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lazy_eyd
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:06PM
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| wow, it`s kind of wierd that you don`t like water. kind of really wierd... |
DarkKnight
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:15PM
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| You`re not alone, people cant understand how i hate water. Dont ask me, it just tastes bad. If i wanted to drink garbage, i would drink garbage water. |
mparker
United Kingdom
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:18PM
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| Just watch out if you chug a six pack of a coke everyday. Your teeth will regret it. |
Colombo
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:23PM
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China
Posts: 448
| Nevermind that you need to drink it to live, right? |
Hadez
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:24PM
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N. California
Posts: 40
| Same. It`s just, weird.... They say water has no taste. BLASPHEMY! IT TASTES LIKE WATER! |
Cyborg
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:26PM
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| I hate the taste of water too. I even hate watery vegetables like cucumber because they taste so much like water. |
DigitalUnderground
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:31PM
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South Lyon, MI
Posts: 384
| Water sucks... i can only stand Distilled (witch most people hate of course) |
dclock
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:32PM
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Fredericksburg, VA
Posts: 202
| Weird! You hate water and alcohol... hello diabetes in 15 years soda man. :) |
slimfrinky
Infidel
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:50PM
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| From Dr. Strangelove...
General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk... ice cream. Ice cream, Mandrake, children`s ice cream.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Lord, Jack.
General Jack D. Ripper: You know when fluoridation first began?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: I... no, no. I don`t, Jack.
General Jack D. Ripper: Nineteen hundred and forty-six. Nineteen forty-six, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It`s incredibly obvious, isn`t it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That`s the way your hard-core Commie works.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Uh, Jack, Jack, listen, tell me, tell me, Jack. When did you first... become... well, develop this theory?
General Jack D. Ripper: Well, I, uh... I... I... first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.
General Jack D. Ripper: Yes, a uh, a profound sense of fatigue... a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I... I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.
General Jack D. Ripper: I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women uh... women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I, uh... I do not avoid women, Mandrake.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No.
General Jack D. Ripper: But I... I do deny them my essence.
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BlueMax
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 6:59PM
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Posts: 200
| water is nasty. it doesn`t taste that bad to me, it`s just that there is nothing appealing to it. that`s why we have Gatorade, soda, and other beverages. because water is boring and it`s bland. whoever pays money for water is just plain stupid. just get the nasty shit out of the faucet if you like it that much! |
Clark
CAF Dingy Gunner
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:01PM
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Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 382
| I can`t stand bottled water. Disgusting!
Give me plain old city-tap water, with none of that Brita crap. I like mine crisp, clear and chlorinated! |
Headless-Cow
O Canada
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:01PM
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Canada
Posts: 253
| That is crazy wacked. I do nothing but drink water all day, i always have a glass in my hand (or by the computer for that matter) when i`m at home. |
DeafKid
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:10PM
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| Excuse my english, I`m learning how to write a good english. It is possible that you are not used to the taste of water. What do you usually drink? It is not good for your health if you drink a lot of pop every day. Citrus-type juice is good for you unless if you drink too much of it, it can upset your stomach. Also, Any other kind of juice that you drink is good for you. |
raley
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:12PM
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Posts: 64
| It tastes bad at first, but after a few weeks you will be addicted to it. It is a ton better for you compared to pop/soda.
I stopped drinking it for wrestling about 2 years ago and I haven`t gone back. No carbonated beverages (except an occasional lemonade or two) since then. I drink water like crazy - it is the way to go.
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MOLJNIR
O Canada
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:15PM
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Alberta
Posts: 284
| Ya wanna know what it REALLY tastes like? Nothing. Nothing at all.
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Avenger
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:22PM
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Laval, PQ
Posts: 70
| Same here, can`t stand it. I prefer American Water, it`s called coke. I drink water when i`m extremely thirsty, which doesn`t happen a lot (once every blue moon). |
Xious
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:31PM
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Syracuse, NY
Posts: 223
| why choose something with no real flavor when you have millions of other choices lying right at your finger tips? |
Zentech
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:33PM
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Carson, CA
Posts: 68
| Hate water? Thats like hating air. I never really understood that. I mean water is one of the most fundamental sources of life. How can a person evolve to hate it. I guess it`s a learned experience.
anway your not the only one. I have a cousin who hates water. He always perfers drinking soda with his meals. |
Monev
Grunt
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:37PM
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| you know theres water in soda right? |
DonSlice
Ready's Voyager
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:37PM
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Petoskey, MI
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| What do you drink? |
Dandaman1111
Muted
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:41PM
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Southern Cali
Posts: 115
| but you NEED water to live, even if you drink orange juice or something instead you still need water cause like most of ur body is water and you need to refill ur body, and i have no idea why i am saying this because most of you probably know this |
poninja
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:41PM
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Texas
Posts: 19
| I`m the same way, water tastes like crap to me. I can manage to drink bottled water on occasion if it`s the only thing around and I`m parched, but if I drink more than just a gulp of water in the morning for any reason I`ll literally be nausiated all day long.
