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prism

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Is there any way I can buy this stuff online? I've never had Zima before but I remember the commercials when I was growing up, and I just can't live with myself if I never have one...
 

Steve

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Originally posted by: Prism
Is there any way I can buy this stuff online? I've never had Zima before but I remember the commercials when I was growing up, and I just can't live with myself if I never have one...

You're not missing anything.
 

Dr. Detroit

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Drank a few of these in 1993. Was the cool new drink.

Used to put a shot of Razzmatazz in em to liquor/flavor em.


 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Out of curiosity, do all the people saying Zima was so awful like any form of malt liquor?

A flavored malt beverage is not the same as malt liquor. If you think Olde English 800 shares any similarities with Zima outside of alcohol, you're a fool.

Closer to malt liquor than beer, yes?
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Steve
Originally posted by: Prism
Is there any way I can buy this stuff online? I've never had Zima before but I remember the commercials when I was growing up, and I just can't live with myself if I never have one...

You're not missing anything.

Yeah, definitely not worth going out of your way to get.
 

Chryso

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Nov 23, 2004
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Originally posted by: Prism
Is there any way I can buy this stuff online? I've never had Zima before but I remember the commercials when I was growing up, and I just can't live with myself if I never have one...

Have a Fresca. It's about the same.
 

Mo0o

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Originally posted by: Chryso
Originally posted by: Prism
Is there any way I can buy this stuff online? I've never had Zima before but I remember the commercials when I was growing up, and I just can't live with myself if I never have one...

Have a Fresca. It's about the same.

ding ding ding.

If you want some random alcohol, get a smirnoff ice
 

JS80

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Oct 24, 2005
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i think i've had it once in my life when i was 15 then never saw it ever again
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Chryso
Originally posted by: Prism
Is there any way I can buy this stuff online? I've never had Zima before but I remember the commercials when I was growing up, and I just can't live with myself if I never have one...

Have a Fresca. It's about the same.

But with more grapefruit.
 

rudder

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Zima is not that bad. However if you drink it at a bar you could risk losing your man card.
 

FeuerFrei

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Skyy Blue was also discontinued a few years back.

Guess we still have Bacardi Silvers.
 

Kadarin

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Originally posted by: rudder
Zima is not that bad. However if you drink it at a bar you could risk losing your man card.

This.

Same with Smirnoff Ice. They are both, however, too sweet.
 

queenrobot

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Out of curiosity, do all the people saying Zima was so awful like any form of malt liquor?

I don't really.
I like real drinks, not artificially flavored crap.
 
Feb 6, 2007
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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Out of curiosity, do all the people saying Zima was so awful like any form of malt liquor?

A flavored malt beverage is not the same as malt liquor. If you think Olde English 800 shares any similarities with Zima outside of alcohol, you're a fool.

Closer to malt liquor than beer, yes?

I'd switch it up and say that malt liquor and beer were close and flavored malt beverages were more akin to wine coolers or Sprite with some white rum in it. Malt liquor and beer have a distinct hop/malt taste; flavored malt beverages taste like soda.
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: queenrobot
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Out of curiosity, do all the people saying Zima was so awful like any form of malt liquor?

I don't really.
I like real drinks, not artificially flavored crap.

I like real drinks and artificially flavored crap equally, as long as the artificially flavored crap tastes good. I haven't had a malt beverage/malt liquor in years... I think I stopped once I couldn't find Sublime anywhere.
 

JohnCU

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Dec 9, 2000
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i drank it in college before i could handle beer. i'd probably puke if i drank it now.
 

queenrobot

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I remember that stuff.
I stopped drinking malt beverages when I got wasted off of Smirnoff and paid dearly for it.
If I drinking a malt beverage it will be sugar free Sparks.
 

queenrobot

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Originally posted by: Quintox
Originally posted by: queenrobot
Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
What are college girls going to do with all their Jolly Ranchers now?

Haha, I used to do that, otherwise Zima tasted awful.

?

When I was younger and Zima had come out we would put Jolly Ranchers in it for both novelty and taste.
Cherry was my favorite. Zima on it's own was FTL
 
Feb 6, 2007
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Originally posted by: queenrobot
I remember that stuff.
I stopped drinking malt beverages when I got wasted off of Smirnoff and paid dearly for it.
If I drinking a malt beverage it will be sugar free Sparks.

According to my friend, who likes to spend as little time sober as possible, shotgunning Sparks is as close as you can legally get to cocaine.
 

queenrobot

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Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Originally posted by: queenrobot
I remember that stuff.
I stopped drinking malt beverages when I got wasted off of Smirnoff and paid dearly for it.
If I drinking a malt beverage it will be sugar free Sparks.

According to my friend, who likes to spend as little time sober as possible, shotgunning Sparks is as close as you can legally get to cocaine.

Mix it with Vodka and you have yourself a party! :p