# Dang it, Propel! Why'd you have to change? Grrrr **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 25, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748 "2009-03-25T15:54:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/41 "2011-02-20T21:14:59Z")
Drink water, pussy. This shit is ridiculous. “Oh I don’t like water! It doesn’t have any chemicals that stimulate my taste buds and provide me pleasure! That’s the only way I can appreciate anything!” Grow the fuck up. Drink water. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/42 "2011-02-21T19:19:40Z")
Wah! Someone’s complaining in the Pit about something that doesn’t matter to me. Whining at people on a message board because I read something I didn’t want to is so much better. :rolleyes: As for the Propel thing: Walmart has a pretty good knock-off, or, at least, they used to. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the powdered form recently, but you’ll have to check. I personally just stick with distilled water now. It’s sweet. And it doesn’t taste like chlorine and/or lime (as in calcium), and doesn’t smell sour after its been in a container for a while like tap does. Bleh. Pretty much everyone I’ve known who hates water hates the taste from the faucet, not the real stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/43 "2011-02-21T21:41:54Z")
> [@bonniehaner](#): > > I can’t believe after all of the years I have looked for a healthy drink and then found one, Pepsi has to go and change it. I don’t mind a change but leave the original for those of us who buy case after case a week and hate the new one. It does have a diet taste now-Please Pepsi bring it back to your loyal drinkers!! > > Bonnie H. Las Vegas, NV I think you’re making a pretty big assumption there about it being healthy. > [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](#): > > Drink water, pussy. This shit is ridiculous. “Oh I don’t like water! It doesn’t have any chemicals that stimulate my taste buds and provide me pleasure! That’s the only way I can appreciate anything!” Grow the fuck up. Drink water. Lol. I pretty much agree. People who refuse to drink water blow me right the fuck away. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/44 "2011-02-21T21:42:54Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Wah! Someone’s complaining in the Pit about something that doesn’t matter to me. Whining at people on a message board because I read something I didn’t want to is so much better. :rolleyes: Wah! Someone’s complaining in the Pit about something that doesn’t matter to me. Whining at people on a message board because I read something I didn’t want to is so much better. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/45 "2011-02-22T00:46:18Z")
> [@Hunter\_Hawk](#): > > Could you just get classic Gatorade and make it half or one-third strength? G2. It’s pretty good. I am partial to Sobe Lifewater 0, though. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/46 "2011-02-22T00:59:35Z")
Cisco and BigT are both whiny bitches. If you were men, you’d drink whiskey. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/47 "2011-02-22T02:31:21Z")
Why is it that every other fucking thread I’ve read today has been a zombie? As for the issue, I started drinking Perrier recently. Costco has big flats of it in plastic bottles and it’s delicious. Much better than regular water, but no artificial nastiness. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/48 "2011-02-26T10:38:38Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Wah! Someone’s complaining in the Pit about something that doesn’t matter to me. Whining at people on a message board because I read something I didn’t want to is so much better. :rolleyes: Well, what I whine about is better than what you whine about. ---
**Author:** ![Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/49 "2011-02-26T19:21:32Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > I’ve never been a fan of regular water (I always found it bland and tasteless, even when “fresh”) Oh first world problems. You’re so cute. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/50 "2011-02-26T19:50:53Z")
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**Author:** ![Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/51 "2011-02-26T22:40:44Z")
Turnip, the sad thing is your satire isn’t too far from reality. There are actually quite a few “Personal Fresh Air Purifier” products on the market that are essentially [pendants for hypochondriac assholes](http://uchain.en.ec21.com/Personal_Fresh_Air_Purifier_UAP--104070_218887.html). I’m surprised they haven’t included scent upgrade cartridges into them yet. Perhaps you need to contact them with your idea. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bodhi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@The\_Bodhi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bodhi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/52 "2011-02-27T00:25:18Z")
Propel is one of the worst drinks for your teeth. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/53 "2011-02-27T06:01:03Z")
The fear of dread sodium in sports drinks is sort of funny. Sodium is a big part of the entire purpose of sports drinks. When you’re doing an athletic activity (and I realize most people just drink sports drinks because they think it’s healthier than pepsi while they sit on their couch) your body loses electrolytes through the activity and through sweat, and drinking plain water does not restore those electrolytes, which can osmotically sap remaining electrolytes out of your cells. So sports drinks are designed to contain all the electrolytes (including sodium!) that your body loses during the excercise, both restoring electrolyte levels and preventing any osmotic leaching of the remaining stuff. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748/54 "2011-02-27T17:02:18Z")
And it’s great for watering crops! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-propel-whyd-you-have-to-change-grrrr/490748.md?page=2)