Spyke
fedia.io

From Kyle to... idfk, uhhhhh, maybe Christine? Sure. We'll go with Christine.

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fedia.io

Kayla works. Idk, neither name seems like the type to really drink Monster. I guess I don't know enough Monster drinkers lol

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Mickeighlah… no, no transfemme I have ever met would use that spelling. But Mickeighlah would FOR SURE drink Monster.

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fedia.io

There are a lot of trans Vivians. Can definitely see them making animal noises on Twitter Dot Com.

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i have a niece that is going to be 11 soon, and one of her stand out personality traits is making animail noises....

I look forward to her adulthood

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Raireply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Oh shit she is both me and my partner and we’re old now

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I think it's more that Naomi is the sort of person who considers Monster part of her personality

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lemmy.ca

Plot twist: monster energy drinks make you gay.

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pythonreply
lemmy.world

Ah, I mostly had white monster in my childhood, but being afab it didn't turn me into a femboy but into a software engineer. Truly tragic.

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When I decide to pick one up, I do end up grabbing the white Monsters. I guess this explains why I like wearing thigh highs so much now...

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Truscapereply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

Shit, that explains it then. Maybe I should have more so the effect stacks! X3

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Monster seriously looks and tastes like something from a dystopian sci-fi movie. Like some kind of drugged drink that's used to give the proles brain rot and make them easier to control.

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lemmy.blahaj.zone

Can't relate at all

I tried monster once in like 2019 and it tasted so bad I never bought an energy drink since

If I want caffeine I just get coffee

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sopuli.xyz

So coke makes you an "asshole" apparently. I wouldn't call cynicism and slight aggressivness asshole traits (at least that's what cigarettes make even more noticeable in my personality). If there is one thing I objectively love about myself it's cynicism.

And of course don't smoke. It really fucks with your lungs and makes mental health problems way worse.

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sopuli.xyz

It's a stimulant. Practically the same thing, it just destroys your body slightly less.

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Well it is a stimulant.

Not sure how the same it is. Like saying dilotted and alcohol are the same because theyre both depressants.

I'm not sure it destroys your body less, but it certainly destroys everyone else's bodies a lot more.

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Valmondreply
lemmy.world

Then you're making coffee wrong!

(Or just don't like it, which is totally okay too)

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zarkanianreply
sh.itjust.works

It isn't the worst taste, but I usually prefer to get my caffeine other ways (mainly tea or soda).

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Valmondreply
lemmy.world

If only I could find (not too expensive) good tea where I live...

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zarkanianreply
sh.itjust.works

You can always mail order. I like Harney & Sons, Yunnan Sourcing, and white2tea.

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[sound of 1000 amateur baristas inhaling in preparation for a 2-hour lecture about how you are making your coffee wrong]

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I treat caffeine as a drink for the effects, not for the taste. Only energy drinks are good for the taste when I want both.

Instant coffee, raw coffee, the shitty coffee that comes in MRE packets, the fancy stuff that costs too much, espressos, 5-hour energy, I'll chug it all down all the same. Treat it like vodka or whiskey - don't bother trying to taste it.

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Unfortunately the cost of an energy drink at least around here is nearly the cost of a large gas station coffee ~2.50$. and that's for shit gas station coffee, if you go to like Starbucks you will pay double that easily.

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I love the taste of energy drinks, it tastes like liquid gummy bears to me (which is a good thing). But the name brand stuff is super expensive and I definitely don't want to have a pint of it in a container that can't be closed again. Also I get digestive issues from caffeine, haha

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I have bafflingly inconsistent stomach problems. Coffee wrecks me, but Monster and Red Bull are totally fine for some reason

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“BMX dudes who punch drywall” 🤣 spot on

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lemmy.blahaj.zone

Okay, flame war time.

You need caffeine, but you also want some decent flavor.

Redbull, Monster, or Rockstar?

(Not including Reign because that is a "I need to do this 6 hour drive, fuck my organs" drink)

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Yerba Mate, Coffee, black tea, green tea, oolong tea, espresso

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rainwallreply
piefed.social

The best. All their juice versions are pretty tasty. The fruit punch flavors are also great.

