I live in a "soda" state, although I lived in a "pop" state for a few years of my youth. It was during those years that I recall accompanying the family to the local The Pop Shoppe to return empty glass bottles, and replenish the family stores.
I wonder if The Pop Shoppe influenced the use of that term, or if they were more successful in their southern spread from Canada due to a predisposition among the denizens for that particular moniker?
Oameni Vrednici de Atentie
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Oameni Vrednici de Atentie. Imi plac umanii care nu sunt anosti. Fiintele
acelea care-si conecteaza limba la creier inainte de a spune ceva. Care nu
deschi...
Multiplication of unlawful disjunctions
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Charles B. writes: Apparently, birds are not considered wild animals by
law. Reference here, where apparently feeding them in parks in permitted
except if ...
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I grew up in a wilderness area in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in a town
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I live in a "soda" state, although I lived in a "pop" state for a few years of my youth. It was during those years that I recall accompanying the family to the local The Pop Shoppe to return empty glass bottles, and replenish the family stores.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if The Pop Shoppe influenced the use of that term, or if they were more successful in their southern spread from Canada due to a predisposition among the denizens for that particular moniker?
We call it ginger - no idea why - maybe because Irn Bru is ginger coloured
ReplyDeleteLiving in a "Coke" state would be an adjustment. I hear things go like this:
ReplyDelete"Wanna Coke?"
"Sure."
"What kind?"
Freaky!