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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:23:56pm |
Sometimes those shining rays of light show us things we do not want to see.
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Cato the Elder Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:26:13pm |
I never touch the stuff anyway. Coke is the real thing.
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:27:40pm |
This kind of thinking is exactly why Coke has always kicked their ass.
How much of a bailout are they wanting?
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:28:00pm |
They're bucking for a future bailout when Coke kicks them out of the market.
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MagnaniomousCoward Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:28:28pm |
re: #8 DEZes
Pepsi, the new f***ing Cool-Aide.
It was actually Flavor-Aid, if you're talking about Jonestown. Just a niggle.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:28:30pm |
re: #11 buzzsawmonkey
Pepsi-Cola hits the spot
Like Coca-Cola gone to rot
Joined the boycott 'gainst the Jews
And in the bag for Obama too
You are fast. ;)
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Vaak Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:28:47pm |
But I alway sthought their name meant "Pay Every Penny to Save Israel"! I thought they were cool!
Ahh, well, I gave up soda long ago, so no need to worry about going near their crap.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:28:57pm |
I wonder what Dr. Peppers feelings are...would he condemn Pepsi?
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:29:42pm |
re: #18 albusteve
I wonder what Dr. Peppers feelings are...would he condemn Pepsi?
I'm sure he would because he is owned by Coke no?
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:29:43pm |
re: #18 albusteve
I wonder what Dr. Peppers feelings are...would he condemn Pepsi?
He might, he's got a big fan base in TX.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:29:49pm |
re: #14 MagnaniomousCoward
It was actually Flavor-Aid, if you're talking about Jonestown. Just a niggle.
I was thinking more along the lines of the tin foil hat crowd. :)
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:29:51pm |
The Choice of A New Generation a company that is confident enough to piss off half their customer base.
I guess they have enough business that they don't need mine.
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Shr_Nfr Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:30:26pm |
Used to buy the crap only when it is on sale at the same price as the house brand. Now I won't even do that.
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:30:27pm |
Pepsi must be in need of a bail-out, and doing PR before asking.
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:30:40pm |
This is advertising gone way overkill for the touchy feely
mindset. I have seen such things only at corporate group retreats where we were exposed to organizational behavior training to "work united toward common goals".
This is actually pretty scary to see in a metro station.
Like Logan's Run. Constant bombardment of visual and audio stimulus prompting.
Brainwashing....
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:31:02pm |
re: #19 Ojoe
Careful now... look to the old beliefs of the Whigs before you adopt the modern incarnation. They were all in favor of a ruling reasoned elite that would make sound judgments for the volatile masses.
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MagnaniomousCoward Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:31:05pm |
Obama Youth - Junior Fraternity Regiment
Sing for Change
Does the word
OBEY!
work?
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:31:22pm |
re: #18 albusteve
I wonder what Dr. Peppers feelings are...would he condemn Pepsi?
There is no period after Dr in Dr Pepper.
/nit pick
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Shr_Nfr Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:31:34pm |
re: #23 Silhouette
The Choice of
A New Generationa company that is confident enough to piss off half their customer base.I guess they have enough business that they don't need mine.
I think a lot of folks will be saying that in the near term. An extra 50 cents of that horse piss is 33% too much.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:31:35pm |
re: #20 monkeytime
I'm sure he would because he is owned by Coke no?
I think so yes...but that's over there in the real world
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MagnaniomousCoward Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:31:50pm |
re: #22 DEZes
I was thinking more along the lines of the tin foil hat crowd. :)
Oh, if it was the LSD "acid test", then it was Kool-Aid all right.
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solomonpanting Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:31:55pm |
re: #25 screaming_eagle
Pepsi must be in need of a bail-out, and doing PR before asking.
Their accountants are using fizzy math.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:32:08pm |
re: #27 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
But the current elite has not reason.
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:32:21pm |
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Last Mohican Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:32:43pm |
Hey, whoa, everyone's coming over here so fast... can I still toss in my two cents about the Israeli shelling of the UNRWA school that didn't actually happen?
I was just gonna note that the UN only admitted that they lied about about the whole thing now that they were caught in the act a couple of days ago, by a newspaper that interviewed some teachers at the school and exposed the whole thing. Imagine, actual journalism still being done during the age of Obama-worship! I found the story on Drudge a few days ago, and posted a link to it here, but now I can't find the link. My LGF-fu is failing me.
Another interesting point: one of the teachers quoted in that article was left unnamed, because the UNRWA had instructed its personnel at the school not to talk to the press. Why was the UN trying to cover up the truth?
/rhetorical question
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:33:01pm |
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:33:10pm |
re: #34 Shr_Nfr
sorry "for that horse piss"
I had already used the word, and I'm a blushing little ol' southern lady. I'm even wearing a cardigan!
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:33:23pm |
re: #21 CyanSnowHawk
He might, he's got a big fan base in TX.
oh noes!...Jerry the O Kisser?....I refuse to believe it
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Shr_Nfr Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:33:38pm |
re: #33 solomonpanting
But, but, but, their product releases (gasp) CO2! Paging Al Gorge, Paging Al Gorge, global warming alert, PEPSI is emitting CO2 in houses everywhere.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:34:11pm |
re: #35 Ojoe
But the current elite has not reason.
While true, speaking as a conservative myself, I want all government bodies staying the hell out of my personal business. I choose no self-proclaimed elite whose power I must bow to.
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:34:30pm |
re: #41 Ojoe
Blago is not in it
Sorry - it was just a bad pun on Whig
with
"headed" by Blago.
bad joke.
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Last Mohican Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:34:58pm |
Oh, and, coming back on topic, I'd like to suggest a slogan for Pepsi to go along with its new ad campaign:
"If you drink Coke, you are a racist."
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:35:10pm |
re: #32 MagnaniomousCoward
Oh, if it was the LSD "acid test", then it was Kool-Aid all right.
They just yelled from the basement, "MOM" When you go out to get me more Mountain Dew and tinfoil, Get a few cases of Pepsi too.
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:35:15pm |
re: #47 Last Mohican
Oh, and, coming back on topic, I'd like to suggest a slogan for Pepsi to go along with its new ad campaign:
"If you drink Coke, you are a racist."
LOL!
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Throbert McGee Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:35:33pm |
I know they don't actually allow tobacco ads in the Metro, but it would kinda funny to Photoshop that logo into a Kools ad.
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Shr_Nfr Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:35:33pm |
re: #40 Silhouette
Well, I grew up watching Modern Farmer on the tube at 6 AM and was not strangled by my parents, so it comes a bit naturally you know.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:35:40pm |
re: #44 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
But at this point the self proclaimed elite is starting to chose you
No tungsten light bulbs, &c...
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lookingup Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:35:54pm |
Just who in DC would be upset with this fawning? Shows they did market research.
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:35:56pm |
re: #47 Last Mohican
Oh, and, coming back on topic, I'd like to suggest a slogan for Pepsi to go along with its new ad campaign:
"If you drink Coke, you are a racist."
Tell that to Bill Cosby, punk!
/
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:36:05pm |
re: #30 Shr_Nfr
I think a lot of folks will be saying that in the near term. An extra 50 cents of that horse piss is 33% too much.
Please tell me that Mt Dew isn't a Pepsi product?
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:36:12pm |
re: #46 monkeytime
My pun detector was worn out on that fish pun thread.
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:36:14pm |
re: #48 DEZes
They just yelled from the basement, "MOM" When you go out to get me more Mountain Dew and tinfoil, Get a few cases of Pepsi too.
Is the tinfoil for hats?
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Shr_Nfr Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:36:15pm |
re: #45 sjm_888
Well ABummer already showed that things go better with Coke right?
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:36:37pm |
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:37:23pm |
re: #53 Ojoe
But at this point the self proclaimed elite is starting to chose you
No tungsten light bulbs, &c...
That doesn't help... it just means a ruling elite is cool as long as you get to be part of it.
I reject that on principle, ruling elites are wrong, even if I get to be king.
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:37:26pm |
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:37:27pm |
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JammieWearingFool Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:37:45pm |
From what I gather, Obama prefers coke.
As soon as I saw Pepsi unveil that logo a couple months ago I stopped buying their products.
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Last Mohican Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:37:55pm |
re: #29 Silhouette
There is no period after Dr in Dr Pepper.
/nit pick
OMG, you're right.
That is really strange.
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:38:06pm |
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Shr_Nfr Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:38:18pm |
re: #53 Ojoe
Stay away from the LED stuff. Most of it is made in China with really lousy qc. I speak advisedly. I had a 100% fail rate with [Link: www.ledlight.com...] over a 8 bulb sample.
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David IV of Georgia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:38:29pm |
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goddessoftheclassroom Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:38:52pm |
I have never liked Pepsi or Diet Pepsi. I'm rather appalled that my Baby Lizard does like Pepsi, so I'll show him that sign. He can't stand the president, so that should put him right off the stuff!
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:39:38pm |
re: #70 Shr_Nfr
I can only work at my drafting board with tungsten, or sunlight.
Plus lava lamps use tungsten bulbs.
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:39:45pm |
And stay away from Taco Bell and KFC - they don't sell Coke - just Pepsi.
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solomonpanting Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:39:52pm |
I saw it on a wall
while in the Metro
where you drink kool-aid
and it tastes just
like Pepsi cola
C-O-L-A cola
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:39:54pm |
re: #67 Last Mohican
OMG, you're right.
That is really strange.
They changed the font in the '50s, and as I recall the period made the Dr look like Dn so they dropped it.
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Cathypop Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:40:05pm |
re: #54 lookingup
Just who in DC would be upset with this fawning? Shows they did market research.
Is the DC crowd aware of what America and the world is thinking about this ass-kissing media? How many days, minutes, seconds left until Oshit is gone? And where the hell is my unicorn?
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:40:05pm |
re: #73 buzzsawmonkey
From this thread, it looks like Obama really is bringing about "change."
In some people's soda-buying habits, anyway.
Not everyone. I think I'm safe with my Budweiser.
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bbuddha Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:40:27pm |
I don't like pepsi anyway. thank goodness I don't have to give up something I like.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:40:41pm |
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:40:51pm |
re: #72 David IV of Georgia
Mello-Yello™ is a Coke™ product.
Mello-Yello it is then. There is NO WAY I can support these adoring swine.
Spit.
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:40:57pm |
re: #76 monkeytime
And stay away from Taco Bell and KFC - they don't sell Coke - just Pepsi.
Cause Pepsi owns them, as well as Pizza Hut
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Cathypop Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:40:57pm |
re: #71 taxfreekiller
Drink "Shiner" beer, screw the Pepsi KoolAid.
Shiner is my favorite for weekends
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:41:47pm |
re: #71 taxfreekiller
Drink "Shiner" beer, screw the Pepsi KoolAid.
I miss Tx. Shiner beer.
It's not anywhere to be found in coastal NC.
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JammieWearingFool Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:41:48pm |
Drink more water.
Unless, of course, they rename it H2Obama.
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:42:04pm |
A list of all products from Pepsi
Check it out. Quaker oats, cheetos, aquafina, rice-a-roni, aunt jemima, etc.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:42:10pm |
re: #81 screaming_eagle
Not everyone. I think I'm safe with my Budweiser.
buncha crazy Euros own them now....
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:42:15pm |
re: #70 Shr_Nfr
Stay away from the LED stuff. Most of it is made in China with really lousy qc. I speak advisedly. I had a 100% fail rate with [Link: www.ledlight.com...] over a 8 bulb sample.
In general, LED replacement for incandescent lighting is not ready for prime time. Give it a few more years.
I've found that they work well for specialty applications, like holiday lighting.
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:42:30pm |
Buzzsaw - Can you make a song about Pepsi to the tune of the Kinks "Lola"? It rhymes with cola and is also about a bad mistake.
:>)
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faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:42:37pm |
A planeload of Pepsi was flying over the darkest, deepest part of Africa. The engine developed trouble and the plane went down. The Pepsi company sent out a rescue team to find the Pepsi and the crew. The rescuers found the wreckage, but there was no sign of the Pepsi or the crew. Finally they came upon a cannibal village. They asked the chief if he had seen the crew and the Pepsi. The chief said"Yep, we ate the crew and drank the Pepsi." The rescuer said "My gosh, did you eat their arms?""Yep, we ate the arms and washed them down with the Pepsi.""And did you eat their legs?""Yep, we ate their legs and washed them down with the Pepsi."The rescuer then said:"I hate to ask you, but did you eat their--you know--things?" Chief said: "Hell NO, Things go better with Coke."
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Lincolntf Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:42:43pm |
re: #65 JammieWearingFool
I'm generally a Diet Coke guy, but I'll be sure to be extra vigilant about sneaky Pepsi products. I assume they own a whole bunch of brands whose products I do actually like.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:42:52pm |
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:43:00pm |
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Cathypop Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:43:04pm |
re: #89 notutopia
I miss Tx. Shiner beer.
