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Title: Coke vs Pepsi, you decide.
Post by: animecyberrat on June 10, 2008, 12:51:06 AM
As a drink, Coke is far better than Pepsi anyday, but as a company, Pepsi gives me my Code Red Mountain Dew, so they win. It is now a dead even tie who is better. Who do you prefer?
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on June 10, 2008, 12:51:47 AM
Diet Pepsi is the best, and you are DUM if you like Coke, I said DUM!
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Post by: Maverick on June 10, 2008, 12:51:55 AM
Dr. Pepper
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 10, 2008, 12:56:13 AM
what does DUM mean? Is it an acronym for something?
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Post by: Smoke39 on June 10, 2008, 01:03:13 AM
Soda sucks; they both lose.
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 10, 2008, 01:14:54 AM
>:(
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Post by: Smoke39 on June 10, 2008, 01:16:22 AM
What's your problem, Mr. Grumpyface?
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on June 10, 2008, 01:17:40 AM
No one wants you here. So take that ugly monster and GO!
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Post by: Smoke39 on June 10, 2008, 01:20:34 AM
He's not a monster, he's an alien. And he's quite insulted that you called him a monster. ):
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Post by: BranDonk Kong on June 10, 2008, 01:27:01 AM
Coke. Oh, you mean sodas...I thought you meant something else. Well, Coke, either way.
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 10, 2008, 01:33:25 AM
fine.
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Post by: Shift Key on June 10, 2008, 01:53:16 AM
Coke. Because scotch and pepsi is for little fairy boys.
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Post by: Maverick on June 10, 2008, 02:34:41 AM
No one wants your backwards emoticons here. So take that ugly monster and GO!
Fixed.
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Post by: Smoke39 on June 10, 2008, 02:50:54 AM
):< O:< D:<
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Post by: ShyGuy on June 10, 2008, 03:01:30 AM
Coke Zero. To tell the truth I sometimes get a hankering for both. It's like Kentucky Fried Chicken. Once or twice a year, I just have to have some.
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Post by: wandering on June 10, 2008, 03:05:57 AM
I recommend trying sodas made with cane sugar (as opposed to corn syrup), such as China Cola. They taste better and are better for you. China Cola can be found in some health food stores, and looks like this:
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Post by: ShyGuy on June 10, 2008, 03:07:28 AM
Walgreens of all places has a Rootbeer that is sweetened with sugar instead of corn syrup.
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Post by: Dasmos on June 10, 2008, 05:57:09 AM
there should be a poll.
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Post by: stevey on June 10, 2008, 06:49:15 AM
Pepsi is a proud supporter of Nintendo that constantly has Nintendo ads (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpVmey_fVEo&hl=en#) and stuff like a Pepsi DS while coke is with sony (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/n64/1202453652209.jpg) Pepsi for live!!!
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Post by: Nick DiMola on June 10, 2008, 08:00:42 AM
When I used to drink soda, Coke would've been my choice.
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Post by: nickmitch on June 10, 2008, 08:59:06 AM
It's all about Jones Soda.
Or Vanilla Coke Zero, if they still make that. I can never find it.
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Post by: Plugabugz on June 10, 2008, 09:20:49 AM
Freeway Cola.
59p for two litres of orgasmic heaven.
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Post by: UncleBob on June 10, 2008, 10:37:14 AM
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 10, 2008, 12:49:21 PM
I'd choose Coca-Cola every time, but a bottle of Dublin Dr Pepper made with real cane sugar makes an excellent treat, though I wouldn't want one with a cheeseburger. You've got to let yourself enjoy something that good on its own merits.
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Post by: decoyman on June 10, 2008, 01:37:44 PM
My favorite pop is Dr. Pepper, then Coke. /midwesterner
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 10, 2008, 01:58:10 PM
god I remember that, I grew up in KS. I hated calling it Soda for the longest time, until I found out Pop sounds to childish.
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Post by: vudu on June 10, 2008, 02:25:23 PM
Dear lord, does no one on this forum drink water?
