A Warning to Schweppes
Just when I’m happily taking my time on a leisurely, ambling Sunday afternoon walk, I hear this awful noise from behind a fence: a cat retching its guts out.
Upon noticing my presence, it puts the regurgitation on pause, and angrily stumbles in front of me, glares intensely, then vomits profusely.
It’s one thing to notice some cat randomly spewing when I’m out and about. It’s another thing entirely for a cat to decide it instantly hates me with such verocity, it’s going to stop gagging on its breakfast long enough to go out of its way and deliberately vomit at me.
Part of my walk today was to check if Dr Pepper actually exists in Australia anymore. The availability of my preferred fizzy drink has been dwindling steadily this year - even the convenience store I could always rely on to have Dr Pepper in plentiful supply has failed me today.
So be warned, Schweppes. Remanufacture Dr Pepper immediately (oh, ho, ho… there’s no other Fear Factory fans on here, are there? Bugger) or… I’ll arrive on your doorstep with a bunch of pissed off, stomach-churny cats, and a wall of rising pussy bile. Be warned.
August 7th, 2005 at 2:32 pm
i was talking about this same dire circumstance! I can’t get Dr Pepper fucking ANYWHERE. I’ve failed to find a single place that stocks it in the past 6 months.
I’m *this* close to actually emailing Schweppes and seeing if there’s any way I can buy direct
August 7th, 2005 at 5:08 pm
If worse comes to worse… if I can find peanut butter M&Ms in Sydney, I’m sure there’s someone importing Dr Pepper from the states.
That’s not a bad idea… might email them now.
August 7th, 2005 at 10:45 pm
I recently spent 30 dollars on Diet &-up, because they have recently changed apartame with Splenda, and I can’t abide it…. so I rounded up all the older Diet that I could find. So good luck with Dr. Pepper.
August 8th, 2005 at 1:22 pm
The sound of a cat vomiting in the middle of the night mere inches from your head is so much worse.
You do not want to know what is in my fridge right now. (or in my cupboard for that fact either)
August 11th, 2005 at 4:53 pm
Yes lets hope Cadbury-Schweppes are Bound for Forgiveness and get on the backs of thos Faithless soda junkies down at the Refinery, or they could be looking at a Police State 2000.
August 21st, 2005 at 2:54 am
I bet your Dr. Pepper tastes different from our (American) Dr. Pepper.
For example, I love British Dr. Pepper, but can’t stand the American version.
September 28th, 2005 at 11:05 am
Yeah, i loved Dr Pepper when i was little, but i forgot about it cos it was never on the shelves as i got older…until recently when I found a 12 pack of it at a school where i work and they gave it to me cos it was a few years old…still tastes fine. I have 4 cans left, maybe I should auciton it on ebay or soemthing; any takers?
January 6th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Did anyone find Dr P in Australia? I would like to know what is happening over there with it!
January 6th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Did anyone find Dr Pepper in Australia/ It would be helpful to know what is happening with it over there!