Coke or Pepsi?

[Lynx]

so which do you prefer?


for me coca cola all the way.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

PEPSI

[rih29]

Coke is where it's at baby.

[Shlup]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!

[Rye]

Both are nasty.

[Agent Proto]

Neither, I can't have either one.

[Shiny]

I don't drink soda anymore, but when I did Coke was better since it didn't taste as strong.

[escobert]

COKE!

[Lynx]

jsut as a reminder coke has 3 main things on its side.

santa he's in a lot of coke commercials around the holidays and come on who can deny santa?

and polar bears who doesnt love those things? besides the people who have been attacked by them.

and more recently penguins. even though ti shows the penguins and polar bears in some of them and im not even gonna go over how that doesnt make sense..

[Dr Unne]

Coke is disgusting. Pepsi is a little better. But I don't drink much pop nowadays. Other than root beer.

[Shlup]

I prefer bread.

[Bubblekin]

I'll admit I enjoy a carbonated beverage now and then, but it's usually a diet coke of some sort...and most preferably with a lime flavouring :mog:

Though I will say I enjoy Perrier with lime very, very much. Sadly, it's cheaper to drink coke...

[Jowy]

In terms of regular cola, Coke wins hands down. With flavor variants, Pepsi wins.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

Now, I'm no huge fan of soda, since it's not healthy, but personally I think Coke is better (especially C2, which doesn't leave that horrible sugary squeakiness, and is less calorific) because it doesn't have Pepsi's odd Vim cleaner aftertaste, the carbination is better, and it has a well-rounded taste.

[Meat Puppet]

Psychotic said he drinks coke, so I drink coke. OK, no he didn’t, but I’ve been told by reliable sources that he does. OK, no I haven’t, but STILL!

Something else, and (then) this smiley: :D

[Bunny]

I like Lemon Lime-based sodas.

[Yamaneko]

But I don't drink much pop nowadays.
Must be because it's no longer the fifties.

[Lynx]

i prefer sprite more then coke but sprite is a coca cola product.

[Christmas]

I follow the decision of my dear Ki Ki. It is a wife's duty to follow her husband or wife or monkey. :bigsmile:

[Ki Ki]

:jokey:

Water is the essence of moisture.

[Chemical]

Google:

Results 1 - 10 of about 432,000,000 for pop [definition].

Results 1 - 10 of about 39,900,000 for soda [definition].

Pop FTW.

And I'll drink coke if it's with coconut rum.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

I don't drink soda much. But I like them both. But it depends on my mood and what I may be eating right then, such as type of candy.

[LifeAsABullet]

what the heck is the difference?

it's all in your head of what you prefer, not your tongue.

[41-Inches-Wide]

The advertising with Final Fantasy 9 convinced me that OMGXCOKE is it.

[Levian]

what the heck is the difference?

it's all in your head of what you prefer, not your tongue.

No, seriously. There is a difference between Pepsi and Coke, and you notice it right away, or at least I do. Coke is the only way to go.

Pepsi Twist was ok, though.

[black orb]

>>> H2O..

[Xaven]

In terms of regular cola, Coke wins hands down. With flavor variants, Pepsi wins.
Unfortunately, you have it backwards. Plain Pepsi > Coke. Flavored Coke > Flavored Pepsi.

I rarely drink soda (soda > pop) anyway. Obviously, unsweetened soymilk > all.

[Yuffie514]

Coke, and then Pepsi for the alternative/runner-up. i find myself drinking more water than soda these days...

[Little Blue]

Coke, but orange fanta > both (and of course alcohol >> anything, unless I'm driving)

[Deborah]

Ewww soda...I prefer water..yummy...

[Rinion]

Ginger Ale ftw.

Noobs.

[Breine]

If you'd asked me a couple of years ago I'd definitely have said Coca Cola all the way, but I have eventually learned to like Pepsi more and more, and now I don't care which one I drink.

[Freya]

Dr. pepper. Um i mean coke, yeah coke. :shifty:

[Chloe.]

Coke. :bigsmile:

[Quindiana Jones]

Coca. rofl.

