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Coke or Pepsi

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Which one is better?

  • I'm not an idiot so coke is clearly the better option

    Votes: 27 45.8%

  • I make terrible decisions about work, women, friends and money so of course I like Pepsi

    Votes: 11 18.6%

  • My IQ is lower than most dogs so I only drink RC Cola

    Votes: 2 3.4%

  • I'm poor so I have to like whatever store brand is available

    Votes: 1 1.7%

  • I'm a goddamn hippie that only drinks water

    Votes: 18 30.5%
  • Total voters
    59
Coke Zero...or Coke Zero Sugar nowadays. No regular "leaded" soda for me...only the zero stuff. (and, NO, I DON'T drink "diet soda" of any brand.
 
So, which version of Coke are we talking about? Real Coke from back before 1986? That was when Coke was good. Or are you talking about the various revisions to Coke over the intervening decades? Or are you talking about today's Coke...that crap being passed off as a replica of the original Coke? That was the Coke that could and definitely would bring tears to your eyes when slugged down on a hot day, had a bite to it.

So, completely depends upon which version of Coke you are polling about.
 
Meghan54 said:
So, which version of Coke are we talking about? Real Coke from back before 1986? That was when Coke was good. Or are you talking about the various revisions to Coke over the intervening decades? Or are you talking about today's Coke...that crap being passed off as a replica of the original Coke? That was the Coke that could and definitely would bring tears to your eyes when slugged down on a hot day, had a bite to it.

So, completely depends upon which version of Coke you are polling about.
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You've given this a lot of thought, haven't you?
 
Meghan54 said:
So, which version of Coke are we talking about? Real Coke from back before 1986? That was when Coke was good. Or are you talking about the various revisions to Coke over the intervening decades? Or are you talking about today's Coke...that crap being passed off as a replica of the original Coke? That was the Coke that could and definitely would bring tears to your eyes when slugged down on a hot day, had a bite to it.

So, completely depends upon which version of Coke you are polling about.
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Coke kept making a big deal about changing the formula. Pepsi changes with fluctuations in commodity prices. "It's brown, it's got bubbles; bottle it up and get it on the shelves."
 
No way any normal person wouldn't be able to tell the difference between regular Coke and Pepsi. I haven't had Pepsi or any soda in a long time, but it does taste more like a diet soda. Coke has that rich, bubbly taste. Pepsi is more syrupy.
 
I guess I'm a hippie who mostly drinks water/tea/coffee.

That said, my preference is Mexican made Fanta in a glass bottle > Mexican made Coke in a glass bottle > anything else. If I drink soda it's typically Mexican Fanta because it doesn't have caffeine so I can drink it in the evening, Mexican Coke is my next preference as I just can't drink regular over the top sweet HFCS sodas.
 
snoopy7548 said:
Eh, I'd consider the study invalid because they threw in RC and "Vess" (whatever the hell that is) cola. It needs to be just Coke vs. Pepsi.
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Alright well we need to do our own experiment then. Someone go buy a couple liters of cola and give it a go. I got 20 bucks says they can't tell the difference.

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BudAshes said:
Alright well we need to do our own experiment then. Someone go buy a couple liters of cola and give it a go. I got 20 bucks says they can't tell the difference.

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A GODDAMN LITER COLA

I probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between caffeine-free pop and regular, but Coke and Pepsi? Sheit, I think I could do that with my nose plugged.
 
BudAshes said:
Alright well we need to do our own experiment then. Someone go buy a couple liters of cola and give it a go. I got 20 bucks says they can't tell the difference.
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I'd take that bet each and every day. I can even ID most of them by smell.

My expertise is limited to these as I only drink diet and generally only colas - Diet Dew on occasion but that's an obvious outlier in flavor:

Diet Coke
Coke Zero/Zero Sugar (I'll admit I probably can't tell these two apart they're nearly identical)
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi Zero Sugar (formerly Max)
Diet Dr Pepper (obviously, but I'll include it since I drink a lot of it too)

You can include the various cherry versions if you want but I'd still be able to ID them.

If you drink enough of it you know, and it annoys the fuck out of me - If I order a diet coke and you don't carry coke products you'd better tell me. Yes Diet Pepsi is probably acceptable, but just because I don't bitch doesn't mean I didn't notice. Diet RC is never acceptable. I'll switch to tea before I drink that shit.

And yes, the quantity of diet soda required to make me this familiar with these is astounding. Half a gallon a day minimum.

Viper GTS
 
Viper GTS said:
I'd take that bet each and every day. I can even ID most of them by smell.

My expertise is limited to these as I only drink diet and generally only colas - Diet Dew on occasion but that's an obvious outlier in flavor:

Diet Coke
Coke Zero/Zero Sugar (I'll admit I probably can't tell these two apart they're nearly identical)
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi Zero Sugar (formerly Max)
Diet Dr Pepper (obviously, but I'll include it since I drink a lot of it too)

You can include the various cherry versions if you want but I'd still be able to ID them.

If you drink enough of it you know, and it annoys the fuck out of me - If I order a diet coke and you don't carry coke products you'd better tell me. Yes Diet Pepsi is probably acceptable, but just because I don't bitch doesn't mean I didn't notice. Diet RC is never acceptable. I'll switch to tea before I drink that shit.

And yes, the quantity of diet soda required to make me this familiar with these is astounding. Half a gallon a day minimum.

Viper GTS
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I'm not including diet soda as different products use different kinds of fake sugar and ingredients. Just the HFCS colas. Why do you drink that much diet soda btw? Seems like a weird addiction.
 
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