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Pop 33 25.98%
Soda 56 44.09%
Coke 33 25.98%
Other 5 3.94%
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Old 06-05-2004, 11:27 PM   #1
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Pop, Soda, Coke, Other?

What do you call your carbonated, syrup beverage?

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Old 06-05-2004, 11:28 PM   #2
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What do you call your carbonated, syrup beverage?

Hah no poll.
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Old 06-05-2004, 11:28 PM   #3
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Soda. Though I've been known to use "Coke" every once in a while...
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Old 06-05-2004, 11:28 PM   #4
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Hah no poll.


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Old 06-05-2004, 11:32 PM   #5
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Odd, the poll shows JeeberD and sabotai voting for soda, but only shows one vote. Guess the board votes "pop".

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Old 06-05-2004, 11:32 PM   #6
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It is "SODA." "Pop" was my father, and "coke" is what Richard Pryor used to freebase.
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Old 06-05-2004, 11:50 PM   #7
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Pop for two reasons, one I live in Michigan and that's the name I've heard it referred to as since I was a child and two, I hate Coke so I certainly wouldn't call Pepsi "Coke."
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Old 06-05-2004, 11:57 PM   #8
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Pop, because that's what people in northern Indiana call it. The name soda does sound better though.
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Old 06-06-2004, 01:25 AM   #9
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In Ohio, where I grew up - Pop
In Texas, where I currently reside - Coke
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Old 06-06-2004, 01:39 AM   #10
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In Ohio, where I grew up - Pop
In Texas, where I currently reside - Coke

Grew up in WV - Pop
Also live in Texas - Coke

I use - Soda
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Old 06-06-2004, 01:52 AM   #11
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Old 06-06-2004, 02:11 AM   #12
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Grew up in WV - Pop
errr...Grew up in WV - Coke.

What? Are you from the northern, sissified area of the state?
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Old 06-06-2004, 02:51 AM   #13
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I remember in 7th grade there was this kid from Arizona, he called it a soda pop. We laughed at him. Crazy guy, everyone knows it's just "pop".
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Old 06-06-2004, 03:13 AM   #14
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I've never heard anyone in CA say pop or soda before, its always been coke. Who the hell would call a coke, pop? What is this? The 50s?
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Old 06-06-2004, 07:15 AM   #15
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Pop vs Soda is a clssic FOF debate. I wonder if the original thread, which must be 4 years old, can still be found
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Old 06-06-2004, 08:12 AM   #16
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I alternate between soda and coke... The map in the other thread shows how the Southeast is just dominated by coke since the HQ is in Atlanta..
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Old 06-06-2004, 08:27 AM   #17
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What the hell is pop? It's soda and coke is a kind of soda.
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Old 06-06-2004, 11:58 AM   #18
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Pop vs Soda is a clssic FOF debate. I wonder if the original thread, which must be 4 years old, can still be found

I did a search for the original thread before I started my new one. I couldn't find it, so I'm afraid that it died during one of our moves...
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Old 06-06-2004, 12:10 PM   #19
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I remember somebody's quote in the origional thread...

'Pop is something the weasel does'

Something similar to that anyway. It was very funny and was used as a QOTM if I am not mistaken.

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Old 06-06-2004, 12:27 PM   #20
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errr...Grew up in WV - Coke.

What? Are you from the northern, sissified area of the state?

I like to call it the northern, edumicated part.
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Old 06-06-2004, 01:00 PM   #21
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I remember somebody's quote in the origional thread...

'Pop is something the weasel does'

Something similar to that anyway. It was very funny and was used as a QOTM if I am not mistaken.

"Pop is something the weasel does. Soda is a tasty beverage.

I hope this has cleared up the issue for you."
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Old 06-06-2004, 01:37 PM   #22
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Soda.

I really can't stand when people say "soda pop" ... "pop" is bad enough, but for some reason "soda pop" drives me up the wall.