[Reles]

Pepsi is pretty much the only thing I drink, well, except water or juice.

[starseeker]

I prefer coke, but I drink Pepsi more because it's half the price of coke at the petrol station near my school.

[Owen Macwere]

Neither, I can't have either one.

:(

[DarkLadyNyara]

Pepsi FTW. :D

[Ouch!]

Vanilla Coke. God, I miss that stuff.

[Yamaneko]

Google:

Results 1 - 10 of about 432,000,000 for pop [definition].

Results 1 - 10 of about 39,900,000 for soda [definition].

Pop FTW.
That's because "pop" has multiple meanings. It's just used incorrectly to describe carbonated drinks.

[Raistlin]

Google pop: 1 link on the first page has to do with carbonated drinks, and that, ironically enough, is the "pop vs. soda" page. None on the second or third page has to do with carbonated drinks. I suspect you'd have to go to the 500th page to find the next one, which is "Billy Bob the backwoods, uneducated hillbilly's" personal webpage.

Google soda: there's a lot of "SODA" acryonyms and a surprisingly low two links have to do with carbonated drinks. However, on the second page, they almost all have to do with carbonated drinks.

Soda wins.

Oh, and Coke is superior to Pepsi.

[Zeldy]

Vanilla Coke. God, I miss that stuff.
Oh my GOD. Me too ;____;
It was so smooth!

Ive never been fond of either, tbh. Its very rare I have coke, but restaurants etc always have Pepsi and never coca cola.
Honestly? I probably couldn't tell the difference.

[Dreddz]

Vanilla Coke was horrible.

I pick Coke over Pepsi. But far from the best fizzy drink. Grade Soda for me.

Ginger Ale ftw.

Noobs.

Go away Grandad.

[ff7+ff10 gurl 100]

Coke. :bigsmile:

[Chemical]

Google:

Results 1 - 10 of about 432,000,000 for pop [definition].

Results 1 - 10 of about 39,900,000 for soda [definition].

Pop FTW.
That's because "pop" has multiple meanings. It's just used incorrectly to describe carbonated drinks.

so·da /ˈsoʊdə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[soh-duh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun

1. sodium hydroxide.
2. sodium monoxide.
3. sodium carbonate (def. 2).
4. sodium, as in carbonate of soda.
5. soda water.
6. a drink made with soda water, flavoring, such as fruit or other syrups, and often ice cream, milk, etc.
7. soda pop.
8. (in faro) the card turned up in the dealing box before one begins to play.

And when you first google soda the first link is:
"Includes the Soda Constructor, a Java applet that animates two dimensional models made out of masses and springs."

Also:
Sodium carbonate (washing soda or soda ash); Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda); Sodium carbonate ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda" ...



Conclusion, your point is moot.

Pop wins again.

[Raistlin]

I like how you didn't address anything I said. And the point isn't moot, because pop has 50 other definitions used more commonly than the one meaning a carbonated drink, whereas it is by fair the most commonly used definition of soda.

Soda wins again!

[Dynast-Kid]

I don't drink soda anymore, but when I did Coke Pepsi was better since it didn't taste as strong tasted better.

[Dr Unne]

But I don't drink much pop nowadays.
Must be because it's no longer the fifties.

I don't understand. Is this a reference to temperature? Pop at 50 degrees would be OK I guess, but even if it's not in the 50's I'd probably drink it. What an odd thing to say.

[Raistlin]

That's the worst part about "pop" sayers - they think they're clever. When in fact they're just eccentric geezers.

[4evarisha]

I go for pepsi I love it.

[Araciel]

hahah look at all the people who don't know what's going on and said something other than coke or pepsi...

coke is far superior to pepsi

oh and it's pop, we don't live in the wild west

[Laddy]

Pop! Yes, a man of wonderous things and amazing vocabulary!

Oh, and Coca Cola is an evil creature created by Satan and Hannibal Lector To destroy all that is good and holy in this world...

Pepsi, fool! PEPSI! GAH!

