<![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested - Consumerist Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/consumerist.com.png <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested - Consumerist Comments]]> http://consumerist.com Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:02:38 EST Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:02:38 EST http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3397025 It amuses me that so many here also saw Idiocracy. :) Not the greatest movie, but decent.

synergy

]]> 31:335009:c3397025 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:02:38 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3383645 I want to sit back in my velour track suit, watch some "Ow my balls" and drink a whole bunch of Brawndo.

I mean come on, it's got electrolytes.

Spookyooky

]]> 31:335009:c3383645 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:12:26 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3383225 @Canadian Impostor: It is. It's called Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, aka The Best Show on Television.

Upgrayyyd.

peggynature

]]> 31:335009:c3383225 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:38:35 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3378562 Ill buy 1 and only 1 out of my love for the electrolytes.

Murdermonkey

]]> 31:335009:c3378562 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:43:19 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3372867 So Fox buries the Mike Judge movie (just like they did with Office Space) about commercialization and how a beverage destroys the entire country's agricultural industry.
Then Fox, after burying the movie, decides to market the very drink that destroys society in the movie.

Isn't it ironic? Don'tcha think?

Who are the ad wizards who came up with this idea? I mean hey!

suburbancowboy

]]> 31:335009:c3372867 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:42:43 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3371886 "Brought to you by Carl's Jr."

\Carl's Jr. -- "Frak you, I'm eating!"

Erskine

]]> 31:335009:c3371886 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:52:27 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370800 @varco:
I am of the same opinion, but the first ten minutes of the movie, where they explain how the population becomes so dumb, was the best part of the movie. The yuppie couple reminded me of my brother and sister in law. I would buy the collectors edition if it came with a can of Brawndo.

nursetim

]]> 31:335009:c3370800 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:43:32 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370596 @KJones: Niiiice.

92BuickLeSabre

]]> 31:335009:c3370596 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:25:35 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370344 Could you imagine if this drink became the paid stadium sponsor of the Florida Marlins? Ba-dum-bam!

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(Get it? Marlin Brawndo Stadium?)

KJones

]]> 31:335009:c3370344 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:57:57 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370327 I would probably tune in and watch "Ow, My Balls" if it were on TV.

Canadian Impostor

]]> 31:335009:c3370327 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:56:11 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370119 @varco: Yeah, but Starbucks was a strip club, I mean, a painters club. I would be more apt to visit Starbucks if it was like the movie one.

Git Em SteveDave

]]> 31:335009:c3370119 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:21:25 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370113 It's got what plants need.

RamV10

]]> 31:335009:c3370113 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:20:11 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370073 Interesting -- where can I find this in my local city-sized, warehouse store?

"Welcome to Costco... I love you..."

shiny

]]> 31:335009:c3370073 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:12:59 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3370057 Ahh what a great movie. That being said, I might buy ONE can, and keep it on a shelf as a souvenir, if it came with the DVD/BD/HD DVD.

shan6

]]> 31:335009:c3370057 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:08:42 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3369862 Wouldn't we rather have President Not Sure than what we have now?

doctor_cos

]]> 31:335009:c3369862 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:11:05 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3369846 I really enjoyed the movie, but I'll stay away from the movie inspired energy drink.

'I could really go for a Starbucks right now…'

shades_of_blue

]]> 31:335009:c3369846 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:04:09 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3369368 But wait...it's got electrolytes!

n301dp

]]> 31:335009:c3369368 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:46:16 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3369113 @GitEmSteveDave: Nazi-saurus Rex was like the greatest thing I've ever seen... okay maybe not the greatest but it was better than the entire crap-fest that called itself transformers.

warf0x0r

]]> 31:335009:c3369113 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:23:09 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3368836 @belisle: Apparently, the distribution of Idiocracy may have been deliberately restricted by Fox (it's got a pretty strong anti-consumerism message and calls out companies like Carl's Jr. and Starbucks by name). I wouldn't say it's the greatest movie ever made, but it wasn't the worst either (and had both a message and a decent cast).

varco

]]> 31:335009:c3368836 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:18:28 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3368810 The problem is that nobody saw or has even heard of Idiocracy. The aforementioned lines will go tragically unappreciated.

Michael Belisle

]]> 31:335009:c3368810 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:11:28 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3368497 I'm glad we can stop drinking water now. I don't want to drink the same stuff that's in toilets!

it scares me that they are actually producing this.

Lin-Z

]]> 31:335009:c3368497 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:31:12 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3367539 Wow, I thought I was the only one stupid enough to watch the movie and actually try to follow the plot at 3am. Thank you Nacho. Thank you UN. Save us from the Nazi-saurus Rex.

Git Em SteveDave

]]> 31:335009:c3367539 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:42:59 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3367331 @SaveMeJeebus: It's what plants crave... duh.

warf0x0r

]]> 31:335009:c3367331 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:20:25 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3367286 @no.no.notorious: What's sarcasm?

teh

]]> 31:335009:c3367286 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:13:40 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3367280 such delicious irony...

Dick.Blake

]]> 31:335009:c3367280 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:13:03 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3366790 @SaveMeJeebus: salt

no.no.notorious

]]> 31:335009:c3366790 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:21:01 EST <![CDATA[Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested]]> http://consumerist.com/consumer/drinks/brawndo-becomes-a-real-product-gets-taste-tested-335009.php#c3366752 What's an electrolyte?

SaveMeJeebus

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