a big tangerine-colored article littered with pics of Slimer and his slimy drink. Oh, there's a part where I claim to have ran to the grocery store to clean out their stock of Hi-C's "Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen."

I wasn't kidding.

Chestnuts roasted by BaronKrusha @ 08/18/2003 02:03 AM EST

Looks like you were finally able to solve the mystery once and for all,and you're also able to quench your addiction to the green stuff after waiting for...well at least 10 years,right?

It's nice to see a happy ending once in awhile.

Chestnuts roasted by Fhydra @ 08/18/2003 02:21 AM EST

Hmm... I don't recall ever being able to get Ecto-Cooler at all in Canada, but the articles are still mighty interesting.

Okay... well, using Google, I finally solved the mystery of whatever happened to Pepsi Free, which I've been wondering about since I rewatched Back to the Future on DVD. ("You want a Pepsi, son, you're going to have to pay for it.") Oh, it just transmogrified into Caffeine-Free Pepsi. Well, I suppose that should have been rather obvious, but it was a mystery to me.

Another drink mystery... well, I know it still exists, but which areas in the United States still sell Coke II, the re-branded New Coke? I read an article about a month ago about cola sub-brands and was surprised to see that Coke II still has something like a 1% share of the market. Is it just available in Chicago-land, or can you get it elsewhere? I think I'm one of the handful of Canadians that has been missing Coke II since they stopped selling it here around 1995... I made the switch to New Coke and couldn't even stomache Classic Coke for a while after my tastes grew accustomed to it, and I switched to Pepsi when they stopped selling it.

Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 08/18/2003 02:35 AM EST

It's called a Proton Pack, Johnny... a proton pack.

Chestnuts roasted by Fat Kevin @ 08/18/2003 02:38 AM EST

Well I went to a Bodega (Ghetto for corner store) and was getting some snacks with my boy, and I asked if they had Hi-C. Low and behold in the back was one last individual Shouting Tangergreen Hi-C in the refrigerator. Well me in my fat ass glory was blinded by the site of the now infamous formerly named Ecto Cooler and forgot that the day before there had been a blackout and that in these types of stores, they don't get rid of the rotten food and restock. They sell it off hoping no one would notice.
It tasted like shit and I was nauseous for the rest of the night. (Yes I was so entranced I finished it even though it tasted horrible.)
Now I'm scared to seek it out again. Feh, I prolly will anyway. Damn Blackout.

Chestnuts roasted by Big Will @ 08/18/2003 02:58 AM EST

You know what is scary about this, Matt can possibly state that he has completed some research of immense importance compared to most of us right now...

Chestnuts roasted by Geek @ 08/18/2003 03:19 AM EST

Most likely the finest piece of investigative journalism I have ever seen. Watergate, Schmatergate.

Chestnuts roasted by Eric Relevant @ 08/18/2003 03:20 AM EST

Well, here is our last investigative hope.

Granted, the Minute Maid people have been MORE than kind to us, but WE STILL ARE NOT 100% CONVINCED. Are we? Not till they admit it. ADMIT IT!

So I wrote them this email:

~~

I know your company has received MANY inquiries over the last few weeks regarding Ecto-Coolers. This is mainly due to a charismatic, humorous website ( http://www.x-entertainment.com ) by a gentlmen named Matt, who has always loved said product, and who has a surprisingly immense fanbase.

Many of his fans have written e-mails to various representatives of Minute Maid in the hopes of getting a clear answer about what happened to Ecto-Cooler.

The one question that no one has been able to answer, despite informative (and differing, which tells us it isn't QUITE a form letter) responses is:

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

All of the replies receives by Matt's fans have stated that Ecto-Cooler and Orange Tangergreen have similar flavor profiles. However, they do not tell us what the DIFFERENCE is.

Are Tangergreen and Ecto-Cooler the same? Literally tens of thousands of fans of both Hi-C and Ecto-Cooler are writhing because of the fact that our certainty cannot be confirmed.