I can tolerate Propel fitness water though, but it`s $$$ |
IvanG
O Canada
November 9th, 2003 @ 7:45PM
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Canada
Posts: 197
| Weird. |
BeardedTacoFish
O Canada
November 9th, 2003 @ 8:06PM
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Canada
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| That is the most disturbing thing I`ve heard of in a long time. |
Nebuchadnezzar
Admin
November 9th, 2003 @ 8:12PM
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Irvine, CA
Posts: 2882
| I drink Soda, Juice, or anything but water. I don't mind stuff with water in it, just plain water though, forget it!
Gatorade is better than water :( |
Xylon
O Canada
November 9th, 2003 @ 8:16PM
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Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 16
| I would rather drink something other than water because it tastes good. Water tastes neither good nor bad... it`s just, neutral. It`s WATER. Try eating water while you`re eating a bag of chips or something it`s better then. :) |
RowdyRoddyPiper
Nut Job
November 9th, 2003 @ 8:49PM
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Nashville TN
Posts: 1015
| water tastes like crap but if you try your hardest to drink water only for a week you will lose alot of weight. I was a big fatty but i heard water was the way to go and i lost 50 pounds in no time at all. You will have some really burning and yellow piss for a few days though. I suggest sams choice water from wal mart, it says minerals added and it actually does have flavor to it...its not too bad. |
Erorus
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 8:51PM
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| Used to drink soda all the time, until I was too cheap to keep buying it (since water is free at work and at home).. switched to water and didn`t look back. Soda`s once again a good source of caffeine again if i need it (don`t have to resort to any über-caffenated sodas anymore). |
notabilis
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 9:04PM
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| I don`t mind stuff with water in it
^you don`t say...
I guess you just don`t like substances with no taste, kind of like eating flavorless gelatin (gross).
What matters is getting the daily fluid intake. Otherwise waste accumulates in the body, skin will look worse as you age, less energy, higher kidney stone risk. Plus a host of other shit that can manifest later in life. |
Dragonlor
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 9:14PM
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California
Posts: 708
| I`ve already looked into the water matter since I don`t prefer water either. Drinking plain water a day is not needed at all. Soft drinks do not dehydrate you. Those silly bottled water people drink way too much water. No one needs 8 glasses of water a day, it is really around 4 and most of that can ceom from food. To get to the point, everyone can drink whatever the hell they want, it doesn`t matter. |
uhmer
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 9:18PM
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| You`ll love water after you get diabetes. |
Angstrom
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 9:32PM
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| Hah, slimfrinky, Dr. Strangelove is the first thing I thought of too.
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mad_dog1
Grunt
November 9th, 2003 @ 9:34PM
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Germany - Destroying legends one post at a time
Posts: 536
| water is the fuel of teh body!!!!!!!!1111
its soooo underestimated how good water is for you, nearly everbody drinks not enough water.
the reason why it tastes crappy for most of us is because we are spammed with taste enhancer in every shit we eat!!
if you are a regular water drinker you enjoy every meal and stuff much much more..
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Forsaken
Special Forces
November 9th, 2003 @ 9:50PM
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2003-10-30
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San Francisco, CA
Posts: 536
| I hear ya` man! Water is NASTY. The only time I drink water, in its pure form, is after I`ve eaten something really salty or if I`m desperate on a hot day.
I do drink a lot of juice though, so I guess that`s good for me.
Once I went for almost a whole month without drinking a drop of water. Then I realized it and I felt weird. |
forest_queen
Dame
November 9th, 2003 @ 10:10PM
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WA
Posts: 1149
| I always put lemon in my water or lemon drops. At least it tastes better. Gatorade/Poweraid is much better anyway. Electrolytes in it hydrate the body better than plain water.
Besides, who wants to drink city water anyway...its probably filtered sewage with floride and other chemicals. I wouldn't be suprised if you start noticing more siamese twins.