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Hazelreply
piefed.blahaj.zone

Oh you mean almond colour? 😅 I thought almond flavour at first and was very confused hahaha

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RaivoKullireply
sopuli.xyz

No I mean almond flavour. I've drank an energy drink with similar sounding name and it had almond flavour, it was awesome

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pythonreply
lemmy.world

Redbull is overpriced and tastes like the most generic energy drink flavor and Rockstar has no decent sugar free options (although blueberry Rockstar was pretty decent if I recall, but I don't like the idea of having so much sugar). Leaves only Monster.

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RaivoKullireply
sopuli.xyz

Redbull tastes generic same way as LOTR feels like generic modern fantasy. It sorta defined the whole thing and became the standard.

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If I remember correctly, they changed the flavor a little while ago to be more broadly appealing. Before that, it was a pretty divisive taste

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Damagereply
feddit.it

I find energy drinks disgusting, the sweetness is overwhelming, and I generally don't mind sweet drinks, but there's something in those that just disgusts me.

And I'm in Italy so coffee is life.

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Monster white isn't sweet for what's worth, it has lime, but if you dislike them more power to you since they are not really healthy, besides the caffeine they have a bunch of stuff.

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if you dislike them more power to you since they are not really healthy

No worries, I make sure to compensate with plenty of different unhealthy stuff

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That's my current favourite. Here in Germany, it's sold both at Penny and Rewe, tastes like lemonade and uses sweeteners instead of sugar. Bangin

Edit: And it's really cheap. 60 Cents for a 0,5l can plus 25 Cents deposit

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I wish… caffeine makes me feel like my heart is going to explode. Harder stimulants are fine, apparently. I miss coffee.

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Buy some guaraná pills, eat the dust out of the pill directly so the caffeine activates faster and then drink whatever non caffeinated drink you like, like orange juice.

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piefed.blahaj.zone

Aldi Brand. ~$1 a can and I haven't had a regular Red Bull in long enough that I'm no longer sure if they taste different. They're pretty similar though.

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legopikareply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

Might be useful if there was an Aldi within 1000 miles of me, PNW only has trader Joe's and they don't do energy drinks

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2 of the japanese monsters in the little glass bottles that kinda look like thai redbull.

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For the flavour, cafe latte.

But really, if you need caffeine, your body is addicted and need to lay off the stuff for a while to get your natural self back. You shouldn't need it to function.

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Redbull Waldmeister and Grapefruit flavour. Probably not available outside of DACH because no one else uses Waldmeister/Sweet Woodruff as a flavour.

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Buying name brand energy drinks, in THIS economy? And I definitely don't want to have half a liter of it in a container that can't be closed, so if those three are the only options I pick Red Bull.

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Redbull Sugar Free. Zero is not as good. Original is ok too. We gave a try with Monster Ultra (zero sugar) once, it was wayyyyyyy to sweet. I'm not sure I've ever seen Rockstar in any shop

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Monster is actually a company that I will try to avoid as much as possible, specifically for their marketing. It's one of the few energy drinks that I can tolerate and it would be my default "go to" when I need one, but I refrain from buying them because I remember seeing their giant pickup trucks in the streets of my city and I hate them.

I bought hundreds of cans before but since I've seen a few of their monstrosities parade in my city, I avoid them.

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A couple of years ago i was hiring a sound team for a game. The biggest challenge was to hire someone who would make the monster sounds. For some reason the game director wanted to do it "like Mike Patton in I am Legend" and it was the single stupidest recruitment campaign i had to endure. Lots of deathgrowl dudes being very same and sweaty. And what do you know - the candidate who got the job was a girl who went to the interview for shits and giggles and she didn't even tried sounding Lovecraftian eldritch abomination. And then she got screwed out of proper credit and quit the business.

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I can't tell if this is a colorized djoujin, colorized standalone hentai, or a utter shit post a la astolfo monster memes.

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lemmy.blahaj.zone

I haven't tried that flavor yet. How is it compared to our lord and savior white monster?

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Truscapereply
lemmy.blahaj.zone

The vice guava one was pretty good, although I think that was a promotion thing.

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that one is literally the best sugar free one other than white, I'm gonna be really upset if they go away :'(

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