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Video follow-up: Taste-testing Brawndo

What do electrolytes and whackadoo licensing tie-ins taste like? This.

Brawndo, you may recall, was the retarded energy drink-- purporting to have "what plants crave"-- from the cult movie "Idiocracy." The folks marketing Brawndo helpfully offered to have "the girls" send us out some sample cans. (Seriously, they said "the girls.")

Anyhoo, yesterday I found a lone can forlornly sitting on our dear leader's desk. I asked if he was saving it for a special occasion. His reply could be summarized thusly. So I decided to take one for the team. Yup, that's why they keep freelancers like me around.

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Ted Alvarez Author Profile Page says:

But does it have what Pavluses crave?

And is it better than Sparks? Gives you the same tongue, I see...

Christopher Mims Author Profile Page says:

Possibly your best work ever.

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