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You may have heard the expression “drank the koolaid” to mean someone has fully embraced an outlandish ideology, or even just fully committed to a cause. At Jon
by Hnrobert42 5y ago
You may have heard the expression “drank the koolaid” to mean someone has fully embraced an outlandish ideology, or even just fully committed to a cause. At Jonestown, many cult members committed suicide by drinking cyanide-laced koolaid.
Koolaid is a sugary, flavored drink powder that is mixed with water. It was a staple for many kids in the 80’s and 90’s.
- sekh60 5y agoIt apparently was flavoraid.
- dylan604 5y agoAnd how many times have you heard someone say "drank the flavoraid"?
- chiph 5y agoIt was Flavor-Aid. One of my supervisors in the USAF helped with the bodies when they arrived in the US.
- caseyw 5y agoI mean, if you’re going to go out that way you might as well go Kool-Aid brand.