It's not anywhere to be found in coastal NC.
I send a six pack to my brothers every year to piss-off the Budweiser drinkin fools. And they love it!
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:43:30pm |
re: #93 albusteve
buncha crazy Euros own them now....
True. Brings terror to me now thyat I think about it. With Obama starting a trade war with the EU
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David IV of Georgia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:43:46pm |
re: #71 taxfreekiller
Drink "Shiner" beer, screw the Pepsi KoolAid.
Unfortunately, most of the nation is unable to buy Shiner. Luckily, I live in one of the fortunate places.
There is a big liquor store in downtown Minneapolis that has Shiner, but the 6-pack I got there had been kept too hot for too long—it was still decent, but not up to usual Shiner standards. Usual Shiner standards have something to do with Mount Olympus and liquid ambrosia...
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JammieWearingFool Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:43:58pm |
re: #76 monkeytime
And stay away from Taco Bell and KFC - they don't sell Coke - just Pepsi.
I've never set foot in a Taco Bell (Del Taco, yes) and haven't been in a KFC in 30 years.
Blech!
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:44:00pm |
re: #94 CyanSnowHawk
In general, LED replacement for incandescent lighting is not ready for prime time. Give it a few more years.
I've found that they work well for specialty applications, like holiday lighting.
LED bicycle light are GREAT.
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Neo Con since 9-11 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:44:05pm |
re: #90 JammieWearingFool
Drink more water.
Unless, of course, they rename it H2Obama.
No way evil chemical companies have been polluting the water around here by dumping dihydrogen monoxide into it.
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:44:29pm |
re: #104 buzzsawmonkey
Maybe. I'm just doing one-liners in between some actual work, so it may be a while.
I'm patient. Thank you.
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Cathypop Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:44:44pm |
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:44:45pm |
re: #100 Soona'
That shit is as nasty as she is.
then there was O- So- Good.....fruity like Harry the Reed
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lawhawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:45:18pm |
Funny then that when Gov. Paterson gets to invoke his plan to tax soda, it will kill thousands of jobs, including that at Pepsi, which is headquartered in NY. Hope! Change!
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:45:22pm |
re: #107 Neo Con since 9-11
No way evil chemical companies have been polluting the water around here by dumping dihydrogen monoxide into it.
I keep expecting Disney to patent the water molecule.
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pianobuff Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:45:27pm |
I'll let my wife know. She's a big Pepsi Max drinker, but will likely be changing her buying habits after hearing about this.
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Benthoven Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:45:32pm |
re: #76 monkeytime
And stay away from Taco Bell and KFC - they don't sell Coke - just Pepsi.
They are both owned by Pepsico - need to do some research into what else Pepsico owns so I can boycott them too.
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Truck Monkey Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:45:40pm |
re: #56 Wishing
Please tell me that Mt Dew isn't a Pepsi product?
Both Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew are Pepsi products. Mellow Yellow is Coke and their Dr Pepper equivilent is Mr. Pibb.
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:45:43pm |
re: #90 JammieWearingFool
Drink more water.
Unless, of course, they rename it H2Obama.
Geez, Jammie. Some lurking moonbat is going to see that and presto........
/
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:46:09pm |
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:46:26pm |
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:46:30pm |
Kinda creepy ... and just a tad Stalinist I think.
A lot Stalinist, I'd say.
Next thing we'll be having May Day celebrations for the O.
Ironically, mayday is an appropriate description of the plight we're heading into........
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Throbert McGee Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:46:42pm |
re: #72 David IV of Georgia
Mello-Yello™ is a Coke™ product.
As is Mr Pibb. (Which surprises me in the same way that it was a surprise to learn that Hydrox were around before Oreos.)
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:46:53pm |
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pianobuff Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:47:05pm |
re: #115 Truck Monkey
Both Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew are Pepsi products. Mellow Yellow is Coke and their Dr Pepper equivilent is Mr. Pibb.
Crap - I drink Dr. Pepper... or used to anyway. What about Squirt? That's the only other soda I drink?
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faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:47:08pm |
The world is truly upside down
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:47:24pm |
re: #82 albusteve
Royal Crown Cola is Pelosi's choice
When I was at Nuclear Power School in Orlando, RC had the concession contract for all soda vending on base. It sucked, but it kept my soda consumption down to a minimum while I was there.
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Truck Monkey Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:48:01pm |
re: #76 monkeytime
And stay away from Taco Bell and KFC - they don't sell Coke - just Pepsi.
They are Pepsico Companies. Cut the Gatorase and Quaker Oat products too. Pepsi Companies.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:48:28pm |
re: #116 Soona'
Geez, Jammie. Some lurking moonbat is going to see that and presto........
/
just step out for an Osmoke and contemplate the significance...
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David IV of Georgia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:48:32pm |
This crazy Pepsi media campaign is all over buses and billboards around Dallas.
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bbuddha Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:48:44pm |
re: #92 Silhouette
Thanks a lot. Now I have to give up sun chips
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:49:00pm |
re: #126 CyanSnowHawk
When I was at Nuclear Power School in Orlando, RC had the concession contract for all soda vending on base. It sucked, but it kept my soda consumption down to a minimum while I was there.
That's what we need, a bunch of scientists handling uranium, while hepped up on RC and moonpies.
/
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:49:26pm |
re: #126 CyanSnowHawk
When I was at Nuclear Power School in Orlando, RC had the concession contract for all soda vending on base. It sucked, but it kept my soda consumption down to a minimum while I was there.
well see...
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:49:32pm |
re: #106 wrenchwench
LED bicycle light are GREAT.
Forgot about those. I have them too. 5 LED Cat's Eye on the front.
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Scion9 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:49:44pm |
re: #35 Ojoe
But the current elite has not reason.
Neither did the original Whigs. They were offshoots of the Puritans.
Their idea being that the Whigs would control public opinion (by abolishing free speech essentially; secular forms of abolishing speech from 'heretics') to such a degree that it would coincide with their Party platform. That way Democracy was essentially unnecessary. The government would represent the interests of the people, and the people would be educated by the government to think properly. Anyone that dissented would be politically irrelevant. Just like a good ole Puritan theocracy. You can bring up anything you want to discuss or vote on at the town hall; well that is anything that wouldn't get you banished, or burned at the stake. Mmmm, 'democracy' smells an awful lot like burning flesh sometimes.
Sound familiar maybe? Outside of modern 'Progressives' that are definitely engaging in hardcore Whiggery, the original American and British Whig's wanted "The People's Democracy", which was basically Communism before Marx spruced up the ideology with some economics.
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:50:01pm |
re: #101 Cathypop
I send a six pack to my brothers every year to piss-off the Budweiser drinkin fools. And they love it!
I love an icy cold Shiner longneck after I've sweat over work in the garden or, after mowing in the summer time.
Yum!
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saberry0530 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:50:23pm |
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:50:23pm |
re: #124 pianobuff
Crap - I drink Dr. Pepper... or used to anyway. What about Squirt? That's the only other soda I drink?
I think but am not certain that Schweppes owns Squirt.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:50:34pm |
re: #130 David IV of Georgia
This crazy Pepsi media campaign is all over buses and billboards around Dallas.
Don't worry, it will disappear overnight when the One falls on his face and is no longer "cool".
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rightymouse Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:50:49pm |
Well..duh...there's already Coca Cola Zero.
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Jetpilot1101 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:50:52pm |
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:51:23pm |
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Lincolntf Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:51:40pm |
re: #138 A Kiwi Infidel
Same way Don Imus did. A yearning for an alternative, no matter how crappy.
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:51:49pm |
re: #144 rightymouse
duh
duh
duh
duh
duh
Yep makes sense now.
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:51:58pm |
re: #125 faraway
The world is truly upside down
Well, I never thought I would say this, but Russia is doing the right thing.
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Cathypop Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:52:02pm |
re: #137 notutopia
I love an icy cold Shiner longneck after I've sweat over work in the garden or, after mowing in the summer time.
Yum!
Summer,Texas heat, Shiner, TOTAL HEAVEN.
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:52:09pm |
re: #129 albusteve
just step out for an Osmoke and contemplate the significance...
I picked a bad day to quit drinking and smoking everything.
//
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:52:10pm |
re: #141 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Don't worry, it will disappear overnight when the One falls on his face and is no longer "cool".
that's rich...BO goes down and takes Pepsie with him
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:52:34pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:52:43pm |
re: #146 notutopia
Do you put peanuts in your RC?
That's a memory that makes my toes curl. Ah, youth.
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faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:05pm |
re: #144 rightymouse
Well..duh...there's already Coca Cola Zero.
Should they sue Obama for flava infringement?
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rightymouse Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:09pm |
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:10pm |
re: #152 albusteve
that's rich...BO goes down and takes Pepsie with him
Pepsi will be fine, they'll dump the ad campaign in a heartbeat.
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:15pm |
Notice the new Chrysler "Employee Pricing Plus-Plus" ad on TV? At the very end of it is an Obama/Pepsi-style blue sky and a star at the top, with a red and white are below running into the star. Geez, how many companies are willing to perform corporate fellatio on The Chosen One? There are a couple of local companies that have similar "kiss the ass of the BHO" ads.
Utterly disgusting.
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phoenixgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:34pm |
i gave up on pepsi when michael jackson was the celebrity endorser..... every once in a while i'll crave one, but i like coke better
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:41pm |
re: #136 Scion9
Hopefully the modern version will be centrist; Lincoln started out Whig; & there needs to be an alternative to the infantile squabbling of D vs. R. This county is looking backwards now so using some antique party as a starting point might have some merit.
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Jetpilot1101 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:44pm |
re: #149 Wishing
Moscow also plans huge budget cuts in an attempt to limit its fiscal deficit – rejecting pressure to follow the US and other western countries to try to stimulate the economy with a big boost in public borrowing.
You got that right. Not only are they stopping the bailouts, they re actually cutting spending. What a novel idea.
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itellu3times Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:53:53pm |
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:54:07pm |
re: #158 6pat6
Notice the new Chrysler "Employee Pricing Plus-Plus" ad on TV? At the very end of it is an Obama/Pepsi-style blue sky and a star at the top, with a red and white are below running into the star. Geez, how many companies are willing to perform corporate fellatio on The Chosen One? There are a couple of local companies that have similar "kiss the ass of the BHO" ads.
Utterly disgusting.
They know they'll be lined up along the proverbial wall soon.
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:54:21pm |
re: #157 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Pepsi will be fine, they'll dump the ad campaign in a heartbeat.
You mean "That's not the Pepsi I know"
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:54:21pm |
re: #154 MandyManners
That's a memory that makes my toes curl. Ah, youth.
are you remembering Frosties Root Beer?....as good as A+W anyday...big fat bottle
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:54:40pm |
re: #160 Ojoe
Hopefully the modern version will be centrist; Lincoln started out Whig; & there needs to be an alternative to the infantile squabbling of D vs. R. This county is looking backwards now so using some antique party as a starting point might have some merit.
The Whig party looks pretty good, thanks for the link, Ojoe.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:07pm |
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JammieWearingFool Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:10pm |
re: #92 Silhouette
A list of all products from Pepsi
Check it out. Quaker oats, cheetos, aquafina, rice-a-roni, aunt jemima, etc.
I get a lot of comp Aquafina. So I'll continue to not pay for it. Outside of that, I consume little if any of that list to begin with. Virtually any of their products can be bought from the store brand at less price and better quality. I've never ceased to be amazed at the money people throw away on brand names. In the current economy, Pepsi and other big labels may find a lot of lesser known competition.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:11pm |
re: #164 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
They know they'll be lined up along the proverbial wall soon.
stancing
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rightymouse Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:11pm |
re: #155 faraway
Should they sue Obama for flava infringement?
Only if they can claim that they came up with the 'Zero' idea first.
/lol!
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:15pm |
Now they can CHANGE Dr Pepper to Comrade Pepper.
/
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A Kiwi Infidel Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:18pm |
re: #147 Lincolntf
Same way Don Imus did. A yearning for an alternative, no matter how crappy.
you mean, like, Obama?
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:26pm |
re: #115 Truck Monkey
Both Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew are Pepsi products. Mellow Yellow is Coke and their Dr Pepper equivilent is Mr. Pibb.
DP is not a Pepsi product.
From the Dr Pepper corporate website.
In 1986 the Dr Pepper company merged with the Seven Up Company to form Dr Pepper/ Seven-Up, Inc which was later acquired, in 1995, by Cadbury Schweppes plc. It would become the largest operating division of the non-cola beverages firm, Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.
