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1. Old Kool-ade man resembles another mascot:
   flickr.com/photos/25225730@N00/536022695/
   Big Red from Western Kentucky University.

   posted by GoingLikeSixty on 6-8-2007 at 8:31 am

2. I was watching Saturday morning cartons one day with my kids, and I saw how the new Kool-Aid Man had pants on. I was explaining to them how when I was little he was “naked” and would break through walls when the the kids would be all hot and sweaty and yell,”Hey,Kool-Aid!” They looked at me like I was making it up. LOL!

   posted by CropTillDawn on 6-8-2007 at 8:59 am

3. I go to Syracuse University and we have the dumbest mascot ever. Sometimes he wears camo pants. I guess that makes him more intimidating?

   posted by Dana on 6-8-2007 at 9:16 am

4. Otto! I miss the old version of the SU mascot (the one you pictured). The new version that made a few years ago look mean :(

   posted by Sara on 6-8-2007 at 9:21 am

5. I read about the game before. Here is a site that lets you download a ROM of the game in all its 8-bit glory! Go to
   classicgaming dot com and search for kooll aid!

   posted by Big Pill on 6-8-2007 at 9:33 am

6. I was under the impression that Kool-Aid drink mix was first available in 1914. At first, the only reliable source I had for this information was this plaque at the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. [img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/Kosherbeefjerky/IMG_0572.jpg]. As you can see, the plaque explains that the most important event of 1914 was the invention of Kool-Aid. [Second is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.]

   However, I went ahead and did some more research, and the Kraft Foods website explains that Kool-Aid was indeed invented in 1914, in Hendley, Nebraska, not Hastings. In 1920, the company moved to Hastings, and in 1927, Kool-Aid became available as a powder, instead of the previous syrup version.

   posted by Nathan Miller on 6-8-2007 at 11:09 am

7. I have that video game and would be happy to give a review. The beginning of the game is the best. A bunch of huge pixels with a face crash into another mass of huge pixels. You’re supposed to infer that you just saw the kool aid man bashing his way through a wall, as he always does.

   posted by Christian on 6-8-2007 at 12:30 pm

8. Kool aid is also a popular dye for knitters and those interested in protein fibers (wool and silk being 2 popular ones). Knitty.com has a series on koolaid dyeing– very fun.

   posted by aija on 6-8-2007 at 2:39 pm

9. I’m going to college in Hastings, Nebraska and they have Kool-Aid Days and the museum has a section on Kool-Aid. The guy who invented Kool-Aid has given a lot of money to the college. Pretty nifty.

   posted by Sara on 6-8-2007 at 3:14 pm

10. Kool-aid also makes a great semi washable hair dyes. Just mix a few non sweetened packs in boiling water let cool a little bit (still want it to be hot/warm but not so hot that it burns) apply to hair, cover with a plastic bag and let sit 45-60 minutes. then wash will cool water and you have a great funky color that washes out. (Note: this only works with bleach blonde hair, any other colors will only give a tint. And if you want a more permint you can buy color enhancers to mix.)

    posted by xxBoneOrchardxx on 6-8-2007 at 8:55 pm

11. Who puts Kool-Aid as being more important than an assassination?

    posted by Pointy-Hatted Geek on 6-8-2007 at 11:52 pm

12. Who created the Kool-Man image?

    posted by Punk Wonder on 6-9-2007 at 11:34 am

13. very interesting but do you know what the red dye is made from? Trust me, you really don’t want to know.

    posted by Bebinn on 6-10-2007 at 8:37 am

14. I want to know! I want to know!

    posted by Turk on 6-10-2007 at 8:41 pm

15. Uh Oh! I’m going to guess it’s the dye made from crushed beetles?

    posted by Tdave on 6-11-2007 at 12:05 am

16. If it’s Red 40, that’s a misconception. Red 40 is different from carmine, which is the dye made from crushed beetles.

    posted by Cathy on 6-11-2007 at 10:06 am

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