Brita and Pur are nice inventions for water drinkers. |
Freedom
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 10:19PM
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| And how many cavaties do you have? |
reaverlisk
Muted
November 9th, 2003 @ 10:23PM
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| Water is better than Gatorade or any other sports drink. And Soda does dehydrate you, in the long run. Anyone who has been in a health class knows this. You can get water from milk or food, though. I agree though, I`d prefer stuff that tastes good over water anyday. But cold water when your thirsty isnt that bad, and I`m sure if you just get used to it then it`s a lot better. |
reaverlisk
Muted
November 9th, 2003 @ 10:28PM
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| Only water can hydrate you. Sports drinks are designed for people who are being physically active, and need an energy that very second. Hence the sugar that`s contained in them. They are not that bad for that purpose. But a lot of people just drink them when they`re doing nothing more than sitting around. Electrolyes are Chlorine, Potassium, and sodium, not water, so they cannot hydrate you, only water can do that. |
Phairdon
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 10:59PM
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Auburn, AL
Posts: 155
| I`m gonna repeat what someone earlier said because it`s a good point. Get the Sam`s Choice water from wal-mart. It`s only $2.50 for a pack of 12. It really does taste better than other brands of bottled water. I drink this stuff like crazy.
"I`m drinking this stuff like water" - kramer from Seinfeld
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Suirc
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 11:01PM
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Oklahoma
Posts: 34
| Iced Tea! |
Norbert
Peon
November 9th, 2003 @ 11:23PM
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germany (shame on me)
Posts: 189
| Never since I am 6 years old have I drunk plain water. I just cannot swallow it, it tastes sooo bad. I think I would rather drink pee, even that must taste better (maybe with some sugar).
What you people say about "only water can hydrate you" is total nonsene, every medic can tell you that. Who told you such lies? I am 33 years old, have good teeth, good health, my hydration level is very well and I only drink softdrinks and juices (and beer and wine).
Also no risk of diabetes, all fine. I really wonder how people can seriously say you cannot live without drinking plain water. That is just totally wrong.
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BloodClot
Kali Compton
November 9th, 2003 @ 11:37PM
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Southern OC
Posts: 407
| I used to hate water, but for about a year and a half, I quit drinking soda (I will still have one a month at the most). I started drinking water, about 3-4 liters a day, you start getting used to the flavor and after awhile, you start to like it. I always have a bottle of water next to me. When I ride my bike, I fill my entire camel back with it, and will go through the whole thing. It sucks because of all this piss breaks, but you can never have too much water. Helps you lose weight as well. It's suppose to help you lose the soreness when you work out, but it doesn't seem to help me.
I also drink Iced Tea. I will have one of those a day, but without anything added to it.
If I do want something sweet to drink, I will drink a bottle of crystal light. |
DeuceOfSpades
Kali Compton
November 9th, 2003 @ 11:43PM
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| > Sorry, but all you water fools are mostly wrong...
Yes, but that website did not go into the unfavourable effects of filling your body with caffeine, extra carbs, and sugar. That stuff will fatten you up and make you an unhealthy person. If you don't drink that garbage then what do you drink? Water! Also, if you work out a lot, you persperate a lot, ergo you need more water. Hence Bill Phillips' 8 glasses a day.
But hey, if you want to keep adding the fat (you know, the girls find that soooo sexy) then be my guest ;)
EDITED: 2003-11-11 09:28:57 |
reaverlisk
Muted
November 9th, 2003 @ 11:52PM
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| Norbert, only water can hydrate you. And what do you think is in juices, food, etc that you`re drinking? That`s water. Any "medic" will tell you that you`ll die in a few days without water. Our bodies are comprised of 60% water, and just a sudden 5% decrease can cause death. I`ve never heard of a person with 0% water in their body unless they were some dug up corpse. |
Mazer_R
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 12:37AM
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Posts: 238
| waters disgusting, it`s all about the juice and soda.
LOVE SUGAR |
AfterBurn
Grunt
November 10th, 2003 @ 1:21AM
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Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 363
| I can see why you hate water, even if you do not dislike the taste, there are a ton of other things to drink that are good.
Have you tried lemon or any of that stuff with your water? Lemon usually gives water a good taste to actually enjoy it, but this is the soda age.
Eventually you will need to revert to water instead of soda and you'll find good ways to make it tasty.
Oh yeah guys, it is called soda. No pop or soda pop - those terms are just stupid. |
Norbert
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 2:54AM
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Posts: 189
| @reaverlisk: Thank you, Captain Obvious!
