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1. Bo Lumpkin
   July 7th, 2010 at 7:20 am

   They have obviously copied some American soft drinks and appropriately named them.

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3. Bearman
   July 7th, 2010 at 2:48 pm

   mmmmmm…they all sound delicious.

4. Trevor Kent
   July 8th, 2010 at 3:02 pm

   I have yet to try Pocari Sweat.

5. DadaHyena
   July 8th, 2010 at 4:15 pm

   Where’s the vending machines with ’soiled panties’?

   That’s a staple of the Japanese economy!

6. Chris
   July 9th, 2010 at 1:05 am

   Bo: I’ve heard some say that the Japanese don’t necessarily innovate, but they perfect…
   Bearman: Post-nasalicious!
   Trevor: Pocari Sweat is to Calpis as Pepsi is to Coke.
   DadaHyena: Gads! C’mon, man, have some decency! They wash them, first.

7. Paula
   September 15th, 2010 at 9:00 am

   I miss the “creme colon” snacks!

8. Chris
   September 15th, 2010 at 1:03 pm

   How could I forget “Colon”! I remember the commercials featured these floppy furry cutesy things–baby seals, I think–rolling around, just like the snack…

9. Xoer
   April 12th, 2011 at 7:05 pm

   pocari sweat is sports drink it’s supposed to be pretty tasty, you can buy a powder version online that dissolves in water

10. Jety Lefr
    August 27th, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    I’m going to go ahead and assume this is a riff off of the fact that “hana-mizu” translates as flower water and snot, due to the fact that ‘hana’ means flower and nose.

11. CyberSkull
    October 4th, 2011 at 6:55 am

    Funny thing is, I recognize a few of those (haven’t tried them yet).

12. Chris
    October 4th, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Xoer: I confess, I do like drinking Sweat…
    Jety: Pretty much just confined myself to the nose end of things, Jety
    CyberSkull: What are you waiting for? It could be worse–you could have cucumber flavored Pepsi!

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