[Chemical]

I like how you didn't address anything I said. And the point isn't moot, because pop has 50 other definitions used more commonly than the one meaning a carbonated drink, whereas it is by fair the most commonly used definition of soda.

Soda wins again!

Probably because you're not as important as Yams...

But for the sake of argument I thought someone might bring that up, and I'm one step ahead of you my fine fellow

So for the sake of proving you wrong like the wrong person you are:


Google:

Results 1 - 10 of about 432,000,000 for pop [definition].
Divided by the number of Definitions (33 - As of dictionary.com)=
13,090,909.1

Results 1 - 10 of about 39,900,000 for soda [definition].
Divided by the number of Definitions (18 - As of dictionary.com)=
2,216,666.7

That is to say that if you consider the probability that 1 in 33 "pops" will function as a reference to the drink compared to the probability that 1 in 18 "sodas" will function as a reference to the drink that the conclusion is there is still the probability that pop will be utilized more frequently than soda in reference to the drink.

Even if

Results 1- 10 of about 39,900,000 for soda [definition].
Divided by 1/2 the number of Definitions (therefore 9 - As of dictionary.com)=
4,433,333.3

That is to say that if you consider the probability that 1 in 33 uses of pop are in reference to the drink in comparison to 9 in 18 uses of soda will be in reference to the drink the probability remains that pop will still be utilized more frequently as a reference to the drink.

Conclusion

POP FTW

[Raistlin]

That is to say that if you consider the probability that 1 in 33 "pops" will function as a reference to the drink compared to the probability that 1 in 18 "sodas" will function as a reference to the drink that the conclusion is there is still the probability that pop will be utilized more frequently than soda in reference to the drink.

Which is way off, as the carbonated drink definition of the word "pop" is not a main usage of the term (the sound by far is), whereas it is BY FAR the main usage of the word "soda."

Conclusion: pop is dumb.

[Bunny]

Might I suggest we all call it Sodapop?

[Chemical]

That is to say that if you consider the probability that 1 in 33 "pops" will function as a reference to the drink compared to the probability that 1 in 18 "sodas" will function as a reference to the drink that the conclusion is there is still the probability that pop will be utilized more frequently than soda in reference to the drink.

Which is way off, as the carbonated drink definition of the word "pop" is not a main usage of the term (the sound by far is), whereas it is BY FAR the main usage of the word "soda."

Conclusion: pop is dumb.

OH COME ON

Results 1 - 10 of about 432,000,000 for pop [definition].
Divided by the double the number of Definitions (66 - As of dictionary.com)=
6,545,454.5

Even if you consider the probability that 1 in 66 "pops" will function as a reference to the drink compared to the probability that 9 in 18 "sodas" will function as a reference to the drink the conclusion remains that there is still the probability that pop will be utilized more frequently than soda in reference to the drink.

So this statement not only satisfies your statement but it simultanesouly satisfies my own.

Statistically speaking pop still wins.

And I can't do this anymore - this pop thing is getting too serious for my liking :P

...

...

FTW

[Bunny]

The correct term when referring to carbonated beverages.

Often mistakenly called "Coke", which is actually a specific type of soda, and "Pop," which is just sounds like nails on a chalk board.
Often elongated into "Soda Pop," which if you'll notice starts with "Soda," denoting its being the proper term.


The RIGHT word for a carbonated drink.

its not the 1940s anymore grandpa, we don't say pop anymore when we want a drink.

Urban Dictionary is the end of this debate.

[Raistlin]

Way more than even 1 in 2 references to "soda" involve the drink. How many common usages of the word "soda" can you think of not involving a carbonated drink?

Also, 3 of the 8 definitions for soda that are on dictionary.com mean the same thing (carbonated beverage), one is a card move that I've never heard of before and as far as I know is never used, and the rest are technical chemistry terms. That leaves only one layperson definition: the drink. I would hazard a guess that over 90% of usages of the word involve the drink.

Now, let's go to "pop." Dictionary.com lists 30 definitions. Let's see how many are used more commonly than "carbonated drink:" I count at least 10, though most of those involve the same basic premise (the sound).