London-based Cadbury Schweppes plc acquired the Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Corporation in early 1995 at the largest division of the non-cola global beverages firm.
In 2008, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. was established following the spinoff of Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) from Cadbury Schweppes plc. It remains one of North America's leading refreshment beverage companies, manufacturing, bottling and distributing more than 50 brands of carbonated soft drinks, juices, teas, mixers, waters and other premium beverages.
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David IV of Georgia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:55:35pm |
re: #141 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Don't worry, it will disappear overnight when the One falls on his face and is no longer "cool".
The media will cover his failures, gaffs and fumbles for as long as they can, then they will turn on him like vicious wolves and try to distance themselves from him. On a very, very, very superficial level I kinda feel sorry for him—there is no way he can fulfill the hopes of his supporters and keep the country sailing smoothly ahead at the same time—something has to give.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:12pm |
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monkeytime Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:13pm |
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:14pm |
I have not drank a soda for over a year now, once I realized that ALL of them use that damn High Fructose Corn Syrup instead of good, old fashioned, cane or beet SUGAR!
That HFCS shit, along with Aspartame, are the two absolute worst sweeteners you can ever want to ingest.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:17pm |
re: #167 Wishing
There is a centrist party too, but it seemed too much into fighting global warming.
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quickredfox Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:17pm |
They're all over the Powell Street BART station in San Francisco, too. I try to be absorbed in a book during that part of the commute.
Then there's the new Jones Soda flavor (click on the picture to enlarge): [Link: westernstandard.blogs.com...]
No more Jones soda for me. Thankfully there are other good brands of cane sugar sodas that remain Obama-free.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:32pm |
re: #168 buzzsawmonkey
Dr. Brown's Root Beer, and Cream Soda, are superb.
okay with DBRB...Cream Soda is for sissies tho....c'mon
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Throbert McGee Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:37pm |
re: #106 wrenchwench
LED bicycle lights are GREAT.
During a 2008 hurricane that knocked out our power, I bought a white/red LED strap-on forehead lamp at Homo Depot -- it looks like some kind of futuristic tefillin for Space-Jews. Anyway, it totally rocks, and everyone who's seen it has asked where they can get one. (Besides being obviously useful as a hands-free light in emergencies, it's also great for nighttime reading and for hobbies/crafts that involve closeup work.)
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lawhawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:56:48pm |
Looks like I'm not alone in thinking that if the government did nothing to "stimulate" the economy, things would improve in 2009, but if they did, things would get much worse and last longer.
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saberry0530 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:04pm |
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rightymouse Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:04pm |
re: #179 6pat6
I have not drank a soda for over a year now, once I realized that ALL of them use that damn High Fructose Corn Syrup instead of good, old fashioned, cane or beet SUGAR!
That HFCS shit, along with Aspartame, are the two absolute worst sweeteners you can ever want to ingest.
Someone tell Bloomberg! Oh...wait...
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:08pm |
re: #154 MandyManners
That's a memory that makes my toes curl. Ah, youth.
Ha! you have curled toes,
I have a chipped front tooth from trying to shake that last stuck peanut out of an Orange Crush bottle.
I was 10 years old.
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pianobuff Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:10pm |
re: #138 A Kiwi Infidel
Pepsi, how did they ever survive?
Coke could have bought them way back when Pepsi's main outlet was a mega soda bar in Brooklyn (?). Missed their chance then.
In the 60's and 70's, Pepsi went after the youth with "lifestyle" branding. Coke went down nearly fatally with the advent of new Coke in the 80's but pulled the idea after only a few months to return with Coke Classic. For someone Coke's sales were better than prior to the original brand shift.
More info here - Modern Marvels episode
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lawhawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:22pm |
re: #179 6pat6
I have not drank a soda for over a year now, once I realized that ALL of them use that damn High Fructose Corn Syrup instead of good, old fashioned, cane or beet SUGAR!
That HFCS shit, along with Aspartame, are the two absolute worst sweeteners you can ever want to ingest.
Not true. Get yourself kosher for passover Coca Cola; it's as close to the original formula as you can get these days... tastes better too!
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Scion9 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:33pm |
re: #160 Ojoe
Hopefully the modern version will be centrist; Lincoln started out Whig; & there needs to be an alternative to the infantile squabbling of D vs. R. This county is looking backwards now so using some antique party as a starting point might have some merit.
I am also fed up with both major parties, so I can commiserate with your position here.
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:35pm |
re: #160 Ojoe
Hopefully the modern version will be centrist; Lincoln started out Whig; & there needs to be an alternative to the infantile squabbling of D vs. R. This county is looking backwards now so using some antique party as a starting point might have some merit.
But even your link doesn't sound centrist. It sounds, well, like liberal Democrats.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:47pm |
re: #176 David IV of Georgia
The media will cover his failures, gaffs and fumbles for as long as they can, then they will turn on him like vicious wolves and try to distance themselves from him. On a very, very, very superficial level I kinda feel sorry for him—there is no way he can fulfill the hopes of his supporters and keep the country sailing smoothly ahead at the same time—something has to give.
You mean... they'll turn into a lynch mob?
/yeah, yeah... I'll do it myself. RACIST!
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phoenixgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:57:56pm |
re: #179 6pat6
I have not drank a soda for over a year now, once I realized that ALL of them use that damn High Fructose Corn Syrup instead of good, old fashioned, cane or beet SUGAR!
That HFCS shit, along with Aspartame, are the two absolute worst sweeteners you can ever want to ingest.
costco sells "mexican made coke" made with cane sugar! it's 3 times the price of a case of american made coke but brings back the taste of my childhood
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Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:58:01pm |
re: #179 6pat6
Even when I was a heavy smoker I regarded sodas as too toxic. I'll have a soda once or twice a year but that's about it.
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goddessoftheclassroom Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:58:29pm |
re: #191 lawhawk
Not true. Get yourself kosher for passover Coca Cola; it's as close to the original formula as you can get these days... tastes better too!
That's one of the best hints I've learned here at LGF! I'm going to be looking for it.
Real Coke in glass bottles--what nectar!
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:58:31pm |
re: #175 CyanSnowHawk
Some Pepsi plants bottle it though. It gets subcontracted to whoever. They don't have a lot of plants. Some Coke plants bottled it a while back.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:59:20pm |
It sounds, well, like liberal Democrats
Where did they all go? What is the Democratic Party now?
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Jetpilot1101 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:59:24pm |
OT: I'm in the mood for a good evolution thread.
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IslandLibertarian Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:59:26pm |
Drinking Pepsi is a waste of money.
No nutritional value.
Un-needed calories.
Tooth decay.
Moonbat Juice!
(not to be confused with "the juice")
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rightymouse Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:59:29pm |
re: #186 lawhawk
Looks like I'm not alone in thinking that if the government did nothing to "stimulate" the economy, things would improve in 2009, but if they did, things would get much worse and last longer.
My husband has his own company - small LLC. Landed a large contract in December of all things and getting ready to sign another large one - in the $500K range. If the government got out of the way, we would be just fine.
This 'stimulus' package is nothing but stuffed pork.
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MagnaniomousCoward Wed, Feb 4, 2009 4:59:35pm |
re: #28 MagnaniomousCoward
Obama Youth - Junior Fraternity Regiment
Sing for ChangeDoes the word
OBEY!
work?
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:00:01pm |
re: #166 albusteve
are you remembering Frosties Root Beer?....as good as A+W anyday...big fat bottle
Nope. Peanuts in a bottle of RC Cola.
Remember when soda came in a bottle? We useta' stop at a small country store while riding around one area and get an ice-cold (I mean, there was ice on the outside of the bottle) Coke. For a quarter.
Remember when Coke had actual sugar in it?
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itellu3times Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:00:10pm |
re: #70 Shr_Nfr
Stay away from the LED stuff. Most of it is made in China with really lousy qc. I speak advisedly. I had a 100% fail rate with [Link: www.ledlight.com...] over a 8 bulb sample.
Yeah, I had a Chinese-made CFL that lasted about a week, got it at the 99 cent store. OTOH, all the CFL's I get at Home Depot for a couple bucks each, are Chinese-made too. Pretty much all Chinese-made, AFAIK.
I love LED flashlights, including the crank-operated supercapacitor versions with the hot 1-watt LEDs. And I do mean hot!
I'd love a few low to medium (also high!) power LED bulbs, but the price and color aren't really there yet, even if they worked. But some of these look pretty good, I may have to try them!
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:00:17pm |
re: #201 Jetpilot1101
OT: I'm in the mood for a good evolution thread.
Nah, let's keep making fun of people.
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:00:19pm |
re: #179 6pat6
I have not drank a soda for over a year now, once I realized that ALL of them use that damn High Fructose Corn Syrup instead of good, old fashioned, cane or beet SUGAR!
That HFCS shit, along with Aspartame, are the two absolute worst sweeteners you can ever want to ingest.
As bad as "alar", huh?
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lawhawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:00:47pm |
Oh, the hope of dope.... the AP is suing the guy who created the Obama Stalinesque imagery for copyright infringement. Who to root for? Neither preferably, but I would have to go with the artist, not the AP because it is a derivative work that is truly unique from the original photo.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:00:48pm |
re: #202 IslandLibertarian
Drinking Pepsi is a waste of money.
No nutritional value.
Un-needed calories.
Tooth decay.Moonbat Juice!
(not to be confused with "the juice")
not psychoactive either...such a waste of precious liquid
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:00:53pm |
re: #182 phoenixgirl
shouldn't soft drinks transcend politics?
With these bastards, everything is political.......
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goddessoftheclassroom Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:01:02pm |
re: #206 MandyManners
Nope. Peanuts in a bottle of RC Cola.
Remember when soda came in a bottle? We useta' stop at a small country store while riding around one area and get an ice-cold (I mean, there was ice on the outside of the bottle) Coke. For a quarter.
Remember when Coke had actual sugar in it?
{MandyManners}
Did you see my 198?
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:01:15pm |
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:01:28pm |
re: #191 lawhawk
Get yourself kosher for passover Coca Cola; it's as close to the original formula as you can get these days... tastes better too!
About the only US-made soda you can get that IS made with cane sugar is Jones Cola, made in Seattle, and sold throughout the West and Midwest. THAT stuff is great, but a little spendy for pop. The brands you can buy in Mexico are also made with real sugar.
I used to just love RC Cola! That still has the best taste of any of them, regardless!
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:01:37pm |
re: #206 MandyManners
You can still get coke with actual sugar,
Check out Galco's
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quickredfox Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:01:56pm |
re: #179 6pat6
I have not drank a soda for over a year now, once I realized that ALL of them use that damn High Fructose Corn Syrup instead of good, old fashioned, cane or beet SUGAR!
That HFCS shit, along with Aspartame, are the two absolute worst sweeteners you can ever want to ingest.
There are a few that use cane sugar. Boylan's. Thomas Kemper. Mexican Coke if you can get it. Hansen's has a line of cane sugar soda. And Jones, but see my #181. Boylan's has used cane sugar all along. Jones and Thomas Kemper began using it a couple of years ago.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:02:00pm |
re: #206 MandyManners
Nope. Peanuts in a bottle of RC Cola.
Remember when soda came in a bottle? We useta' stop at a small country store while riding around one area and get an ice-cold (I mean, there was ice on the outside of the bottle) Coke. For a quarter.
Remember when Coke had actual sugar in it?
yes...I'm nearly as old as Coke itself
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:02:01pm |
re: #189 notutopia
Ha! you have curled toes,
I have a chipped front tooth from trying to shake that last stuck peanut out of an Orange Crush bottle.
I was 10 years old.
Oh, Orange Crush. Now I'm really going back in time. I remember my nose getting tickled from the vapors coming out of an ice-cold bottle of Orange Crush.
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itellu3times Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:02:08pm |
re: #217 Ojoe
You can still get coke with actual sugar,
Check out Galco's
Whole Foods house brand soda is sugar-only, go figure.
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David IV of Georgia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:02:09pm |
re: #150 Cathypop
Summer,Texas heat, Shiner, TOTAL HEAVEN.
I think Shiner 100 is too sweet and heavy. Shiner 96 and 97 were great as was Shiner Kölsch.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:02:10pm |
re: #175 CyanSnowHawk
You are of course correct, Pepsi does not own the rights to Dr Pepper, but is a licenced bottler and distributor.
Just saying.
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JammieWearingFool Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:02:47pm |
re: #128 faraway
RC is great with Moon Pies.
My treat as a kid was a bag of Wise chips and an RC Cola. Ran about 35 cents in 1973. Used to be there was a 10 or 25 cent prize underneath the lid if you got lucky.
We actually had a friend of the family who worked for Pepsico and back then we used to get their test products. Imagine our marvel at the strangest of all beverage packaging concepts: plastic.
