whats your favorite soft drink?

Chris Copeland · Post by **Chris Copeland** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 1:51 am

I love ROOT BEER *WOOT*!!!!Have you ever seen what happens when you put a tooth in a can of coke over night...You wont find it in there the next morning!!!

Usagi · Post by **Usagi** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 3:24 am

I'm a Pepsi man, myself. However, I do enjoy me a good Cream Soda now and then. Diamond Head's Red Cream Soda rules. But, for day-to-day beveraging, get me a Pepsi.------------------
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Mandingo · Post by **Mandingo** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 3:43 am

Still a Dr. Pepper fan.But I gotta go Coke over Pepsi.

Violentmae · Post by **Violentmae** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 3:56 am

I love Mr. Pibb, or Dr. Pepper. But I'm not suppose to have caffeine, I am not Mormon it's a long story but it's for medical reasons. So if I do indulge in it I get myself some Mr. Pibb or Dr. Pepper. But I much prefer Caffeine free Pepsi to Caffeine free Coke. I love root beet as well, and cream soda rocks, specially IBC. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">

Quixotic · Post by **Quixotic** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 4:48 am

Stewart's Key Lime Soda. That stuff is the hype. Jones' Soda is also some high quality stuff. But as far as orndinary soft drinks, I'm a Grape or Orange Soda guy. The cheaper, the better.Grape Soda and Chocolate Donuts
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Mofo · Post by **Mofo** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 5:46 am

Jones is excellent stuff. I dig on Pink and Blue Bubblegum. I'm also a big fan of carbonated fruit punch; Tahitian Treat blows everything else outta the water. Grape and orange soda's good too.And, oh yeah, Pepsi over Coke.------------------
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Mandingo · Post by **Mandingo** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 7:13 am

I think most of you dont like coke because you don't think anything with coke on it can be good, or because you don't understand how good Coke is.Haha. Not really. In AZ, I had me some Jones, and it was damn good. In San Diego I had a Stewart's Key Lime drink too...also not bad. I wish backwoods AR here had some Jones. [This message has been edited by mandingo (edited 08-10-2001).]

Jeebes · Post by **Jeebes** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 7:16 am

You know, if you leave a nail in a glass of coke, it'll be gone in 4 days.

Flurb · Post by **Flurb** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 10:38 am

Root Beer!!! BOOYAH!! coke sucks!!

Munk · Post by **Munk** » Sat Aug 11, 2001 11:25 am

Ahem....Jones Soda Sour Apple. If only for the odor. Pop the top on one and you get smacked in the face with a rush of carbonated zing. Kinda like in the old Coldcock Malt Liquor skit on SNL... except you don't really get hit.

Flurb · Post by **Flurb** » Mon Aug 13, 2001 9:23 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jeebes:
You know, if you leave a nail in a glass of coke, it'll be gone in 4 days.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>what the hell!!! coke kills teeth AND nails?!?! i must try this experiment...

BADGER · Post by **BADGER** » Wed Aug 15, 2001 8:34 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Chris Copeland:
I love ROOT BEER *WOOT*!!!!Have you ever seen what happens when you put a tooth in a can of coke over night...You wont find it in there the next morning!!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I'll let <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com" TARGET=_blank>http://www.snopes.com</A> handle this: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Claim: A tooth left in a glass of Coca-Cola will dissolve overnight.
Status: False. Origins: I don't know of anyone who hasn't heard the rumor that too much Coca-Cola rots your innards, and the proof of this can be determined by dropping a baby tooth into a glass of it, then going back the next morning to find most of it eaten away. If Coca-Cola can dissolve a tooth overnight, imagine what it must be doing to your teeth, not to mention your stomach and digestive tract! All such claims ignore a few salient points: 
Coca-Cola will not dissolve a tooth (or a nail, or a penny, or a piece of meat) overnight. Anyone who says it does hasn't actually tried such an experiment. Coca-Cola contains acids (such as citric acid and phosphoric acid) which will eventually dissolve items such as teeth (given enough time), but so do plenty of other substances we commonly ingest (such as orange juice). The concentration of acid in these products is so low that our digestive systems are easily capable of coping with it with no harm to us. The idea that any substance which can dissolve teeth must therefore damage our teeth if we drink it is nonsensical. We don't hold drinks in our mouths for days at a time -- any liquids we drink simply wash over our teeth very briefly, and our teeth are further protected by their enamel coating and the ameliorating effects of saliva.
Vince Staten describes the legendary version of this tale: 
Perhaps you've heard the story. It goes something like this: At Harvard they left a fly in a Coke overnight and the next morning, the fly had been completely dissolved. The name of the university changes and so does the item to be soaked overnight, but the result is always the same: Coke eats it. The lesson is that if it does that to a fly, just think of what it does to your stomach.
To test this theory I swatted two flies: a test fly and a control fly. I put the test fly in a cup of Coke and let it soak for twenty-four hours. I put the control fly in a cup of Roto-Rooter drain cleaner and let it soak an equal length of time. When I returned to the Coke fly the next day, I discovered, to my surprise, the fly floating around, unscathed. The Roto-Rooter fly, on the other hand, was dissolved down to a couple of tiny fly bits. The Roto-Rooter had also eaten through the bottom of the plastic cup. 
Frederick Allen discusses the origins of this rumor in his book on Coca-Cola: 
In the fall of 1950, a Cornell University professor named Clive M. McCay testified before a select committee in the U.S. House of Representatives that the sugar in Coke caused cavities. And, he said, the phosphoric acid was a dangerous additive. Giving a vivid account that instantly became part of the national folklore, Dr. McCay described how a tooth left in a glass of Coca-Cola would soften and begin to dissolve in a period of two days.
Coca-Cola's top chemist, Orville May, explained to Hobbs [then president of Coca-Cola] and the company's other executives that anything containing sugar and phosphoric acid -- fresh orange juice, for example -- would dissolve teeth over a period of time. The point was people did not hold food and beverages in their mouths for days on end. They swallowed, and their saliva washed away the sugar and acid before lasting damage was done. Otherwise the whole country would be toothless. 
Mark Pendergrast tackles the same subject: 
McCay made headlines with his allegations that Coke would eat away the marble steps of the Capitol Building and soften teeth placed in a glass of the beverage. "The molar teeth of rats were dissolved down to the gum line," McCay told the politicians, when "given nothing to drink except cola beverages for a period of six months."
In response, Coca-Cola's head chemist, Orville May, testified that McCay offered a "distorted picture" intended to frighten unsuspecting consumers. May pointed out that the .055 percent level of phosphoric acid was far below the 1.09 percent acid content of an orange and that McCay's studies ignored the neutralizing effect of saliva. Finally, he noted that orange juice or lemonade would also dissolve ten-penny nails and eat holes in the Capitol steps. 
We have to agree with Vince Staten's conclusion: 
I think there are two lessons here: Don't believe all those Coke stories you hear. And don't, for any reason, let a fly drink Roto-Rooter.
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The zeppo · Post by **The zeppo** » Wed Aug 15, 2001 9:11 am

