What ever happened to???

So I was getting a little thirsty just a few minutes ago. I thought I would make myself a Gatorade. Yep, make a Gatorade. See, our society has found ways of making things more complicated than they already are. Instead of buying a Gatorade, why not make one!

A few months ago I bought the individual packets of Gatorade powder to be used in conjunction with a 16.9 oz bottled water. Anyways, here's how you "make" a Gatorade.

Instructions:

A. Take a sip of your 16.9 fl oz bottle of water, swallow, or if you despise water, spit it out.

B. Open one packet of Gatorade [insert flavor here] powder. Open two if you want the equivalent of an energy drink, without the jitters.

C. Dump powder(s) into bottled water. Mixing different flavors is always a possibility and highly recommended!

D. Proceed to shake, only if cap is securely fastened.

E. Remove cap and enjoy!

I promptly started to enjoy my self-made Gatorade....

Then, out of the blue, I thought, snap! "Myself, what ever happened to my favorite Gatorade flavor of yesterday?"

WHAM, more nostalgia flooded my brain. "And what ever happened to the glass bottles and those famous twist off lids?!?" Remember, remove the plastic with your teeth, twist the lid, hear the 'POP', and you were well on your way to quenching your thirst on that hot summer day."
























Lightening in a bottle.....Legendary! And what a thirst quencher at that!


Ohh right. Back to my favorite flavor, Tropical Punch. The last I heard it was shamelessly demoted to Gatorade's equivalent of single A ball, an "Extremo" flavor. Now donned Gatorade "Extremo" Tropical Intenso, it's so intense only our southern border buddies or those living in the Tropics can handle it.

For those that don't know your Gatorade "Extremo", Urban Dictionary sums it up beautifully;

Gatorade Extremo: "A Gatorade drink manufactured in Chicago, IL, but it was meant for Mexicans, thus it has that cheap Mexican taste, but still taste rather good, and does not taste like piss."

Great! So I can live with a Gatorade label printed entirely in Spanish, as long as I can cherish the flavor I so intensely enjoyed as a kid, right?!

No way esse! Obviously, "Extremo" is not intended for gringos in any way, shape, or form. Can't find the stuff.

Tropical Punch in the USA? Nope like everything else in America, it's being sourced to Mexico.

I could always move to Texas and possibly find a Gatorade "Extremo" Tropical Intenso lying near the border?!?

Anyways. The packets, as lame as they are, are pretty handy. About as handy as Gatorade in a can.

Where is this going you might add.....

What has made you stop and go, "What ever happened to?"

Or how about..... anyone else a fan of or know where Gatorade Tropical Punch really resides?! The Island of Patmos?!? I'll pay a reward for it's safe return.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta finish the Gatorade I just "made".

:d

 

Yes. I do miss the glass bottles. They were getting too expensive though.

 

I use the packets for my energy drinks using this same method.

 

Man, just thinking about it again makes me think how wonderful Tropical Punch tasted in the glass bottles.

 

Whatever happened to:

Crystal Pepsi?
Tato Skins potato chips?
Frutopia (snapple knockoff made by coke)?
Tab?

After seeing my list, its not really a mystery that I'm a tad portly.

 

Ohh man!

Frutopia....that stuff was the BOMB. Okay, it wasn't that great. But begs the question, what eva' happened to!

Tato Skins. Man. I'm speechless. What more can be said of the Tato Skins?!

Crystal Pepsi, I was sad I never got to try it. So clear....yet to Pepsi like.

And about the portly comment, don't sweat it, you just enjoy the finer things in life! Like soon to be going out of business food stock and stuff. :d

 

Yeah those glass bottles of gatorade would go down in one swig on a hot day! Actually anything in a glass bottle would go down in one swig! Hell, how bout that frosty cold rock and roll pops, the ole 2 swig beer!!!!!!!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMM!

 

Whatever happened to the Furby or Giga Pet?

Actually,I am glad those things are gone....those were the most annoying toys ever invented.

 

Speaking of Furby, what happened to the Flowbee? Crazily enough, they still make those things....

http://www.flowbee.com/

 

What ever happened to Choco-Mint life savers? They disappeared in the '60's I think.
Grandpa used to take us fishing and we always stopped and each got a roll of choco-mint life savers and a bottle of pop on the way to the fishing hole. Grandma didn't allow candy and pop in the house.

 

Sounds like Grandpa rocked!

And Grandma didn't want your teeth to rot!

 

It sucks as it cuts! You are right, it certainly does suck.

 

I bet it made mince-meat out of mullets though.....

 

I used to cruch Gatorade gum by the pack, that stuff was good.

 

What ever happeded to Yo Yo's. I was seriously good with those things. I knew all kind of tricks, and spent countless hours on the play ground practicing.

If you were cool, you had a duncan butterfly. I had one.

Also, what ever happened to the word PSYCH! ....sure I'll help you with that man, no problem.....PSYCH!

 

WOW! How could I forget Gatorade gum. That stuff was AWESOME! Lasted for like one inning but you never spit the old stuff out, just added to the mess. Pretty soon you were chewing on something the size of a baseball but as tough pig skin.

 

I still have a Duncan Fireball lying in a drawer. My favorite tricks, the Eiffel Tower and Shooting Star.

Man. Yo-Yo's.

 

Whatever happened to that candy you put in your mouth and it acted like little mini-fireworks? That stuff was cool when we were little!

And I still find Lik'm Stiks around every once in a while. Buy one every so often too. :d

 

Pop rocks?

 

That sounds right!