Please reply, and tell us the truth, without doublespeak-- IS THERE A DIFFERENCE??

~~
So one of three things will happen with this inquiry:

1) They will respond with the same ALMOST-form letter
2)The entire company will simply implode under such direct examination
3)They will tell us EVERYTHING.

Let's all cross our fingers over one of the second two!! *crosses fingers*

Chestnuts roasted by freakachu @ 08/18/2003 03:47 AM EST

hey i found this old comment do you remember it.

Now, Hi-C might be a staple of kid's lives, but they've really taken some risks with the flavors they shill. While Ecto-Cooler was certifiably disgusting, they could get away with it since they had Slimer on the packaging. Everybody loved Slimer - we had enough respect for the ghost to drink his drink even if it tasted like a mixture of antifreeze and bat vomit. Fruity Bubble Gum Hi-C has no such esteemed mascots to speak of. Instead, they have this guy:

Chestnuts roasted by reso @ 08/18/2003 06:09 AM EST

Happy Slimermas to you all!!!

Chestnuts roasted by 005 @ 08/18/2003 06:54 AM EST

yeah... Glad you got a box of the still died variety Matt... My source has run dry and I have only the "Won't Stain" variety now...

Chestnuts roasted by sallizar @ 08/18/2003 09:25 AM EST

Just want to say Happy Slimermas!! And may you have many more Slimer encounters!

Chestnuts roasted by KoNaX @ 08/18/2003 10:00 AM EST

the dead rising from the grave! human sacrifice! cats and dogs living together! mass hysteria!

::skips around the room flailing armfuls of Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen boxes, squeezing luscious juice all over self and in all directions::... ::stops before someone thinks i'm girl chosen for filming the first X-E pornography flick::

looks like i happened to pick the correct flavor my first trip to the store, so i don't have any blah regular Orange to get rid of. none of the Hi-C at my store said anything about stains... but then this is Maine so new products take a few weeks at least.

i'm gonna STOCK UP, BABY~!

Chestnuts roasted by zann @ 08/18/2003 10:09 AM EST

that kicks ass that the real ecto-cooler has been found. It's too bad I never even heard of ecto cooler before Matt wrote about it. I always ate hot lunch, and my parents NEVER went down the cookie/juice isle at the grocery store. Perhaps now is the time for me to seek out this flavor...ya know come to think of it the only hi-c I've ever had has been from fountain pop machines, and that's almost always lemonade, or pink lemonade...maybe I'm even more sheltered than I thought?

Chestnuts roasted by brandon @ 08/18/2003 10:33 AM EST

Matt,
I've been in this Ecto craze with you from the beginning. When the first revelation hit about the Lavaburst, I nearly fainted with joy. This new discovery, and subsequent evidence, again makes me smile and long for more innocent times. When a green glob of snot could bring a smile to the faces of so many.

But WHAT THE HELL DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO WITH ALL THIS F'ING LAVABURST!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Chestnuts roasted by Draven @ 08/18/2003 10:44 AM EST

It seems that Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen IS in a much more limited supply than most other flavors of Hi-C. I had to go to the most ghetto grocery store in my entire area to find it (as well as Hulk pudding with the color changing powers). Everywhere else, including my local McDonalds, sells Orange Lavaburst. I almost wonder if there's a conspiracy going on to wipe out the final traces of Ecto-Cooler. Because obviously, who the hell would want Orange Lavaburst when you could have the heir to the Slimer throne? I smell foul play.

Chestnuts roasted by BaronVonHotPants @ 08/18/2003 10:44 AM EST

There's another way to verify if ecto cooler and shouting orange tangerine (or whatever you call it) are one in the same. The fact that it rings up as ecto cooler is promising, but could be due to how the products were set up in the databases of the stores. (After discontinuing ecto, the stores may have just used that empty database entry for the new flavor, neglecting to wipe out all of the fileds in the entry, leaving "ecto-cool" as the way it would show up on receipts".