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BADGER:I think there are two lessons here: Don't believe all those Coke stories you hear. And don't, for any reason, let a fly drink Roto-Rooter.

...And knowing is half the battle! Yo Joe!
[This message has been edited by the zeppo (edited 08-15-2001).]

Jeebes · Post by **Jeebes** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 12:13 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by TheGreatElBobo:
Grape soda, Squirt, Big Red, Dr. Pepper, and root beer, are my favorite sodas. That and Crystal Pepsi, but they don't have that anymore. Actually, I don't think they have Big Red anymore. But they SHOULD bring both back.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hey hey hey!!! BIG RED STILL EXISTS!!! I bought some in a grocery store a few days ago.. Safeway... not sure if they're national... I think they are... but oh yes! the Big Red!!! IT TASTES LIKE CRAP!!! (ahem) I dislike the flavor of Big Red... um... yeah...~Jeebes (you can call me daddy)

TheGreatElBobo · Post by **TheGreatElBobo** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 3:51 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Shanando:
Our messed-up country doesn't have root beer... is it kind of like Iron Brew? Pepsi tried to take the market from Coke in S.A. by selling cans for 1 rand each!?! That is seriously messed up right there. I have to say that Diet Pepsi was better than Coke Lite though... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>In Missouri, they sell cans of soda there for about as low as 18 cents. Considering I live in heartless New England now, I'd much rather live anywhere else. Where everything is cheaper. So so cheaper.
Price of can of soda here in CT: 75 cents!
And they wonder why their gas prices are so high!

Graylash · Post by **Graylash** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 3:59 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Mofo:
Tahitian Treat blows everything else outta the water.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Now that's what I'm talking about. I used to live off of Tahitian Treat and Rock 'n Roll cookies when I was a kid. Rock 'n Roll cookies suck now, but Tahitian Treat still tastes great. I knew there was a reason why I liked you guys.

Notchaos · Post by **Notchaos** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 5:55 am

if i had to choose, i'd go with the crab juice.

Violentmae · Post by **Violentmae** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 6:36 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by TheGreatElBobo:
Grape soda, Squirt, Big Red, Dr. Pepper, and root beer, are my favorite sodas. That and Crystal Pepsi, but they don't have that anymore. Actually, I don't think they have Big Red anymore. But they SHOULD bring both back.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Um, what's Big Red? I have never heard of it, nor Tahitian Dream and many others.

Chris Copeland · Post by **Chris Copeland** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 9:43 am

Hey badger your entire post was full of sittt man. I did the experiment when I was younger with one of my own teeth and it worked. No tooth the next morning. I was also a none believer before this. I was told that the enzimes in your mouth protect from the effects of coke and othjer stuff. Most of what happns to the tooth is the effects from carbination and what ever else is in coke. If you dont believe me punch you little brother in the mouth...get a tooth and give it a shot. I still stay ROOT BEER RULES !!!

TheGreatElBobo · Post by **TheGreatElBobo** » Thu Aug 16, 2001 11:08 am

Grape soda, Squirt, Big Red, Dr. Pepper, and root beer, are my favorite sodas. That and Crystal Pepsi, but they don't have that anymore. Actually, I don't think they have Big Red anymore. But they SHOULD bring both back.