Hey BBE, Flex et al...

[eumaas]

I've never heard of Moxies the drink....is it an American thing?

No, it's from New England. Which is what America would be like if its Constitution were written by H.P. Lovecraft and Cliff Clavin from Cheers.

What you describe is truly a paradise.

Oxford County is like Arkham crossed with the Shire.

[BostonBeaneater]

I buy Moxie once a year to remind myself that it's gross. However, there is a place in the city that makes Moxie ice cream which is quite interesting and good.

[Flex]

I buy Moxie once a year to remind myself that it's gross.

What are you, some kind of woman?

However, there is a place in the city that makes Moxie ice cream which is quite interesting and good.

Huh, what place is that?

[Flex]

[Dr. Medulla]

The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."

[Spiff]

The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."

The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.

[Dr. Medulla]

The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."

The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.

Don't let Beaneater improperly skew perceptions of all Bostonians.

[BostonBeaneater]

The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."

The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.

Don't let Beaneater improperly skew perceptions of all Bostonians.

My motto is If it's itchy then scratch it.

[Dr. Medulla]

The copywriter rejected Ted's suggestion of "Drink Moxie, you syphilitic bastards."

The rejection was quite surprising, actually, since that's the majority demographic in Boston.

Don't let Beaneater improperly skew perceptions of all Bostonians.

My motto is If it's itchy then scratch it.

And let loose the puss of love.

[Dr. Medulla]

From John Hodgman's Vacationland, wherein he describes he and his wife having over for dinner Black Francis and his wife, and Mr. Francis discovering Moxie in the fridge.

Moxie, if you don’t know, is a very old regional soft drink native to New England. It was once known as Moxie Nerve Food, as its history goes back to the time when soda was patent medicine. Coca-Cola was served at the drugstore because it was a palatable delivery system for a healthy, natural stimulant called cocaine. Predating Coke, Moxie’s own medicinal cred derived from a bitter slap of gentian root, giving it a flavor profile somewhere between Dr Pepper and witch hazel. It is difficult to enjoy even ironically, and so it has largely stayed within the confines of Massachusetts and Maine, where it is sometimes mixed with coffee brandy, as the people of Maine have a punishing streak of self-hatred that makes Bostonians seem like lighthearted imps.

Mr. Francis consumed many cans.

[BostonBeaneater]

From John Hodgman's Vacationland, wherein he describes he and his wife having over for dinner Black Francis and his wife, and Mr. Francis discovering Moxie in the fridge.

Moxie, if you don’t know, is a very old regional soft drink native to New England. It was once known as Moxie Nerve Food, as its history goes back to the time when soda was patent medicine. Coca-Cola was served at the drugstore because it was a palatable delivery system for a healthy, natural stimulant called cocaine. Predating Coke, Moxie’s own medicinal cred derived from a bitter slap of gentian root, giving it a flavor profile somewhere between Dr Pepper and witch hazel. It is difficult to enjoy even ironically, and so it has largely stayed within the confines of Massachusetts and Maine, where it is sometimes mixed with coffee brandy, as the people of Maine have a punishing streak of self-hatred that makes Bostonians seem like lighthearted imps.

Mr. Francis consumed many cans.

The real story here is Coffee Brandy, specifically Allen’s Coffee Brandy. I would estimate 80% of car accidents in Maine involved Allen’s.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/u ... oogle.com/

[Dr. Medulla]

From John Hodgman's Vacationland, wherein he describes he and his wife having over for dinner Black Francis and his wife, and Mr. Francis discovering Moxie in the fridge.

Moxie, if you don’t know, is a very old regional soft drink native to New England. It was once known as Moxie Nerve Food, as its history goes back to the time when soda was patent medicine. Coca-Cola was served at the drugstore because it was a palatable delivery system for a healthy, natural stimulant called cocaine. Predating Coke, Moxie’s own medicinal cred derived from a bitter slap of gentian root, giving it a flavor profile somewhere between Dr Pepper and witch hazel. It is difficult to enjoy even ironically, and so it has largely stayed within the confines of Massachusetts and Maine, where it is sometimes mixed with coffee brandy, as the people of Maine have a punishing streak of self-hatred that makes Bostonians seem like lighthearted imps.

Mr. Francis consumed many cans.

The real story here is Coffee Brandy, specifically Allen’s Coffee Brandy. I would estimate 80% of car accidents in Maine involved Allen’s.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/u ... oogle.com/

“It’s apples and oranges,” she said. “You are not going to put coffee brandy in a beer bong.”

Somehow I feel blessed for having read those words put in that order.