That first 64 oz bottle blew our minds.
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Scion9 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:02:47pm |
re: #193 Soona'
But even your link doesn't sound centrist. It sounds, well, like liberal Democrats.
From the link...
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY — The Modern Whig philosophy is to empower the states with the resources to handle their unique affairs.STATES RIGHTS — Each state can generally determine its course of action based on local values and unique needs.
Reducing the economic stranglehold of the Feds is definitely not a Dem policy. Outside of those two points, it does indeed sound like a lot of Dem doublespeak.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:03:37pm |
re: #213 goddessoftheclassroom
Why in the world do I have a pit of longing in my tummy?
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:03:39pm |
re: #210 lawhawk
Oh, the hope of dope.... the AP is suing the guy who created the Obama Stalinesque imagery for copyright infringement. Who to root for? Neither preferably, but I would have to go with the artist, not the AP because it is a derivative work that is truly unique from the original photo.
what a bunch of jerktoids....fighting over scraps
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:03:54pm |
re: #217 Ojoe
You can still get coke with actual sugar,
Check out Galco's
I use Galco's to buy holsters. Galco
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:04:05pm |
re: #206 MandyManners
Nope. Peanuts in a bottle of RC Cola.
Remember when soda came in a bottle? We useta' stop at a small country store while riding around one area and get an ice-cold (I mean, there was ice on the outside of the bottle) Coke. For a quarter.
Remember when Coke had actual sugar in it?
Why would you put peanuts in a cola? Never heard of that........
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:05:44pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:05:46pm |
re: #217 Ojoe
You can still get coke with actual sugar,
Check out Galco's
It's taking it forever to load but, I'll keep trying.
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lawhawk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:05:48pm |
re: #229 albusteve
Not exactly scraps... some of those prints are going for thousands of dollars. There's real money to be made there. The kicker is that USA Network considers him Character Approved.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:05:53pm |
re: #231 LGoPs
Why would you put peanuts in a cola? Never heard of that........
I can't believe you have to ask...because you can silly
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:05:56pm |
re: #209 Soona'
As bad as "alar", huh?
I see your smart-assed comparison, but there is PLENTY if valid info out there that corn sweeteners and Aspartame are some of the worst shit you could ever think to ingest. Corn sweeteners are processed with so many different chemicals (until very recently, mercury!) that the alleged "naturalness" of it is tainted by all the crap in it. Aspartame is pretty well-known for its problems.
Google it. I'm not going to waste my time doing research FOR you. I've done mine.
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:06:13pm |
re: #221 MandyManners
Oh, Orange Crush. Now I'm really going back in time. I remember my nose getting tickled from the vapors coming out of an ice-cold bottle of Orange Crush.
Nehi grape soda. Sooooo gooood!
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David IV of Georgia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:06:28pm |
re: #231 LGoPs
Why would you put peanuts in a cola? Never heard of that........
Some people put M&M's™ in Coke™.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:06:36pm |
re: #230 Wishing
My dad's WW2 .45 ACP has a holster that has a "US' on it that looks right out of the Union Army 1865.
BBL
Work ...
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IslandLibertarian Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:07:08pm |
re: #211 albusteve
not psychoactive either...such a waste of precious liquid
yeah, "rum and Pepsi" sounds stoopid.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:07:20pm |
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Bobblehead Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:07:41pm |
re: #221 MandyManners
Oh, Orange Crush. Now I'm really going back in time. I remember my nose getting tickled from the vapors coming out of an ice-cold bottle of Orange Crush.
I remember when Orange Crush had little bits of orange in it. Does anyone remember what the original Dr. Pepper tasted like? Nothing like the modern version.
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:07:56pm |
Diet Coke and Menthos. What fun! About the only thing Diet Coke is good for,anyway!
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:07:57pm |
re: #236 lawhawk
Not exactly scraps... some of those prints are going for thousands of dollars. There's real money to be made there. The kicker is that USA Network considers him Character Approved.
I figured that as soon as I posted it...oh man what a world
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wrenchwench Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:07:59pm |
re: #184 Throbert McGee
at Homo Depot --
Heh.
My brother got a high-power version of that for hunting frogs (as a scientist, not a chef.)
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phoenixgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:08:01pm |
best memories in the world for me are going to my grand uncle and grand aunt's house, they would serve me and my brothers and sister coke and pretzels and m&m's....today, those are still my comfort foods
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code red 21 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:08:06pm |
I don't drink soda but if I did it wouldn't be a Pepsi.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:08:15pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:08:54pm |
re: #231 LGoPs
Why would you put peanuts in a cola? Never heard of that........
The contrast between the sweetness and the salty goodness.
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Jetpilot1101 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:08:56pm |
OT: Looks like Leon Panetta may have some explaining to do.
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nyc redneck Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:09:05pm |
this is abt. pepsi prostrating themselves for hope and money.
it is not abt. rational thought, tho.
how embarrassing. hope and change is the great opium of the day.
the great snake oil of our time.
and imbued w/ guilt and awkward feelings and pc. idiocy, the whole world began to unravel when O appeared from no where.
how frightening to witness the perfect storm for a strong nation to lose it's mooring.
there's going to be hell to pay for this lunacy.
i never drink peps, btw.
ever.
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:09:20pm |
re: #241 Ojoe
My dad's WW2 .45 ACP has a holster that has a "US' on it that looks right out of the Union Army 1865.
BBL
Work ...
Good ole 1911...here to stay.
Your dad has a wonderful momento!
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faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:09:41pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:09:45pm |
re: #246 Bobblehead
I remember when Orange Crush had little bits of orange in it. Does anyone remember what the original Dr. Pepper tasted like? Nothing like the modern version.
I try not to focus on it 'cause I'll get a bit cranky.
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:09:47pm |
re: #240 David IV of Georgia
Some people put M&M's™ in Coke™.
Wierd.......learn something new every day. I'm a purist I guess. The only thing I want in my coke is fizz........
:)
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FrogMarch Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:09:51pm |
Here we go again. Another conflict of interest nomination. Is every Democrat part of the money whore machine?
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Jetpilot1101 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:01pm |
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Randall Gross Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:03pm |
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:08pm |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:12pm |
re: #235 MandyManners
It's taking it forever to load but, I'll keep trying.
I got some real Coca-Cola (from Mexico) at Costco. In glass bottles, yet.
And I discovered I can get real cane sugar Dr Pepper in Houston with just a little shopping. But the difference is less distinct to me.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:25pm |
All this is just more proof that change does not equal better.
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solergic Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:34pm |
they have this ad in NYC as well. I didn't tie it to Obama. Some ads have the same branding and say "Sodapop".
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:38pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:53pm |
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:10:53pm |
re: #253 6pat6
Oooooh, Nehi Grape! That, and Grapette!
Nehi grape, moon pie and some 4 corner nabs, and you are SET!
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:04pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:13pm |
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Jetpilot1101 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:30pm |
re: #277 OldLineTexan
/smacks forehead
THAT'S how she became mother of five. RUM!
Most likely a brown paper bag was used as well.
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Lincolntf Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:34pm |
re: #255 Jetpilot1101
The article right above that about Pelosi v. Obama is pretty good, too.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:44pm |
Being classically educated, I'm instantly able to recognize the signs in that link (many of which I've of course seen in the flesh) as being the "with the glasses on" street signs from They Live.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:52pm |
re: #269 OldLineTexan
I got some real Coca-Cola (from Mexico) at Costco. In glass bottles, yet.
And I discovered I can get real cane sugar Dr Pepper in Houston with just a little shopping. But the difference is less distinct to me.
Two advantages to living close to Mexico.
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Randall Gross Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:58pm |
re: #273 calcajun
I still prefer Barq's--I grew up with that one. That and a NOLA local--Big Shot Cola.
When it comes to root beer I prefer IBC and occasionally Henry Weinhards.
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gregg Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:11:59pm |
re: #240 David IV of Georgia
Some people put M&M's™ in Coke™.
Occasionally, I'll put peanuts in a Dr Pepper (something I saw a UPS driver do, back when I was a yute).
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:12:04pm |
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:12:13pm |
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quickredfox Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:12:16pm |
As noted above --
From the Jones Soda website: Jones "Orange (You Glad for Change)" soda -- [Link: www.myjones.com...]
complete with the picture of the One.
ick ick ick
no thanks!
I'll stick with Boylan's and Kemper. Used to be able to get Mexican Coke pretty easily, loved the old-fashioned glass bottle too, but the little store that carried it hasn't had it for awhile.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:12:28pm |
re: #277 OldLineTexan
/smacks forehead
THAT'S how she became mother of five. RUM!
GIT OUTTA' MAH HAID.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:13:18pm |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:13:26pm |
re: #255 Jetpilot1101
OT: Looks like Leon Panetta may have some explaining to do.
More fumblin', bumblin' and stumblin'. You know, the MSM won't have a choice at some point. They are going to have see a pattern. Moreover, if they feel betrayed, they're gonna be all over BHO like ugly on a Baldwin brother.
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:13:27pm |
re: #273 calcajun
I still prefer Barq's--I grew up with that one. That and a NOLA local--Big Shot Cola.
Me too. And Orange Crush!
Hubig's pies.
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:13:43pm |
If you ever happen to be on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, you must stop HERE!...
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The Shadow Do Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:13:43pm |
Big deal, does anyone order a rum and Pepsi?
I think not.
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horse Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:13:52pm |
Well of course. According to some leadership in Pepsi, before Obama the USA was the "middle finger" of the world. Now they may believe we are on the way to being just another pinky.
Thankfully, I have never liked their products or establishments. Makes it easier to never consume or even notice them.
For those above talking about Coke: you can get Coke made from real cane sugar if you buy the ones made in an overseas production facility. Some Coke made in Mexico comes in a glass bottle and is made from real cane sugar. Look in a local ethnic Mexican grocery or convenience store. I have seen several import it for the migrants who want their Coke original style. You will pay a premium for it, but it is very worth it.
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obscured by clouds Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:03pm |
They're gonna' hate my OUT! sticker in a few years - the one that sports the Obama presidency's logo as the "O".
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goddessoftheclassroom Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:11pm |
I just ordered a dozen large bottles of imported Coke. The shipping was more than the Coke, but I don't care.
I will hide them from my children.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:17pm |
re: #277 OldLineTexan
/smacks forehead
THAT'S how she became mother of five. RUM!
That's what the father drank. What did Nancy drink?
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:21pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:29pm |
I'm reminded of this woman at a bar who ordered Maker's Mark and diet Coke. I shoulda' smacked her around.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:31pm |
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phoenixgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:40pm |
re: #299 obscured by clouds
They're gonna' hate my OUT! sticker in a few years - the one that sports the Obama presidency's logo as the "O".
hey obscured! how are you?!
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Jetpilot1101 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:14:54pm |
re: #293 calcajun
More fumblin', bumblin' and stumblin'. You know, the MSM won't have a choice at some point. They are going to have see a pattern. Moreover, if they feel betrayed, they're gonna be all over BHO like ugly on a Baldwin brother.
I have to give some of the reporters a little credit in the WH pool; they have been asking some tough questions. I'd like to see more but it's a start. I almost think they are enjoying sticking it to Gibbs because they think he is an incompetent buffoon.
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:00pm |
This thread is kind of light hearted but I have to say that this sounds like stupid marketing to me. Clearly there are a lot of people in the country who didn't vote for Obama. Why would you want to alienate a potential 50% of your market.
As it turns out I've always preferred Coke, but this would likely be something to turn me away, if the situation were reversed.
Kind of like movie actors as well. I think the smartest ones are the ones that shut the fuck up about their political beliefs and not alienate the very people that their livelihooods depend on.......
Sell me your product and just STFU about your politics.
Sheesh.
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nyc redneck Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:01pm |
they'll dump him like they dumped michael jackson, tho, when his schtick got old.
and he imploded into unsavoriness.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:06pm |
re: #275 MandyManners
Pointed ears?
No, Numenoreans are human, just elf-friends that were granted the island of Numenor as a reward and refuge by the Vala after the defeat of Morgoth. The island was within sight of Eressea, although the people of Numenor were not allowed to sail West out of sight of their island. The people of Numenor, though they dwindled, were long-lived.
Elros the brother of Elrond the Half-Elven chose to be human and became the first King. Aragorn was his descendant.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:12pm |
re: #294 notutopia
Me too. And Orange Crush!
Hubig's pies.
Tatee Donuts
Anything from Reising's Bakery.
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:37pm |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:42pm |
re: #303 MandyManners
I'm reminded of this woman at a bar who ordered Maker's Mark and diet Coke. I shoulda' smacked her around.
You were probably too late.
