"George M. Middius" wrote:
>
> jmcquown wrote:
>
> >> I'm amazed at this energy drink thing. Two guys, much younger than me,
> >> buy
> >> these expensive things almost every day. WTH? I tell them that if they
> >> would eat properly they don't need this nonsense. How in the world did I
> >> ever survive my 30's without an energy drink each day?
>
> >Good question! The easy answer is they've succumbed to marketing propoganda
>
> Haven't they been selling caffeine pills for decades? I forget the
> name but I'm sure of it.

Yeah...it was (or still is) called "No Doz" (sp?) I bought a package of
that once when I had stayed up all night and had to work. It did nothing
for me as I drank lots of coffee anyway.

Gary