Comments on: Coke http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/ a meta-blog for Néojaponisme Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: tammanycall http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 tammanycall Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:18:06 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-2734 You may be interested in this: http://popvssoda.com:2998/ ABSTRACT "Using the World Wide Web to gather and process data from across English-speaking North America, I intend to plot the regional variations in the use of the terms "Pop" and "Soda" to describe carbonated soft drinks." Soda=Dems Coke=Republicans Pop=Independents Also, Obama and McCain are tied at 48% in FL today. You may be interested in this: http://popvssoda.com:2998/

ABSTRACT
“Using the World Wide Web to gather and process data from across English-speaking North America, I intend to plot the regional variations in the use of the terms “Pop” and “Soda” to describe carbonated soft drinks.”

Soda=Dems
Coke=Republicans
Pop=Independents

Also, Obama and McCain are tied at 48% in FL today.

]]> By: W. David MARX http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 W. David MARX Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:25:24 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1566 It's a Southern thing. You wouldn't understand. It’s a Southern thing. You wouldn’t understand.

]]> By: Adamu http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1565 Adamu Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:42:41 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1565 Northern CT = firm "soda" territory I'll concede that at least "pop" is as accurate as "soda" in describing carbonated drinks, but why would people call every carbonated drink "Coke" when things like grape soda are so clearly different? Is it just that those areas historically lacked a choice of soft drinks? Northern CT = firm “soda” territory

I’ll concede that at least “pop” is as accurate as “soda” in describing carbonated drinks, but why would people call every carbonated drink “Coke” when things like grape soda are so clearly different? Is it just that those areas historically lacked a choice of soft drinks?

]]> By: Rory P. Wavekrest http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Rory P. Wavekrest Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:31:01 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1564 And you were wrong every time！ And you were wrong every time！

]]> By: Ian http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Ian Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:21:31 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1554 Whatever. We said "soda" in Albany. Whatever. We said “soda” in Albany.

]]> By: Rory P. Wavekrest http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1550 Rory P. Wavekrest Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:37:43 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1550 I'm with you, buddy. I’m with you, buddy.

]]> By: panda http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 panda Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:21:52 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1538 pop is midwest.. also said in my home town. "rochester" ny.. witch is new buffalo. but i called soda pop "pop" growing up.. its pop.. orange pop, or grape pop.. whatever. thats what the generic brand cans said! if the cans says pop. its pop.. imo calling it soda is lame. wtf? soda.. thats already something. its soda! hence soda pop. its soda. with flavor. that pop.. pop is way better slang.. and coke makes no sense. thats a freaking brand. its like calling all sneakers nike's.. "coke" as a generic term is also used in texas. though in dallas. coke actually means dr. pepper. pop is midwest.. also said in my home town. “rochester” ny.. witch is new buffalo. but i called soda pop “pop” growing up.. its pop.. orange pop, or grape pop.. whatever. thats what the generic brand cans said! if the cans says pop. its pop.. imo calling it soda is lame. wtf? soda.. thats already something. its soda! hence soda pop. its soda. with flavor. that pop.. pop is way better slang.. and coke makes no sense. thats a freaking brand. its like calling all sneakers nike’s..

“coke” as a generic term is also used in texas. though in dallas. coke actually means dr. pepper.

]]> By: W. David MARX http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 W. David MARX Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:41:41 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1529 Midwest, apparently. Midwest, apparently.

]]> By: Rory P. Wavekrest http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 Rory P. Wavekrest Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:19:02 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/06/17/coke/#comment-1528 Where do the people who say "Pop" live? Where do the people who say “Pop” live?

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