Thats why I can drink sodas and juices to hydrate my body and do not need to drink plain water. Is this so hard to understand? |
Elminster82
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 3:32AM
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Georgia
Posts: 5
| I only like water if it has lemmon in it |
thorn
Hippy
November 10th, 2003 @ 5:26AM
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Sweden
Posts: 744
| Depending on where you go (Like Cali or mediterranean europe) they put a lot of chlorine in the water (yes, even in bottled water). |
Justice3865
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 6:45AM
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Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 319
| "I was a big fatty but i heard water was the way to go and i lost 50 pounds in no time at all. You will have some really burning and yellow piss for a few days though"-RowdyRoddyPiper
Oh my god you must be the head moron of the moron group that has gathered here today...yellow piss means you DO NOT have enough water. If you drink all water, and enough of it, your piss will be clear. And that is how it should be, clear. Pissing is your bodys way of ceaning itself, it`s a garbage disposal. And water is used to flush you out. When you drink pops and juices you are just filling your body with more crap, which is what you are trying to get rid of in the first place. And if you are drinking lots of water, and nothing else, and you have yellow pee, then you are seriously dehydrated and if it burns, then you should seek medical help, because that just isn`t normal. And water will help you in many health ways also. Before I went to bootcamp, I used to get lots of headachs, lots of colds, and dizy spells at least once a week. Little did I know that all of that could be fixed by drinking more water, now two years later the dizzy spells are gone, I cant remeber the last time I got a headache, and I have only been sick when I went to cyprus and caught some desease that is there. In the end, water is one of the best things for your body, Gatoraid, Poweraid, Sodas, and high sugar juices are not. |
forest_queen
Dame
November 10th, 2003 @ 8:26AM
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WA
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| Only water can hydrate you?? Bunch of crap. Bread has some amount of water, you can get hydration from just about anything. I have noticed soda dries my mouth and anything else with a lot of sodium.
Drink whatever makes your mouth feel wet and you'll live. |
dclock
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 8:36AM
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Posts: 202
| I`d love to see the physical differences between the people who drink water almost exclusively here and the ones that drink soda and juice all the time. :) For me, I used to drink like 2 liters of Coke a day... when I quit Coke and just drank about 2-4 liters of water a day, my skin got better, I had more natural energy and I lost a ton of weight really quickly... caffeine is pretty bad for you and still an addictive drug... if you`re addicted to caffeine you might as well smoke and drink, you`re still bowing down to a substance. =) |
eliw23
Grunt
November 10th, 2003 @ 8:48AM
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| When they say you need to drink 8 glasses of "water" a day, that includes any liquid that doesn't contain caffeine. If it does, you'll need to replenish that amount with non-caffeinated drinks.
I'd never drink copious amounts of tap water (blech). I have a Brita filter at home and I fill up bottles to bring to work or the gym. What I can't stand is carbonated water for some reason. I'm guessing the tasteless liquid with bubbles makes it more unpleasant. |
TheVaultDweller
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 10:06AM
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| Is it possible to be addicted to Hawaiian Punch? It`s really strange, like 5 years ago, I hated it, and now all I drink is HP and chocolate milk. |
Apricoth
Kali Compton Girl
November 10th, 2003 @ 10:18AM
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MN
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| Drinking water allows your body to get rid of toxins in your system. It helps to promote your immune system as well. If your immune system is over-working in trying to get rid of the nice viruses/bacteria in your system because you are not drinking enough water you can get seriously sick. Not having enough water can also put too much strain on your liver from what I have heard. I know I feel like crap if I don't have enough water - my lips become dry as well when not drinking the water I need.
I drink two cups of coffee a day and do become quite dehydrated but I drink quite a bit of water to conteract it.
You need water Neb. I know you hate the taste of it but if you are seriously worred about coming down with diabetes because of family history, you need to bite the bullet and drink more water. Any soft drinks, with the crap load of crap inside of them, will just gather up in your system and cause you problems in the long haul. Even diet drinks will mess you up.
Also, it is always highly recommended for people who are on diets to drink lots of water. People can end up losing weight just on that aspect of it. |
BloodClot
Kali Compton
November 10th, 2003 @ 12:16PM
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| I wanted to add (because of dclock's comments) that since I have been drinking so much water and working out religiously 4 days a week, I haven't been sick for a year and a half. My whole family (wife and 2 kids) have had colds and the flu, usually the 10 year old (5th grade) brings it home from school, but I have been able to avoid it.
Bottom line, water good, soda (pop/soda pop whatever) bad.
