According to Wikipedia, it used to be spelled "Iron Brew".

Weirdness of the Week by dramaticsoprano on 2014-01-07 04:45:00 UTC Reply

Re: Weirdness of the Week by DrMarble on 2014-01-11 19:59:00 UTC Reply

The world would be a lot less awsome (and weird) without Japan.
I've never understood that kind of food. by Legacy on 2014-01-11 19:09:00 UTC Reply

Mountain Dew Cheetos? Seriously? I've seen some weird food, but this takes the bacon-flavored cake. I… I'm at a loss for what to say.

Huh.
Um... ew? (nm) (nm) by Desdendelle on 2014-01-07 16:25:00 UTC Reply

No. Delicious. Delicious (nm) (nm) by DemonFiren on 2014-01-07 21:23:00 UTC Reply

Yeah, Japan is the home of rather weird stuff. by Sergio Turbo on 2014-01-07 10:13:00 UTC Reply

Like yogurt or watermelon flavoured Pepsi. No, really.

Watermelon Pepsi sounds kind of good by DawnFire on 2014-01-08 16:25:00 UTC Reply

Not sure how good it would taste in practice, but...it seems like it would have possibilities.

~DF

I have one thing to say on those bitter sodas. by World-Jumper on 2014-01-08 18:28:00 UTC Reply

EUCH! I tried some Italian soda (proper Italian soda, mind you, not that flavored club soda we Americans make in their name) and it was bitter as all heck. Not to hate on your home tastes Sergio, but man that stuff was nasty! If other people like it, good for them, but I will be staying well away from it.

Now, Israeli soda made with honey? That's some good soda! What I had was kinda like Sprite, but much better. The Chinese stuff was not too bad either.

Well, yes, there's a chemical cause... by wobblestheclown on 2014-01-09 01:02:00 UTC Reply

But why would you put ammonium ferric chlorate (the source of the name, and the original source of the bright orange coloration) into something you would drink?

Answer: because you are not a GREETIN' WEE SPINE-VACUUM WI' THA BALLS AE A NEWBORN BAIRN!

Newborn barn? by Outhra on 2014-01-09 01:27:00 UTC Reply

I clearly have much to learn in the ways of slang. I assume "spine-vacuum" would be roughly synonymous with the term "wimp", due to the typical use of the spine metaphorically to describe one's confidence and gusto, but the word "greeting" used as a derogatory adjective and the comparison of someone to a "newborn barn" are alien to me. Maybe "bairn" would have meant a different word once translated out of Over-the-Top Scottish Accent, but I'm not sure. Elaborate?

A brief primer on Scottish slang terms by wobblestheclown on 2014-01-09 01:31:00 UTC Reply

To greet - to cry, usually in a childish manner.

Bairn - infant.

I imagine that would create a bit of confusion. by Outhra on 2014-01-09 01:56:00 UTC Reply

I'm sort of glad that my reply to your welcome thread was never posted now, because my usual welcome-thread post title of "Greetings and bienvenue!" would have mixed poorly with the "greeting" slang term. I wouldn't want to imply you were crying childishly.

Not really... by wobblestheclown on 2014-01-09 09:16:00 UTC Reply

Chances are you're not Scottish, and it'd have a completely different context. No confusion on my end, I assure you.

That sounds disgusting! (nm) by Ekyl on 2014-01-07 08:30:00 UTC Reply
That's... um... that's something. by Spotted Pheasant on 2014-01-07 07:44:00 UTC Reply

Morbidly curious as to how they taste. My curiosity will be the death of me, I'm sure.

I feel they'd kill me if I tried them.
What did I just see. (nm) by 99Hedgehog on 2014-01-07 05:36:00 UTC Reply
Fascinating by Crimson Flight on 2014-01-07 05:25:00 UTC Reply

I need to get some of that stuff.

Sounds tasty.