If you say the word "soda," everyone knows what you're talking about (whether or not you agree with the term). Pop is first and foremost a sound. We might as well use "plop" as the name of a drink.

Soda wins by far. Again. Definitively.

[Chemical]

The correct term when referring to carbonated beverages.

Often mistakenly called "Coke", which is actually a specific type of soda, and "Pop," which is just sounds like nails on a chalk board.
Often elongated into "Soda Pop," which if you'll notice starts with "Soda," denoting its being the proper term.


The RIGHT word for a carbonated drink.

its not the 1940s anymore grandpa, we don't say pop anymore when we want a drink.

Urban Dictionary is the end of this debate.


Can we really trust a source with bad grammar like:

"which is just sounds like"

[Raistlin]

I could use some plop now.

[Yamaneko]

Soda more accurately describes the object in question. Considering there are more definitions for pop not outlining some sort of carbonated drink compared to the definitions for soda, it's safe to say that soda is the superior descriptor. So much ignorance.

[Chemical]

So much ignorance?
I'm being pretty objective here so the ignorance is clearly on the opposition who has failed to offer factual proof.

*twitches*

And because I'm a loser:

Consider the first 10 pages of Soda:

References to the drink:
1. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda">Soda - Wikipedia, the free Encylopedia</a>
2. <a href="www.popvssoda.com">The Pop Vs. Soda Page</a>
3. <a href="www.myjones.com/">Jones Soda</a>
4. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_drink>Soft drink - Wikipedia, the free Encylopedia</a>
5. <a href="www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/tornado_tube.html"> Soda Bottle Cyclone</a>
6. <a href="www.marvsclassics.ca/"> Marv's Classic Soda Shop</a> (Funny enough... it's a 50's diner HA!)
7. <a href="www.popsoda.com">Pop The Soda Shop - Over 400 Beverages</a>
8. <a href="www.sodamuseum.bigstep.com/"> Soda Museum</a>
9. <a href="www.soda.net">The leading Soda Pop Site on the Net</a>
10. <a href="www.sodaking.com">Soda King</a>
11. <a href="www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/straw-tensegrity.html">Soda Straw Tensegrity Structures</a>
12. <a href="www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Soda-Bottle-Volcano"> How to Make a Soda Bottle Volcano</a>
13. <a href="www.jonessoda.com/files_new/turkey05.html">2005 Holiday Pack</a>
14. <a href="www.sodamuseum.bigstep.com/"> Soda Museum</a>
15. <a href="drinkbluesky.com/"> Blue Sky Beverage Company</a>
16. <a href="www.sodapopstop.com/"> Galco's Soda Pop Stop</a>
17. <a href="eepybird.com/dcm1.html">Coke and Mentos Fountain at Eepybird.com</a>
18. <a href="pizzaidf.org/"> Pizza, Soda and Ice Cream, Hot & Cold Soup for our Israeli ...</a>
19. <a href="www.coolmountain.com/">Cool Mountain Gourmet Soda</a>
20. <a href="chuckwagonsoda.com/">Soda Franchise</a>
21. <a href="www.sodaclubusa.com/"> Soda-Club</a>
22. <a href="jetsetshow.com/2006/09/soda_popping.html">JETSET</a>
23. <a href="www.lvsodapop.com/">The Soda Stand</a>
24. <a href="www.blogthings.com/whatkindofsodaareyouquiz/">What kind of Soda are you</a>
25. <a href="www.realsoda.com/">Real Soda in Real Bottles</a>
26. <a href="www.alpharubicon.com/kids/makesoda.html ">Making Homemade Soda</a>
27. <a href="www.mercola.com/2001/mar/10/soda_pop_dangers.htm">The Amazing Statistics and Dangers of Soda Pop 3/10/01</a>
28. <a href="www.epix.net/~tjwagner/tab.html">Tab Soda Web</a>
29. <A href="tagjag.com/discovery/jones.soda">"jones soda" in tagjag</a>
30. <a href="steazsoda.com/">Healthy Beverage's Steaz Green Tea Soda - Home</a>
31. <a href="www.themefifty.com/">Big Al's Soda Fountain and Grill</a> (Another 50's theme Diner)

