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        HUNTER S. THOMPSON
Special Selection July 09 "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. " from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson Sometimes to understand a life, you must start at the end. At Hunter S. Thompson's funeral, his ashes were fired from a cannon atop a 153-foot tower of his own design (in the shape of a double-thumbed fist clutching a peyote button) to the tune of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" and Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man. We all are the stars of of our own stories, but Hunter S. Thompson's story just might be a little more interesting. Creator of Gonzo Journalism, Thompson has written himself into history. This controversial 20th century writer lived his life on the fringes of society and reported about it in his own literary style. Critics can debate the quality of his work and the ethics of his choices but that may be the point that he is worth talking about. This is a man who ran for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado on the "Freak Power" ticket, on a platform of legalizing marijuana and putting for-profit pot dealers in the stocks.
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         CAFFEINE
Caffeine is the world's most popular psychoactive stimulant drug. Whether you're a blue collar Coffee Achiever, a Latte-Sipping member of the Liberal Intelligentsia, or a hardcore gamer with a fridge full of Dew, you know and appreciate the awesome power of caffeine to wake your ass the @$%# up and keep you ready for action.
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Hunter S. Thompson is my favorite nominee I've ever sent in. I'm so thrilled to see him in this venue and to see how he'll stack up. I think the only other nominee I'm really enamored with this month is MST3K.
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Oh my goodness, you must be so conflicted right now.
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I know I am! This is a hard choice!
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I'm a little concerned by the early results that has caffeine leading this match. Sure, we all have personal, daily experiences with caffeine, and know the world would not be the same without it; but just imagine for a second how incredibly whacked out this world would be if everyone started their day with a single serving of Hunter S. Thompson? (and by 'whacked out' I mean 'totally awesome.)
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Yeah, I'm a little disappointed. I think everyone needs to go onto Netflix, and watch "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson." It's available to Watch Now, so go do it and see if you don't think Thompson is the most Awesome entrant this month!
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Not to mention Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Hunter S. Thompson is as American as Teddy Roosevelt, if Teddy were on massive amounts of LSD and mescaline.
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Mountain Dew contains caffeine?
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At least in the US it does, tons of it
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Yeah, just checked Wikipedia, list of Mtn Dew ingredients includes: Caffeine (54 mg per 12 US fluid ounces (350 ml)) (Mountain Dew outside of the United States does not list Caffeine as an ingredient)
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Whoops, I was drinking it by the gallon in Iraq: had no idea it was a diuretic!
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Where were you at? W/ who?
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Basrah Air Station, 5th (STA) Regt RA.
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I personally love how the recession in America has made Mountain Dew cut down to Mtn Dew.
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I'm told that in certain regions (particularly those that with large populations of the LDS faith) they actually make Caffeine-free Mt. Dew...which kinda makes no sense to me
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