Good old Coke

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I remember the nightmare when Coke abandoned their classic formula briefly, and went to “New Coke“ around 1985 which almost everyone hated. It was a classic case of fixing something that wasn’t broken...

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fuzzybuddy said:
I HATED COCA COLA,INC. I loved the soda, but hated the company. In the 60s, I worked at Kemp's Hamburgers ( a McDonalds knock off) in Mass. We served Pepsi. There was a big law suit about Coke & Pepsi. If someone came to the window and ordered a "Coke", we were required to say, "we don't have Coke, we have Pepsi", would that be Okay?". None of the customers cared, and most were irritated. I got all kinds of flack, because of that.
BTW, even today, it's Coke @McDonalds, and Pepsi@ Burger King.
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And now for some "No Coke, Pepsi."

 

Lived near Quincy, Fl for a long time, the town Coke made rich. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-town-of-cocacola-millionaires-quincy-florida I know some folks still living off the Coke fortune!

jujube said:
Funny thing, I'm told that in Louisville, all sodas are "Coke"
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Growing up that was the case for me, any carbonated beverage was a "coke". My mother called them "dope"...

I drink too much carbonated stuff, but try to keep away from the caffeinated ones, lots of Fresca.
 
Alligatorob said:
Lived near Quincy, Fl for a long time, the town Coke made rich. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-town-of-cocacola-millionaires-quincy-florida I know some folks still living off the Coke fortune!


Growing up that was the case for me, any carbonated beverage was a "coke". My mother called them "dope"...

I drink too much carbonated stuff, but try to keep away from the caffeinated ones, lots of Fresca.
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Was your mother from North Carolina? All my kin from there always called it a dope.

Ever had Cheerwine, the state soft drink of N.C.? Or a Blenheim ginger ale that'll burn the taste buds right off your tongue?
 
jujube said:
Was your mother from North Carolina?
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No, Louisiana, but her parents and family were originally from North Georgia, probably where she got the word. Not too far from North Carolina, and close to the home of Coke.

Had some relatives who were early executives at Coca Cola, I remember a second or third cousin who had a big chunk of the green bottle glass made into his 50 year retirement award from Coke. It had a prominent place on his mantle. He probably worked for them back in the day that cocaine was an additive, I suspect that was the "dope". I understand it was originally sold as a syrup and a cure for hang overs. Just one of many patent medicines of the time. Not until someone tried putting it into carbonated water that it became popular.
 
terry123 said:
Love my coke and never anything else. Tasted pepsi one time and that was enough for me. And don't even get me started on "new coke". Horrible stuff!!!
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The last time I had Pepsi’, which was years ago, it tasted of sawdust yuk.....😒
 
I drink one diet Coke a day, with my lunch. It is caffiene free, so there's no caffiene at all in it. And I don't have, um, a "beer belly." Beer bellies come from too much eating, and probably from drinking beer.
 
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