Did you know that today is National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day?

We had no idea the “holiday” even existed until we saw @amymarie1001 tweet about it yesterday on Twitter (follow us here). We had to look it up ourselves to believe it, and while we still haven’t come across an official site declaring it as a holiday, it is indeed listed as such on a number of sites (here, here and here).

Apparently it’s also National Alligator Wrestling Day too. Don’t think we’ll be celebrating that one.

But as Bundy over at Gather.com pointed out, it doesn’t get any easier than celebrating National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day. Just sit back and enjoy your favorite coke product. For half of us at Krystalist, that’s Classic Coke. The other half, Diet Coke. Thankfully, Krystal offers both and has been serving Coca-Cola products ever since it opened its first restaurant in October 1932, on the corner of Seventh and Cherry Streets in downtown Chattanooga.

Do you say Coke, Soda or Pop?

The generic word people use for a “carbonated beverage with caffeine” varies region by region and even county by county in some places. For us, we say “coke,” even if it’s Sprite. Others say “soda” and many still say “pop.” Click the below map for a great breakdown by county of what people say. Read more about the great soda vs. pop debate here.

As you may have figured by now, we’re Twitter addicts (follow us @krystalist), and we just came across the below TwitPic photo of the new Starkville Krystal taken by @grahamhancock. Today is opening day, and from what we’ve seen on Twitter, local residents are pretty excited to finally have a Krystal all their own.

We love his headline for the photo: “It’s glorious.”

Click the thumbnail below to enlarge, and for more on the Starkville Krystal go here. Have your own photo? Share with us and you may see it posted here at Krystalist.com.

The Christmas Tree lots are already claiming their street corners. The holiday-themed wrapping paper is out in the aisles at Kroger. The decorations are in full force at Target and Wal-Mart. And apparently Christmas tunes are already streaming across the airwaves at your local Krystal restaurant.

Yep, we were on Twitter (follow us here) just a second ago and saw a tweet from @rhinorun who noted, “It’s not even thanksgiving and it’s started. Sitting in Krystal and they’re playing Christmas music?”

“Too early?” we replied, while asking if he was appropriately enjoying an Eggnog MilkQuake at the time. Of course he was, and he was even kind enough to TwitPic his MilkQuake with his iPhone and share with us. That’s it at the right. Dashboard dining at its best.

Gotta love social media. Connecting people, instantly sharing and making us hungry, all at the same time.

We’ve been Twittering here at Krystalist.com ever since we launched this blog, but we’re about to turn up the Tweet-notch a tad so you can keep up with the absolute latest Krystal news, even before it shows up here.

Yep, sign-up to follow our Twitter feed at twitter.com/krystalist, and you’ll be the first to know about new menu items, like seasonal MilkQuake flavors or new Krystal Chik offerings, weeks before they make it to the menuboard at your local Krystal restaurant. You’ll also be the first to hear about special promotions and the latest from the Krystal test kitchen.  We’ll also ask trivia questions via the feed, and if you’re the first one to answer, we’ll send you Krystal merchandise or Krystal Gift Cards.

Finally, you can use Twitter to share with us a Krystal story, send us suggestions or tell us how you just spilled your Krystal Freeze on your laptop while using the free Wi-Fi in our restaurants. Just don’t blame it on us.

Don’t know about Twitter? Read about it here.

Humble Bob Shoudt took the Krystal Square Off Chattanooga Qualifier on Saturday, downing 58 Krystal burgers in eight minutes.

Although Shoudt was disappointed with his performance, he did earn the first seat to this year’s World Hamburger Eating Championship, which will take place back in Chattanooga on September 28.

Head over to the Krystal Square Off Blog for complete coverage of this past weekend’s hamburger happenings, including photos on our Flickr page and a video blog of Humble Bob after the contest.

Remember, you can also sign up to receive Live Twitter coverage of each event at Twitter.com/ksquareoff.

Next stop on the hamburger competitive eating tour: Jacksonville.

Krystal Square Off V officially kicks off in Chattanooga in a couple of hours, and if you find yourself thinking “man, I wish I was there” or “I can’t wait until the Krystal Square Off Blog is updated so I know what’s going on” or “what’s this hamburger competitive eating stuff all about” - well, you’re in luck.

Thanks to the wonderful world of technology that is Twitter, you can be the first to find out what’s happening along this year’s hamburger eating tour. From what the competitive eaters are saying before the gurgitating contest, to what they’re saying afterwards, to the final results and everything in between, sign up today to follow the official Krystal Square Off V Twitter feed at twitter.com/ksquareoff and you won’t miss a thing.

Never heard of Twitter? Well, it’s an instant, micro-blog that allows us to send messages, known as “tweets,” directly to everyone following our feed. These updates will be displayed at twitter.com/ksquareoff and delivered to your Twitter page. Not only that, but you can sign-up to get tweets via IM, SMS on your phone, RSS, email or through an application such as Twitterrific or Facebook.

You can read more about Twitter here.

So go ahead and stalk us by signing up for the Krystal Square Off V Twitter feed today. Oh, and you can also stalk some of our Krystal competitive eaters like Hall “Hoover” Hunt and The Hangman.

Go ahead, we won’t think you’re creepy.

During our morning search for all things Krystal, we came across a couple of Twitter posts referencing the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie - except Crystal was spelled Krystal. And that made us chuckle. Then we saw this blog post, which we stole our title from (we can’t be clever all the time), and well, that made us laugh (that, or the fact that it’s the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Either way, we’re giddy).

Then we started thinking about what a great parody Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Krystal Burger could be. Indiana Jones must rescue the sacred Krystal hamburger from the hands of the evil doers, as the Krystal holds the secret to all knowledge and grants its owner world domination. Or something like that. Call us Spielberg, we’ll work out the details.

Here’s the trailer for the real movie, which is out now. Looks pretty good, except pretend Harrison Ford is searching for a Krystal burger and that makes it a thousand times better.

In case you can’t get enough of us here at krystalist.com, never fear, you can now join us on Twitter and Facebook.

Through our Twitter feed, you can sign up to receive a “tweet” on your mobile phone or IM anytime a new post goes up, ensuring you never miss a story.

By joining The Official Krystal Lovers Community on Facebook, you can not only meet other lovers of food items small and square, but you’ll also have access to various videos and information that we may not get around to posting. (Blogging isn’t our full time gig remember?)

So, weave the 2.0 Web and join us.

And we admit, this post is a “bit self-indulgent” but “yo dawg, we like you” and we “love your spirit and want to see more of the colors surrounding you because you are beautiful.” Yes, those were Simon, Randy and Paula references. What can we say, we love American Idol.