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:53pm |
re: #290 quickredfox
As noted above --
From the Jones Soda website: Jones "Orange (You Glad for Change)" soda -- [Link: [Link: www.myjones.com...]...]
complete with the picture of the One.
ick ick ick
no thanks!
So much for Jones Sellout-to-The-Chosen-One Cola!
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cindyk Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:15:59pm |
Goodbye Diet Cherry Pepsi - Hello Cherry Coke Zero!
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David IV of Georgia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:16:02pm |
I miss Fresca™ (a Coke product) having real grapefruit juice and cane sugar. This low cal stuff with grapefruit flavor they call Fresca now is atrocious.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:16:05pm |
re: #310 OldLineTexan
No, Numenoreans are human, just elf-friends that were granted the island of Numenor as a reward and refuge by the Vala after the defeat of Morgoth. The island was within sight of Eressea, although the people of Numenor were not allowed to sail West out of sight of their island. The people of Numenor, though they dwindled, were long-lived.
Elros the brother of Elrond the Half-Elven chose to be human and became the first King. Aragorn was his descendant.
It's been a while since I read the books.
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faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:16:38pm |
re: #300 goddessoftheclassroom
I just ordered a dozen large bottles of imported Coke. The shipping was more than the Coke, but I don't care.
I will hide them from my children.
What other secrets do you have? You can tell me.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:16:46pm |
re: #306 Jetpilot1101
I have to give some of the reporters a little credit in the WH pool; they have been asking some tough questions. I'd like to see more but it's a start. I almost think they are enjoying sticking it to Gibbs because they think he is an incompetent buffoon.
Like I said in an earlier post, Gibbs makes Caroline Kennedy seem erudite.
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screaming_eagle Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:16:48pm |
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twincitiesgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:16:53pm |
Pepsi has always made an inferior product IMO. Very poor marketing ploy, designed to do what? Alienate potential customers?
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:17:11pm |
re: #303 MandyManners
I'm reminded of this woman at a bar who ordered Maker's Mark and diet Coke. I shoulda' smacked her around.
That was simply sacreligious, she trashed some damned fine bourbon.
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notutopia Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:17:47pm |
re: #311 calcajun
Tatee Donuts
Anything from Reising's Bakery.
Lawrence's Kingcake. Broccato's casata ice cream.
Cafe au' lait and beignets.
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Wishing Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:17:53pm |
re: #302 Occasional Reader
I have a "Serpa" style holster from Blackhawk that I think is great. Brilliant, "elegant" design.
Ya know I bought on of those, but it scratched the slide, so I quit using it, went to leather with thumb strap.
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WhiteRasta Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:17:58pm |
re: #297 The Shadow Do
Rum should be drunk on the rocks.....
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:17:59pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:18:15pm |
re: #323 DEZes
That was simply sacreligious, she trashed some damned fine bourbon.
It's like putting a ribbon on a turd.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:18:29pm |
re: #285 MandyManners
Two advantages to living close to Mexico.
Believe it or not, the real Dr Pepper is brewed and bottled in Texas, the LAST bottler to use the old formula. Out west/central, it's basically the same price, too. In Houston, it's yuppie soda and is priced higher.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:18:52pm |
re: #310 OldLineTexan
No, Numenoreans are human, just elf-friends that were granted the island of Numenor as a reward and refuge by the Vala after the defeat of Morgoth. The island was within sight of Eressea, although the people of Numenor were not allowed to sail West out of sight of their island. The people of Numenor, though they dwindled, were long-lived.
Elros the brother of Elrond the Half-Elven chose to be human and became the first King. Aragorn was his descendant.
You are so dead at recess, nerd.
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goddessoftheclassroom Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:18:57pm |
I just showed my Baby Lizard (the one who likes Pepsi) the headline of the thread. His face fell a little, then he said, "I refuse to go to the Dark Side. I'm going to start drinking Coke."
Not that I let him drink soda that often...
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:19:00pm |
re: #317 David IV of Georgia
I miss Fresca™ (a Coke product) having real grapefruit juice and cane sugar. This low cal stuff with grapefruit flavor they call Fresca now is atrocious.
And, it's LOADED with Aspartame!
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The Shadow Do Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:19:41pm |
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right Brain Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:20:08pm |
re: #309 nyc redneck
Its not a question of whether, it is a question of when, I am seeing writers predicting his demise is literally in months, not years
[Link: corner.nationalreview.com...]
and how did he manage to pick four cabinet members in trouble with the law? Bill Richardson, Tim Geithner, Nancy Killefer, Tom Daschle. His lack of executive experience is showing. And my when he gets on the defensive he is in unfamiliar territory. He couldn't whether 2% of what Bush had to.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:20:15pm |
re: #329 MandyManners
It's like putting a ribbon on a turd.
I keep Makers stocked in my house, if she had done that with my Makers I would have had a vein in my forehead pop.
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RaiderDan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:20:23pm |
Liberal Fascism.
Just imagine if the boot was on the other foot and Pepsi, Ikea and other corporations lined up to salute George W. Bush and "compassionate conservatism" or Sarah Palin?
I truly truly know how communism, fascism and Nazism swept into power, on a wave of optimism and youthful exuberance. Everybody just got "caught up in it" and nobody said stop....
I really wanted to set up a table at the inauguration with Obama symbol pins, flags and armbands, just to see if anybody noticed.
Lets see, we have MSNBC beaming Obama's inauguration into movie theaters for the "Volk"
We have corporations adopting a politicians symbol as their corporate logo....
We have a cottage industry churning out plates, pictures, souvenirs etc. of the "Great Leader" and a media printing hundreds of "inaugural" issue magazines and newspapers, nothing more than thinly-disguised propaganda.
When the Obama Youth Brigades with their "O" symbols on their sleeves begin their marches in the streets chanting "Hope" and "Change" and ordering manditory recycling of Ann Coulter's "Guilty" for "hate crime" violations, it'll be too late to resist.
Pepsi: The Choice of a New Generation... of Liberal Fascists.
You. Were. Warned.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:21:05pm |
re: #327 WhiteRasta
Rum should be drunk on the rocks.....
... next to the beached wreck of yer schooner. Argh!
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Digital Display Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:21:12pm |
re: #300 goddessoftheclassroom
I just ordered a dozen large bottles of imported Coke. The shipping was more than the Coke, but I don't care.
I will hide them from my children.
GAK! Speaking off that wonderful lady..she got layed off..that sucks..please say a prayer for her Goddess..
Coke has Sugar in it...I hate sugar..really really bad for you..
But that's just me...My Mom used to threaten us with a slow death if we ever ate sugar..It was so funny..The first soft drink my mom let me drink..( when she wasn't off playing golf somewhere) Was Tab..Fucking Tab! The worst known soft drink ever invented by a warped mind..
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:21:24pm |
re: #330 OldLineTexan
Believe it or not, the real Dr Pepper is brewed and bottled in Texas, the LAST bottler to use the old formula. Out west/central, it's basically the same price, too. In Houston, it's yuppie soda and is priced higher.
A case for $10.00 is not bad.
| 341 |
Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:21:33pm |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:21:44pm |
re: #324 notutopia
Lawrence's Kingcake. Broccato's casata ice cream.
Cafe au' lait and beignets.
Haydel's Bakery made great kingcake (it's that time of year, too)
Gambino's--doberge cake
Camilia Grill's pecan waffles
The smell of the grill in Fat Harry's Bar at five am when they start serving breakfast
| 343 |
faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:21:48pm |
Trinidad has a soft drink named Chubby.
Belly up to the bar, 'I want a Chubby, and one for my friend, please'.
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:22:09pm |
re: #318 MandyManners
It's been a while since I read the books.
I first read LOTR in college. I would re-read from cover to cover every couple of years. One of my favorite works.......
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:22:35pm |
re: #336 DEZes
I keep Makers stocked in my house, if she had done that with my Makers I would have had a vein in my forehead pop.
That would test the boundaries of any host.
| 347 |
MagnaniomousCoward Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:22:43pm |
re: #210 lawhawk
Oh, the hope of dope.... the AP is suing the guy who created the Obama Stalinesque imagery for copyright infringement. Who to root for? Neither preferably, but I would have to go with the artist, not the AP because it is a derivative work that is truly unique from the original photo.
It is indeed a derivative work with a certain amount of creativity added to it, but I don't think this counts as fair use. AP is right in this case I think.
What, it was so hard to find a freely licensed Obama photo?
I bet he didn't expect it to become so famous.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:22:46pm |
re: #343 faraway
Trinidad has a soft drink named Chubby.
Belly up to the bar, 'I want a Chubby, and one for my friend, please'.
LMAO.
| 349 |
OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:22:49pm |
re: #331 Occasional Reader
You are so dead at recess, nerd.
Ever see a kid die of sliderule wounds, kid? It ain't a pretty way to go.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:23:11pm |
re: #337 RaiderDan
Put another way, WWHD--What would Hitler drink?
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FrogMarch Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:23:13pm |
re: #296 6pat6
If you ever happen to be on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, you must stop HERE!...
crazy soda selection.
[Link: www.pops66.com...]
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twincitiesgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:23:14pm |
re: #308 LGoPs
This thread is kind of light hearted but I have to say that this sounds like stupid marketing to me. Clearly there are a lot of people in the country who didn't vote for Obama. Why would you want to alienate a potential 50% of your market.
As it turns out I've always preferred Coke, but this would likely be something to turn me away, if the situation were reversed.
Kind of like movie actors as well. I think the smartest ones are the ones that shut the fuck up about their political beliefs and not alienate the very people that their livelihooods depend on.......
Sell me your product and just STFU about your politics.
Sheesh.
GMTA--you said it much better than I did
| 353 |
faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:23:19pm |
re: #337 RaiderDan
Pepsi 1958 slogan Be Socialist, Have a Pepsi
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:24:02pm |
re: #336 DEZes
I keep Makers stocked in my house, if she had done that with my Makers I would have had a vein in my forehead pop.
I'd just whacked her in the head and dragged her out to the porch! Stupid people should not ruin perfectly good alcohol! Amateurs, they are!
| 355 |
Render Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:24:12pm |
Current members of the board of directors of PepsiCo are Indra Nooyi C.E.O., Robert E. Allen, Dina Dublon, Victor Dzau, Ray Hunt, Alberto Ibargüen, Arthur Martinez, Steven Reinemund, Sharon Rockefeller, James Schiro, Franklin Thomas, Cynthia Trudell, and River King.
Follow the money.
(was that a new thread glitch?)
COCA
COLA
RULES,
R
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:24:17pm |
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Soona' Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:24:18pm |
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goddessoftheclassroom Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:24:28pm |
re: #339 HoosierHoops
GAK! Speaking off that wonderful lady..she got layed off..that sucks..please say a prayer for her Goddess..
Coke has Sugar in it...I hate sugar..really really bad for you..
But that's just me...My Mom used to threaten us with a slow death if we ever ate sugar..It was so funny..The first soft drink my mom let me drink..( when she wasn't off playing golf somewhere) Was Tab..Fucking Tab! The worst known soft drink ever invented by a warped mind..
I know that too much of anything is not healthy, so I limit how much soda my kids drink, especially sodas with caffeine.
I do like sweet things, I must admit. I wish I didn't--you're lucky you never developed a taste for them.
Tab was in fact gross.
A teaspoon of Coca-Cola syrup over cracked ice is my family's sovereign remedy for an upset tummy. It was almost worth being sick...
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Bobblehead Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:24:30pm |
re: #339 HoosierHoops
GAK! Speaking off that wonderful lady..she got layed off..that sucks..please say a prayer for her Goddess..
Coke has Sugar in it...I hate sugar..really really bad for you..
But that's just me...My Mom used to threaten us with a slow death if we ever ate sugar..It was so funny..The first soft drink my mom let me drink..( when she wasn't off playing golf somewhere) Was Tab..Fucking Tab! The worst known soft drink ever invented by a warped mind..
Tab wasn't bad before they took the cyclamates out. As a matter of fact all diet soft drinks tasted better before the cyclamates were banned.
| 360 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:25:19pm |
By the way, buzzsawmonkey alluded to it early on, but for those who don't already know; Pepsi knuckled under to the Arab embargo of Israel after the Yom Kippur War. Coke didn't. Choose wisely... "don't drink idiotic".
| 361 |
OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:25:34pm |
re: #346 Lincolntf
That sizzle sound is the best.
There's nothing like dropping a whole pig and half a barnyard of eggs on a plate of hot steel.
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DEZes Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:25:44pm |
re: #354 6pat6
I'd just whacked her in the head and dragged her out to the porch! Stupid people should not ruin perfectly good alcohol! Amateurs, they are!