Anyway, getting back to the other way to verify... What are the skew numbers on the box? Are those numbers next to the bar code the same on ecto and tangerine orange? I'm inclined to believe that same numbers = same product. The minute difference can just be chalked up to losing the licensing for slimer, and tweaking the formula for a changing demographic.

But then again, what the hell do I know?

Hey Matt, whatever happened to the rest of those photog entries? Are they buried in the log, and i missed them, or are they not "sponge-worthy"?

Chestnuts roasted by Greg of The Tree People @ 08/18/2003 10:47 AM EST

huzzah matthew, huzzah.

i still can't find anymore in houston, and these few precious boxes i have that expired june24th just don't taste too good anymore...

Chestnuts roasted by packratshow @ 08/18/2003 11:24 AM EST

My strongest connection to ghostbusters was that juice...and my long lost beloved jeanine figure that got sold at a garage sale...poor single egon. slimer sheds a tear for him. But at least Egons got bitchin' ride still.

In other news...not really ghostbuster news so you'll have to add ghost sounds and proton pack zaps here and there. I was watching local news when they mentioned that a carnival worker tried to grease the tracks of a ride when his hair got stuck in the ride and he was swept 30 feet in the air. Then he fell on a fence and died instantly as 100's of people watched. Then the news caster said "In even MORE bizzar news" and continued on about an incident where a doctor got his head got inbetween elevator doors and the elevator car went up...which...welp...decapitated him. The news just seemed unreal last night. Thats all. Merry Slimermas!

Chestnuts roasted by Kennef @ 08/18/2003 11:25 AM EST

MATT!!! you must finnish the advent calander, today was the first day I looked at it, assuming that it was a candy advent calander...but to my suprise it's a mare advent clander. YOU MUST DO IT FOR THE KIDS! or you could just tellllll us what the last 3 toys were...does mare IV get a christmas wand of her own? Will the benevolant donkey eat the lamb's, or will the rabit salad and orange grapes that look like rabbit poop take over? Enquiring minds want to know!

Chestnuts roasted by brandon @ 08/18/2003 11:26 AM EST

(To "Chesnuts roasting on an open fire")

Lavaburst sitting on an empty shelf
Shoutin' Orange filling our dreams
Minute Maid has given us a sign
As our eyes turn to Mr. Tangergreen

Ecto-Cooler has mysteriously dissapeared
And we're gonna hunt it down
20-somethings, banning together
are searching every single town...

They know that SLIIIIMER'S on his way
He's got his own fruit juice, they say
And Matt shall lead the crowd
As we all praise the Ghostbusters outloud

And so, through countless examinations
And a purchase or two
We can finally say this today...

HAPPY SLIMERMAS TO YOU!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 08/18/2003 11:37 AM EST

holy gumdrops, just when i had forgotten about the advent calendar... we better encourage Matt to start this year's early (like NOW) so that he'll have a better chance to finish it.

Chestnuts roasted by zann @ 08/18/2003 11:40 AM EST

Matt, you are the f'n man!!!

You always make me spark up nostalgia and remember how life was good when you don't !

Now, to find some shoutin orange tangergreen baby!

Chestnuts roasted by J-Dog @ 08/18/2003 11:41 AM EST

I've said it before...

You've gone crazy.

Chestnuts roasted by Syxx Pac @ 08/18/2003 11:43 AM EST

remember those x-men oreos matt had. And how the promotion sounded a bit late. Well, x-men have garnerd a tardy slip from the folks at tang. x-men on tang. repeat, x-men on tang drink pouches.

Chestnuts roasted by Kennef @ 08/18/2003 11:44 AM EST

Happy Slimeras!
Being only 19 and living in the United Kingdom, I've never encountered Ecto-Cooler or indeed any of the other juices mentioned. But its been fun following the saga and watching it unfold over the last few months, so congratulations on a happy ending for once..

Speaking of happy endings, whatever happened to Mare Winningham?

