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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I still refuse to believe Starfleet's go-to drink is caffeine-free.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Root beer was just an example of what hoomans like that seems bizarre to other species. If we're talking DS9 I'd say the go-to drink was all the caffeinated raktajino everyone was pounding

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Honorable mention to Tarkalean tea

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

What about my comment implied I didn't realize that? Anyways, Raktajino was also consumed a lot on Voyager. Its strange that Quark focused on Root Beer in light of all the other stuff people drink, other than, hey, this is the only carbonated thing they drink that's not caffinated or alcoholic ... but that wouldn't be true either?

He did say "Starfleet" drink a lot of it, not "humans", so maybe it is just that pupular with Vulcans, Andorians, Tellerites, etc.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Admiral Janeway, please calm down.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I'm still smarting from the betrayal that is Diet Barq's

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Maybe they have Barq's. It's caffeinated root beer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They don't even drink alcohol. What makes you think they allow caffeine?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Picard has actual earth produced wine from his family's own ancient vineyard in stock. They usually just don't drink alcohol unless it's a special occasion, but synthol has the same effect, it just wears off faster, so people can drink within 4 hours of a shift.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Kaboom, wrong about everything as usual.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Kaboom is the person you corrected. That's thier name.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

"there's coffee in that nebula"

They clearly allow it, whether or not most partake is another matter. I'm also not familiar with anything saying they don't allow alcohol, just that synthetic is a widely used alternative