• kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    26
    ·
    11 days ago

    Nyquil comes in two colors: red and green. And it’s the only thing on the planet that tastes like red and green.

    — Lewis Black

    • oyfrog@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      10 days ago

      “fetid” is great descriptor. It to me feels more visceral than “rancid”.

      I think I disagree with “grape” being the worst though. Artificial grape flavor is the most honest one, be it medicine or soda. It’s the distant cousin that shows up to the wedding or funeral in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops; it’s the octagenerian emeritus faculty member that shows up to seminar and sits in the front row and sleeps through the presentation; it’s the Kazaa (or Morpheus or Limewire) file labeled “Blink182.mp3.exe”—you look at it and you know exactly what you’re gonna get.

  • EtherWhack@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    10 days ago

    If they had a flavor that was mint or wintergreen, it may pair a lot better with the alcohol and menthol a lot of the have.

  • Obinice@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    10 days ago

    Thankfully the ones we get in England have delicious flavours like aniseed and the like! It’s worrying how much I want to gulp it all down…

    • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      9 days ago

      I remember various medicines from my childhood that were really tasty. Don’t remember what they were, though (I don’t get sick much). Probably for the better, my self control with tasty treats is abysmal …