George
 
Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 12:32 pm
http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/popvssodamap.gif

(It was "tonic" where I grew up.)

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/308-the-pop-vs-soda-map/
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Robert Gentel
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 12:34 pm
@George,
I just saw that map again yesterday and it gave me nostalgia. It was able2know's 5th topic (of the ones still around):

http://able2know.org/topic/19-1

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ossobuco
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 12:35 pm
@George,
Interesting. I've lived several places on that map and the people around me have always called "it" by specific names, as in "do you want a ginger ale?"
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Foxfyre
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 12:42 pm
Growing up mostly in West Texas/Eastern New Mexico, we went to the store and told our parents or big brother/sister that we wanted a 'coke'. What kind? Orange. Even after I grew up and sent hubby to the store, 'cokes' on the grocery list meant a reasonable selection of flavors.

Now I've bowed to a different vernacular and generally put 'pop' on the grocery list while describing these as soft drinks in the reports I write.

A soda always has been and continues to be that fizzy sweet stuff poured over ice cream at the corner drug store. It was served in a tall fluted glass with a straw and long handled spoon. Yum. Makes my mouth water just thinking about one. Also good were 'coke' floats that could be Coca Cola, rootbeer, Orange crush or anything poured over vanilla ice cream.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 12:59 pm
Interesting list on Wikipedia:
Soft drinks naming conventions


And this one:
List of soft drinks by country
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 01:11 pm
@George,
Any resemblance to the political map? LOL
George
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 01:26 pm
@cicerone imposter,
CI wrote:
Any resemblance to the political map? LOL

Well, both types of maps track things that are largely gaseous.
cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 01:30 pm
@George,
Good answer. No, excellent answer.
hamburger
 
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Reply Fri 12 Sep, 2008 01:38 pm
@cicerone imposter,
can't we have some SELTZER ?

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18821/18821-h/images/soda.jpg
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