I was being kind, I left out what happens when that vien starts to throb, let alone pop. ;)
| 363 |
6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:25:46pm |
We don't have pop in the house at all anymore, except for rare occasions.
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Ning the Merciless Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:26:08pm |
One thing is for certain - I have bought my last Pepsi product. I have one message for corporations. Stay the F@%K out of politics if you know what is good for you. If you want to donate quietly to your candidates, and most of them donate to both sides of the aisle, then fine. Just don't advertise it. I am sick of hearing all this adulation for this unqualified twerp and he hasn't even been in office one month yet.
| 366 |
bbuddha Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:26:52pm |
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:27:03pm |
re: #360 Occasional Reader
And Coke only became available again in most of the ME around 1998 or so. It's there, just harder to find than P_psi.
| 368 |
eon Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:27:18pm |
re: #290 quickredfox
As noted above --
From the Jones Soda website: Jones "Orange (You Glad for Change)" soda -- [Link: www.myjones.com...]
complete with the picture of the One.
ick ick ick
no thanks!
I'll stick with Boylan's and Kemper. Used to be able to get Mexican Coke pretty easily, loved the old-fashioned glass bottle too, but the little store that carried it hasn't had it for awhile.
Here in OH, Kroger carries south of the border-made Coca-Cola, over in the ethnic foods section along with other assorted Mexican soft drinks. I bought some recently, and to me it tasted like Pepsi- which I can't stand the taste of. Real Coke (domestic) for me.
Speaking of Kroger, their Citrus Drop tastes so much like Mt. Dew that I can't tell the difference, and I've drunk Dew since I've been around. They have their own versions of Sierra Mist, Orange Crush, etc., as well, all of which tastes as good or better than Pepsico's version. Kroger has their own bottling company and make their own sodas. The other day, when a 2 liter of Mt. Dew was 3/$5, a 2 liter of Citrus Drop, or any other Kroger brand soda, was 68 cents- that's the regular price.
Their store brand of Cheesy Poofs is cheaper than Cheetos, too.
Another set of good reasons to go for store brands over name brands, IMHO.
PS- for all the Gatorade brand drinkers, try Powerade. It's made by Coke.
cheers
eon
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obscured by clouds Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:27:35pm |
re: #305 phoenixgirl
Hi Phoenixgirl! I got back from Peru and Chile a couple of weeks ago. I've been gone for awhile. It's great to come home to ice storms and Presidential meltdowns! Hope all's well with you!
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Bobblehead Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:27:50pm |
re: #364 taxfreekiller
Real Dr. Pepper is in Dublin Texas.
and they have a great "Peach and Mellon Festival"
Real Dr. Pepper? Not that sickeningly sweet stuff they sell today?
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phoenixgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:28:11pm |
re: #369 obscured by clouds
everything is good! good to see you!
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MagnaniomousCoward Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:28:24pm |
re: #347 MagnaniomousCoward
Just to clarify here: Copies or derivative works are only legal to make if they are either authorized by the copyright holder of the original work, allowed under fair use, or the copyright has expired or otherwise is invalid.
If you read the rules about Fair Use in US copyright law as well as the case law on this point, I don't see how you could defend it as fair use.
The question if it is derivative or just a copy is not actually relevant in this case. That is only relevant in cases where the maker of the derivative work wants to have a copyright protection of the derivative work itself. (Typical example: A photographer photographs an out-of-copyright statue, but his photo is copyright protected because there is a creative process in photographing. On the other hand, if the same photographer photographs an out-of-copyright painting head-on, he has no claim to a derivative copyright and we can freely copy his photo because there's no creativity in it.)
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goddessoftheclassroom Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:29:13pm |
I'll report on my imported Coke when it arrives. Eon, if it tastes like Pepsi, I'll be SO disappointed!
Good night, dear Lizards.
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faraway Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:29:30pm |
re: #356 calcajun
or WWSD; What would Stalin drink?
Obama will be signing an executive order tomorrow where we will be limited to 2 Cokes per day in red states.
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phoenixgirl Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:29:38pm |
re: #373 goddessoftheclassroom
I'll report on my imported Coke when it arrives. Eon, if it tastes like Pepsi, I'll be SO disappointed!
Good night, dear Lizards.
you will love it
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albusteve Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:31:46pm |
re: #366 bbuddha
absolutely, myers on ice
the gin joints in Jamaica just pour 3 or 4 fingers into a tumbler for a few J and slide it over...
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Tom Taylor Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:31:54pm |
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right_in_canada Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:36:36pm |
Fuck Pepsi ,it's panther piss anyway!
Of course, This does not surprise me at all. All of my life they have signed on the "popular" fads (Michael Jackson, MC Hammer, Britney Spears ,list goes on and on) The truth is if not for Coke there would be no Pepsi, and for years Coke has outsold Pepsi and that's why they have always engaged in negative advertising (Coke bashing is what they have traditionally engaged in in the past when facing slumping sales)So now they have started slobbering over the Chosen One ! I will still drink it as often as I do now....which is never !
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calcajun Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:38:14pm |
re: #374 faraway
Obama will be signing an executive order tomorrow where we will be limited to 2 Cokes per day in red states.
If that were to happen, it would give a new meaning to the term "black market".
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bbuddha Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:38:16pm |
re: #376 albusteve
rum in jamaica. that sounds nice. I'm pretty sick of snow, icy roads and cold.
Hey, whatever happened to that global warming thing? I'm not getting any of that.
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who is john galt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:40:15pm |
re: #76 monkeytime
And stay away from Taco Bell and KFC - they don't sell Coke - just Pepsi.
They are owned by Pepsi as is Pizza Hut, at least in part
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6pat6 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:40:29pm |
re: #380 bbuddha
Hey, whatever happened to that global warming thing? I'm not getting any of that.
I put in my order for a Global Warming "to go" and that jackass behind the counter (some freak named "Gore") keeps jacking up my order!
They f**k you through the drive-through!
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kansas Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:41:14pm |
OT MSNBC doing articles on how easy it is to get tripped up on tax code. I missed it, but when Mark Foley was diddling interns, did they do a series on how easy it is to get little boys mixed up with adults Oh, that's right. He wasn't a Democrap.
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ryannon Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:44:52pm |
With a hat-tip to ojoe, blue dusk descends on the San Gabriel Mountains above the Mt. Wilson Observatory....
[Link: www.astro.ucla.edu...]
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gman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:46:32pm |
Pepsi Hope/Change (Refresh Everything) Commercial
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quickjustice Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:50:05pm |
Pepsi: My home state (NY) cola! Shamelessly shilling for one political candidate over another, hoping to peddle a few extra bottles of their "magic elixer".
Maybe it's time to switch to Coke or RC. The Moonpie is complementary! ;-)
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barryap Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:54:04pm |
Ummm...can someone tell me what these ads have to do with Obama? They have them here in New York too, not just Washington. And I think they replace the letter "O" with their logo because their logo is circular, not because it stands for Obama.
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who is john galt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 5:59:32pm |
re: #368 eon
Their store brand of Cheesy Poofs is cheaper than Cheetos, too.PS- for all the Gatorade brand drinkers, try Powerade. It's made by Coke.
cheers
eon
Frito Lay products are Pepsico products also
Golden Flake is their #1 competitor in snack food products
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Tigger2005 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:00:10pm |
PepsiCo can choose to support whatever candidate it wishes.
And I can choose not to buy PepsiCo's products.
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wiffersnapper Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:03:37pm |
Nothing surprises me with pepsi anymore. They've previously made donations to abortion clinics and (no fact, just a rumor) printed the Pledge of Allegiance on their cans without "under God." Coke all the way baby!
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rawmuse Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:08:21pm |
I hope Pepsi's popularity tracks Obama's, like when his approval rating hits 10 percent.
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Capitalistincharge Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:13:33pm |
Anybody remember Faygo Red Pop? My dad used to make us Red Pop floats.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:15:52pm |
Pepsi gonna sell more Pepsi in D.C., and that's it.
Republicans and Democrats buy sneakers.
-Michael Jordan
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:19:39pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:24:08pm |
re: #396 Spiny Norman
People make that mistake all of the time... Dr Pepper in many areas is DISTRIBUTED by Pepsi Distributors where I live. In the same areas in the grocery stores, always on sale at the same time.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:26:09pm |
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:26:28pm |
re: #396 Spiny Norman
re: #115 Truck Monkey
Both Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew are Pepsi products. Mellow Yellow is Coke and their Dr Pepper equivilent is Mr. Pibb.Dr Pepper is NOT owned by Pepsico.
For the record, damnit.
And it is distributed by Coca-Cola, not Pepsi, which makes Dr Pepper's (and 7-Up and A&W) international distribution a bit problematic - Coke won't do it.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:29:24pm |
re: #398 NY Nana
Here is a list of Pepsico products for anyone who wants to boycott them. I do and am.
On the Left Coast, Coke is the distributor. Yeah, as you might imagine, a lot of Wall Street types have very serious doubts about Dr Pepper Snapple's long term viability because of their convoluted bottling and distribution issues.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:30:47pm |
Hey, Norman? Nana? They fighting upstairs? Do you know?
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:31:50pm |
re: #400 Spiny NormanWhoopsie! I meant to quote FBV's #397.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:33:14pm |
[enter]
Insert where required in #402.
Damn narcotic cough medicine...
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:34:56pm |
re: #394 Capitalistincharge
Anybody remember Faygo Red Pop? My dad used to make us Red Pop floats.
They have it at BevMo here in SoCal. I've never tried it, is it worth it?
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:39:24pm |
Another old soda brand I tried recently was Moxie.
It was, ahh... interesting, I guess you could say. It tasted very much like the prescription cough medicine I'm taking.
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Guy_Philly Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:39:43pm |
Last year I gave up drinking Miller Beer when they became a sponsor of the most disgusting perversions in San Francisco. This year I have to give up Pepsi. It's time to go back to Roaring Spring Water, whose home is in the heart of PA - where we cling to our guns and religion. Oh, I'll still make homemade wine too!
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ladycatnip Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:42:38pm |
I went to buy Pepsi for our super bowl party, but when I saw the Obama thing on the label I went home with diet Coke.
#398 NY Nana - thank you for the link to Pepsico products.
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AmericanMe Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:44:09pm |
What part of 58 million people DID NOT vote for 0bama don't they understand? These worshippers are creeping me the fuck out!
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:45:41pm |
Lizardim -
Just jumped on this thread. Spent WAY more than necessary time Re-Memorying my e-Machine EL-1200-05w to 2Gb. Runs like a raped ape now.
THE SECRET - that to my knowledge, has as yet to be disclosed is REMOVE THE FRONT PLATE (ESCUTCHEON). After that, it is a THREE SCREW, remove one plug, click in the memory operation.
That said - Pepsi will probably back off of "O" worship by April Fools Day as everybody else would have.
AXIOM - Lay Down With Dogs - GET FLEAS!
-S-
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cincinnati_kid37 Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:46:26pm |
I think a lot of people don't realize this is simple marketing as opposed to an 'endorsement'. Further strengthening the propaganda.
Marketing firms look upon the landscape at their demographics and say, Hmmm, what is our target audience all geeked up about these days.."
Obama! Let's align ourselves with Obama.
Gloabal Climate Whatever - Anyone notice that virtually every company that advertizes is 'Going Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen' now.
Moron sits at home thinking - Gee, even Waste Management buys into this Global Climate thing. Now, they just want your money you idiot.
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The Optimist Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:47:31pm |
As a daily rider of the DC Metro, I can confirm that these frickin Pepsi signs are all over. It was Ikea "change" signs before.
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ladycatnip Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:50:32pm |
Now that The One wants to cap all corporate CEO salaries and bonuses, I wonder just how long that little circle of love will remain on the labels.
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Dar ul Harbarian Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:54:53pm |
As a member of the Pepsi Generation I would like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony.
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Dr. Shalit Wed, Feb 4, 2009 6:56:29pm |
re: #411 venezuela lover
V-Lover -
Totalitarianism works fairly well for a few years when fronted by a Fellow like MUSSOLINI. When fronted by a person who has to act like HAMLET because of his leftist voters personal insecurities and predelictions - NOT SO GOOD and Certainly NOT SO LONG.
-S-
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:14:41pm |
Pepsi's SuperBowl 43 ad featuring Bob Dylan song with video montage approvingly displaying protester defacing painting depicting U.S. military personnel prompts Pepsi lovers to stop drinking Pepsi.·
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Capitalistincharge Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:30:17pm |
re: #404 Spiny Norman
I haven't had one in a long time as we don't have it around here. From what I remember, it wasn't overly sweet and was so so so good icy cold, in a bottle from the cooler at the gas station. Also made your tongue a very cool color!
