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Life was going sweet. Friday night marked the welcoming of a new addition to my family. Down came the standard LG Plasma and up went my brand new 46" X Series Bravia. Playing Metal Gear Solid 4 was like playing it for the first time again. Blu-ray movies were looking so real I thought I could smell Will Smith in I Am Legend and Neighbours in HD is always worth a new T.V....right guys....guys?

So basically the weekend consisted of copious amounts of my mates coming over to check out the new hardware and watching a bunch of movies and having good times. Then came Sunday night which made me a very Agitated Hellerphant....

I went to the local Fish and Chip shop and made the usual Sunday order of $3 of chips, 2 scollops and two pieces of flake for myself and the missus. I then scurried over to the drinks fridge when I saw a old favourite.... Portello!

That purple liquid that I had spent many a good times drinking with friend and relatives over my childhood years, in between clocking Super Mario Bros and Double Dragon, the drink I was drinking when my parents brought home our SNES, the drink I was drinking when I played my very first Metal Gear title...

It's been years since I'd seen it, so as all these feelings of excitement were passing through me I practically leapt for joy as I grabbed the drink out...

UNTIL I LOOKED AT THE LABEL

PORTINO

WHAT THE &%#*(@%_ is PORTINO? WHO THE HELL AUTHORIZED THEM TO CHANGE THE NAME?

I enjoyed many a months sailing into the tasty, refreshing bays of Portello and all of a sudden years later they expect me to just cruise on in to the waters of Portino and not notice the difference?

DO THEY THINK I'M STUPID?

It's like they are trying to pretend that Portello never existed. Not the drink formally known as Portino, not a cheap knock off from Taiwan, just a name change

I hate Aygee

End Rant

Till next time... CYUH

Submitted by heller 24/06/2008 17

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MelStorm
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I agree then again totally disagree. I agree cause the name and of course the drink is sacred and should not have been degraded like that. I disagree however because now days finding Portello or even this Portino has become tough and if i found this at my local fish shop id surely just grab first aske questions later.
25/06/2008
Melbourne, victoria
IAMColonel
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Maybe you should try a new supermarket, the one i work at still sells it, i think it's a direct though, so only comes in every couple of weeks. My brother bought a whole box of it, so we had 12 bottles, i think it's all gone now, it's good stuff.


And i'm not really sure what the point in bitching and moaning about an 'off-topic' blog which showcases on 5 sites, which aren't all gaming related anyway. Okay, none are about Portello, but it is a blog, get over it.

25/06/2008
Melbourne
waffle
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wow remind me to post rant when the grocery store stops selling yoohoo...



crap, nevermind.


im depressed, i know how you feel heller.
25/06/2008
Scranton
Denor
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OMG! That was so funny, I'm going to fly away in TWO ROFL COPTERS!!!!!!
24/06/2008
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
I am in your fridge, eating your foodz.
leeman34
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another quality non game related blogg that should NOT be on a game site.

i suppose you've never seen portabello either and we will get another blogg when you do
24/06/2008
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LostDjinn
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Portello can still be purchased. I can get a bottle of it just down the road. Just for you heller I'll stop in and buy a bottle then scan the label.
24/06/2008
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24/06/2008
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