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Charkoth
Right Wing Extremist
November 10th, 2003 @ 12:42PM
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OHIO
Posts: 1267
| I drink nothing but water and a frappuchino here and there(frozen water with juice). Atleast 2 liters of water a day. I get sick maybe twice a year (cold, flu) if that.
Think of it this way NEbu. Each pop(or soda as coastal people say) is 150 calories(Average). If you drink only 1 pop a day that is almost 16 pounds a year. If you drink 3 or more pops a day(which you are if you are not drinking any water) You will lose 50 pounds a year in excess weight.....
Soda was meant to be a luxury like candy. Does anyone survive on Candy alone? No. But we fat Americans want everything based on taste and how they make us feel, reguardless of what the consequences are. Take a stand Nebu....I stopped drinking soda last year and I`ve trimmed 20 pounds instead of gaining almost 10 pounds a year. I hated the taste at first(because I loved soda), but once I started drinking it I couldnt drink anything else. Face it.....you are addicted to soda! God would not approve... (=
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ThomasBchillin
The Candyman
November 10th, 2003 @ 1:28PM
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| Water is the best thing to drink fool. Drink more of it and you`ll have better skin hydration. |
Norbert
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 2:59PM
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| You did prove nothing.
I smoke, drink lots of coffee, drink beer and wine on weekends regularly and drink no water. Only Coke and juices.
And I have not been sick for over 5 years. Not the slightest cough or anything. I eat healthy though. Lots of fruit and salad and everything with vitamins. |
raley
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 3:51PM
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OH
Posts: 64
| Yes, if you are convinced to start drinking water (and do be convinced :) ) you need to start right. Don`t judge based on AQUAFINA or DASANI or any of that crap. I drink probably 6 25 oz. bottles of water a day and I will not touch that stuff. I prefer Absopure from Meijer (don`t know if you have that out there, but that`s the brand). I`m sure there are others you can find. Once you start drinking so much water, you can begin to tell what has a plastic taste, salty taste, etc., and you pick your favorite brand.
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Nevyan
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 4:10PM
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San Diego
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| When I went through Navy boot camp at Great Mistakes(December-February) we were issued a canteen /w belt and ordered to drink 10-12 canteens of water a day to maintain health and hyrdation. When we did our second piss screening almost everyone had dark yellow piss, meaning dehydration. By the time we left boot camp everyones piss was either clear or slightly shaded.
Here is what I noticed based on drinking 10-12 canteens of water a day along with eating three balanced meals a day and 30 minutes to 1 hour of exercise three times a week:
1. I went from weighing 192 lbs on my first day of boot camp to weighing about 175 lbs at the end.
2. I was no longer tired/fatigued part way through a day
3. I no longer had headaches and felt better and better each day
4. I was stronger and had more endurance (final PT score before Battle Stations was 97 situps x2 mins, 72 pushups x2 mins, 10:45 x1.5 miles)
Overall drinking so much water helped me not only through Boot Camp but also through Penasacola and even now by keeping my weight down, helping my strength and endurance and keeping me a healthy person overall.
A good rule of thumb that I`ve used is 12oz of soda should be followed within an hour by 12oz of water.
Water by far is the healthiest and safest thing to drink. |
reaverlisk
Muted
November 10th, 2003 @ 4:11PM
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| Norbert, if it were obvious to you I wouldnt have posted that. I never said Plain water. I just said "water". If you eat dry cereal you`re getting water. But no matter where you get your water, whether you drink plain or not, the fact is that only water can hydrate you. Heck, you can get water without eating or drinking anything at all, if you`re body decides to breakdown its fat and convert that into water. But no matter where you get it, it`s still the only thing that can hydrate you. |
SickofLife322000
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 4:14PM
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| If sodas really dehydrated people, and you really needed eight glasses of water a day, I am sure a lot of people would have A)died from dehydration, or B)have a lot of problems with hydration. I never get dehydrated, unless I am doing something physical, and I never drink water (it does taste like crap). |
reaverlisk
Muted
November 10th, 2003 @ 4:31PM
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| If you drink sodas, you`re drinking sodium too. So the water you gain is lost right away because it is needed to get rid of the sodium. It`s like getting a 500$ check and a bill at the same time. |
CannonBalls
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 4:49PM
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| I try and drink 2 or 3 glasses of Brita water a day, as well as 1 or 2 glasses of milk a day. It keeps you healthy. |
what316
Shithead
November 10th, 2003 @ 5:28PM
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TX
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| My sister and I go through gallons and gallons of water each week because we drink so much alcohol. |
biques
Peon
November 10th, 2003 @ 5:50PM
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| too funny...
