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EYESORE 9001

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15. I have no modern frame of reference

Thu Dec 14, 2023, 11:43 AM

Dec 2023

I haven’t drank sugary soda since the early 80s when diet colas made an appearance. I have since given up on those as well. The last time I tasted any of those drinks, they were sweetened with cane sugar - not HFCS. The Coke product was what came to be known as ‘Coca-Cola Classic’, which I don’t expect to taste anything like what’s on shelves now.

I took the ‘Pepsi Challenge’ back in the day, and I found Pepsi to taste sweeter than Coke, although I preferred the more ‘astringent’ Coke product. Dr. Pepper was another kettle of fish. I enjoyed it occasionally, but some of the inscrutable flavors were a tad off-putting. I swore it was made from prunes until I found it debunked later.

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Poll; Coke, Pepsi or Dr. Pepper [View all] doc03 Dec 2023 OP

RC cola. marble falls Dec 2023 #1

They still make that? I haven't heard that since I was a kid. Kinda like Schlitz beer. walkingman Dec 2023 #2

Still here down south. I was told as a kid lunch only cost a dime - An RC and a Moon Pie. marble falls Dec 2023 #5

They still sell RC Cola at Cracker Barrel. Jeebo Dec 2023 #22

Cracker Barrel's going out of business. All stores to be closed next year. mobeau69 Dec 2023 #51

Get A Load Of This! Brother Buzz Dec 2023 #40

Hell yeah! no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #54

Pepsi Dave in VA Dec 2023 #3

Yep...RC cola MiHale Dec 2023 #4

Royal Crown Cola with a shot of Crown Royal whisky -- the adult version! Blue Owl Dec 2023 #7

I'll have a Royal Crown Cola Crown Royal, please. CrispyQ Dec 2023 #9

I hate carbonated stuff. CousinIT Dec 2023 #6

Same here. Dont like carbonated drinks at all. IcyPeas Dec 2023 #27

I love carbonation, I drink plain club soda just for the bubbles. Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #29

try Topo Chico the fizziest of mineral waters. The colder the better nt yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #39

Thanks for the tip. I will look for it. Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #59

No soft drinks for me please no matter what the brand name is Niagara Dec 2023 #8

Diet Dr Pepper... JT45242 Dec 2023 #10

DDC is really good Alpeduez21 Dec 2023 #21

I prefer Dr Pepper Zero TexasBushwhacker Dec 2023 #45

TAB rogerballard Dec 2023 #11

I couldn't hack it EYESORE 9001 Dec 2023 #16

Now you see it, now you don't. Niagara Dec 2023 #20

Tab doc03 Dec 2023 #46

I hallucinate on Dr. Pepper. Carbonated prune juice. lastlib Dec 2023 #12

Water or Coffee n/t KarenS Dec 2023 #13

...or tea. Earl Gray. Hot. calimary Dec 2023 #64

I rarely drink that shit anymore, but Emile Dec 2023 #14

root beer ( sugar free) is my drug of choice too samnsara Dec 2023 #60

I have no modern frame of reference EYESORE 9001 Dec 2023 #15

Mexican Coke is made with pure cane sugar, not HFCS yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #42

I have heard about Mexican sodas EYESORE 9001 Dec 2023 #47

1. Diet Ginger Ale, 2. Diet Coke n/t mentalsolstice Dec 2023 #17

Coke XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #18

I am a North Carolina boy, so Pepsi. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #19

yes on the peanuts, not in Pepsi though. RC is the best pairing for peanuts, strangely nt yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #43

I would debate on that, but I did like doing it with both brands. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #63

Dr. Pepper Jeebo Dec 2023 #23

Thats my favirite, I think they have the best sugar free pop of the three. Back in the doc03 Dec 2023 #28

Hmmm, I wonder... happybird Dec 2023 #31

Does anyone remember Lotta Cola? That is the first one I remember coming out with a doc03 Dec 2023 #24

doc03 since you are from the Pittsburgh area as I am , you know to call it pop debm55 Dec 2023 #37

tea debm55 Dec 2023 #25

Tea for me, too! WestMichRad Dec 2023 #32

I had eczema bad - I stopped drinking soda (diet) and it all cleared up Richard_GB Dec 2023 #26

Can't choose! happybird Dec 2023 #30

What kind of coke? McDonald's fountain, glass bottles, cans, or plastic liter bottle? Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #33

those small glass bottles were the best! My mom always called them nickel cokes yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #44

I know, the small glass bottles are really good. Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #58

Dr. Pepper back when I still drank soft drinks. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #34

Sam's - much cheaper than Coke, Pepsi or that carbonated prune juice. Wonder Why Dec 2023 #35

Blasphemy, I know, living where Coca-Cola originated (Georgia), but... Different Drummer Dec 2023 #36

Coke (Mexican) nt yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #38

Did you know that you can get rust off of the chrome of your car by using coke cola? debm55 Dec 2023 #41

Toilet cleanser dewsgirl Dec 2023 #56

if coke was like it used to be, but i gave up fizzy for tea + fruit-ade. but i like dr pepper. pansypoo53219 Dec 2023 #48

Canada Dry Ginger Ale -- about 1 a month. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #49

Root beer! BWdem4life Dec 2023 #50

Vernors mobeau69 Dec 2023 #52

None of the above - Maybe Orangina GoneOffShore Dec 2023 #53

Of the three choices... Mike Nelson Dec 2023 #55

Coke is The Real Thing! Tomconroy Dec 2023 #57

I don't drink either of these very much; perhaps 4 or 5 times a year... SKKY Dec 2023 #61

Pepsi all the way! rownesheck Dec 2023 #62