Have a glass of G.J.

I might be a pretty smart guy, but I'm confused about something. I need to ask you a question and perhaps you can answer it for me. Why is orange juice always called OJ but grapefruit juice is never called GJ? I know it's a rhetorical question. Grapefruit juice tastes bitter. Yet ever since O.J. Simpson became a criminal back in 1994, I couldn't write down just OJ whenever I had to write down orange juice on my grocery list. I had to write the whole thing out. Maybe you've had the same problem.

I started a new tradition on Sunday. I bought a carton of grapefruit juice. I now use it for my
morning smoothie. Perhaps Americans can start a new tradition by buying grapefruit juice at the store and calling it GJ. I may not have won the Heisman Trophy, but I've never killed anybody and gotten away with it either. I think we should also stop calling orange juice by OJ because O.J. Simpson is no longer the juice; he is Kool-Aid. The juice is now concentrated and canned in an 8"x10" cell. But don't feel sad for Mr. Simpson. He has his Heisman Trophy to keep him com-pany. It occupies the top bunk.

So let's start something new in America. Have a glass of grapefruit juice (GJ) on me. Come to think of it, grapefruit juice and I are a lot alike. We both might be a little bitter, but we're good for your health. Enjoy!

Grapefruit Juice (G.J.) LaRouche, 19 May 2009