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jmbar2

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5. It's a really tone-deaf thing to say for a guy who purports to be from Appalachia

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 08:28 PM

Jul 2024

People there drink a LOT of Mountain Dew - so much that tooth decay is endemic among the heavy drinkers of it. The dental damage from it has been labeled "Mountain Dew Mouth". Later, when meth became prevalent, there were discussions about how to distinguish "meth mouth" from it.

Part of it is due to well water too polluted to drink.

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JD Vance's Comments About Diet Mountain Dew And Racism Are Going Viral, And Now It's A Meme [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 OP

Tell us more, Guyliner. Are there things you're concerned we'll find out about? ms liberty Jul 2024 #1

Guyliner!!!! Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #2

My husband came up with it. He hasn't been able to remember his name ms liberty Jul 2024 #3

I suspect PepsiCO, the owners of Mountain Dew, are about to see agingdem Jul 2024 #4

It's a really tone-deaf thing to say for a guy who purports to be from Appalachia jmbar2 Jul 2024 #5