Anyone know where the bubbler is?
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Old 06-06-2004, 02:35 PM   #23
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This is too funny, my GF and I fight about this all the time I guess pop is a midwestern thing. It all even's itself out though, I get to pick on her for saying things like " down cella" and "wicked awesome"
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Old 06-06-2004, 02:36 PM   #24
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Said Pop when I was in Michigan, say Soda now that im in Philly. I try to generally just say give me a SPRITE! Nice and simple.
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Old 06-06-2004, 05:07 PM   #25
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Soda.

I really can't stand when people say "soda pop" ... "pop" is bad enough, but for some reason "soda pop" drives me up the wall.

Anyone know where the bubbler is?

Isn't the term 'soda pop' something that was used at the turn of the 20th century? Not saying that makes it any better to say, but it does have some historical content.


Thanks B.E. Was that you who origionated that quote?
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Old 06-06-2004, 05:11 PM   #26
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DOLA:

Up in Wisconsin, there is a soda company named Jolly Good. It is one of those sodas that you buy by the single can, make up a case of your favorite flavors. I always loved to go shopping with my mom and pick my share of flavors to fill the case. The cherry, root beer, cream soda, grape and sour power were the best.

Anyway, their slogan was:

'Jolly Good puts the pop in Wisconsin'

Pretty dorky.

My point is, like the map showed, not everybody in Wisconsin says soda. I was interested in seeing that the east side of Wisconsin (where I am from) says soda. I am sure it has to do with the history of the region.

The same group of people call water fountains bubblers.

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Old 06-06-2004, 05:51 PM   #27
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I've never heard anyone in CA say pop or soda before, its always been coke. Who the hell would call a coke, pop? What is this? The 50s?

Well, being raised in California, I always called it soda. But if we had Sprite, I'd say, "gimme a sprite", if we had Coke, "gimme a coke", root beer, "gimme root beer", etc. But my parents (they're mexican) would call it soda but called Coke, "Coka".
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Old 06-06-2004, 06:54 PM   #28
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Well, being raised in California, I always called it soda. But if we had Sprite, I'd say, "gimme a sprite", if we had Coke, "gimme a coke", root beer, "gimme root beer", etc. But my parents (they're mexican) would call it soda but called Coke, "Coka".

Yeah, if I was asked if I wanted a Coke or Pepsi, I wouldn't say 'give me a soda'.

What happens if, in Texas, you want a pepsi? Do you ask for Coke and cross your fingers?
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Old 06-06-2004, 09:18 PM   #29
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My family is from Chicago, I have an Aunt and Uncle visiting and we talked about this on Friday. We were all at lunch and I asked my mom to get my son a "coke" while she was up...she replied, "Coke or Sprite?" and it started this whole conversation. Living in Atlanta, I consider everything a "Coke".
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Old 06-06-2004, 09:20 PM   #30
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Yeah, if I was asked if I wanted a Coke or Pepsi, I wouldn't say 'give me a soda'.

What happens if, in Texas, you want a pepsi? Do you ask for Coke and cross your fingers?

In some places, Coke is the generic term people use to refer to all soft drinks. Like "let's get a Coke," or "you want a Coke with that?" That doesn't necessarily mean they'll be buying a Coke. Don't forget about RC either!
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Old 06-06-2004, 09:26 PM   #31
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In some places, Coke is the generic term people use to refer to all soft drinks. Like "let's get a Coke," or "you want a Coke with that?" That doesn't necessarily mean they'll be buying a Coke. Don't forget about RC either!
That's what he was sayin. So do you say "I want a Pepsi coke?"

I always use the "pop goes the weasel" bit when I argue this with some of my friends. "Pop is your dad, do you want to drink your dad???"

It's soda!!!
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Old 06-06-2004, 09:30 PM   #32
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That's what he was sayin. So do you say "I want a Pepsi coke?"

I always use the "pop goes the weasel" bit when I argue this with some of my friends. "Pop is your dad, do you want to drink your dad???"

It's soda!!!

Nope. The point is, you only say Coke when you're referring to generic soda. Like a waitress says "you want a Coke with that?" And you say, "I'd like a 7-UP." Or your friend says "you want to get a Coke?" You go to 7-11 and buy a Mountain Dew.
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Old 06-06-2004, 10:38 PM   #33
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Thanks B.E. Was that you who origionated that quote?

