Someone at Cal Tech who must have too much time on their hands…

Matt Burley — 11/14/2002 2:45:46 PM (archived)

The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy

“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. “

Wow, this is impressive - almost worth an Ig Nobel nomination!

By the way, it’s SODA!!!

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Someone at Cal Tech who must have too much time on their hands… - Matt Burley - 11/14/2002 2:45:46 PM
- Who's got waaay too much time on their hands? See below....;-) n/t (n/t) - Tony - 11/15/2002 6:35:58 PM
  - P.S. - Tony - 11/15/2002 6:37:58 PM
- I propose that we start calling it "French Wine" - Scott - 11/15/2002 4:22:58 PM
- Re: It's my understanding that... - SM - 11/15/2002 10:54:43 AM
- On the lexicological border - Fox - 11/14/2002 3:48:07 PM
  - Re: My wife grew up in Panama . . . - D. Spires - 11/14/2002 5:10:06 PM
    - Mountain Dew - Lindy - 11/15/2002 1:47:29 PM
    - Mountain Dew - Lindy - 11/15/2002 1:47:28 PM
    - Re: BTW . . . - D. Spires - 11/15/2002 1:45:15 PM
- too much time on their hands… - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2002 3:45:31 PM
- Re: A soda has ice cream in it . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/14/2002 3:26:50 PM
  - Re: A float has ice cream in it . . . (n/t) - SM - 11/15/2002 10:52:23 AM
    - Re: A float has ice cream in it . . . EXCEPT - Mary Anne - 11/15/2002 1:08:38 PM
      - I've heard that in Australia... - alcaray - 11/15/2002 7:02:00 PM
      - Re: A float has ice cream in it . . . EXCEPT - Splinx - 11/15/2002 6:01:28 PM
        
        Re: Hamburg - Fox - 11/16/2002 4:29:55 PM
      - Re: A float has ice cream - Tom Brosz - 11/15/2002 5:59:10 PM
      - Re: But pop hasn't been served in bottles since I was a kid - SM - 11/15/2002 2:44:39 PM
        
        Re: IBC . . . - D. Spires - 11/15/2002 4:06:00 PM
        
        I'll only drink IBC if they promise to stop resizing my browser window...n/t (n/t) - Tony - 11/15/2002 7:52:02 PM
        
        Re: I hate it when they do that . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/15/2002 10:04:32 AM
        
        Re: IBC . . . - SDG - 11/15/2002 6:50:37 PM
      - Leave out the ice cream... - FrankC - 11/15/2002 2:36:22 PM
      - Now you've gone done it Mary Anne - Tony - 11/15/2002 1:59:18 PM
        
        "In Harmony" - Fox - 11/16/2002 4:18:23 PM
        
        Dustbin? - Mary Anne - 11/15/2002 11:04:49 AM
    - Re: Unless most of the drink consists of ice cream or frozen yogurt - SM - 11/15/2002 10:55:50 AM
      - Re: Exceptions.... - SM - 11/15/2002 10:59:55 AM

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