Chestnuts roasted by PDT @ 08/18/2003 12:48 PM EST

Now what Mat needs to do is take the entire Six pack of the colored Hi-C and make one huge batch of Alcaholic Ecto-cooler for the huge Slimemas day celebration.(1 pint of Vodka. 1 package of unflavored uncoloured jello. 1 package of Ecto-cooler. Suger to taste. Mix in blender and chill. When you pour it the jello makes it thick like slime and it keeps the sweet sweet taste.)

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mango @ 08/18/2003 01:24 PM EST

While I'd rather swig warm Diet Cheerwine than drink this toxic mustard-green brew, I gotta say ... bravo!

I love the fact that the UPC code is still kicking out an ECTO ID on the receipts ... signifying the newer stuff is really the original one and only, yet in a different dress.

Plus, no pesky royalties need be paid to Columbia Pictures either.

Chestnuts roasted by POP CULTURE DEBRIS @ 08/18/2003 01:30 PM EST

Looks like Joshua R. is stocking up for a long night of bong pullin'. 4 Cheese Doritos? must have the GOOD weed.

Chestnuts roasted by sweepthelegjohnny @ 08/18/2003 01:30 PM EST

i almost physically wept when i saw the scanned receipt that read ECTO COOL.

What a glorious Slimermas. God bless us all, everyone.

Chestnuts roasted by wack0 @ 08/18/2003 01:36 PM EST

One of the most exciting articles I've read in a long time!

Wow my life is pathetic!

Chestnuts roasted by ;kljbk @ 08/18/2003 02:44 PM EST

Wow, this is wonderful news! I will be sure to stock up on the new-wave Ecto-Cooler.
Now if only the search for Nathan Bitner would be as productive...

Chestnuts roasted by Denise @ 08/18/2003 03:07 PM EST

I've searched my hometown of norman, ok high and low in seach of shoutin' orange tangergreen hi-c to no avail. i've written the minute maid company to see if i can buy it directly from them, no answer on that yet. if i can i'll post the order info here. also there is no "stainable" hi-c to be found. this once proud town of dilapitated mini-malls w/ indie stores w/ five year old merchandise has been
yuppified and replaced w/ an ugly assortment of chain stores that never carry stock a day longer necsasary.

Hey, Big Will, that shit must have been really old, not nasty just due to the black-out. i've never seen hi-c displayed refridgerated.

-gummo

Chestnuts roasted by gummo @ 08/18/2003 03:27 PM EST

As i sit here sipping my Shoutin orange tangerereen juice box i read this fine artical that our god like matt has bestoded on us. I give thanks to him for he has showed me the light... :-D

(by the way were is the "stain free" mark on the box?)

Chestnuts roasted by Jared @ 08/18/2003 03:42 PM EST

Wow I can't believe the effort that goes in to these things sometimes...who am I kidding, Matt when are you gonna post the Hulkamania Aligator drawing I sent you on your whales page? C'mon man that took me the whole morning! =P

Chestnuts roasted by Tim @ 08/18/2003 03:57 PM EST

Firstly, Happy Slimermas to everyone.

Secondly, Good job Matt. But there is one question that everyone is overlooking. SLIMER IS A GHOST. WHO OR WHAT WAS SLIMMER WHEN HE LIVED IN OUR MORTAL HUMAN PLAIN OF EXISTENCE. IF SLIMMER IS A GHOST HE BUST BE THE GHOST OF SOMEONE.?????????

Thirdly, isnt it called a Foton pack, not Proton.

Fourtly, for all those who've been wondering about Coke II. I'm on it. Considering I live in Chicagoland and saw it in my local supermarket up until a few years ago(3-4) I might have an advantage. I'll keep you posted. For further research read "The End Of Marketing As We Know It" by Sergio Zyman.