Yes that was mine. It was one of the 5 or so quotes that were in the original QoTM feature. Even I was sick of seeing it by the time it was removed
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Old 06-06-2004, 10:53 PM   #34
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It's called Pepsi folks... Coke sucks.
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Old 06-06-2004, 11:21 PM   #35
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That's what he was sayin. So do you say "I want a Pepsi coke?"

I always use the "pop goes the weasel" bit when I argue this with some of my friends. "Pop is your dad, do you want to drink your dad???"

It's soda!!!

This is the exact same conversation I had with a roommate I had from Texas when I was in training. At the time I had never heard of anyone using "Coke" as a generic term for soda. The conversation is the same, right down to the "Pepsi-Coke" line.
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Old 06-06-2004, 11:28 PM   #36
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It's called Pepsi folks... Coke sucks.

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Old 06-07-2004, 02:20 AM   #37
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Old 06-07-2004, 05:29 AM   #38
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Pop: a doll to play with, potentially an inflatable one
Soda: something to make your clothes clean in the 1800s
Coke: white powder some people use to destroy their lives

I'll vote "Other".
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Old 06-07-2004, 09:14 AM   #39
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Where I live, it depends on the ancestry of the people you talk to.

If they are from Kentucky and further south, they say Pop or Soda.

Me? I say Coca-Cola or Coke. Because there is NO other kind of cola than Coke.

Pepsi? Bah. Too sweet for my tastes.
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Old 06-07-2004, 10:10 AM   #40
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I hate the Coke aftertaste.
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Old 06-07-2004, 10:28 AM   #41
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I'm from Michigan, so it's pop. Ever heard of Faygo Red Pop? My wife has convinced my daughter that it's soda, though, so I'm out-numbered in the house.

We've had these kinds of issues for years:

Me - pop; her - soda
Me - bury (pronounced berry); her bury (pronounced burry)
Me - you guys; her - y'all (she didnt' start this until she moved to Tally)

I didn't start hearing the generic "coke" until I moved to Georgia. The theory being, Coke is bottled in Atlanta and became the overwhelming beverage of choice years ago, so until places like Taco Bell, KFC, etc., brought Pepsi into the area, there was no other drink but Coke. Pop was all Coke and Pepsi wasn't an option, the only difference being the different flavors of "coke" that Coke produced.
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Old 06-07-2004, 10:57 AM   #42
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Old 06-07-2004, 10:59 AM   #43
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Old 06-07-2004, 11:21 AM   #44
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Soda: West Coast
Pop: East Coast

Actually, I don't think that's true. My wife and her family are from the northeast, and they refer to it as soda.

Pop seems most clearly to be a midwestern thing, with pockets of resistance elsewhere, financed by people like me.
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Old 06-07-2004, 11:52 AM   #45
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I grew up with "pop". When I moved out of the Western New York area and started living with Render, I at first put up a fight but eventually gave in and went with "soda". When/if we move back towards Buffalo, I fully intend to go back to "pop" and raise our children to know that that is the correct term
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Old 06-07-2004, 11:52 AM   #46
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really this poll depends on what region you are from... people in Connecticut call it soda.... people in Pennsylvania and Michigan call it Pop ... depends where you go how you say it... and a coke is a coke its a brand of pop/soda
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Old 06-07-2004, 11:53 AM   #47
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def incorrect... people on the shores of the atlantic in Connecticut call it soda
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Old 06-07-2004, 12:16 PM   #48
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def incorrect... people on the shores of the atlantic in Connecticut call it soda

Yep, and it's Pop in the Northwest and Soda in California.
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Old 06-07-2004, 12:24 PM   #49
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I'm originally from Jersey and I call it a Coke.
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Pop: a doll to play with, potentially an inflatable one
Soda: something to make your clothes clean in the 1800s
Coke: white powder some people use to destroy their lives

I'll vote "Other".

What do you actually use as a generic term, Meep? I know that Germans use "cola"...do the Dutch do the same?
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