Common alternative uses of soda (mentioned more than 3 times):
Club Soda (A brand and there for discountable)
S.O.D.A (Symposium on Discrete Algorithms)
Soda Creek (British Columbia)
Soda Creek Band (An Aboriginal Tribe located near Soda Creek)
Baking Soda
Soda Springs (California)
Soda Picturs (Movie Distribution)
Soda Prills (Alkali Metals)
Soda Ash


Next consider the first 10 pages of Pop:
1.<a href="www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/POP2.html"> What is POP?</a>
2. <a href="www.popvssoda.com/">Soda Vs Pop Page</a>
3.<a href="es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop"> Pop - Wikipedia</a>


So:

31/100 vs 3/100

IF. we can assume then that 31% of soda urls will indeed refer to the drink and 3% of the pop urls will refer to the drink then we may conclude that:

31% of 39,600,000 results for soda = 12,276,000

3% of 432,000,000 results for pop = 12,960,000

These results still demonstrate that pop has the higher probability of being used as a reference to the drink despite the greater amount of definitions pop has.

(If I included something twice that's because it occured twice and for the sake of objective reasoning I refuse to intervene with the process of creating fair and objective results)

[Laddy]

Erm... how hard do you want to be right? Seriously, the "correct" way dosen't exist, people call things by both, just soda more commonly, as a universal reference for all people. :D

[Dr Unne]

And I can't do this anymore - this pop thing is getting too serious for my liking :P

There is nothing more serious.

Consider the fact that people who say "soda" in place of "pop" are more than five times as likely to be communists than the average person. (Source: http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html) It makes me sick, quite frankly.

[Raistlin]

Chemical: are you being deliberately thick? Soda, in actual conversation, is used to mean "carbonated drink" FAR more than any other definition.

People who say "pop" instead of "soda" are eight times as likely to be uneducated hillbillies.

[Dr Unne]

Could you repeat that in English? I don't speak Commie.

[Raistlin]

Can you repeat that once you've passed grade-school English? I don't speak hillbilly.

[Chemical]

I hate you so much.

I hope you burn in Commie Hell.

Where exactly are you getting your facts? From the Communist Manifesto?


http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.gif

The only thick one here is the stuborn mule who can't appreciate fair objective support that demonstrates "pop" is used more frequently than "soda."




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.

RESEARCH
The primary source of data for this study will be submissions from readers of this web page. Obviously, this may not be a completely random sampling, but since the primary objective of the study is to map the regional distribution and not the population distribution per response, this sample should suffice. Also, since a large percentage of internet users are college students who may use dialects not local to their current place of residence, this survey asks for the respondent's "home town" and the beverage-term used by most of the population there. This data will be imperfect at best, but should be the most accurate possible without actually going into the field, and certainly the most comprehensive study of the field to date.
This research uses CGI scripts written in Perl to gather and process the incoming data, and displays the results on the map above using a Java applet.

CONCLUSION
People who say "Pop" are much, much cooler



http://www.popvssoda.com/stats/ALL.html
Pop is more frequently used than soda.

[Vikeve]

coke.

[Ouch!]

Vanilla Coke was horrible.
My dislike for you has increased tenfold.

[NeoCracker]

Can you repeat that once you've passed grade-school English? I don't speak hillbilly.

Is that the best you got? I think your slipping in your old age. You used to say such effective and awesome retorts and insults, but now you've degraded to this?

I am sorry my friend, I hope you regain your glory soon.

[Quindiana Jones]

Vanilla Coke was horrible.
My dislike for you Vanilla Coke has increased tenfold.

Excellent.

[Yamaneko]

I've lived in Oregon. No one there says "pop". I question the legitimacy of that map. What's more likely is that the coastal areas use the appropriate "soda" descriptor while the less educated rural populations of the Midwest and South use the incorrect "pop" descriptor. No one cares what Canadians have to say on the matter.