i bet if GF would say "i am gay" half the people on here would respond with "what do you know. me too. wierd eh?"
hahahah |
Saturn
Peon
November 11th, 2003 @ 12:10AM
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Fresno, California
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| If you`re talking about tap water then i agree with that. I don`t see how anyone can drink that stuff.
since i live out in the country i get water from my own well, and it`s a LOT better then tap water with all those chemicals in it. Maybe that`s what makes you hate it so much. |
Gkaine
Muted
November 11th, 2003 @ 12:36AM
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| tap water should be renamed ass water.
fiji water is where its at. i drink it all the time and pee clear **!ALL THE TIME!** its so cool |
jaykaywhy
Peon
November 11th, 2003 @ 6:30AM
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| Everyone`s forgetting another picture and that`s drinking lots of water reduces your chance of developing kidney stones. :P
|
MOLJNIR
O Canada
November 11th, 2003 @ 6:47AM
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Alberta
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| I donno, i drink just about anything.
Some days i drink water... coffee, coke, or an ice cold beer.
Eh, i hate grapefruit drink, that is nasty. What else? Chunky bad milk, and crappy christmas Egg Nog. Blah.
|
tappertrainman
Conservative
November 11th, 2003 @ 8:51AM
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San Diego, CA
Posts: 583
| Follow the link for the real story on water...
SNOPES
Sorry, but all you water fools are mostly wrong... |
dclock
Peon
November 11th, 2003 @ 8:52AM
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Fredericksburg, VA
Posts: 202
| Sickoflife: Dehydration does not always mean you are on your last legs... but it does mean that you`re not 100% hydrated, which can lead to stunted cycles of detoxification, such as long headaches and getting sick and staying sick. I bet most of the water drinkers here do not stay sick longer than a week at most, I know I haven`t for over five years now, then again I am a vitamin C freak so water might not be the only reason hehe. Also, someone brought up a point of headaches, I haven`t had a headache for about five years now too... unless you count slight pain from wearing tight sunglasses. :) |
AvatarRex
Peon
November 11th, 2003 @ 9:30AM
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Chicago, IL
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| 73 comments....on water... |
Justice3865
Peon
November 11th, 2003 @ 10:36AM
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Grand Rapids, MI
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| Overall, everyone in here that says they are not dehydrated need to look at one thing, what color is your piss, if it`s yellow then you need more liquids, and that should be water because it`s best for your body. |
raley
Peon
November 11th, 2003 @ 11:13AM
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OH
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| Yes, it does kind of suck when you have to pee every 30 minutes or whatever, but it is worth it to not drink soda/pop or any other bad stuff for you.
But let me reiterate - NO AQUAFINA! That stuff is nasty. No wonder you don`t like it.
|
Apricoth
Kali Compton Girl
November 11th, 2003 @ 11:27AM
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MN
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| Norbert - your smoking will kill you in the end, no matter how hydrated you are. You say you eat healthy, drink juices - but you contradict yourself. You drink beer, wines and smoke. You think eatting healthy will offset lung cancer, psyrosis (sp?) of the liver and other possible health problems? You are deluding yourself. Stop lying to yourself. Stop smoking. Don't drink beer (maybe red wines for your heart) and that's that. |
Oracle
Peon
November 11th, 2003 @ 1:55PM
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| One odd thing is the fact that bottled water tastes worse than water from a tap or definitely when from a filter, especially when the bottled water is warm. It gets this nasty, filmy, plastic-y taste. Eww. |
Smartchuck
Fatass Gansta
November 12th, 2003 @ 7:58AM
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Cali
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| Simple :) Exercise a lot more and constantly forcing water down ur throat :O |
TheSilver_Ghost
is awesome.
