One Response to “The THRUST Cola Experience”

1. Christopher says:
   

   Notes: This was my first real anti-consumerist (or from Poet’s perspective, pro-consumerist) strip, and I recall having a lot of fun writing it. It was inspired by those ergonomically-designed Gatorade bottles that came out years ago.

   Transcript for “The THRUST Cola Experience”
   1. Poet: AHHH!
   2. P: I notice you’ve bought a soda in a relatively innocuous fountain cup. I, on the other hand, have purchased an oversize prefabricated soda magnum with double-hand gripping action.
   3. P: You see, on doesn’t just drink this soda anymore, it’s an experience.
   4. P: Thanks to some innovative minds in marketing, we’ve entered an age when even the most mundane activities are infinitely memorable and significant.
   5. P: You don’t just shave anymore — you blast your face.
   6. P: And nobody simply drives to work — they feel the passion of the open road.
   7. P: This is no longer a beverage, but a refreshment payload, and the ingenious ergonomics of the containment unit ensure maximum slamability.
   8. P: This is no less a drink than it is the final crescendo of human history! And I alone have the honor of living it.
   9. P: Hey, the ergoslamwells are too big for my hands.
   Ben: So use a straw.
   10. P: What kind of backward suggestion is that??? My entire weekend is ruined!!! Let’s see how the ergonomics fit on my FOOT!!!

   May 16th, 2008 at 8:06 pm

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