[Quindiana Jones]

I think all fizzy drinks should be called "Fizzy Water" and all alcoholic beverages should be called "Dizzy Water". And anything that doesn't fit into those categories should be called "Spwish". Except for water, which will of course stay the same.

[Raistlin]

Pop is more frequently used than soda.

Again, are you being deliberately thick, or is it just your uneducated hillbillyness? I never even argued that soda is used more frequently (though it is in the US - that map is bogus). We've only said that 'carbondated drink' is THE main definition of "soda," whereas "pop" has several more widely-used definitions. It's also just a sound and a retarded word to use to describe a drink.

[Leeza]

No one cares what Canadians have to say on the matter.

I care. :(

And it's Coke FTW. Pepsi sucks. :cat:

EDIT: Oh, and the title of this thread is Coke or Pepsi. Not Coke or Pepsi or Pop or Soda. :shifty:

[Chemical]

The point is that if more people have attested to using pop in reference to the drink then it is universally more effective in describing the carbonated drink than soda is.

Since of course definition and thus communication is dependent on the wider use of.

And consider we (the "pop" using community) wouldn't be calling it "pop" if there wasn't some sort of visual/audio/textural/etc. relation. Psychologically I would like to insist that pop describes a carbonated beverage better than soda - but that's because it's phenominoligcal use has been ingrained in my culture and many others. To argue that soda or pop are better descriptive words is a debate of local vernaculars and since the greater use is pop then it suits to follow that the greater local utilizes pop.

And conclusively pop describes a carbonated beverage better than soda does.

Oh and your general disregard for my feelings stings me like a bee.
Sticks and stones may break my bones but name calling will send me to a psychiatrist. You can expect a bill for the damage you've done.

[Roto13]

Canada says pop, I am Canadian, Canada rules, so Pop it is.

I don't really have a preference for Coke vs. Pepsi. I like Coke's ad campaigns and stuff more, and that's all that matters.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

I really hope that this debate between Raistlin and Chemical is some kind of parody or joke. If you two are seriously debating whether to use the term "pop" instead of "soda" and vice versa, that must be the most pointless debate I've ever been witness to. They mean the same thing. And you guys are still debating it two pages later.

*laughs*

[Chemical]

What can I say.
I'm passionate about pop.

;D

And in relation to the actual thread I've been thinking that I actually don't really drink any Pepsi products except for maybe Dasani water.

Pepsi I think does some juices too... I may have drank some of them if I knew what they were.

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

They both give me nosebleeds

[Leeza]

I really hope that this debate between Raistlin and Chemical is some kind of paordy or joke. If you two are seriously debating whether to use the term "pop" instead of "soda" and vice versa, that must be the most pointless debate I've ever been witness to. They mean the same thing. And you guys are still debating it two pages later.

*laughs*
You haven't been here long enough yet to know that this is an endless debate of the utmost prime importance to EoFF. :)

[LunarWeaver]

YES, another chance to say "pop".

If I had to choose...Pepsi. Its name is fun to say at the very least.

[The Real Dark Messenger]

Coke

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Canada says pop, I am Canadian, Canada rules, so Pop it is.

Exactly. I have yet to encounter a Canadian who says "soda".

[Raistlin]

As if we needed any further evidence of Canadia's inferiority.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

I really hope that this debate between Raistlin and Chemical is some kind of paordy or joke. If you two are seriously debating whether to use the term "pop" instead of "soda" and vice versa, that must be the most pointless debate I've ever been witness to. They mean the same thing. And you guys are still debating it two pages later.

*laughs*
You haven't been here long enough yet to know that this is an endless debate of the utmost prime importance to EoFF. :)

*looks unconvinced* Well, knowing you people, you probably all think it's "an endless debate of the utmost prime importance to EoFF." :p



Canada says pop, I am Canadian, Canada rules, so Pop it is.

Exactly. I have yet to encounter a Canadian who says "soda".

I just did when I first replied to this thread, and I'm Canadian. :D I use the term "pop" usually though, so I'm not sure why I used "soda."


As if we needed any further evidence of Canadia's inferiority.

