Post #2914736
2026-05-04 14:22 UTC
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@mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org 2026-05-04 14:41
@m0xEE @KmacNessa@mastodon.social it’s a freshing drink with lemon, orange, elderflower and ginger, made for Moloko Beverage GmbH, apparently (ISTR them also having a mint flavour). I’ve not read that orange clock book, so I couldn’t know, even though I know mljeko for milk.
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@m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net 2026-05-04 14:51
@mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org @KmacNessa@mastodon.social Oh, it could be third (or even fourth) derivative then. We might never learn the truth, but maybe the one naming the drink wanted a cool name for a drink that makes you feel energised and Clockwork Orange had just the thing, but they had no knowledge that original name was a reference to a Russian word that made milk an essential ingredient. That is how milk disappeared from the drink, but not from the name. You know, like anime characters that are inspired by heroes or legendary beasts from Western folklore — they might have a similar name, maybe possess a couple of traits, but otherwise be vastly different from their prototype 😁 Such an eclectic approach seemed shallow to me when I was younger, but now I think it's fun!