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on June 10, 2008, 02:28:08 PM
I'm sorry, but water was not presented as a possible answer to the question, but thank you for being the pretentious arse in this discussion. Every discussion needs at least one.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 10, 2008, 07:05:52 PM
I like Pepsi's colas better than Coke's (which means Diet Pepsi because it's all I drink anymore) but I like Coke's lemon-lime (Sprite), root beer (Barq's) and Iced Tea (Nestea) brands better than the Pepsi equivalent
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Post by: EasyCure on June 10, 2008, 08:01:16 PM
Sprite Remix (one of the two they made was good)
between pepsi or coke its pepsi all the way
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Post by: Smoke39 on June 10, 2008, 08:46:14 PM
As with 7-Up, I'm boycotting Sprite until the Coca-Cola Company either stops advertising it as "100% Natural Flavors" or they stop using HFSC (preferably the latter).
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Post by: Maverick on June 10, 2008, 11:39:05 PM
Ya damn hippy.
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Post by: UncleBob on June 10, 2008, 11:55:49 PM
I have nothing against High Fructose Corn Syrup, per say. I drink plenty of Pepsi and Mountain Dew - and plenty of other sodas.
I just *strongly* prefer the taste of real cane sugar in my soda. When 7Up started advertising that they reformulated 7Up to be "100% Natural", I was overly excited, since HFCS is about the most unnatural thing ever. When I found out that they kept using HFCS, I was very disappointed (apparently, I wasn't the only one, as there was a lawsuit and 7Up changed the advertising to "100% Natural Flavors"). I feel their advertising is still deceptive and the same with Coca-Cola's Sprite advertising... thus, I just won't buy either until they change their evil ways.
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Post by: Maverick on June 11, 2008, 12:06:36 AM
I've never tasted "the real thing" to the best of my knowledge. My best friend is adamant that we take a road-trip down to the Dr. Pepper plant in Texas where he claims you can buy cans that still use cane sugar.
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Post by: decoyman on June 11, 2008, 10:45:53 AM
I feel like, if I say soda, I have to say it with a British accent. Like, "Would you like some soda with your biscuits?"
But if I say pop, I'm more American.
YEAH, YOU SEE WHAT I WROTE? IF YOU SAY SODA IT MEANS YOU'RE UN-AMERICAN.
And possibly a terrorist.
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Post by: ShyGuy on June 11, 2008, 11:13:06 AM
Some people/regions say Coke for all flavors of soda pop.
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Post by: Nick DiMola on June 11, 2008, 11:17:43 AM
Some people/regions say Coke for all flavors of soda pop.
Yeah people in Florida used to do that. Really obnoxious because you could never figure out exactly what they wanted. I worked at a McDonald's there and I can't tell you how many times someone asked for a meal with a Coke, I'd ring them up and then they would complain that I never asked them what type of "Coke" they wanted to drink.
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 11, 2008, 12:00:34 PM
I live in one of those places of legend where people say coke instead of soda or pop, and both of those words just sound weird to me. Soda sounds a little less alien to me than pop does. The Coca-Cola company employs secret shoppers in places like this sometimes to ask for Coke in places that don't serve it. If they get served any other brand of cola without being asked, Coca-Cola sues the place. It's all part of keeping their trademark.
The Dublin plant is the most famous for using real cane sugar in Dr Pepper, but there are other places, too. Wikipedia even says my local bottling plant does it, but that's news to me. I'll have to look into that.
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Post by: UncleBob on June 11, 2008, 12:57:35 PM
One of my pet-peeves is going to a place where I don't know if they serve Coca-Cola or Pepsi. I'll tell the waiter/waitress that I want "cola", to which they respond "We have Pepsi, is that okay?"
Well, Pepsi is a cola, isn't it?
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on June 11, 2008, 01:04:05 PM
Some people/regions say Coke for all flavors of soda pop.
Some stupid girls from Spokane were getting all gigly cause I called it "pop"
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 11, 2008, 01:06:32 PM
What I hate worse than that UB, is when you go into a restaurant, ask for Mountain Dew and they say, we have Sprite, as if Sprite and Mt. Dew are even the same flavor. I then ask no what else do you got, cuz I hate Sprite, and they say all sarcastic, Coke Products, as if I am supposed to know what range of Coke products they carry, it usually pisses me off so I force them to go down the entire list of all beverages served at their institute.