Fifthly, I'm almost done writting. But on Slimermas we must represent the sacrifices made. When I was a young'n my bro and I collected just about every dman ghostbuster toy. We were totally obsessed. One day my father had a religous appifany and deamed Ghostbuster unChristian. He gave them all away. Even the big expensive stuff. Were talking 100's of clams worth of toys!! =(

Chestnuts roasted by Yankee Clipper @ 08/18/2003 04:06 PM EST

-Zann where in maine do you live?

Chestnuts roasted by Geek @ 08/18/2003 04:40 PM EST

ECTO-COOLER LIVES!

Chestnuts roasted by Josh(majinnsupervegeta@hotmail.com) @ 08/18/2003 05:02 PM EST

I just about lost it when I saw the images from the commercial, but YOU ACTUALLY FOUND A SEALED BOX OF ECTO COOLER?!!! Awesome job, everything came full circle this time around.

Chestnuts roasted by Criminy @ 08/18/2003 05:10 PM EST

No, they're called Proton Packs. While that is common knowledge, I'll quote Bobby Brown to help you out.

"Say, you guys got an extra one of those proton packs? My kid brother really wants one."

The proton pack is not a toy.

Chestnuts roasted by Fat Kevin @ 08/18/2003 05:11 PM EST

Damn is that great news!!!
'Scuze me, I'm off to the store...

Chestnuts roasted by The Ponderer @ 08/18/2003 05:24 PM EST

It's a Slimermas miracle!!

Chestnuts roasted by Y2JB78 @ 08/18/2003 05:31 PM EST

Geek--Bangor area. i'm on aol, sn inzannity, if you want to im/email.

Chestnuts roasted by zann @ 08/18/2003 06:03 PM EST

Whee! Happy Slimermas, and great job, as always Matt.

Wow... 47 comments already. U da man, Matt.

Chestnuts roasted by Scott @ 08/18/2003 06:24 PM EST

Yankee Clipper: Though I haven't listened to it that recently, I do recall from the Ghostbusters commentary track that the Sedgewick Hotel ghost a.k.a. "Slimer" actually is supposed to be the ghost of John Belushi... though they might be kidding.

Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 08/18/2003 06:45 PM EST

Belushi was never that ugly.

Then again...

Chestnuts roasted by 005 @ 08/18/2003 07:02 PM EST

I always had heard that Slimer was more or less suposed to be a tribute to John Belushi since Dan Aykroid had originally written the part of Peter Venkman for him.

Chestnuts roasted by Garrison @ 08/18/2003 07:03 PM EST

Just raided my local Albertson's (Irvine, CA). They're selling 2 packs for 4$ (That's 20 total, for $4 flat!)

Chestnuts roasted by dee @ 08/18/2003 08:55 PM EST

The Triumphant Return of BOBA COP!
http://www.figures.com/databases/action.cgi?setup_file=fignews2.setup&category=actionfigures&topic=6&show_article=1184

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 08/18/2003 09:16 PM EST

the slimer belushi connection is true, slimer is basically "bluto" in that he just wants eat and party.

Chestnuts roasted by Patrick N @ 08/18/2003 09:49 PM EST

jared,

stain free is not on the individual box, but on the cardboard sleeve the binds the juice boes together in it's pre-packaged glory,

Chestnuts roasted by chad @ 08/18/2003 11:00 PM EST

Hey Matt. This is the Nick you mentioned in the artical. I was really shocked to see you mentioned me!

I'm glad my scan of my recipt helped you out on finding the truth of what Ecto really was.

Hopefully all your readers will go out and clean out all the Tangergreen in site.

Now I think we should all go and write to Hi-C and demand they make Tangergreen in gallons.

My local Stop N Shop has almost every Hi-C Flavor in a gallon BUT Tangergreen. And it seems to be that it's a hard flavor to find in most stores.

So let all e-mail Hi-C and get some gallons of Tangergreen! I'm sick of having to drink 2 boxes of Juice to get satasify my Ecto cravings!

Keep up the great site Matt!