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muckdog Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:33:00pm |
I think you have to give props to Pepsi's advertising department. Obama's approval ratings are something like "213% approve of his job." Pepsi is trying to catch the euphoria.
When things change, Pepsi's ad campaign will, too.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:37:19pm |
re: #400 Spiny Norman
Sorry to be an hour late in replying!
It is a mess now, and if Dr. Pepper goes? I will have to calm NY Grampa down. What I fear is that there will, sooner than later, be one multi-conglomerate who gets rid of some of the products that are marginal and/or regional, and we will see a very different soft drink world, far more limited and far more expensive.
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Silhouette Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:41:18pm |
OT - I did not, until this moment, know Gerald Ford's middle name.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:43:07pm |
re: #405 Spiny Norman
MOXIE? That was my favorite growing up in Boston..now it is no longer owned by a company I even know of, and getting it in NY? Fuhgetaboutit!
And NY Grampa loves Hires Root Beer...not seen around here in years.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:44:35pm |
re: #407 ladycatnip
You are most welcome. This really has me a tad angry...just a tad. Harrrumph.
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Fierce Guppy Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:44:58pm |
Usually I buy Pepsi's lolly water for birthdays and Christmas. No more... and that's a promise.
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Caboose Wed, Feb 4, 2009 7:45:22pm |
Phuck zodaz! I drink $2.5 buck Chuck! That is what it costs here in Norcross GA... Weeeee! (eye R vI0l@+ing the 1r0n fi5+ r00l b0u+ p0s+ing drunk, s3w s00 m33!)
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Promethea Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:01:03pm |
Just starting this thread . . .
I never had a strong opinion about Coke v. Pepsi, but now that these idiots have gone so far as to make their product the Obama Cola, I will never choose their product ever. I see those Obama Cola ads all over town, and I want to gag.
What a stupid marketing idea. Obama will be gone in 4 or 8 years, but the cola product will always be on my aversion list.
By way of example...Henry Ford was an antisemite in the 1920s--generations before I was born. Nobody in my entire family bought a Ford car until the 1990s. That's 70 years of lost customers.
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savarulz Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:02:24pm |
i always knew there was a reason i don't drink pepsi products, except the dew. now that's gotta change. there's also a reason i don't drink miller beer products for their support of the party in san fran that they keep giving money to. what else can i not give my money to as a protest.
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lifeofthemind Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:02:37pm |
Just commenting late on this thread.
1) None of Pepsicola's expenses in this campaign should be deductible as business expenses. They should be forced to eat the entire cost as a political in kind contribution.
2) I am coerced into watching this in a confined space on the subway where I suffer from feelings of fear and depression from being unwillingly exposed to what I regard as hostile political speech. Remember that they take up one or both whole sides of a subway car. There is no escaping this message.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:03:54pm |
re: #424 Catttt
OMG - not Quaker Oats too? ? ? I'll starve! Drat it!
/Welcome to the club.
I am switching to one of the Kashi brand cereals. And luckily I have some bags of steel-ground oatmeal to make from scratch, that is not Quaker. I love(d) their breakfast squares.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:05:48pm |
re: #425 Catttt
Frito Lay - OH MY GOD. This is going to be REALLY hard.
Take a deeeeeep breathe, and say 'I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!' ;)
/Uh, but no can of Pepsi.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:06:20pm |
re: #420 NY Nana
MOXIE? That was my favorite growing up in Boston..now it is no longer owned by a company I even know of, and getting it in NY? Fuhgetaboutit!
And NY Grampa loves Hires Root Beer...not seen around here in years.
I can get Hires. There's a convenience store near here (it used to be an Arco AM/PM, now it's a Valero or some such) that carries all sorts of old classic brands (not always the same ones). Orange Crush and Grape Nehi are popular items there, so he always stocks those.
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So? Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:07:09pm |
re: #427 Promethea
The amount of customers they will lose will be negligible and unlike Ford they produce sugar coated water which brings in billions, so I'm sure they'll be able to hold out the minuscule losses for generations. Besides Pepsi is the drink of the Jihad Generation which is multiplying like rabbits. That ought to make up for any losses. Obama Cola. Now, that would have been a smarter name for Pep-si-signore
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lifeofthemind Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:10:04pm |
re: #424 Catttt
OMG - not Quaker Oats too? ? ? I'll starve! Drat it!
Quaker was brought low by their loss of $1 Billion in about a year, when that was a lot of money, from when they bought Snapple, ruined the brand with their arrogance, and then had to unload it at a loss.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:10:16pm |
re: #425 Catttt
Frito Lay - OH MY GOD. This is going to be REALLY hard.
All my life, I've always preferred Laura Scudders (not nearly as greasy as Lays, especially the regular potato chips), but Frito-Lay has quite literally bought up all the self space in all the supermarket chains, so they're hard to find now. The same store that carries the "orphan" soda brands also carries Laura Scudders chips, but just the single serving size, not the big bags.
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Promethea Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:14:39pm |
re: #298 horse
Well of course. According to some leadership in Pepsi, before Obama the USA was the "middle finger" of the world. Now they may believe we are on the way to being just another pinky.
Now that you mention it, I remember a few years ago some idiot non-American Pepsi executive insulted us Americans and mentioned that we were the middle finger. She is probably in charge of marketing Obama Cola.
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kywrite Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:16:10pm |
I noticed their change in logo about a month or so ago -- my husband and I have already determined Coke-y alternatives to his Pepsi One. No more Pepsi for me!
'Course, if you look at demographics, Pepsi already owns the nutty-liberal wing. That's why we Southerners so often just call any fizzy drink of that genre "Coke" -- it really is the real thing.
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unclassifiable Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:19:17pm |
This is not good for O.
Wasn't Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Madonna, Ludicris, and various and sundry other losers all spokespeople for Pepsi?
Is anyone sensing a trend here?
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:23:43pm |
re: #435 Spiny Norman
All my life, I've always preferred Laura Scudders (not nearly as greasy as Lays, especially the regular potato chips), but Frito-Lay has quite literally bought up all the self space in all the supermarket chains, so they're hard to find now. The same store that carries the "orphan" soda brands also carries Laura Scudders chips, but just the single serving size, not the big bags.
Do they make taco chips? I'm a Dorito freak. At least, thank goodness, Pace picante sauce is owned by Campbell's soup.
AND - Rockstar Energy Drink is my favorite, and you can't get more conservative than Michael Savage (inventor) and his son (CEO). Funny - I had my first Rockstar (drink) at Bam Margera's last Viva La Bands tour. They gave out free Rockstars. The concert was awesome - GWAR and Cradle of Filth. Plus, I like the diet version, and I've lost 10 pounds in the past month.
It drives the liberals nuts that Rockstar has a hip image and is a Savage product.
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:26:16pm |
re: #437 kywrite
I noticed their change in logo about a month or so ago -- my husband and I have already determined Coke-y alternatives to his Pepsi One. No more Pepsi for me!
'Course, if you look at demographics, Pepsi already owns the nutty-liberal wing. That's why we Southerners so often just call any fizzy drink of that genre "Coke" -- it really is the real thing.
I used to think all sodas were cokes - I'd ask for a Coke coke.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:27:48pm |
re: #418 NY Nana
Sorry to be an hour late in replying!
It is a mess now, and if Dr. Pepper goes? I will have to calm NY Grampa down. What I fear is that there will, sooner than later, be one multi-conglomerate who gets rid of some of the products that are marginal and/or regional, and we will see a very different soft drink world, far more limited and far more expensive.
By the way, Dr Pepper is in no real danger of "going away" (because it is still very popular), just that it will probably end being bought out altogether by Coke or Pepsi. Because of the bottling and distribution mess, the company has little chance of growth as things are now.
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:28:40pm |
re: #430 NY Nana
/Welcome to the club.
I am switching to one of the Kashi brand cereals. And luckily I have some bags of steel-ground oatmeal to make from scratch, that is not Quaker. I love(d) their breakfast squares.
OK - I'm going to find an alternative - lots of stuff out there. I have instant fruity oatmeal for breakfast AND snacks.
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:31:45pm |
re: #441 Spiny Norman
By the way, Dr Pepper is in no real danger of "going away" (because it is still very popular), just that it will probably end being bought out altogether by Coke or Pepsi. Because of the bottling and distribution mess, the company has little chance of growth as things are now.
Reminds me of Engulf and Devour, from Mel Brooks' Silent Movie. Their slogan: “Our Fingers Are In Everything."
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:42:36pm |
re: #431 NY Nana
Take a deeeeeep breathe, and say 'I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!' ;)
/Uh, but no can of Pepsi.
We know you can, we know you can, we know you can...:)
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:45:40pm |
re: #439 Catttt
Do they make taco chips? I'm a Dorito freak. At least, thank goodness, Pace picante sauce is owned by Campbell's soup.
Laura Scudders made tortilla chips and corn chips for a long time, but they've always seemed like "generic" versions, sad to say. They're OK, just not as good as Doritos or Fritos. I don't think they make them anymore, as the company that owns the Laura Scubbers brand, Grande Foods, makes their own line called Padrinos.
The Laura Scudders brand has had a rather unfortunate history the last 20 years or so, ever since they were bought out by Borden. They went from 50% of the market in California as late as the early 1980s to virtually nothing today.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:47:01pm |
Scubbers?
Oh my... that cough medicine is really good! Woohoo!
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:48:42pm |
My e-mail to Pepsico (sipping a Rockstar):
Unfortunately, since you are politicizing everything you do, including your ads, I am going to boycott all Pepsico products. I am really shocked that you are endorsing Obama as if he is the Messiah. Well, I am not buying anything that supports such over-the-top leftist nonsense.
I will immediately stop using three products in particular that I am very fond of and buy every week: Mountain Dew, Doritos, and Quaker Oats. Shame on you.
I don't personally care about the gay commercials, but you are pushing a liberal agenda there that will shock many people. Where are you people living - la la land?
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:51:11pm |
re: #432 Spiny Norman
There is a Valero near our daughter and her family, in Brooklyn, where we fill up, as they are a US company, with no arab or Venezuelan gas, and also have great gas prices.
My husband will see if they also have Hires. Thanks! He is a bit doubtful, as there has to be a different distributor on the West Coast, but maybe?
| 449 |
Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:52:00pm |
re: #447 Catttt
I'm not sure that will help, sadly. The current board probably thinks their liberal political agenda is a good thing.
A genuine boycott might get the attention of the stockholders, though.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:55:17pm |
re: #444 Dustyvet
/Yes, I can! ;) That's because I prefer Fresca™ !
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:58:55pm |
re: #448 NY Nana
There is a Valero near our daughter and her family, in Brooklyn, where we fill up, as they are a US company, with no arab or Venezuelan gas, and also have great gas prices.
My husband will see if they also have Hires. Thanks! He is a bit doubtful, as there has to be a different distributor on the West Coast, but maybe?
Unfortunately, all the other Valero stations I've seen stock the same old things 7-11 and AM/PM do. This local guy does his own thing, I think. He switched from Arco to Valero last year because the company-owned AM/PM on the other side of the bridge was selling gas cheaper than he could get it from Arco.
You might want to check independent stores (it could be a bit of a quest!). The Hires brand is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple, interestingly enough.
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 8:59:22pm |
re: #449 Spiny Norman
I'm not sure that will help, sadly. The current board probably thinks their liberal political agenda is a good thing.
A genuine boycott might get the attention of the stockholders, though.
Yep. I'm going to check my portfolio for Pepsico in my mutual funds.
Boycotts can work, especially when they are spearheaded by Bill O'Reilly. He literally started a boycott of Pepsico about five years ago, and they knuckled under on his issue.
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Kailen Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:00:21pm |
Can someone tell me, other than a red, white, and blue circle logo (which Pepsi has had for a very long time), and the use of the word "Hope", what, exactly, makes this a push for Obama?
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:02:23pm |
IBC is an awesome root beer, for root beer fans out there. Dr. Pepper/Seven-Up brand.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:05:10pm |
Dr Pepper Snapple own a lot of my favorite brands, too. I'd really like to see them succeed and most importantly, stay independent.
Canada Dry ginger ale and Country Time lemonade are two others in their product line that are bottled and distributed by Coca-Cola, IIRC.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:08:59pm |
re: #455 Catttt
IBC is an awesome root beer, for root beer fans out there. Dr. Pepper/Seven-Up brand.
IBC is good, but honestly, the only real root beer in my mind is A&W from an A&W restaurant. There's nothing else like it. The stuff in the cans and bottles just isn't the same. It doesn't taste as fresh, I guess, especially the cans. Way too fizzy, too.
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:11:31pm |
IBC black cherry is damn near the perfect cherry soda, btw.
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mattm Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:12:21pm |
re: #76 monkeytime
And stay away from Taco Bell and KFC - they don't sell Coke - just Pepsi.
