I have been seduced by the Dark Side

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:30 am

Cola? Yuk!
Sodas? Yuk?
Tea, Tea, Tea! Yum!

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:49 am

James, I know your pain dude. Sweet tea and regular Coke are... THE DEVIL!!!.

But, caffiene-free Diet Coke, well, it's an angel.

Next thing you know, you'll be listening to Amy Grant (not that there's anything wrong with that, she's good), reading Family Circle and refusing chocolate. It's a living hell, I tell you.

chrisoff · Post by **chrisoff** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:12 am

I'm with you. Haven't been able to drink regular coke for about 7 months now, although I still crave a pepsi now and then. Oh and I have to have an Irn Bru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn-Bru) when I'm hungover.

Brian Lee · Post by **Brian Lee** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:08 am

Cynth wrote:I know plenty of non-Republicans who drink diet sodas or none at all. I even know non-Republicans who wear suits to work . You know, I am actually getting mixed up here. Surely many church-goers drink regular sodas, don't they?...

NOT IN UTAH!

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:10 am

brewerpaul wrote:Each can of regular Coke you don't drink saves you something like TWELVE teaspoons of pure sugar!

Which would be four tablespoons (except in australia where people celebrate Christmas in summer and it is four teaspoons to the tablespoon) of HFCS. Wiki on High fructose corn syrup. Thought it was an interesting read.

Most things I drink, I make or mix myself (tea, coffee, hot coco, etc). I have always wanted a to make root beer from scratch, but I don't think that will happen any time soon. It has been months since I have had a soda/coke/pop/what ever you call them.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:50 am

I.D.10-t wrote: It has been months since I have had a soda/coke/pop/what ever you call them...

STD's.... Super Tooth Desolvents.

missy · Post by **missy** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:56 am

Another Diet Coke drinker here! Actually, I only drink one 12oz a day - at lunch. It's tea (unsweetened) most of the day and water at night (unless I have some wine!).
Last time I took a drink of regular Coke, I wound up sick to my stomach!

burnsbyrne · Post by **burnsbyrne** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:01 am

I stopped drinking regular soda (correctly called "pop" around here) at least a decade ago. I figured I didn't need the calories and they are sooo easy to ingest in liquid form. Now I've had to cut out the caffeine too so I now dring diet, caffeine free Coke or Pepsi. I haven't decided which one I like better. Recently I have also been going for a taste from my childhood in Detroit, Vernor's Gingerale. It is available in diet but doesn't have quite the nose-tingling quality of the original. My grandmother used to make ice cream floats for us with vanilla ice cream and Vernor's. Everyone should try this at least once in their lives. So, the day before my grandmother's funeral (she was 96) I and a couple dozen of my siblings and cousins enjoyed Vernor's ice cream floats in her honor. She would have enjoyed that.
Mike

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:20 am

burnsbyrne wrote:... Everyone should try this at least once in their lives.

... I'm out the door and down the road to the nearest outlet for ginger ale........

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:28 am

burnsbyrne wrote:My grandmother used to make ice cream floats for us with vanilla ice cream and Vernor's.

Lorain...good ain't they!

burnsbyrne · Post by **burnsbyrne** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:40 am

Joseph E. Smith wrote:
burnsbyrne wrote:... Everyone should try this at least once in their lives.
... I'm out the door and down the road to the nearest outlet for ginger ale........

Make sure you get Vernor's! It's not the same with the others.
Mike

amar · Post by **amar** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:40 am

what's going on here???

Coca Cola is the only Cola that should be drunk. It's the real thing. Period.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:56 am

burnsbyrne wrote:
Joseph E. Smith wrote:
burnsbyrne wrote:... Everyone should try this at least once in their lives.
... I'm out the door and down the road to the nearest outlet for ginger ale........
Make sure you get Vernor's! It's not the same with the others.
Mike

I hope they have Vernor's in Florida.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:59 am

Joseph E. Smith wrote:I hope they have Vernor's in Florida.

Maybe he'll send ya some.

It does have to be Vernor's

djm · Post by **djm** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:07 am

Can't stand Verner's ginger ale. Too weak and watered down. Has to be Pure Spring or (what else?) Canada Dry.

I'm told that no-one stocks ginger ale in Ireland.

Interesting read on Irn Bru on wiki. Says its available in Canada, but I've never seen it nor heard of it. Perhaps only in larger centres at ethnic outlets. I've had some Italian soft drinks in Toronto that are excellent, e.g. Mio.

djm

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