Let's Settle This Once And For All!

[spankomatic]

I call it POISON!
Was a true addict to Dr.Pepper for years. I lost 7 lbs in one month just going off the stuff. It was easier to quit smoking.I'm agree with Sudmaster. It's a diabetic disaster!

Jim

 

[phillygrl]

I grew up in the Philadelphia area, and called it soda. In the summer we would go to the Pittsburgh, PA area to visit my Mom's side of the family. My cousins would all make fun of me for calling it soda, they called it pop. I also got razzed for saying sneakers, they are tennies in western PA.

 

[qsd-dan]

Yep, poison it's. I quit drinking soda over 6 years ago. Really didn't notice a difference in weight gain/loss although I was in my early 20's and physically active (still active). My "poison" used to be Dr. Pepper as well. I did have a soda earlier this year with some friends and I got flu like symptoms after drinking 1/4 can. I guess I no longer have the tolerance for it anymore.

"Speaking of yore, does anybody still have a spritzer bottle? How does it work? Do you attach a little C02 cartridge to carbonate the otherwise ordinary water?"

I still have a vintage one somewhere stashed in the pantry. I haven't used it in nearly 15 years. Jeeze, I'm getting old If I come across it, you can have it for free.

 

[rp2813]

I had a 40's-ish seltzer bottle that I had trouble getting to work correctly so finally unloaded it. I've seen new ones for sale and am considering buying one. I still have cartridges to use up. Charging up a bottle of filtered water from the fridge would be a healthy way to drink more water and enjoy doing so.

I believe the Seltzer Sisters might still be in business and making deliveries in the Bay Area for flavored varieties.

 

[sudsmaster]

Dan,

That's a kind offer. If you do find it I could pop over to pick it up (I think you're about 15 miles away from here).

 

[whitekingd]

I always called it pop. So do most people I know.

 

[sdlee]

Pop its is...

I testify that here in South Dakota it is, has always been ,and will probably always be pop ,though my sister calls it killer juice. Funny coz my addiction to the stuff is largely due to her influence.

Having relatics in the middle of Texas, I can tell you down there it is largely a coke. Even if you order a Pepsi, its a Pepsi-coke. The Texas relatives however live in whacked out..I mean Waco, home of Dr. Pepper and everything there is a coke, even Pepsi EXCEPT for Dr Pepper which of corse is Dr Pepper and nothing but. Another odd note, Wacolians frequently microwave it and drink like hot afternoon tea.

I like this one, my oldest brother refers to his beer as boozie-pop.I dont know where he came up with that.

 

[whirlcool]

While growing up in Chicago, I remember years ago (mayber early 60's) Dr. Pepper advertised that you could heat it up and serve it warm on those cold midwestern winter days. We did that and I thought it was quite good warmed. But that was when it was made with pure cane sugar, and not that HFC crap.

I switched over to Mexican Coke a few months ago and have lost 7 lbs! HFC is definitely more fattening than sugar is!

 

[rapunzel]

Fizzy drink

or lollie water are two other terms used for soft drinks here in the antipodes.

 

[jamiel]

there's a fun website out there... http://popvssoda.com:2998/

which graphically shows this...coming from St. Louis, which is an interesting soda island, along with Milwaukee.

 

[gizmo]

Au-wide it is called soft drink.

Down here in the south (Melbourne) we also used to call it "lemonade". That is NOT just a lemon drink, but a generic term for fizzy drinks. So you had raspberry lemonade, lime lemonade, passionfruit lemonade and so on. The local brand equivalents of Seven-Up were called "plain lemonade".

The main brands were Leed lemonade (only plain and lemon flavours); Tarax, the market leader; and Marchants, my favourite as they had a special bottle with the screw thread on the INSIDE of the bottle, and a big red stopper with a grey rubber seal which screwed into the top of the bottle.

There were also a couple of home-delivered brands, including Loys and Noddys, which just called them "aerated waters".

"Spark-a-lark-a-lark-a-ling, Marchant's Lemonade!"

With a jingle like that, it's no wonder Marchants have disappeared.

Chris.

 

[aldspinboy]

The first time i heard it was in Detroit Mi in Ann Harbor where my brothers wife lives she said to me... ( Do you want some POP ? ) never heard that before. But in Philadelphia we say SODA or SOFT DRINK... She is in Phlia now and still says POP. My favorite soda is sprit. Darren k

 

[rocketwarrior]

Tonic

When I was studying at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey in 1968, a classmate took a pole and put it on the board. He found a pocket on the east coast (sorry, don't remember where) where it was called a "tonic".

Incidentally, this guy was always taking poles. In one of them, he asked whether you masturbate with your left hand, right hand, or not at all. When he posted the results, he wrote down "left hand", "right hand" and "liars".

 

[rp2813]

I could definitely get into taking poles at the DLI in Monterey!

 

[maytagbear]

If I am not totally mistaken,

"Tonic" is an(older, fading) eastern Massachusetts usage.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[sudsmaster]

I thought that tonic water was club soda with a bit of juniper flavoring - enough to make it bitter and unpalatable to kids...

 

[sudsmaster]

Um, actually now that I think about it, tonic water has (or used to have) a bit of quinine tossed in. That would definitely make it bitter. And it would account for the slightly medicinal name, "tonic".

 

[beadsobleach]

Tonic

When I was growing up in Mass. in the 60's it was tonic.

 

[ptcruiser51]

Soda

here in the Garden State. Pop is short for popsicle. Visiting friends in Cleveland once, we went to an amusement park. The refreshment stand advertised "red pop". I got it, wondering what it would be. It was what we call "Cream" here, and boy was it RED. Another time in Montreal, I went to the SODA machine in the hotel and saw a button marked "Raisin". Again intrigued (when will I learn?) I pushed it. Forgot that "raisin" is the French word for "grape".

 

[bobbyderegis]

It's still called tonic in Mass.
Bobby in Boston