Thoughts on Rabbits, Bambi, Coke, and more
Today I finished what must be one of the best books about bunnies out there. I honestly haven't read too many books about the fuzzy little wascals, but while watching "Lost", I realized that Sawyer (coolest character on the show) was reading a book called "Watership Down". You guessed it. The book is about bunnies. Well, it's about bunnies, and it's about people too...one of those deals, but if you get the chance, I recommend it.
I learned many rabbit facts. Boy rabbits are called bucks, girls are does, and children are kittens. Does sometimes may eat their kittens if they are stressed out. If you want to find out more, read it for yourself. Take a look, it's in a book, etc.
Anyway, one of the interesting facts that came back to mind is that rabbits stamp their feet to warn of danger. I think I already knew that, but honestly, it has been a while since I've had classes on rabbit and rabbit life (though I think the college of liberal arts here at WSU is starting a program in rodent and small mammal studies soon). This foot-stomping reminded me of Waverly, first of all, but then it reminded me of Bambi and the loveable Thumper who just doesn't seem as loveable after puberty lowered his voice.
Continuing: As I reminisced upon Bambi and his woodland friends, I had to ask myself, "What kind of freak is Walt Disney?" What kind of monster kills the main character's mother in a children's movie?! Wouldn't that be like Dora the Explorer getting kidnapped and sold into prostitution? What was Walt thinking? I imagine that generations of children from now on are going to be forever scarred.
I wonder if perhaps Walt was going through a dark period in his life. Maybe he had just been dumped by some Minnie floozy, and in retaliation, he not only killed the leading lady of a cartoon, but he also showed boys and girls everywhere that you can't trust women to stick around (GIANT DISCLAIMER - that does not reflect my thoughts on women; just speculating on W.D.'s mental state). Perhaps, this was Disney's way of introducing children to the school of hard knocks. There are other ways to introduce children to this school, and Coca Cola has led the way into that school this year.
Starting this month, Coke has discontinued Vanilla Coke. What kind of freak would discontinue Vanilla Coke? I guess I can't completely blame the Coca Cola corporation. It's not like they actually killed someone of their own free will (GIANT DISCLAIMER - not a theological statement; I'm using the term "free will" very loosely and will roll my eyes at and then promptly forget any replies mentioning it). Coke is a business, and if V.C. wasn't making money, they had to discontinue it. This leaves the blame squarely in the laps of the American populace? What kind of freaks did not buy Vanilla Coke? Was it you? Was it?
In a feeble attempt to put a bandaid on the giant wound that they inflicted on V.C. lovers everywhere, Coke has come out with Black Cherry Vanilla Coke. After an open-minded analysis, my opinion is that it is the exact same thing as regular Cherry coke, just in a different bottle to make people think it tastes different (just like there are some people that swear that different colored M&M's taste different). Anyway, if you like Cherry Coke, double your pleasure. If you miss Vanilla Coke, don't look to this for help.
It has been rumored however that coke is going to start incorporating coffee into a new drink called "Coke Black". Coca Cola, You have my full attention. My friend Emily reports on having made a homemade version of the drink and gives it her full approval. I trust her, since her taste is almost impeccable (she doesn't like Survivor or mayonnaise, so I guess her taste is only slightly peccable). Coca Cola's redemption perhaps draweth nigh.
In conclusion. Rabbits are interesting. Walt Disney had a weird phase (at least), and Coke needs to earn some more points with me before I switch over to Big K.
I learned many rabbit facts. Boy rabbits are called bucks, girls are does, and children are kittens. Does sometimes may eat their kittens if they are stressed out. If you want to find out more, read it for yourself. Take a look, it's in a book, etc.
Anyway, one of the interesting facts that came back to mind is that rabbits stamp their feet to warn of danger. I think I already knew that, but honestly, it has been a while since I've had classes on rabbit and rabbit life (though I think the college of liberal arts here at WSU is starting a program in rodent and small mammal studies soon). This foot-stomping reminded me of Waverly, first of all, but then it reminded me of Bambi and the loveable Thumper who just doesn't seem as loveable after puberty lowered his voice.
Continuing: As I reminisced upon Bambi and his woodland friends, I had to ask myself, "What kind of freak is Walt Disney?" What kind of monster kills the main character's mother in a children's movie?! Wouldn't that be like Dora the Explorer getting kidnapped and sold into prostitution? What was Walt thinking? I imagine that generations of children from now on are going to be forever scarred.
I wonder if perhaps Walt was going through a dark period in his life. Maybe he had just been dumped by some Minnie floozy, and in retaliation, he not only killed the leading lady of a cartoon, but he also showed boys and girls everywhere that you can't trust women to stick around (GIANT DISCLAIMER - that does not reflect my thoughts on women; just speculating on W.D.'s mental state). Perhaps, this was Disney's way of introducing children to the school of hard knocks. There are other ways to introduce children to this school, and Coca Cola has led the way into that school this year.
Starting this month, Coke has discontinued Vanilla Coke. What kind of freak would discontinue Vanilla Coke? I guess I can't completely blame the Coca Cola corporation. It's not like they actually killed someone of their own free will (GIANT DISCLAIMER - not a theological statement; I'm using the term "free will" very loosely and will roll my eyes at and then promptly forget any replies mentioning it). Coke is a business, and if V.C. wasn't making money, they had to discontinue it. This leaves the blame squarely in the laps of the American populace? What kind of freaks did not buy Vanilla Coke? Was it you? Was it?
In a feeble attempt to put a bandaid on the giant wound that they inflicted on V.C. lovers everywhere, Coke has come out with Black Cherry Vanilla Coke. After an open-minded analysis, my opinion is that it is the exact same thing as regular Cherry coke, just in a different bottle to make people think it tastes different (just like there are some people that swear that different colored M&M's taste different). Anyway, if you like Cherry Coke, double your pleasure. If you miss Vanilla Coke, don't look to this for help.
It has been rumored however that coke is going to start incorporating coffee into a new drink called "Coke Black". Coca Cola, You have my full attention. My friend Emily reports on having made a homemade version of the drink and gives it her full approval. I trust her, since her taste is almost impeccable (she doesn't like Survivor or mayonnaise, so I guess her taste is only slightly peccable). Coca Cola's redemption perhaps draweth nigh.
In conclusion. Rabbits are interesting. Walt Disney had a weird phase (at least), and Coke needs to earn some more points with me before I switch over to Big K.
posted by Andy at 9:05 PM
4 Comments:
Sorry to hear about Vanilla Coke, I know you had an affection for it. The good news is, Vanilla Ice Cream will be around for a while, so you can always "freely" make your own batch of V.C. Somebody should put that sick Walt Disney in a cryogenic chamber!
I have to say that I'm pretty upset about Vanilla Coke. But we still have about 70 cases of it at work so it will probably be a while before I notice the change.
I'm pretty upset about Vanilla Coke, too. When I found out I went out to my local grocery store and bought the 12 remaining 12-packs they had in their store.
I liked your comment about how, ultimately, this was a business decision by the Coca-Cola Company because they weren't selling as much as they would like. I think Black Cherry Vanilla Coke is a poor move by them, however. I like both Cherry Coke and Vanilla Coke... and I don't like Black Cherry Vanilla Coke. I don't think it's going to sell as well as they'd like.
I started a website to petition Coca-Cola to bring back Vanilla Coke: www.SaveVanillaCoke.com. I'm hoping that they will listen if we as consumers express how much we want Vanilla Coke back.
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