I thought you meant Drylanta would do for diarrhea what Mylanda did for heartburn.

Dang. Some days I could use a little of that Drylanta to settle things down, if you know what I mean.

WWA3KD?

what is wrong with you stanger? do you search once and then declare stories "uncovered by national media?"

"Coca-Cola is waiting to see what restrictions might be imposed at its Atlanta syrup plant, but has already cut back as part of a corporate water conservation plan."

Anyway, my original point, which has now been successfully trodden to death, is that this drought is driven by our wasteful society. At least in China the problems of water supply are driven by the need to grow food for half a continent. In Atlanta it's so people's lawns can look pretty and their teeth can rot with sugar water.

But then you decided to be a dick and call me a "genius", and I had to respond. So it's your fault the argument got derailed, not mine.

And for the record, there's no "steeping and separating". The amount of water used is less than the volume of the syrup produced. Go to http://www.colawp.com/colas/400/cola467_recipe.html if you want an example of how to make cola.

But you're *totally* right about Atlanta deserving it's fate and capitalism digging its own grave and all that. You're so smart, you're probably right about everything.