November 12th, 2003 @ 8:54PM
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wisconsin, USA
Posts: 845
| If it`s a health thing drink powerade. In the Army that`s all I was allowed to drink during basic, that tells me something. I still drink it like a bastard too. |
Darkeblue
Taco 4 you,Taco 4 me
November 13th, 2003 @ 7:54AM
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Freaking New York City
Posts: 119
| Dude,
You are addicted to SUGAR. Get off the drug!
|
Capricorn
Kali Compton Girl
December 19th, 2003 @ 5:51PM
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New York
Posts: 366
| Don't buy that distilled water. Water naturally has no taste, so it feels weird when drinking it, as you are used to having some sort of sensation when you drink something. Instead you just get this feeling of some sort of liquid traveling in your mouth, but no taste. When you actually have good tasting water, it's the minerals in it that actually provide the taste. We've got great resevoir water here in New York! |
umerikuh
Peon
December 19th, 2003 @ 5:56PM
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| for all those people saying sodium dehydrates you:
that is inaccurate. if you have too much sodium then yes you will get deyhdrated but your body still needs some to absorb water. on the news the other week they showed someone who got WATER POISONING from drinking only water. his body couldn`t absorb it because he had no sodium... that is why gatorade (which contains sodium) is probably better at hydrating you than plain water. |
Surelog
Peon
December 19th, 2003 @ 6:40PM
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Kentucky
Posts: 115
| The guy posting about drinking soda enough to hydrate you is a moron just so you know. Take a hydration test after drinking a week of only soda. Not to mention the acid which tears away at your teeth, it won`t matter if it`d diet or not. |
halpinsj
Peon
December 19th, 2003 @ 7:05PM
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Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Posts: 55
| Aquafina really is about the worst bottled water I`ve ever tried. I would say that Evian is the best tasting bottled water I`ve had. |
airety
Grunt
December 19th, 2003 @ 8:03PM
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| I don`t understand this incredible need to get you to drink water. If you don`t like it, you`ve lived for whatever, 60 years or so (judging from your receeding hairline.... unnecessary potshot I know ;) I`m sure you`ll be ok.
Uh, try Evian, Dasani, water with lemon, and that`s about it. You could always go on an ice cube diet. |
Sockhatabe
Lamer
December 19th, 2003 @ 8:28PM
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Kentucky
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| Yeah, evian is the best that i`ve had. You`d be suprised some cheap ass sounding stuff taste good too. Screw pepsi and coke bottled waters, they are garbage. I`ve been getting these 6 packs called "Crystal Geyser" i`ve got empty bottles all over my room. You`d think i`m a water junky. It`s just nice having something that you can start drinking, then pick it up and drink the rest the next day. Of course my room is always cold as shit so I never really get any hot water laying around. And i`m not a water junkie, never used to drink it at all. |
notabilis
Peon
December 19th, 2003 @ 9:01PM
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| Try Dasani.
Fluid deficiency is a good way to self-destruct, it`s that simple. It`s even simpler to prevent. |
bschultz
Special Forces
December 19th, 2003 @ 11:21PM
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Bend, OR
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| here in central oregon there are lots of natural springs. we also have crater lake which is like the second deepest lake in the world. anyways its also onle of thte clearest lakes in the world too. needless to say they bottle up the water and sell it and yes it tastes great. :)
anyways my point... try drinking some locally bottled spring water. some bottled water just tastes better then others. |
TheDem
Hippy
December 20th, 2003 @ 12:46AM
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| If you don`t like water, don`t drink it! Who cares, I mean why this mystical quest to discover water that you enjoy drinking? You obviously don`t, so just stick with juice. |
nissandrivin
Peon
December 20th, 2003 @ 2:36PM
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Canada
Posts: 34
| Water quality varies widely on where you go. Here we have some of the softest tap water in the country and it`s nice. Add a brita filter and it`s even better. I had Hawaiian tap water and that was acually gross. Not tasteless at all like it should be. It tasted like stale well water. Still, Coke, Barqs, ice tea, juice, BEER almost anything is better then water since it acually has a taste. |
asinine
Peon
December 20th, 2003 @ 4:30PM
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Redmond, WA
Posts: 161
| so water`s your windmill. who cares? drink juice or tea, they`re both good for you. |
Robert
Peon
December 21st, 2003 @ 5:39AM
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Australia
Posts: 5
| My experience is that if I am feeling tired in the mornings a few glasses of water seem to pick me up. I dont know why but once I have had them I feel pretty right for the morning. Everyone is different I guess but that works for me. |
Wootah
non-leet
December 21st, 2003 @ 9:41AM
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Utah
Posts: 1106
| Tap water blwows and is still better than bottled water, which had an awful mineral aftertaste. I cannot even drink the crap till the chlorination taste has evaporated out, and then it is a small sip before my throat clenches and says `no more`. Didn`t see to many people putting plain milk here, but i sweat all day, and that certainly can`t be coming from the water that i am not drinking. Milk and juice is wear it is at. |
Skippy
Peon
May 26th, 2004 @ 5:47PM
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| You need water. Those saying you don`t are full of crap and have no clue what they are talking about. The body is mostly water, you need water. Soda does NOT do it. The whole health field is just recently realizing how HORRIBLE sugar is for you. My wife has cut sugar 100% out of her diet, and is working on me and the kids now.
