It appears that somewhere in the course of my blogging, I made brief mention that I have an appreciation for Mountain Dew. And by appreciation, I mean love. A burning love. (An unrequited love to be sure – but that’s for a different post.)
Because of this, blog and Facebook friends have taken it upon themselves to post anything Dew related on my Facebook wall on a regular basis. I decided that I might as well share them with you, so you can enjoy, and they can stop.
1) You can make a glow stick out of Mountain Dew.
I have two problems with this circulating on the internet.
1) It is false. It doesn’t work. Don’t believe me? Ask Snopes.
2) Who would waste the last of their Dew on a silly experiment?
2) Mountain Dew contains flame retardant.
This is partially true. One of the chemicals is a bromated vegetable oil that is used in some fire extinguishers. (But then again, water is used in some fire extinguishers.) Snopes says this is partially accurate.
Here’s my view about flame retardant in my Dew: I think it is GREAT! I have a lot of people dependent on me. I do not have the luxury of spontaneously combusting. If I were to suddenly burst into flames, there would be repercussions that would create hardship for my family and others. I feel it is my responsibility to remain as flameproof as possible. And that includes paying my tithing. (D&C 64:23)
3) You can make or buy cupcakes made out of Doritos and Mountain Dew.
I have not tried these, but I desire to. This is what makes America great.
4) Inappropriate uses of Mountain Dew:
There was no recipe included with this picture, but I can only assume it implies using Mountain Dew as a marinade in preparing kitty pot pie. Which I find abhorrent. (I’ve heard Dr. Pepper makes a much better marinade.)
5) Creating droids out of empty Dew cans.
Someone has too much time on their hands. But I am all for recycling.
There you have it: A smattering of Dew related items that you no longer need to post on my Facebook wall. Thanks for sharing. Now please stop.
Have a great day! (I would make some joke about heading our for a Big Gulp, but I don’t drink Mountain Dew before Noon. That would be excessive.)
Thank you for this entry. My EC will see this and see that Dew is not the evil green juice that it has been reported to be. She is such a fan of yours that I am sure I will no longer receive looks of scorn when I purchase a bottle to consume. I applaud and defend your right to consume whichever member of the Dew family that you enjoy. I have embraced the Diet, limiting calorie intake while still enjoying the green juice!
Thank you for pointing out the fallacy of the glow stick. Such wastefulness should be looked upon with great horror.
Thanks for the laughs today! Found this fantastic use for Mountain Dew bottles. Bring on Halloween 2013.
http://www.costume-works.com/scuba_divers.html
Dont forget about the Mountain Dew Jelly! A must for food storage! :)http://www.grouprecipes.com/21209/mountain-dew-jelly.html
Mountain Dew is DELICIOUS! I don’t care what’s in it. It’s DELICIOUS! Are you a fan of more than just the original Dew flavor or are you a purist?
I am a purist, but will have a Code Red or Voltage if there is no original. Can’t quite embrace Diet.
Diet is an abomination! 🙂
Diet is an abomination!
And yet, I still find the Dew to taste a little like…..I would imagine pee might taste like.
Sticking with the diet, brown bubbly stuff. And yes, Coke or Dr Pepper are much better marinades.
Actually beer is the best steak marinade but it’s hard to explain what you’re doing what caught at the grocery store by your YW
“Brief mention.” Yeah right.
We give my father (slighty above middle-aged Mormon Man) a hard time for his Dew Addiction, but one horrible weekend while suffering a miserable cold/migraine that Nyquil, essential oils, and good old fashioned prayer couldn’t help, in desperation I drank 4 oz of Mountain Dew, and I jest not , I was CURED. Although, I did not tell this little anecdote to my primary class last Sunday who assured me drinking Mountain Dew was against the Word of Wisdom.
Glad to know you were cured. Sad to know that you allow your Primary children to believe false doctrine.
Double whammy on the fake glow stick idea. It says “wallah” instead of voilà in the description. That’s one of the goofiest pins I’ve seen on Pinterest. Second only to this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCeAfKCC2ng
I am totally into this blog. So much so, that I am salivating and must break into my supply…before noon. When/how can I convince you that Dew is a morning drink. Not only because of the orange juice that is in it but the name itself…DEW.
If you are drinking in the morning, we may need to schedule an intervention to help you see that you actually have a problem.
Just to confirm for you, I tried the glow stick…didn’t work. My 11 year old did it at scouts as well and didn’t work for them until they broke actual glow sticks to put in it.
I would not lead you astray.