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Post by: EasyCure on June 11, 2008, 02:39:25 PM
you just made yourself sound like a bastard. I was at an ihop a few days ago and i asked for a cherry coke, i love cherry coke/pepsi. I get it and take a sip and it wasn't what i expected. they brought out their own "home-made" cherry coke, ie they pour granadine in a glass and fill it with coke.
It tasted fine once i stirred it a few times, but that initial taste surprised me because it tasted sort of concentrated. I think i'm gonna go home and mix grenadine with a Sprite and see how that taste... (i love grenadine, tequila sunrise's FTW)
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Post by: Nick DiMola on June 11, 2008, 03:37:15 PM
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 11, 2008, 04:01:01 PM
Whatever. If I ask for Mountain Dew and they reply we have Sprite, that is ignorance. If I ask what else do you have and they reply Coke Products, knowing all restaurants serve different varieties of said Coke Products, that tells me nothing so I need to know what all they carry as to make a decision. I don't care for Coke that much (or any other cola) and I hate Sprite, so I need to know if they have something on the menu I can tolerate. Otherwise I just drink water.
So it is perfectly acceptable to demand to know what drinks they offer, especially when around here they just put a Coke logo or a Pepsi logo on their menus and never elaborate on exactly what they have. When I say I get pissed, I do not mean I get mad at the server, just frustrated at their lack of willingness to cooperate.
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Post by: EasyCure on June 11, 2008, 04:49:08 PM
Whatever. If I ask for Mountain Dew and they reply we have Sprite, that is ignorance. If I ask what else do you have and they reply Coke Products, knowing all restaurants serve different varieties of said Coke Products, that tells me nothing so I need to know what all they carry as to make a decision. I don't care for Coke that much (or any other cola) and I hate Sprite, so I need to know if they have something on the menu I can tolerate. Otherwise I just drink water.
So it is perfectly acceptable to demand to know what drinks they offer, especially when around here they just put a Coke logo or a Pepsi logo on their menus and never elaborate on exactly what they have. When I say I get pissed, I do not mean I get mad at the server, just frustrated at their lack of willingness to cooperate.
i'm with you on this one. don't know why you're arguing though, unless i missed something i dont think anyone was arguing with you. I always hate when i get offered Mountain dew because it taste nothing like sprite. If they offered a 7-up, that i can understand. I dont even like it when i ask for sprite and they offer Sierra Mist cuz that taste different too.
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 11, 2008, 04:52:15 PM
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you just made yourself sound like a bastard.
I wasn't arguing I was defending myself.
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Post by: EasyCure on June 11, 2008, 05:00:04 PM
Whatever. If I ask for Mountain Dew and they reply we have Sprite, that is ignorance.
In their defense, they are both citrus flavored drinks, and Sprite is probably the closest thing they have to Mountain Dew, since Coke doesn't really have an answer to it. They should still list all the options when you ask what else they have, though.
I can't say I've ever had the problem, though. I don't care for citrus drinks in general, and I usually order water at restaurants.
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 11, 2008, 06:25:38 PM
No, Sprite is a Lemon Lime flavored drink, Mt Dew is not Lemon Lime. But Coke does have an equivalent. They call it Vault, it is not as good as MD, but it exists.
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 11, 2008, 06:45:04 PM
I said citrus, not lemon-lime. MD is made with orange juice, but that's still citrus. I didn't know Vault was from Coke.
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Post by: UncleBob on June 11, 2008, 07:04:03 PM
No, Sprite is a Lemon Lime flavored drink, Mt Dew is not Lemon Lime. But Coke does have an equivalent. They call it Vault, it is not as good as MD, but it exists.
Also Mello Yellow, but you don't see that as often...
I said citrus, not lemon-lime. MD is made with orange juice, but that's still citrus. I didn't know Vault was from Coke.
But "citrus" is an awfully large category. I wouldn't recommend Fresca to someone who wanted Sprite or Mountain Dew. For that matter, Sunkist is Orange Flavored Soda and Orange is a Citrus Fruit... Would you be okay with someone recommending you Orange Soda instead of Mountain Dew?