I gaurantee you, cut out sugar and caffine 100%, and drink ONLY water, and you will be healthier. Now, that said, I still drink 1 to 2 32 OZ. fountain soda`s (Pepsi) per day. Horrible, but I do. I also try to drink 1 to 2 litre`s of water per day as well though.
The problem with juice, is that it is more sugar then anything else. Look on the label. Sobe is 3% Juice. 3%. That`s crazy. Most "Juices" are about 10% juice, being mostly sugar. About the only way to get real "Juice" is Apple and Orange. Those are usually 100% juice. |
LegendX
Renegade
May 26th, 2004 @ 5:50PM
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Minnesota
Posts: 573
| Water still tastes like nothing here too, and it sucks. |
mifune
Peon
May 26th, 2004 @ 6:10PM
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| HEB or Wal-Mart water is the best. It tastes just like soda, but it is water.
(btw HEB is a supermarket in Central TX) |
Whiplash
Peon
May 26th, 2004 @ 6:32PM
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Milwaukee, WI
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| I like milk. When I`m really thirsty, a ice cold glass of milk is very refreshing.
|
Capricorn
Kali Compton Girl
May 26th, 2004 @ 6:55PM
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New York
Posts: 366
| mmmmmmm.......water. |
weirdo
O Canada
May 26th, 2004 @ 7:56PM
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Canada
Posts: 10
| Bottled water is nasty. In my opinion, all the water leeches off the plastic taste. I can`t stand it. It`s just plain old boiled tap water for me.
Oh, and make sure you drink it cold cause it sucks otherwise ;)
|
Zentech
Peon
May 26th, 2004 @ 8:14PM
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Carson, CA
Posts: 68
| guess this happens when your parents always gives you soda as a kid. |
Smitty
God of Shot Put
May 26th, 2004 @ 8:57PM
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Boston
Posts: 340
| Uggh... scrolling to bottom.
Almost every single drink has water. They will all hydrate you pretty well unless they have caffeine or alchohol and possibly other things in them.
BTW I`m a milk fan myself. Protein-licious! |
shark180
Liberal hater
May 26th, 2004 @ 9:04PM
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MI
Posts: 954
| Its like in signs all that water... |
DeuceOfSpades
Kali Compton
May 27th, 2004 @ 12:31AM
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| If your piss isn't totally clear, you aren't drinking enough water. |
Dragonlor
Peon
May 27th, 2004 @ 12:50AM
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California
Posts: 708
| "Soda does NOT do it."
I still dislike water also. And I`ve gone weeks at a time with nothing but soda. Soda contains water, it hydrates me just fine and I am in perfect health. Everything is bad for you these days. That`s why man invented doctors. |
rawfish
Peon
May 27th, 2004 @ 5:32AM
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Location:
Northern California
Posts: 683
| all the water you`re drinking in that image sucks.
aquafina or fiji are so much better
get one of those pur water filter things on your tap . so much better than the tap. and a ton cheaper |
Blazer
Instigator
May 27th, 2004 @ 9:10AM
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Location:
Syracuse, NY
Posts: 1532
| I could never justify paying for water. Just get a brita, and a plastic bottle for holding the water...`nuff said.
I used to drink coffee in the morning at work...but I`ve since switched to water. |
DeuceOfSpades
Kali Compton
June 1st, 2004 @ 1:25AM
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| Oh yeah, all those people who say they don't need water and they don't drink it regularly? Ask them how much they weigh. |
Wibin
Grunt
June 4th, 2004 @ 12:37AM
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Location:
Michigan
Posts: 850
| Water is good to clean out your system, thats about it, you dont need 6 glasses a day. a glass or 2 would be good to help your body get rid of toxins.
If you like cabbage or lettuce, thats good to eat too, lots of water in it without haveing to drink water.
And for people who are unheathly and or large (fat) eating more cabbage and water filled foods like cabbage will help you get healthier and loose weight, cause the water will help clean your system!!!!!
Exercizing might help. I`m quite sick of walking into mijers to see every employee either fat or have an ass the size of a mac truck. |
Miamihrrcne
Peon
June 4th, 2004 @ 1:18PM
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Miami
Posts: 669
| propel is some good stuff, especially if you do a lot of running and need 30 extra calories to keep going. |