Chestnuts roasted by Nick @ 08/19/2003 12:21 AM EST

Had a long, LONG day at the Acme where I work, so I didn't get to check if we have any Ecto-Cooler...um, Tangergreen. I didn't see anyone buy any, but I may just have overlooked it. Then again, our store isn't exactly big, either. I'll bet we have two flavors.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 08/19/2003 01:25 AM EST

I finally got my hands on some Tangergreen today. Or should I say, ECTO COOLER. The last time I went shopping, I sacrificed the Ecto for a 2liter bottle of Orangina.

I even managed to get a package that wasn't of the stain-free variety. My receipt also read 'HI-C ECTO'. This was at an A&P. I'll try to remember to pick up a pack of the Cooler the next time I shop at Pathmark or Shop-Rite, but I'm guessing the receipt will be the same. It doesn't really matter though, we now know for sure. Long live Slimer!

Chestnuts roasted by MG / Venadium @ 08/19/2003 01:27 AM EST

I have a new search in mind.

Does anyone remember Kool-Aid Mountain Berry? Now that was the stuff. They haven't made that in ten years and they have some stuff that's called mountain something currently, but it tastes like grape.

Mountain berry had a more shall we say, berry taste. :) Hey Matt, do you remember this? Perhaps it can be your next search.

Chestnuts roasted by Heathtown @ 08/19/2003 02:02 AM EST

FOR ALL MY FELLOW CANADIANS: Minute Maid released Gushing Green up here which is almost identical in recipe to the Orange Tangergreen (You might still be able to get orange tangergreen up here but I haven't found it) there is 1 difference though the asorbic acid is in a different position...but that might be because I have that concentrated can stuff that you add water too...Oh and BTW its green :)

Chestnuts roasted by MetalRaven @ 08/19/2003 02:12 AM EST

Speaking of novelty drinks, remember the Cookie flavored Nestle Quick mix It came out a few years back, and tasted like an Oreo Milkshake. Why would they stop making such a delicious product?

Chestnuts roasted by Rob @ 08/19/2003 02:14 AM EST

Man, anyone know where to score some Tangergreen in the Indianapolis area? So far I'm SOL.

Chestnuts roasted by Ray @ 08/19/2003 03:32 AM EST

W000000000000T!!!! Congratulations on solving the mystery!!! Happy Slimermas to all and to all a good night!!!

Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 08/19/2003 03:37 AM EST

Did anyone else notice That we discovered the truth on the 18th...and if you see in the article, the picture where the stockboy 'discovers' the green light (when he first opens the box) you can clearly see the number 18 over his shoulder? Its like they knew, years and years ago, that this day would come...eerie shit

Chestnuts roasted by MetalRaven @ 08/19/2003 12:58 PM EST

I support ye ole Matt on his newly ended quest. http://www.livejournal.com/users/natsukigirl/

HUZZAH!!

Chestnuts roasted by Lynn @ 08/19/2003 03:09 PM EST

18 was a refrence to the day the product came out. We just happened to find out this, what, a decade after it came out (which is kind of eerie in itself)?

Chestnuts roasted by Saf @ 08/19/2003 03:12 PM EST

Brandon, I feel your pain brother. No sugar cereals, no chips, no Capri suns, no fruit roll-ups. Sometimes Little Debbies. My friend and I used to make up some toxic green kool-aid, Like Ecto, then tell other kids it was anti-freeze. Good times

Chestnuts roasted by klatubaradanikto @ 08/19/2003 05:48 PM EST

I bought packs of Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen today at Albertsons. There was NO mention of "no stains".

I poured it into a glass, but noticed that it wasn't green enough. In fact it was very light with a hint of yellow and a small hint of green.

I guess I will continue hunting it down.

Chestnuts roasted by jizzmasterzero @ 08/19/2003 10:44 PM EST

Hey PDT, Mare Winningham is proud of her portrayl in the movie "Sexual Healing" as of now...