Thanks a lot. I thought most people your age were above the "I'm better than you" grade-school tactic.

[Rye]

As if we needed any further evidence of Canadia's inferiority.

Don't be a jerk! At least most Canadians don't have some kind of creepy OCD for labelling carbonated drinks. :jess:

[Laddy]

Pop is more frequently used than soda.

Again, are you being deliberately thick, or is it just your uneducated hillbillyness? I never even argued that soda is used more frequently (though it is in the US - that map is bogus). We've only said that 'carbondated drink' is THE main definition of "soda," whereas "pop" has several more widely-used definitions. It's also just a sound and a retarded word to use to describe a drink.

Don't go with hillbillies, I'm from Tennessee, and I'm a college student who made Principal's List every year during high school, attended drama and the chess team, and was voted "Most Academic" four times straight in my class and I say pop, so don't even go there, because I don't believe that and I find that offensive over something silly.

Thing is, it dosen't matter if it's called soda or pop, so stop proving it, it's off topic, just go back to the subject, or start a different thread.

EDIT: And stop the Canadian hate, it's silly, and it insults 1/6 of my background.

[Raistlin]

The people who take what we say seriously are always the best part of these threads.

[Chemical]

The people who take what we say seriously are always the best part of these threads.


It's true, because we all seriously know that Weasely is a Red Soda drinking Commie with an inferiority complex hiding the fact that he wishes he was as Canadian as us pop lovining Democrats.

He also smells funny...

[Yamaneko]

Oh we were joking?

[Leeza]

It's true, because we all seriously know that Weasely is a Red Soda drinking Commie with an inferiority complex hiding the fact that he wishes he was as Canadian as us pop lovining Democrats.

He also smells funny...
QFT. :)

[Dr Unne]

I for one am dead serious.


Can you repeat that once you've passed grade-school English? I don't speak hillbilly.

Ad hominem. Only a moron would resort to ad hominem.

Too bad for you that Chemical has provided unshakable scientific proof that pop is correct. It's so obvious I have to assume that you agree with us and you're deliberately being dense as some kind of joke. Keep it up then, that's fine. You know it's pop, whether you admit it to yourself or not. The more you deny it, the more you prove it to everyone. Sorry, Comrade. QED.

[Chemical]

I for one am dead serious.


Can you repeat that once you've passed grade-school English? I don't speak hillbilly.

Ad hominem. Only a moron would resort to ad hominem.

Too bad for you that Chemical has provided unshakable scientific proof that pop is correct. It's so obvious I have to assume that you agree with us and you're deliberately being dense as some kind of joke. Keep it up then, that's fine. You know it's pop, whether you admit it to yourself or not. The more you deny it, the more you prove it to everyone. Sorry, Comrade. QED.


And so after many centuries of ruthless violence and naming calling the Great War of Pop Vs. Soda finally comes to an end.

Be sure to mark this glorious day on your calanders.

[Venom]

I'll take both.

[Raistlin]

Too bad for you that Chemical has provided unshakable scientific proof that pop is correct.

Argument from stupidity. It's a logical fallacy most commonly used by "pop" sayers.

[Yamaneko]

What proof? All I see is pseudo-statistics being used for one's own shortcomings as an intellectual. The fact is that soda is a more complete description maintaining the process by which the liquid goes through until its ultimate carbonated form. At best, pop is only the sound the drink makes and thus appeals to those who cannot understand the chemical process, i.e. the lowest common denominator within society.

[Raistlin]

People who say "pop" are as low as it gets on the intellectual scale.

[Lynx]

who wouyld have thought a simple question like which is better coke or pepsi would turn into a debate about soda coke or pop? :p

but just to keep on with the debate i say coke because soda or pop means that id take pepsi if they had it and i wouldnt. :D

coke rules

[Dr Unne]

Blah blah blah I'm dumb blah blabbity blah.

Yeah, OK, good job. You're a master of the Argument from Being Complete Wrong.
What proof? All I see is pseudo-statistics being used for one's own shortcomings as an intellectual. I'm a communist etc. etc.
I think the science here may be a bit above your head. Shouldn't you be off with the rest of the proletariat planning a coup?

