The DEWmocratic Process

I have wrestled with this for about 2 weeks now. But I think I have made my final decision.

As previously mentioned, Mountain Dew is having a contest to determine a new flavor. The contestants are VOLTAGE, SUPERNOVA, and REVOLUTION.

The rundown:
VOLTAGE: Raspberry Citrus with Ginseng. You taste the Raspberry up front and then a slight aftertaste of ginseng.
SUPERNOVA: Strawberry Melon with Ginseng. Not overpowering but still strawberry melon. Turns out to be much, much better than the Melon Mello Yello from years ago.
REVOLUTION: Wild Berry with Ginseng. Not bad. Just not that good?

I thought at first that Voltage was my thang. Then I had the shot by shot comparison as seen in the photo. After that, I thought Revolution was it.

But my final decision is VOLTAGE. And in true BW fashion I give it an Orion Rating.



I give it only 3 Orions because it's just not going to knock off the original anytime soon but it has enough kick to be a Mountain Dew flavor and the Raspberry Citrus was a better option than reaching for a Strawmelon soda when it's hot.

Don't forget to vote at dewmocracy.com

May the Zombies Eat You First #3

Part of the reason I love both the original and remake of "Dawn of the Dead" is the location for each movie - the mall. How many hours have I spent running around a mall? How many days of my high school life were spent at a mall? I'm not much of a shopper (never had much money) but for some reason I always felt drawn there. And the movie comments on this very well.

But there are more things than zombies to worry about in a mall. A few survival tips are in order:
1) Never EVER look the Cell Phone Kiosk Dudes in the eye. Deadly.
2) Just because Best Buy is in the mall doesn't mean you should go there.
3) When they say no strollers on the escalator they mean it for a reason...sheesh. And I was the one pushing the stroller!!!
4) Stop frequenting the Hat Store (do they still call them "haberdasheries" still?) or Lids or whatever. Buy one cap and wear it out. You don't need 20 hats for your wardrobe.
5) And lastly, the Apple Store breaks the record for most employees not doing a gottdamm thing but still looking like they are busy while wearing the neon T-shirts that are from an ad campaign that started like 12 years ago. SERIOUSLY! I counted TWENTY-ONE employees (wearing either orange, blue, or black) and when Dr. BW wanted to check out, how many were manning the check-out? One and a half. Unbelievable.

So. For the Cell Phone Kiosk Dudes, the entire Best Buy company, the Hat Store Dudes, and ESPECIALLY the Apple Dudes and Dudettes...

May the ZOMBIES eat you first...

And a special honorable mention - the entire Porter Square CVS staff for having world record setting crappy service and the longest check-out times in any store ever frequented by anyone at any point in the history of man, alien, capitalism, free market trade, haggling, or simply borrowing a cup of rocks from the next door cave neighbors.

May 2008 Poll - I ain't lyin! It's Orion!

In a tightly contested matchup, Orion pulls away from the Pleiades within the last week to win this month's Biscuit World Poll. All the stargazers in the BW Community came out to vote and the votes were widely spread, even Canis Major getting a vote! The Pleiades and Orion were deadlocked for quite some time but The Hunter pulled this one out.

BW's fave was Cassiopeia but, then again, BW does have a little vested interest in the name Orion at least...

Congratulations to our star-studded contestants and especially our victor. May your belt always, ALWAYS, hold up your celestial pants!!!