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0108095

Chestnuts roasted by Big Will @ 08/19/2003 11:45 PM EST

Proud to report that when I picked up my Ecto Coo... I mean, "Orange Tangergreen" today, the reciept said ECTO COOLER. WOOHOO! HAPPY SLIMERMAS!

Chestnuts roasted by HaVoK @ 08/20/2003 01:07 AM EST

I went to 2 different Giant stores in the Washington, DC area, and neither one had Orange Tangergreen. I saw tons of the Lavaburst and other crap flavors, but no Slimer for me. I feel like a kid getting coal for Christmas... :(

Chestnuts roasted by Brent @ 08/20/2003 10:06 AM EST

Love the site Matt, take a look at this story about whales.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html

Chestnuts roasted by Joe @ 08/20/2003 11:37 AM EST

Ok, so if on Christmas they decorate Christmas trees, and at Channukah (sp?) they light a Minorah (sp, again?), what do we do for Slimermas, other than get lots and lots of presents, a day off from work, and completely drunk?

Chestnuts roasted by HaVoK @ 08/20/2003 11:56 AM EST

the slimer that launched a thousand juice boxes..

Chestnuts roasted by tripwood @ 08/20/2003 05:07 PM EST

Damn, I should get off my ass and get me some Orange Tangergreen right now...but that'd be too much work. But anyway, what's happening with next Slimermas? Are we going to discover the truth in Slimer's existence? Or are we all just gonna make cocktails out of Vodka and Orange Tangergreen and get totally wasted?

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 08/21/2003 12:43 AM EST

After reading the article, well I just had to rn straight out to get my hands on ecto-cooler. However, it seems that neither Safeway nor Save-on-Foods carry any Hi-C procust at all! Is canada just getting the shaft on Ecto-cooler? Are canucks to be denied the privledge of ecto-plasm juice boxes? What in the hell! It's bad enough we don't get cookie crisp, but no Ecto Cooler? that's downright criminal.

Chestnuts roasted by Pagz @ 08/21/2003 01:06 AM EST

So, a few days ago I mentioned that I had written an email DEMANDING the truth.

Know what I got back?

The fucking form letter.

Somebody KILL me.

Chestnuts roasted by freakachu @ 08/21/2003 12:42 PM EST

I would, but...it was inevitable. You knew they would just send you the form letter. They're probably so sick of people asking about Ecto Cooler that they'll stop spending the time to send even that soon.

Chestnuts roasted by Brent @ 08/22/2003 09:00 AM EST

My sincerest thanks to whoever in the Fairfax, Va area who skillfully hid the last pack of Tangergreen at safeway. The hunt was fun and the rewards, well, rewarding!

Chestnuts roasted by Draven @ 08/22/2003 11:38 AM EST

August 18th is now known as Slimermas?

It also happens to be my birthday, so now I can go around telling people that I was born on Slimermas.

Chestnuts roasted by Chaos Mage @ 08/25/2003 01:43 PM EST

I work for a college newspaper and this sounds like the PERFECT next article...I'll keep y'all posted.

Chestnuts roasted by TEd @ 08/27/2003 04:46 PM EST

Point of advice-
DO NOT mix Ecto Cooler/Tangergreen and vodka. Not even the vodka with citrus flavor already mixed in. It tastes bloody terrible.

Please save yourself the agony and just use orange juice or Squirt.

Chestnuts roasted by Steve-O @ 08/27/2003 09:51 PM EST

I don't know what to do. I've now gone to 5 different stores, most in the Baltimore area, and not a single one had Orange Tangergreen. All of them had the Hi-C juice boxes, one of them even had like 7 different flavors, but none of them had magnificent Ecto Cooler. I've searched Giant, Safeway, Rite Aid, etc. and I don't know where to go next. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Chestnuts roasted by Brent @ 08/31/2003 02:46 AM EST

Super K Mart is the only place around here where I've found them.

Kroger, Foodland, Food Lion, Shop 'n Save, and Giant Eagle all don't have it.

Chestnuts roasted by Steve-O @ 09/01/2003 08:36 PM EST