[Raistlin]

I have actually taken statistics classes, hillbilly. We learn these things from something called "school." Maybe you should take a visit; you might even learn how to speak English.

[Dr Unne]

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[Chemical]

I have actually taken statistics classes, hillbilly. We learn these things from something called "school." Maybe you should take a visit; you might even learn how to speak English.



Darling darling darling.

Unlike Commie statistics, normal statistics are the results of populus participation not sitting on a toilet and scooping out what works for you.

[Bunny]

I've lived in Oregon. No one there says "pop". I question the legitimacy of that map. What's more likely is that the coastal areas use the appropriate "soda" descriptor while the less educated rural populations of the Midwest and South use the incorrect "pop" descriptor. No one cares what Canadians have to say on the matter.

I lived in Oregon for a year and everyone I knew called it pop. I called them retarded.

[Raistlin]

Wise words, Bunny.

[Dr Unne]

Wise words, Bunny.

From where I'm standing it's like watching two monkeys grunting at each other and flinging feces. I'm sure to the monkeys it seems wise.

Excuse me while I get myself a cold, refreshing bottle of pop.

[Lynx]

ive only really heard coke and soda. i met someone who was liveing in canada for awhile and eventually started calling it pop himself.

now judgeing from the map every town across the country ive been to its location always called it coke or soda. ive been new hamshire down to florida and all the states in between and las vegas nevada

i live in tristate area of new york i normally here coke or soda. im going to buffalo next week and according to the map in bafflo i should be hearing pop. infact i will even ask someone even though by time i get back from buffalo this thread will be near dead but none the less ill still post it

[Yamaneko]

I've lived in Oregon. No one there says "pop". I question the legitimacy of that map. What's more likely is that the coastal areas use the appropriate "soda" descriptor while the less educated rural populations of the Midwest and South use the incorrect "pop" descriptor. No one cares what Canadians have to say on the matter.

I lived in Oregon for a year and everyone I knew called it pop. I called them retarded.
Well I lived in Portland so maybe somewhere in the backwaters they say it like that, but educated city folk call it soda.

[Laddy]

My god this is stupid, THIS THREAD PROBABLY ISN'T FOR SERIOUS PURPOSES, so do us all a favor, and let's move on, this is silly, saying "pop" dosen't make you a hillbilly or uneducated, so PLEASE stop this needless chatter, it's silly.

EDIT: I would ask for you to stop being "intellectual" with your prefences, okay, I SAY POP! I MUST BE AN IDIOT HILLBILLY! WOO-HOO! I'M DUMB HAHAHAHA!

If that's what you're implying, then stop, I know you call it whatever you want, and I hope you're not serious because I find it offensive, please. And I would ask for it to stop, just continue on with the actual subject, before this thread is renamed "World War III: Pop .VS. Soda.

[Bunny]

I've lived in Oregon. No one there says "pop". I question the legitimacy of that map. What's more likely is that the coastal areas use the appropriate "soda" descriptor while the less educated rural populations of the Midwest and South use the incorrect "pop" descriptor. No one cares what Canadians have to say on the matter.

I lived in Oregon for a year and everyone I knew called it pop. I called them retarded.
Well I lived in Portland so maybe somewhere in the backwaters they say it like that, but educated city folk call it soda.

Dirtiest city I have ever seen. And that is taking into account my brief stint in San Francisco.

[Rye]

My god this is stupid, THIS THREAD PROBABLY ISN'T FOR SERIOUS PURPOSES, so do us all a favor, and let's move on, this is silly, saying "pop" dosen't make you a hillbilly or uneducated, so PLEASE stop this needless chatter, it's silly.

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[SnoopyG]

bawls

[Quindiana Jones]

I think us normal people should stay out of this, and laugh as the Staff and Recs. squabble amongst themselves. Hopefully they'll end up killing each other, or finally realising that Fizzy Water is the best name for it.

Also: faeces.

[NeoCracker]

Hitler Said Soda. And So Did Squall.

You don't want to be like Squall, do you?