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Paul LoJ
Supreme Potentate
USA
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 Posted - 10/17/2005 : 08:18:12 AM
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Finally, the internet can serve humanity in a deeply meaningful way:
http://www.popvssoda.com/
"...You know perfectly well what is the matter with you. You have known it for years, though you have fought against the knowledge. You are mentally deranged." |
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Bobby-G
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
904 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 03:19:05 AM
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Put in my two cents: "Soda" -- Oddly enough, most people I know here in Chicago seem to call it "Pop" perhaps it's because I from the time I was six months old (I was born in Chicago) till I was three, I lived in California.
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Victoria Silverwolf
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 03:26:21 AM
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I was born in the Soda Belt (southern California) and now live in the Coke belt (south-eastern Tennessee.)
I think I tend to say "soft drink," actually.
Reality is a crutch for people who can't face up to science fiction. |
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 06:02:52 AM
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Soda.
Only soda.
MikeC, and they're Subs, not hoagies..... |
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nshumate
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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KurtVon
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 08:09:29 AM
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Originally posted by Victoria Silverwolf
I was born in the Soda Belt
I thinm it's more of a "pop" belt since the northeast and southwest are both "soda" areas with "pop" being prevalent in middle America.
I'm not so sure about the whole "Coke" thing, though. My wife's family is from Georgia and they only say "coke", but they don't mean it as a generic term for carbonated soft drink, they just believe that anything made by Pepsi is somehow related to satanism.
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twitterpate
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
1026 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 08:20:46 AM
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| From the Maritimes of Canada, it's clear that "soda" is some sort of corrupt Americanism. The stuff is "pop". That's not up for negotiation, NAFTA or no. |
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John Nowak
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1017 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 08:28:07 AM
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Originally posted by KurtVon
...they just believe that anything made by Pepsi is somehow related to satanism.
It's ... not?
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We've always been united in stupidity. That's why there is no hope. But, then again, when has that ever stopped us?
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 09:50:07 AM
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Quite amusing. You may find interesting that if you lived in the "colonised" Europe, you would call all brands of cola Coca-Cola. However, all our inventive was gone after that effort, so we don't have a generic name for the rest of flavours.
And now, the question I must ask: In which parts of the USA, if I ever bother visiting them, could I end up in tar and feathes if I ask for a "pop"? |
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KurtVon
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 09:53:40 AM
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Originally posted by John Nowak
quote:
Originally posted by KurtVon
...they just believe that anything made by Pepsi is somehow related to satanism.
It's ... not?
Where's Jedimom when you need her?
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AnnGora
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
252 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 10:24:10 AM
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Here in Northern Alabama, it's Coke, Co-Cola, or a "drank."
She was bred in old Kentucky, but she's just a crumb up here. |
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Dirk
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
237 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 10:38:40 AM
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Here in Eastern PA, it's "soda"; in Western PA, it's "pop" (pronounced "paup"). Some people just use "Coke" as a generic term.
Now me, I don't drink either. I prefer a tall glass of "wuter". |
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Ubiq
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 1:42:24 PM
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Originally posted by Victoria Silverwolf
I think I tend to say "soft drink," actually.
That's probably the one I most commonly use now seeing as how I don't drink anything with caffeine in it like Coke or Pepsi, that or the neutral 'drink'. Before I quit though, I always used Coke.
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Originally posted by KurtVon
My wife's family is from Georgia and they only say "coke", but they don't mean it as a generic term for carbonated soft drink, they just believe that anything made by Pepsi is somehow related to satanism.
Two things:
- That's understandable, simply because Georgia is Coca Cola and vice versa. Can you imagine drinking a Rum and Pepsi for instance?
- It's nigh impossible to explain Sierra Mist without involving Satan on some level or other
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Originally posted by AnnGora
Here in Northern Alabama, it's Coke, Co-Cola, or a "drank."
My maternal grandmother was from the same area, but she used 'dope' instead with an occasional 'drank' for good measure.
BM: I should have mentioned this at the beginning. I solve my problems with violence. |
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Capt. Nemo
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
630 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 6:59:27 PM
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I actually started to use the word Pop when I heard Kevin Costner use it in the movie A Perfect World. In that he played a Texas convict hunted by Clint Eastwood.
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Originally posted by Ubiq
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Originally posted by KurtVon
My wife's family is from Georgia and they only say "coke", but they don't mean it as a generic term for carbonated soft drink, they just believe that anything made by Pepsi is somehow related to satanism.
- It's nigh impossible to explain Sierra Mist without involving Satan on some level or other
I've alway considered Sprite Remix to be the Scientology of soft drinks. When people start drinking it, they run out and try to get more converts to start drinking. And if you say anthing bad about it; watch you back! |
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GalahadPC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
380 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2005 : 7:16:28 PM
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| Here in Washington it's a triple-shot, double-fizz tall cola latte, hold the coffee and milk. |
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Juniper
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
616 Posts |
Posted - 10/19/2005 : 12:01:32 AM
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Here in N.C. it's soda with coke a close second. And I always make a point of saying Coca-Cola when I order one a personal quirk, I can't explain it. And pepsi is for those who wonder "hey I really like Mrs. Butterworths I wonder what would happen if it was slighty carbonated and came in a can!"
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