I believe they are owned by the company who owns Pepsi.
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NY Nana Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:20:13pm |
re: #452 Spiny Norman
Thanks! We will find out. I just emailed the site to NY Grampa, as he is also online.
Sad. So many things that I grew up on? Long gone.
Ahhh, Moxie! ;)
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Spiny Norman Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:21:14pm |
re: #459 mattm
I believe they are owned by the company who owns Pepsi.
No, they were sold off by Pepsi almost 12 years ago, but have permanent contractual arrangements with Pepsi:
Yum! (now Yum! Brands) was created on October 7, 1997, as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. an independent company, as a result of a spin-off from PepsiCo, which owned and franchised the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands worldwide. Because of the company's previous relationship with Pepsi, Yum! Brands has a lifetime contract with PepsiCo, with notable exceptions being with Dr Pepper Snapple Group for A&W Restaurants to be the exclusive restaurant provider of A&W Root Beer as well as franchisees such as HMSHost and college-operated locations that have separate contracts with Coca-Cola that override PepsiCo's lifetime contract with Yum! Brands.
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:35:21pm |
re: #454 Kailen
Can someone tell me, other than a red, white, and blue circle logo (which Pepsi has had for a very long time), and the use of the word "Hope", what, exactly, makes this a push for Obama?
Actually, they just launched a rework of their logo a couple of weeks ago. Hundreds of stories, including major ad rags, noted that the new logo closely resembles Obama's logo. I think they capitalized on the obvious similarity of the basic logo and made it just that much more obvious. At the same time, they launched their message President-Elect Obama campaign. At the same time, they launched the new hope/change positive ad campaign, which is aimed at millenials, and incorporated the new logo in those hopey changey ads.
It's not really a push for Obama - the man won. It's support, joy, let's jump on the band wagon for the wonderful Messiah. It's insulting to those of us who endured eight years of bullshit from the same fricking liberal elitists who dissed President Bush and now are jamming President O down our throats - literally.
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:36:56pm |
re: #459 mattm
I believe they are owned by the company who owns Pepsi.
My first job was at Taco Bell. No Coke - Pepsi! :D
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jewzsido Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:38:27pm |
It is very funny, as "Hoo Rah" in Hebrew means "He is bad".
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BethesdaDog Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:49:24pm |
I saw a similar Pepsi sign in the Tenley station in the DC Metro. I was carrying a Coke. I'll keep on carrying Coke.
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Kailen Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:50:23pm |
re: #462 Catttt
I just don't see it. Yes, the did recently change their logo. Yes, SOME similarities between it at the Obama campaign logo can be made. Honestly, I think it's more that Obama's logo looked similar to the old Pepsi logo, and Pepsi just revamped theirs, as happens every now and then.
And then, even *IF* the new campaign, wording wise, is designed to be reminiscent of the Obama campaign, that can just as easily be chalked up to "current cultural icon". Obama *IS* the President, after all, like it or not. And Pepsi's "generations" campaign has been going on for a long time.
It's not something I'm going to quit drinking Pepsi products for. Not unless I see a lot more solid evidence to the matter.
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Wendya Wed, Feb 4, 2009 11:39:21pm |
re: #19 Ojoe
This is a deal breaker:
Our general viewpoint is that states can regulate firearms to whatever their local values dictate.
My rights aren't subject to "local values".
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Catttt Wed, Feb 4, 2009 11:54:04pm |
re: #466 Kailen
I just don't see it. Yes, the did recently change their logo. Yes, SOME similarities between it at the Obama campaign logo can be made. Honestly, I think it's more that Obama's logo looked similar to the old Pepsi logo, and Pepsi just revamped theirs, as happens every now and then.
And then, even *IF* the new campaign, wording wise, is designed to be reminiscent of the Obama campaign, that can just as easily be chalked up to "current cultural icon". Obama *IS* the President, after all, like it or not. And Pepsi's "generations" campaign has been going on for a long time.
It's not something I'm going to quit drinking Pepsi products for. Not unless I see a lot more solid evidence to the matter.
You can see it or not, but the facts are there. I posted what the ad agency said they did, combined with a time frame. Your initial post showed clearly that you did not know the facts (such as the fact that they just changed their logo, and it now looks more like Obama's logo) but were going on your general feeling, which you are entitled to. You are free not to see it. The fact remains that they changed their logo, launched their Obama messaging push, and came out with their Hope Change ads at the same time.
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Xenon Thu, Feb 5, 2009 1:05:08am |
For the record, the following *ARE NOT, REPEAT NOT* owned by PepsiCo:
Taco Bell
KFC
Pizza Hut
Long John Silver's
A&W All-American Food
WingStreet
They are owned by Yum! Brands, a totally independent, publicly traded company.
YES - Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut WERE owned at one time by PepsiCo. Pepsi spun off its foodservices division in 1997, the new company was originally called Tricon Global Restaurants. That was merged into the parent company of A&W and LJS, forming Yum! Brands.
YES all Yum! locations serve Pepsi products (except for A&W root beer) - If you must boycott Pepsi, get a water (or a frosty mug of A&W) instead of a Pepsi.
-Xe
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MittDoesNotCompute Thu, Feb 5, 2009 1:24:26am |
re: #115 Truck Monkey
Both Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew are Pepsi products. Mellow Yellow is Coke and their Dr Pepper equivilent is Mr. Pibb.
Wrong....Dr. Pepper and 7UP was owned by Cadbury Schweppes till last year (and has since been spun off into the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group) and the bottlers for those depends on who bought the rights for a specific territory. An example is that my local Pepsi bottler here in Nashville has the rights to bottle/distribute 7UP, but the Coke bottler has the rights to bottle/distribute Dr. Pepper (which they sell in lieu of Coke's version, Mr. Pibb/Pibb Xtra, for bottles and cans, but still supply Pibb for fountain drinks to some of the national/regional fast food and convenience market chains); in another sales territory, it may be reversed, in any combination, or another bottler (such as an independent) may own the bottling/distribution rights to one, the other or both.
I'm generally not about boycotts, but if you choose to make your money talk, research who owns the brands you're thinking about not buying.
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group products in the US:
* A&W Root Beer, Diet A&W Root Beer, A&W Cream Soda, Diet A&W Cream Soda, and A&W Float
* Cactus Cooler
* Canada Dry club soda, ginger ale, seltzer water, tonic water
* Country Time lemonade, pink lemonade, and lemonade iced tea
* Dejà Blue water
* Diet Rite Cola, Cherry Cola, Golden Peach, Kiwi Strawberry, Red Raspberry, Black Cherry, Tangerine, and White Grape
* Dr Pepper, Diet Dr Pepper, Caffeine Free Dr Pepper, Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper, Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper, Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper, Diet Dr Pepper Cherry Chocolate
* Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red, Green Berry Rush, 'Mazin Melon Mix, Bodacious Berry, Tropical Vibe, Wild Purple Smash
* Hires Root Beer
* IBC Root Beer, IBC Black Cherry, IBC Cherry Cola, IBC Cream Soda
* Mott's apple juice
* Nehi fruit-flavored drinks
* Orange Crush and other fruit-flavored drinks
* Orangina produced under license of Mott's LLP of Rye Brook, NY.
* Raging Cow
* RC and Diet RC
* Schweppes club soda, ginger ale, seltzer water, tonic water
* Schweppes Cola
* 7Up, Cherry 7Up, Diet 7Up, Diet Cherry 7Up, dnL, and 7Up Plus variants (Mixed Berry, Cherry, and Island Fruit)
* Snapple
* Squirt, Diet Squirt, Ruby Red Squirt, and Diet Ruby Red Squirt
* Stewart's Cherries 'n' Cream Soda, Cherry Cola, Cream Soda, Ginger Beer, Key Lime Soda, Lemon Meringue Soda, Oranges 'n' Cream Soda, Root Beer, Black Cherry Wishniak, and Strawberries 'n' Cream Soda
* Sun Drop, Diet Sundrop, Cherry Lemon Sundrop, Diet Cherry Lemon Sundrop, Caffeine Free Sundrop and Diet Caffeine Free Sundrop
* Sunkist, Diet Sunkist, and Sunkist Float
* SunnyD orange drink and variants
* Tahitian Treat, a lightly carbonated fruit punch
* Vernors ginger ale
* Welch's grape and strawberry sodas
* Yoo-hoo chocolate drink
* Venom Energy Energy drink
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MittDoesNotCompute Thu, Feb 5, 2009 1:25:31am |
re: #469 Xenon
For the record, the following *ARE NOT, REPEAT NOT* owned by PepsiCo:
Taco Bell
KFC
Pizza Hut
Long John Silver's
A&W All-American Food
WingStreetThey are owned by Yum! Brands, a totally independent, publicly traded company.
YES - Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut WERE owned at one time by PepsiCo. Pepsi spun off its foodservices division in 1997, the new company was originally called Tricon Global Restaurants. That was merged into the parent company of A&W and LJS, forming Yum! Brands.
YES all Yum! locations serve Pepsi products (except for A&W root beer) - If you must boycott Pepsi, get a water (or a frosty mug of A&W) instead of a Pepsi.
-Xe
What he said ;-P
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vladdrac Thu, Feb 5, 2009 2:50:41am |
I'm boycotting Pepsi and switching to Mecca Cola.
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NoSubmission Thu, Feb 5, 2009 3:39:41am |
Creepy. What's more there's a enormous building-sized banner of the JOY sign hanging from a warehouse alongside the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Brooklyn. I'll try to grab a photo of it the next time I go by.
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gonecamping Thu, Feb 5, 2009 6:32:54am |
It would make sense to have Obama as the spokesman for "Pepsi Zero", because he sure is a big fat zero in my book. Store brand diet coke w/ lime is good enough for me, but I will not buy Pepsi products again even if I do like Mountain Dew.
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yesandno Thu, Feb 5, 2009 7:21:39am |
Sickly sweet soda for sickly sweet times............
/boycott
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RickatLandstuhl Thu, Feb 5, 2009 8:02:51am |
re: #92 Silhouette
Damn, they own a bunch of stuff I actually like...even Mikey!
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eaglewingz08 Thu, Feb 5, 2009 8:10:10am |
I stopped drinking obepsi and buying their products as much as possible. I only hope that HOOters doesn't follow the same brown nosing path. obepsi may also regret this if as it appears BHO is destined to become the second Carter term and I don't mean that in a positive way.
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Land Shark Thu, Feb 5, 2009 8:21:17am |
Drink Coke. Way better than Pepsi.
By the way, it may be too early to tell, but I think Obama's "presidency" will be so bad that Jimmy Carter will be off the hook as the worst president evah! God have mercy on our nation.
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Pass The Moonbaticide Thu, Feb 5, 2009 8:27:33am |
... Other Soft Drinks Brands are available.
Guess which I'll be sticking to from now on ?
Way to go , Pepsi , for alienating half of your customer base !
I'd dismiss that Ad Agency PDQ.
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Amer-I-Can Thu, Feb 5, 2009 8:43:24am |
I never did like Pepsi, too sweet for my taste. Now I REALLY know why...
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Spiny Norman Thu, Feb 5, 2009 9:57:26am |
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Eclectic Infidel Thu, Feb 5, 2009 12:55:50pm |
Signs such as this are all over the San Francisco BART underground, and additionally on kiosks above ground in San Francisco. It's also common to see Palestinians flags alongside "vote Obama" signs in Oakland, CA.
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right_in_canada Thu, Feb 5, 2009 1:40:14pm |
re: #432 Spiny Norman
I can get Hires. There's a convenience store near here (it used to be an Arco AM/PM, now it's a Valero or some such) that carries all sorts of old classic brands (not always the same ones). Orange Crush and Grape Nehi are popular items there, so he always stocks those.
Grape Nehi ? LOL I always thought that was a fictional soda on MASH (Radar's favourite beverage)
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flashie Thu, Feb 5, 2009 2:16:26pm |
I was stationed in Saudi Arabia 1980-1982. At that time (don't know if their policy has changed) Coca Cola was on the Saudi's boycott list. Pepsi was the prevalent pop of choice; one could also buy Faygo (from Detroit) in the Jeddah Safeway. When I got back to the states, I found that Pepsi had signed on Michael Jackson as their spokesthing. I haven't had a Pepsi in 25 years.
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buckeye_ted Thu, Feb 5, 2009 8:53:08pm |
re: #436 Promethea
She is actually the CEO now...here is an article on the speech in which she made her original analogy of the US to a middle finger:
[Link: wnd.com...]
Here she is on the Pepsico Leadership page:
[Link: www.pepsico.com...]
Given her views, I am not surprised at Pepsi's new Obama-cola marketing campaign.
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