![]() ![]() It was a little weird drinking the juice out of a can, because I associate cans with soda, so I had to re-adjust my palate to nullify the expectation of carbonation. But I am, and I’m loving it, even as I realize how crappy it tastes. So what does Ecto Cooler taste like to me today? Well, like many things that originate from a juice box, insanely sweet, with a little tart citrus kick and a lot of artificial tangerine, which is really just more like orange. It’s not like they lost the ingredients list. But why wouldn’t the recipe be the same? Ecto Cooler lost Slimer and became Shoutin’ Orange Tangergreen and then Crazy Citrus Cooler, which was finally discontinued in 2007. I mean, when this Hi-C first hit my tongue, it went, “Hey that tastes familiar from my childhood,” but my tongue could be totally lying. I gotta square up with ya: I don’t really remember what Ecto Cooler tasted like. (Seriously, parents, what did you think was going to happen when you bought your child a tub of slime?) I’m pretty sure the staining effect will be similarly disastrous. If your parents are unwilling to buy you a tub of slime, you can always pour this over your toys and pretend they’re being slimed on your parents’ carpet. What a beautiful, neon, ectoplasmic shade of green. Also, it has girls in it instead of boys! You can call that stupid if you want, and the Internet has, but if it had been an all-girl squad back when I was younger, I sure as hell would have had all the toys. Have you heard of it? It’s a little indie flick. We are being blessed with all these snack foods (don’t get me started on the Twinkies – because I will later) because of the new Ghostbusters movie. Never mind that it’s the same technology Coors uses to let you know their beer has cooled down sufficiently enough that you won’t notice how shitty it is. ![]() Not huge, I know, but trust me – 9-year-old you would freak out at this concept. TAKE IT.Īll of the yellow on the can changes to green – even the little accent lines on the slime. Besides, these cans do something that I’m sure your 1980s-loving self will surely appreciate:ĬOLOR-CHANGING CANS WOOOOO! Hypercolor t-shirts! The Great Bluedini! Are you satisfied yet, adult-children? If not, there’s slime dripping down from the top of the can. “Thanks for the Ecto Cooler but WHERE’S SLIMER?” Y’all need to calm the hell down. Oh yeah, that’s a real thing that real people are upset about. Blah blah blah 80s nostalgia, blah blah there’s no Slimer on the can. The only friend I ever had at lunch.īut if you’re younger than I am, which is looking more and more like a probability as I continue to stare mortality in the eye, you probably don’t give a shit about any of this. It was like taking a friend with me to school. There’s no gender-specific aisles at the grocery store, and Slimer was mine for the taking in the form of a Hi-C juice box. I was perfectly content having my Barbies fight ghosts and vampires instead of nabbing a tiny Dan Aykroyd to do so.īut Ecto Cooler was something that everyone had access to. Anyway, I guess it was considered more of a boy thing. I never did get any of the toys, minus some stickers and maybe a Slimer eraser top or a tub of slime. How could I not be when it had a giant marshmallow monster? Not a crazed die-hard fan, but a fan nonetheless. I was too young to see the first Ghostbusters when it came out, but once I was able watch the movie without running out of the room screaming as soon as the Library Ghost showed up, I was a fan. ![]()
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