I hereby move to retire the use of the words, "Kool-Aid." All in favor?

[mattclearing]

:D

[Richard Steele]

1. *crickets*

[Squatch]

2. Can we substitute Tang, instead?

Or Sunny-D?

[mattclearing]

8. Do they still make Tang? n/t

[Squatch]

12. In all its sugary goodness!

TANG!

[mattclearing]

17. Phew...thought I had stumbled onto the cure for all NASA's ills for a sec.

I guess TANG isn't the magic ingredient in the space program's success after all.

[Squatch]

18. It's the Xanthan and Guar gums.

Have you ever seen a Xanthan? Or a Guar? Do they have big gums?

[kittenpants]

44. ooooh, the drink of the astronauts!

yes, please!

[JHB]

3. wind whitstling through the trees

no vote here.

Overused, I'll grant you.

Needs retirement, naw.

[ret5hd]

4. Why? ...

it seems to be an excellent use of shorthand that everyone understands.
besides, i think you've been drinking the 'anti-kool-aid' kool-aid.

[mattclearing]

5. It jumped the shark long, long ago.

Every time I see it used, my mind shuts down and returns, "Content-free post."

[ret5hd]

10. from someone that uses "jumped the shark"...

i find that somewhat humorous.

hey, don't take me wrong, i got no real beef if everyone stopped using the 'kool-aid' phrase...but face it brother, if kool-aids got to go, so does shark jumping.

[mattclearing]

11. Touché.

[peekaloo]

6. Flavor Ade .

endorsed by Jim Jones.

[donco6]

7. Yeah, well I'd like to retire "-gate", but that ain't happenin'

Much to my dismay.

[mattclearing]

9. Looks like I may be headed for similar disappointment...

...but it's worth a try.

[donco6]

28. Don't get me wrong - I'm all for it.

But it appears to be hopeless. :(

[jane_pippin]

13. Sure. Now get people to stop saying "Gen X" and we're halfway

to utopia. (Gen X has always been the phrase that annoyed me. I know, it's not quite the same thing as what you're getting at, but still).

Anyway, I'm just sayin' both are in our collective vocabulary now and there's not much we can do about it. :shrug:

[mattclearing]

19. Yeah, I would love to retire Gen X too.

It covers way too much ground. People who listened to Dokken are thrown in with those who listened to Nirvana. What's up with that?

[jane_pippin]

36. haha! True.

Plus, the thing that got all the tv folks' panties in a bunch was the book, Generation X, The author himself had to just give up explaining that he meant it as a term for a mindset, not a timeframe for birthdates.

Oh well. That's just TV for ya. :eyes:

[ZombieNixon]

14. ...

http://www.themq.com/issues/103/images/kool-that-aide!_bw.jpg

[mattclearing]

16. I don't get it.

:shrug:

[ZombieNixon]

43. I and the Kool-Aid Man

who you see here under treatment for diabetes, both vote "NO.."

[elehhhhna]

15. Update : Toxic Kool-Aid.

[mattclearing]

21. I'm sure the Kool-Aid man would be relieved.

[Beelzebud]

20. I see you're drinking the anti-Kool-Aid Kool-Aid.

:D

Sorry I couldn't resist. :D

[mattclearing]

23. Yes, it is sweet, refreshing, and cyanidey-delicious! n/t

[mshasta]

22. you stay with the kool-aid that you have

not with the kool-aid you wish you may have....:evilgrin:

[mattclearing]

25. Good one. n/t

[SaveAmerica]

24. I'd like to add 'ilk' and 'meme' (reminds me of A.Coulter)

[ret5hd]

26. those of your ilk always want to destroy our memes.

[mattclearing]

27. Ilk is a pretty insulting word. It's inherently discriminatory.

It's like saying "you and everyone of similar background/disposition/blah". Nothing like labeling a ton of people with a single three-letter word.

[Horse with no Name]

29. Well I just used ilk

while describing BIDen and LIEberman.
I think your description pretty much fits.:evilgrin:

[mattclearing]

33. They are certainly cut from the same cloth. n/t

[EnfantTerrible]

30. Do you work for Kool-aid brand Kool-Aid?

:evilgrin:

[mattclearing]

32. No, but I will accept no generic substitutes! n/t

[EnfantTerrible]

38. Not even Hi-C?

Good man... brand loyalty is IMPORTANT!

[mattclearing]

46. Good God no...especially not Hi-C! Someone might see me! n/t

[craigolemiss]

31. Kool-Aid-Gate

[CityZen-X]

34. Replace It With...

those who ate the Bu$h*t!

[DS1]

35. I

[Field Of Dreams]

37. All in flavor say "aye"

I prefer cherry.

[mattclearing]

39. "All in flavor..." haha...that's a good one. n/t

[Walt Starr]

40. It' firmly entrenched in the national lexicon. It cannot be retired. n/t

[pepperbear]

41. And while we're at it...

HOW ABOUT FRIGGIN "TIN FOIL HAT?"

[mattclearing]

42. Amen.

Can't we find a better conspiracy slang?

[txaslftist]

45. Aye.

[applegrove]

47. "Drinking their own ****"?