As you probably don't know, or maybe you do, I am on the school cross country team. When we go to meets, we have to take the bus to another school, which can sometimes be pretty far away. On these bus rides, we tend to get a little bored, tired, and especially hungry. To solve this, we eat Gu. It is literally called Gu. It's an gooey brown substance made by the brand Cliff (if you're familiar with Cliff bars) that tastes (and smells) like sewage, but it is supposedly supposed to give you a giant burst of energy for when you run. I had never heard of this previous to our first cross country meet, and I could have lived my life perfectly fine without ever trying this nasty stuff. But, ever-so-conveniently, one of my friend's cousins works for the Cliff company. So she brings the Gu to every meet. And makes us all choke it down our throats until we are literally gagging. It's that bad. I have only ever had a finger-full of Gu, just to sample it. I will NEVER consume that stuff again. Ew. But there's more! Goo is not the only form Gu comes in. Oh no, it also comes in block form. Squishy blocks of goo that are sort of like a mix of play-do and syrup. I'm sure you're mouth is watering just imagining this. The worst part is that it doesn't even work. According to my friend, you have to eat a WHOLE package of liquid Gu or at least 6 cubes of block-form Gu, for it to take effect and give you a burst of energy. None of us were planning on experimenting with that, so, naturally, we told a poor little sixth grader that it tasted delicious and to eat the whole thing. He did. And he loved it. He scooped it up with his hands and shoveled it into his mouth until there wasn't a drop left. I don't know what's in that Gu, but five minutes later he was bouncing in his seat and shouting "ROARRRR! ROARRR!" ...so we figure it must have worked.
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DLP
9/19/2012 04:36:10 am
Ooh, Gu sounds awful. I just can't eat stuff that doesn't taste good. No matter how "good for you" it is!
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Maura
9/19/2012 06:01:52 am
Nice... I need to try some of that, just not today, or tomorrow, or this week, or this year... okay, I'm never trying that. Bleaurgh.
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Emily
9/21/2012 01:43:40 pm
Smart choice, Maura.
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Alyssa
9/21/2012 07:39:49 am
I don't know how that kid could have eaten that entire package of gu! I would never imagine trying that stuff.
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Jackie
9/25/2012 09:32:31 am
HAHAHA! oh gosh that sounds hilarious! lemme guess...did Jill S. bring it? tell me who the kid is tomorrow at school.....he sounds pretty funny (im guessing its a boy)
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Emily
9/26/2012 07:27:29 am
yes, oh Jill....
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