• @aeronmelon
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    14316 days ago

    Are they lacing it with cocaine?

    • BlanketsWithSmallpox
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      1916 days ago

      You’ll need more cocaine more often for like months to give you the shakes like that.

      I’m going with diner piss.

    • southsamurai
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      7516 days ago

      It’s mid tier, but there’s a certain degree of richness to it that’s interesting.

      You’d get much better making your own. You can tweak things to get the levels of bitterness, sweetness, earthiness, etc.

      I mean, obviously the story is fake or exaggerated, but I can imagine someone getting hit with a wave of nostalgia from the taste of it, especially after a long time of not drinking anything chocolate like that. Denny’s is better than you’ll get out of machines, or if you use water to make it at home. I don’t know how they make theirs, but it’s as good as the packet hot chocolate made with milk, but a little less “gritty”. None of it is really gritty really, but there’s a degree of something similar in the mixes that has a similar feel. I’d say chalky, but that isn’t right either.

      But if you’re on the road and in need of a pit stop and something hot, it’s better than their coffee for sure

      • @[email protected]
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        516 days ago

        I made my own hot chocolate once. I flew too close to the sun.

        I kept adding chocolate (and cocoa powder) and sugar again and again. I wanted to see how much would be too much. Problem was I was tasting it after each iteration. By the time I realized my own taste perception was getting numbed, I had gone way , way too far. Nobody else could even drink it. Even I could only drink half a cup and I was buzzing.

        Moral of the story: cleanse your palate kids. It could save your life.

        • southsamurai
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          416 days ago

          I’ve done that lol. It was still awesome, but it was intense. I think we all forget that chocolate is a stimulant until we do something silly like that. I had the jitters for the entire day.

      • @GraniteM
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        216 days ago

        wave of nostalgia

        Assuming of course that this is even slightly real, I might guess that OP used to get Denny’s hot chocolate with his parents as a small child or something like that. Sense memories can hit you hard, and you might not even necessarily realize what the cause of the wave of emotion is.

  • @[email protected]
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    I can’t even manage one whole mug of jot chocolate before I start feeling physically sick. There’s just way too much milk.

  • @CaptPretentious
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    2015 days ago

    Possible low dopamine levels. Hot chocolate spikes it, so they end up chasing that feeling.

    • Buglefingers
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      415 days ago

      Wait, FR? I have an…enthusiasm for chocolate milk. I drink far too much and it basically replaces meals. I actually had to stop buying milk because once I do, I can go through that gallon in a day. If I can get myself to stop, I’m good. But if it’s an option it takes priority over all others for consumables in the household

      • @CaptPretentious
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        215 days ago

        Yes, being serious. You… may want to google “dopamine induced addiction”.

        And perhaps read this https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8638539/

        But to quote https://diamondrehabthailand.com/what-is-dopamine-addiction/#4_Food-related_disorders

        Certain foods, particularly those high in sugar, fat, and salt, trigger the release of dopamine in the brain’s reward centers, leading to feelings of pleasure and satisfaction. This dopamine-induced pleasure drives individuals to compulsively overeat, perpetuating the cycle of food addiction.

        • Buglefingers
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          314 days ago

          This is interesting because I do not over eat, and I do not like most sweets. It becomes overbearing rapidly. Chocolate milk though must hit that balance for me perfectly. It also would explain why it’s such a comfort food for me.

          I’ll make sure to read up on those, thank you for the source(s)!

          • @HelluvaKick
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            111 days ago

            I think I have this with milkshakes fuck

  • @ieatmeat
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    1416 days ago

    Thanks, now I’m craving it too

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)
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      115 days ago

      Rutti Tutti Fresh N Fruity…

      Never has a more delicious meal been so shameful to order