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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 123 pts · 332d
It's the same people, they've just grown up and switched genders as one does.
FerretyFever0@fedia.io · 38 pts · 332d
From Kyle to... idfk, uhhhhh, maybe Christine? Sure. We'll go with Christine.
nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 39 pts · 332d
Kayla
FerretyFever0@fedia.io · 15 pts · 332d
Kayla works. Idk, neither name seems like the type to really drink Monster. I guess I don't know enough Monster drinkers lol
nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 332d
McKayla is a momster drinker for sure.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 332d
Mickeighlah… no, no transfemme I have ever met would use that spelling. But Mickeighlah would FOR SURE drink Monster.
metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 331d
Vivian, usually. Or an otherwise vivacious variant valuing "V".
FerretyFever0@fedia.io · 2 pts · 331d
There are a lot of trans Vivians. Can definitely see them making animal noises on Twitter Dot Com.
jorymo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 331d
Or some form of Lilith/Lily
FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 332d
I’m so proud of them.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 71 pts · 332d
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
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 332d
oh she's going places
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 24 pts · 332d
I DON"T WANT TO KNOW
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 332d
Bad news... Your goanna know.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 332d
Oh shit she is both me and my partner and we’re old now
Tracaine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 331d
You and your partner are an 11 year old girl? What the fuck?
Mac@mander.xyz · 56 pts · 332d
Is this an ad
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 27 pts · 332d
I think it's more that Naomi is the sort of person who considers Monster part of her personality
i_ben_fine@midwest.social · 15 pts · 331d
Monster gives me the energy I need to top my pillow princess all night in the Uhaul.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 36 pts · 332d
Plot twist: monster energy drinks make you gay.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 332d
python@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 332d
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.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 332d
same thing
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 7 pts · 332d
Foxfire@pawb.social · 7 pts · 331d
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...
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 331d
white monster also has a 50% chance to make you a hungover dad mowing the lawn
frostysauce@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 331d
The can matches the New Balances on his feet!
jorymo@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 331d
I thought white Monster was for millennial boomers
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 332d
Shit, that explains it then. Maybe I should have more so the effect stacks! X3
snoons@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 332d
CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG
Valmond@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 331d
Incoming: that meme where someone asks how monster tastes....
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 331d
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.
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 22 pts · 332d
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
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 332d
Just do Coke. Problem solved.
frostysauce@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 331d
Meth lasts longer.
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 331d
Okay but I'm already an asshole and don't need asshole steroids. Therefore energy drinks.
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 329d
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.
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 328d
I didnt say smoking makes you an asshole. I said coke does. I didn't mention smoking.
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 328d
It's a stimulant. Practically the same thing, it just destroys your body slightly less.
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 328d
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.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 331d
Coffee is cheaper, but it tastes awful, too.
Valmond@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 331d
Then you're making coffee wrong!
(Or just don't like it, which is totally okay too)
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 331d
It isn't the worst taste, but I usually prefer to get my caffeine other ways (mainly tea or soda).
Valmond@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 331d
If only I could find (not too expensive) good tea where I live...
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 330d
You can always mail order. I like Harney & Sons, Yunnan Sourcing, and white2tea.
Valmond@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 330d
Good idea, I'm in the EU though.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 329d
They all ship to the EU.
EldenLord@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 331d
[sound of 1000 amateur baristas inhaling in preparation for a 2-hour lecture about how you are making your coffee wrong]
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 331d
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.
Alenalda@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 331d
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.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 4 pts · 332d
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
RedSnt@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 332d
Taurine tastes and smells like vomit, I don't get how so many people are into energy drinks.
jorymo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 331d
I have bafflingly inconsistent stomach problems. Coffee wrecks me, but Monster and Red Bull are totally fine for some reason
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 331d
to all the girls in the comments:
Meow :3
Valmond@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 331d
-"pspspsps"
AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 330d
mrrrow
4am@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 331d
“BMX dudes who punch drywall” 🤣 spot on
1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 332d
monster is shit.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 332d
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)
n0respect@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 332d
Coffee
wieson@feddit.org · 23 pts · 332d
Yerba Mate, Coffee, black tea, green tea, oolong tea, espresso
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 332d
Monster. Mango Loco.
rainwall@piefed.social · 11 pts · 332d
The best. All their juice versions are pretty tasty. The fruit punch flavors are also great.
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 332d
I like Pacific Punch, but Mango Loco isn't far behind.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 332d
If Pacific Punch is the almond one then it's kickass
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 331d
Oh you mean almond colour? 😅 I thought almond flavour at first and was very confused hahaha
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 331d
No I mean almond flavour. I've drank an energy drink with similar sounding name and it had almond flavour, it was awesome
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 331d
Ow, just a coincidence then I guess 😅
python@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 332d
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.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 332d
Redbull tastes generic same way as LOTR feels like generic modern fantasy. It sorta defined the whole thing and became the standard.
jorymo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 331d
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
Damage@feddit.it · 8 pts · 332d
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.
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 332d
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.
Damage@feddit.it · 7 pts · 332d
No worries, I make sure to compensate with plenty of different unhealthy stuff
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 332d
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
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 332d
I wish… caffeine makes me feel like my heart is going to explode. Harder stimulants are fine, apparently. I miss coffee.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 332d
Mega Force or Kong Strong since they're the cheapest.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 332d
2 of the japanese monsters in the little glass bottles that kinda look like thai redbull.
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 332d
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.
queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 332d
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.
legopika@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 332d
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
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 332d
Californian here, never even seen an Aldi's.
AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 332d
redbull, preferably the juneberry one but any will do.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 332d
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.
nightlily@leminal.space · 2 pts · 331d
Redbull Waldmeister and Grapefruit flavour. Probably not available outside of DACH because no one else uses Waldmeister/Sweet Woodruff as a flavour.
ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 331d
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
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 2 pts · 332d
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.
pedz@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 331d
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.
tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 331d
Counterpoint: White Monster being meme-ish regarded as God's Nourishment on Gymbro Media
EldenLord@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 331d
sorry what did you say?
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 331d
I can't tell if this is a colorized djoujin, colorized standalone hentai, or a utter shit post a la astolfo monster memes.
BilSabab@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 331d
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.
applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 332d
I haven't tried that flavor yet. How is it compared to our lord and savior white monster?
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 332d
The vice guava one was pretty good, although I think that was a promotion thing.
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 331d
that one is literally the best sugar free one other than white, I'm gonna be really upset if they go away :'(
AceOnTrack@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 331d
I miss the ginger one.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 331d
do u take take your hrt as a pill, an injection, or drink monster
falseWhite@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 331d
AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 330d
can someone fact check me? Didn't monster donate to Trump's campaign? thx
etherphon@midwest.social · 1 pts · 330d