Red Bull
I'm waiting for D at his office, and noticed that his employee/friend MF left an empty can of Red Bull in his cube. Here are the (mostly) scary ingredients:
Carbonated water, sucrose, glucose, sodium citrate, taurine (this is derived from a bull in some way), glucuronolactone, caffeine, inositol, niacinamide, calcium-pantothenate, pryidoxine HCL, vitamin B12, natural and artificial flavors, colors.
I read once that "natural and artificial flavors" are proprietary, meaning that the manufacturer doesn't have to tell you exactly what they are.
I've never taken Red Bull, but I know that Britney used to blame her more scantily-clad shots on it ("I would never have done that, but I drank like, 10 cans of Red Bull" -- an excuse she is no longer using), and that one of D's former employees drank a Red Bull martini or something like that, and promptly passed out on the floor.
In other news, I taught a regular class yesterday and also subbed. I sub there fairly often -- enough for me to know a lot about the receptionist. She used to be a stripper, and has myriad health complaints:
thyroid (underactive)
tooth (needs a root canal)
ankle (sprained and makes cracking sounds)
breasts (implants need to be taken out and replaced with smaller ones; they're floating around and almost poking out)
I think she is getting her tooth fixed soon.
Carbonated water, sucrose, glucose, sodium citrate, taurine (this is derived from a bull in some way), glucuronolactone, caffeine, inositol, niacinamide, calcium-pantothenate, pryidoxine HCL, vitamin B12, natural and artificial flavors, colors.
I read once that "natural and artificial flavors" are proprietary, meaning that the manufacturer doesn't have to tell you exactly what they are.
I've never taken Red Bull, but I know that Britney used to blame her more scantily-clad shots on it ("I would never have done that, but I drank like, 10 cans of Red Bull" -- an excuse she is no longer using), and that one of D's former employees drank a Red Bull martini or something like that, and promptly passed out on the floor.
In other news, I taught a regular class yesterday and also subbed. I sub there fairly often -- enough for me to know a lot about the receptionist. She used to be a stripper, and has myriad health complaints:
thyroid (underactive)
tooth (needs a root canal)
ankle (sprained and makes cracking sounds)
breasts (implants need to be taken out and replaced with smaller ones; they're floating around and almost poking out)
I think she is getting her tooth fixed soon.
Comments
Now excuse me while I read those ingredients out to him so he knows what strange stuff is being ingested into his system...
Now that the mystery is revealed (except for the still-mysterious natural and artificial flavors), I'm pretty sure I'll never try it.
Vitamin B12 is good, right? Is that the only redeeming ingredient?
liz - yes, b12 is good for you :) it actually has niacin too (i guess from the niacinamide). i think niacin is good too.
I've only tried a sip of Red bull, and it was like liquified Sweet Tarts. I like Sweet Tarts, but not in liquid form. I'll just stick to water.
kitkat - interesting! i never knew it was that sweet. i think the ankle injury was actually from an aerobics class recently.
vk - that sounds picturesque!
irene - i wonder if he'll stop drinking it now ;)
It's all necessary stuff for the job!
Too bad the coke habit wasn't deductible.
That was maintenance too.
--Lobo
just somewthing to think about.