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Topic: All in all it's just a 'nuther...
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MsChilePepper
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posted April 26, 2001 06:31 PM
  
Roup, my love: Q-Tips! Also, thermos, which used to be required to be capitalized since it was a trademarked name, but now it's OK to un-capitalize it, so sez the AP Stylebook.IP: Logged |
Medieval Cow
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posted April 26, 2001 07:29 PM
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Hey, MedCow. You & Snopes can keep your bubble-bursting little story. :P Bom, call 'em wax tadpoles all you want.
Well if you read the whole thing, some of the stores there did translate it as "Bite the wax tadpole," among other things. So I'm not saying he can't use it, just pointing out that it wasn't Coca-Cola itself that made that mistake. It makes it less fun that way. Heh heh heh. ------------------
"So it's good that Medieval Cow & I can't reproduce, dooming our offspring to be slaughtered and burnt to cleanse the entire population of the board. I appreciate that." -RedTwo IP: Logged |
Fire
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posted April 26, 2001 08:19 PM
It was first called soda pop. Soda is the adjective and pop is the noun. We do not refer to things as adjectives, generally.Hence, pop. IP: Logged |
Treasure
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posted April 29, 2001 06:03 AM
Mountain Dew? That's that foul flourescent yellow stuff isn't it? We had that over here for about a year, then the world saw sense. Give me Red Bull any day.My translation - Coke = anything cola like
Soda = Plain fizzy water (you put it in white wine)
Pop = a word my Gran uses. They're all just "fizzy stuff" IP: Logged |
Five Tons of Flax
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posted April 29, 2001 08:44 AM
I've never tried a Red Bull, for the same reason that I've never shopped at an Old Navy.IP: Logged |
Wondrous Fnordia
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posted April 29, 2001 09:19 AM
*Peeping in catiously, her bum covered with metal plate armour.*I'm the weirdo up in Mi who calls it soda, even though everyone else calls it pop. I get many a strange look- from the people who are normally used to my oddness and idiosyncracies, even. Decaff mountain dew is the devil's water- even I say so, and me being a Born Again Canadian. Faygo. 'Nuff Said. ------------------
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Hallam
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posted April 29, 2001 09:35 AM
I deleted the first of your double posts. It's my job.Nice spidey sig, btw. IP: Logged |
Michigan Troll
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posted April 29, 2001 11:26 AM
Wondrous ia, you're not the only one. Pa Troll started calling it soda a couple of years ago, and it irritates the 'ell outta Ma Troll. She refuses to bring him one until he calls it pop.Faygo Red Soda? NO, Faygo Red POP. By the way, as the self-appointed welcomer of Michiganders and Michigeese, I hereby welcome you to the board (er, if you are in Michigan, that is; i think that's what you said). Oh, and don't think I didn't notice you, too, Knifey-Spooney. when the Texans aren't looking, we're going to take over. pass it on. ------------------
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Spifferito
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posted April 29, 2001 11:43 AM
People call soft drinks soda, because of the carbonated base. "Pop" comes in later a *cute* enhancing onomatopoeia in "soda pop". much like saying sod-y or sod-y pop. *shudder*Pop refers to a lollipop or popcicle or other sweets on sticks, becaus they make that sound. Soda refers to any carbonated drink. Not only soft drinks, but mineral water and ginger ale. Coke or cola is as Roup said, people mistaking the most popular brand for the product. I just think pop sounds stupid. Roup> Until I was ten I was absolutely convinced that Kikoman sauce *was* soy sauce. IP: Logged |
Purple Smurf
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posted April 29, 2001 12:10 PM
Whatever, all I ever drink is Diet Sprite, which I don't think even qualifies as anything, since everyone says, "You drink that crap? It has nothing IN it!" ^_^- PS IP: Logged |
Cheatara
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posted April 29, 2001 08:19 PM
I hereby interupt this thread for an important annou...no...QuestionWhere at in Michigan? Ohh, and welcome, by the way. 
You may now return to your regularly scheduled topic, already in progress. IP: Logged |
Tolen Grath
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posted April 29, 2001 10:39 PM
I have a deep-seated respect for any beverage that doesn't refer to a flavour, but a colour, and comes in three (not two, three)-litre bottles. Also, experimentation has shown that Red Faygo has the same level of colourfastness as red food colouring -- kiss that cotton t-shirt goodbye, folks.IP: Logged |
GuardianLion
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posted May 01, 2001 01:48 PM
Sundrop. The citrus soda of choice is Sundrop. All other citrus sodas shall occupy the remotest back shelves of the Convenience Hut so that the customers may bask in the glory of the Sundrop.Well, given the choice I prefer Sundrop or Coke. Preferably in glass bottles. Fact: If any of you happy random Brunchers know where Sundrop in glass bottles can be obtained, telling the lion will increase your karma more than anything else you do this year. IP: Logged |
megalita
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posted May 01, 2001 02:55 PM
I just want to say that the Texans are always looking. And we're bigger than you, so if you're not nice, we'll sit on you.IP: Logged |
aslum
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posted May 01, 2001 04:20 PM
Couple things.
1) Caffiene, alcohol, etc free things... in the same catagory goes Extra Mild hot sauce... WTF?
2)Cloves DO have less tobacco (and therefore nicotine) then regular cigarettes, however the cloves make your lungs bleed allowing you to absorb more of the nicotiene and also absorb it faster. They sure do taste nice though.------------------
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ThePet
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posted May 01, 2001 04:36 PM
I've heard the lungs bleeding thing from a lot of people... but have found no reliable source confirming it. I pass it off as an urban myth...As for the tar and nicotine, here's Cecil. IP: Logged |
brattysparty
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posted May 01, 2001 04:39 PM
soon Michiganders and michigeese will take over brunching...you just waite and see!!!
If its brown i call it Cola
If its Red i call it pop
If its clear i call it soda
and if its yellow/green i call it Piss and i dont drink it....FAGO RULES! ------------------
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