{"id":458,"date":"2007-03-25T16:38:58","date_gmt":"2007-03-26T02:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2007\/03\/25\/diet-pepsi-jazz-caramel-cream\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T20:18:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T06:18:52","slug":"diet-pepsi-jazz-caramel-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2007\/03\/25\/diet-pepsi-jazz-caramel-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"Diet Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I once had a crush in the eighth grade on a girl named Carol.<\/p>\n

She was Hispanic, cute, smart, goofy, and dimples appeared on her cheeks when she smiled. I think it was Carol’s dimples that attracted me. She always seemed to have a smile on her face and because of that her dimples would always show. Her dad was a chef or something and perhaps because of that she kicked ass in our home economics class.<\/p>\n

I remember her wearing a black and white checkerboard skirt every so often. I don’t know why I liked looking at it, but it seemed something cool that no one else wore. I like to think that perhaps Carol liked me too, until she started hanging out with Randy, that shaggy-haired bastard. For the first time in my life I felt jealousy. I considered Randy a friend, but after I saw him holding Carol’s hand around school, my friendship with him ceased to exist. No longer would I talk to him about episodes of the anime Star Blazers<\/a> or play soccer on the same field as him.<\/p>\n

The word “caramel” in the new Diet Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream reminds me of Carol because caramel reminds me of her beautiful brown skin. But then again, a lot of things remind me of Carol, like when I look up at a full moon and see its craters, they remind me of her dimples. When I open an oven, I think of her home economic skills. Every time I see a tile floor with an alternating pattern, I think of her checkerboard skirt.<\/p>\n

Tasting the Diet Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream is much like my relationship with Carol before Randy and after Randy. The first sip I took from it had a delightful caramel flavor with a hint of artificial sweeteners, which was as delightful as my time spent with Carol prior to Randy. The sip that quickly followed the first had the delightful caramel flavor sucked right out of it, much like how the life was sucked out of me when I saw Carol in her checkerboard skirt holding hands with that shaggy bastard Randy.<\/p>\n

This sudden lack of caramel flavor in the following sip puzzled me, much like how Carol would find Randy attractive puzzled me. If Doogal<\/a> existed back in the late 1980s, that’s what Randy would’ve looked like. Sure Randy was a nice guy and WAS my friend, but he was shorter than Carol and kind of clumsy.<\/p>\n

Anyway, after more taste testing, I found out that if I take roughly three or four minute breaks between sips instead of taking a sip and quickly following that with another sip, the caramel flavor doesn’t go away. However, taking three or four minutes in between sips caused me to nurse the bottle of soda for a while, and when the soda got warm it just didn’t taste the same.<\/p>\n

I don’t know how long or how many sips it takes to finish a 20-ounce bottle of Diet Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream soda, but I went to find out.<\/p>\n

Marvo:<\/b> Mr. Turtle, how many sips does it take to finish a 20-ounce bottle of Diet Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream soda?<\/p>\n

Mr. Turtle:<\/b> I never made it without biting. Ask Mr. Owl.<\/p>\n

Marvo:<\/b> Mr. Owl, how many sips does it take to finish a 20-ounce bottle of Diet Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream soda? <\/p>\n

Mr. Owl:<\/b> Let’s find out. One… two-HOO… three..<\/p>\n

Mr. Owl:<\/b> Crunch!<\/p>\n

Mr. Owl:<\/b> Three!<\/p>\n

Marvo:<\/b> Three? What are you? A frickin’ goat? What kind of animal bites into a plastic bottle? With the bottle in that condition, I don’t even think I can get my five cents back when I recycle it. Thanks, Mr. Owl! I hope the next mouse you eat has rabies.<\/p>\n

Much like the rest of the Diet Pepsi Jazz flavors, the caramel cream version is good, as long as you take decent breaks in between sips. I don’t know why it loses its flavor like it does when taking a second sip quickly after the first, but if you want to overcome the problem, I suggest drinking it via beer bong or shotgun style. That way it’s just one gigantic sip.<\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Diet Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream
\nPrice:<\/b> $1.09 (20-ounces)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> 7-Eleven
\nRating:<\/b> 3 out of 5
\nPros:<\/b> Good for a diet soda. Caramel-ly. First sip is good and sips after long breaks are good. Zero calories, fat, carbs, and sugar. Low sodium. Star Blazers. Carol’s dimples. Carol’s checkerboard skirt. Carol’s home economics skillz.
\nCons:<\/b> The sip that quickly follows the initial sip won’t taste as good as the first. Slight artificial sweetener taste. Gets shitty as it gets warm. That shaggy-haired bastard Randy. Mr. Owl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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