Time to start judging

I kind of expect my friends to carry themselves with a certain haughty aloofness. Trends like Blackberries, the Atkins diet, cellphone walkie-talkies, booty shorts with words on them and Support Our Troops magnets should be objects of derision, right? Guess not.
Saturday morning, after an evening of moderate to heavy drinking on the town, I called an unnamed friend. When I asked if this friend was recovering, they told me they had been feeling crappy but felt "like a million bucks after drinking gallons of that Vitamin Water."
So I got off the phone and immediately told this story to my 3 companions so they could have a good chuckle at his expense. Like, "Can you believe he's actually falling for this high-priced trendy glorified Gatorade?", scoff scoff.
As it turns out, the trio (Nicole, Dan and Beth) did not react at all like I planned. They immediately went out and bought their own bottles of the shit, each with names like Revive, Flower and Anti-Depressant. I was shocked and dismayed but I tried to stay upbeat. I made an awkward joke about how they should combine their Vitamin Water powers and combat crime. They looked at me kind of weird like, "Hey, if you're not going to drink the water, don't make the jokes."
Before I knew it, they were all having a grand old time- laughing amongst themselves, sharing their drinks, talking about how they plan to drink only Vitamin Water from here on in. Nicole actually bought four more bottles before she left Monday afternoon.
Come to think of it, I kinda wanna join their club...