I know I am the only gay guy in Seattle who thinks this but anything that is used specifically to push a pro-sports team that does NOTHING to support gay and lesbian rights is a piece of shit and I avoid supporting them. (Hassleback giving Bush that team jersey comes to mind)

So now Jones Soda is nothing more than a corporate whore that is in the same league by giving the Seahawks more advertising (which did the Seahawks really need in the first place?)

BTW, we are not the fucking 12th man (and why is it not woman btw?)

@1

12 is for the 'fan' in general, man or woman.

"I know I am the only gay guy in Seattle who thinks this but anything that is used specifically to push a pro-sports team that does NOTHING to support gay and lesbian rights is a piece of shit and I avoid supporting them."

...uh.

The Seahawks have not gotten me a pony. ;_; Fuck them!

Where's the Dirty Jock flavor?

@4, I'm pretty sure that's perspiration ... aka ballsweat flavor.

1. Why should a sports team support anything but children's charities? Help kids with cancer, homeless kids, etc. Seems that Pro-Sports teams as an organization should not endorse political issues (gay rights, abortion, GOP vs Dem).

2. Hasselback gave a jersey to the President of the United States. I doubt you would have any problems if he gave one to Bill Clinton.

3. Individuals (famous or not) are free to endorse whatever cause they want. If Hasselback likes Bush and hates Gay's that's his choice. Just like your free to date other gay individuals and support gay marriage.

4. As for the 12th Man...wow, you've really lost it if your that PC. 12th man/woman/trans/whatever, they all cheer for the team therefore making it the 12th Fan! BTW, maybe you noticed that eleven Football Players on the field are men? Maybe that's the origin of the "12th Man".

@6 - because they have tons of people calling each other fags at Qwest field. And not in a good way.

I just hope the Persperation flavor also contains the faint aromas of steroids and HGH. Otherwise it wouldn't really be authentic, would it?

Cato (the original)? I'm confused.

I had the Cato alais before "Cato, The Younger"...he's the younger, I'm the original. Like Coke Classic vs New Coke. Don't want people to confuse me with the other Cato.

Is there a Cato the Younger, or is the additional 'younger' there for some other reason that's confusing me?

Anyway, got it.

Live the High Life: drink Miller.

I still like the coup of (local) Jones becoming the official soda over Pepsi. That's pretty interesting in and of itself.

Hey Will, do you ever go to any football games at Qwest? Me, yes. By "tons", what percentage of the crowd are you guessing? And, how do they go about calling each other fags? When prompeted by the jumbotrons, or just spontaneously?

Should I leave Qwest strictly to the homophobes, or may I continue to attend?

This thread is epically dumb.

cato younger younger seems to be a reference to cato the younger a contemporary of Julius Caesar, Cato (the original) seems to be a psuedo sock-puppet in an homage to original andrew, though opposite in spirit.

@14

Agreed. I was hoping to have a lively discussion about the growing trend of gross-out foods (snot flavored jelly beans, pepto bismol flavored soda, etc) but it appears the thread has been successfully hijacked.

Hey, I'm just repeating what the football fans at last night's fundraiser were saying.

But what do they know ...

the idea that the seahawks should support a cause near and dear to you for whatever reason, is ridiculous. I want the seahawks to support ghetto-tech and conservative fiscal policy but when they don't I dont throw a tantrum like a 3 year old.

these fucking flavors might be okay for jelly beans, where its one bite and its over, but 12 goddamn ounces of vomit? why would i do that?

putting Walter Jones on the bottle would be relatively clever if Jones wasn't the second most cliched name in america (smith soda would sound stupid)

It's for the kids, man. They'll drink anything fizzy and sweet. You don't see so many adults selecting soda at the stadium. Jones is just applying their marketing nutso-ness to winning out the contract for the Hawks at Qwest. It'll keep the kids engaged no matter what it tastes like.

(Oh, and Will - they were calling each other fags at a fundraiser? Sheesh. Help or hurt the totals? I'll defer my first-hand experience to your second-hand reports.)

While Jones holds a special place in my heart, stuff like this and the Thanksgiving sodas just leave me scratching my head. But at least they don't use corn syrup anymore AND they started selling some flavors in cans, so I'm willing to forgive stunts like Nutsac Soda.

Jonah @ 16- thank you. I'll posit that in addition to the expanding list of "why?" cola options and foods with the deliberate color and consistency of snot, anything made of marshmallow to look like something else has got to go:

http://www.stupid.com/stat/MRLW.html

They're getting too good at making it look real. It's freaking me out.

@23

OHMYFUCKINGGOD!!!

That is truly disgusting.

(you need to get out more - or live in a less gay-hostile neighborhood - it was an arts event)

To more art fundraisers, where the people are experts in Qwest Field homophobia? 10-4, buddy; will do. My pencil...

Oh, btw, tell me what gay-hostile neighborhood I live in? (Hint: It's not the Center of The Universe.)

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