# the 70 worst sodas ever made.. why do i take these lists as a personal challenge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [December 25, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582 "2016-12-25T02:11:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582/21 "2016-12-27T01:55:03Z")
I thought this was going to be about weird drinks that haven’t been popular since the 70’s. I am disappoint. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582/22 "2016-12-27T02:07:09Z")
Since I don’t like carbonation, all soda is unappealing to me. However, I did drink Moxie on rare occasion when I was a kid in New England. The first time I had it was as an accompaniment to a deliciously spicy meatball sub on a particularly chewy roll. Moxie was the perfect drink to wash down the food. After that, I think I drank it mostly to be contrary, since it has a reputation for tasting so awful. My guess is that this is the reason most people consume it. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582/23 "2016-12-27T05:40:59Z")
> [@](#): > > After that, I think I drank it mostly to be contrary, since it has a reputation for tasting so awful. My guess is that this is the reason most people consume it. Do you drink prune juice for enjoyment, too? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582/24 "2016-12-27T05:46:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Do you drink prune juice for enjoyment, too? A warrior’s drink. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582/25 "2016-12-27T12:45:03Z")
I once did some Make-a-Six Pack thing at World Market. Out of the six sodas, only one was something I thought was especially good (think it was a vanilla pecan flavor), two were drinkable but forgettable, two I gamely finished in the name of science and then there was Moxie. Made it a third of the way through the bottle before deciding that life was too short and dumping the rest down the sink. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582/26 "2016-12-27T14:45:19Z")
What the hell makes one fizzy sugar water worse for you than any other fizzy sugar water? I think the idiots who wrote the article just drew the countdown numbers out of a hat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-70-worst-sodas-ever-made-why-do-i-take-these-lists-as-a-personal-challenge/775582.md?page=1)