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 11, 2008, 07:12:13 PM
actually yes because I would. I usually get Orange Soda if there is no Mt. Dew. I actually drink Code Red, but that is slowly fading away so I am left drinking the green one most of the time.
But see that is the point, MT Dew says it is a Citrus drink, Mellow Yellow is a perfectly acceptable alternative, but Sprite is Lemon Lime, the equivlenant of Seven Up and Sierra Myst. Not anything like Mt. Dew.
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 11, 2008, 07:44:39 PM
I'm just saying that they offered you the closest thing they had to what you asked for. The fact that it was still miles away doesn't mean it wasn't the closest.
I personally don't think actual Coke tastes all that similar to other colas, be they Pepsi, RC, or some generic crap, either.
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Post by: UncleBob on June 11, 2008, 07:56:22 PM
It may be the "closest thing", but it's not close. If you go to a steakhouse and order a big ol' juicy steak, and they tell you they're out but they have some Beef Jerky in the back, it might be the "closest thing" (i.e.: both beef products), but it's not even worth mentioning.
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 11, 2008, 08:08:39 PM
Your analogy fails for the following reasons:
I don't order "steak" at a steakhouse. I order a particular cut, such as rib eye, new york strip, or filet mignon. These are all alternatives that are about as close to each other as different colas are.
A steakhouse that is completely out of steak would likely turn away people at the door, as steak is its big draw. That's not the case with a soft drink.
The closest alternative in that case would be a non-steak meal from the menu, as it would still be a meal. It's odd that you're insisting on the alternative also being beef when I suggested that the closest alternative to a drink flavored with orange juice might be one flavored with lime juice.
The argument is about not even having the item on the menu, not running out of it.
Please try again.
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Post by: animecyberrat on June 11, 2008, 08:10:31 PM
either way if they don't have Mt. Dew I would prefer if they said no, and tell me what they have offering Sprite, fine whatever, but I still won't drink it and will have them tell me what alternatives they do have. I usually end up avoiding restaurants that don't serve Mt. Dew anymore cuz it's easier that way.
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Post by: Ceric on June 11, 2008, 08:39:14 PM
Caffiene Free Coke...
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Post by: UncleBob on June 11, 2008, 08:48:55 PM
Your analogy fails for the following reasons: [...] Please try again.
I don't need to try again, I'm just simply stating, IMHO, that offering one citrus drink in place of another isn't really helpful, as the "citrus" category contains a huge range of flavors (Orange, Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, etc...) none of which really taste similar. I think you'll be hard pressed to find someone who normally drinks one of the various "citrus" sodas (say, Mountain Dew, Sprite or Fresca) to accept another soda from a different part of the "citrus" family as a substitute.
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Post by: Nick DiMola on June 12, 2008, 08:22:59 AM
If someone offered Sprite when you asked for Mountain Dew, they clearly weren't trying to be jerks, they were just finding what was in their mind the closest equivalent. Just because it isn't that close, doesn't mean they shouldn't offer. If you didn't like Sprite, apparently you don't, it was fully in your right to ask what they did have. Coke products as an answer was where these people failed. Obviously if you are serving Sprite, you are serving Coke products. The question at that point was not whether or not they carried Coke products, it was what Coke products were they carrying.
As such, the appropriate response would've been the list of beverages they offered.
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Post by: UncleBob on June 12, 2008, 09:29:17 AM
I don't think someone who offers Sprite in place of Mountain Dew is a "jerk" or anything - but they're not being helpful - in spite of any good intentions they may have.
From now on, if anyone goes someplace that says "We carry Coke Products", tell them you want a TAB. When they say they don't have it, get all upset and say "YOU SAID YOU CARRY COKE PRODUCTS! WHY DO YOU LIE TO ME?!?".
Or, if they have it, quickly leave... it's probably way past it's expiration date. ;)
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Post by: Mario on June 12, 2008, 11:33:46 AM
Water. Fat fucks
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Post by: UltimatePartyBear on June 12, 2008, 11:46:00 AM
Actually, Tab is still being produced, but not sold as a syrup for soda fountains.
