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 d-usa wrote:
CRRC.

Is that the sound your teeth make when they break off afterwards?

Royal Crown Cola was just as good if not better than standard Coca Colas. It was also £1.50 for 8 cans compared to Coca Cola's £4.20 for 8.

Edit: I forgot the downer to my post. Our local ASDA stopped selling them last year.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
You mean I can get coke from my car battery? BRB

 OIIIIIIO wrote:
Not sure about the battery acid thing ... but the State Troopers here use it to help remove blood from the roads after a really bad collision. I have used it to help get grease out of my jeans that get filthy with grease at work.

LOL!

Well... you know that the connectors to your car battery get that corrosion?

Dump coke on it... it eats that gak.

Hence... the euphemism of Coke being "Battery Acid".

* sees hotsauce convulsing on the ground*
Meh, his fault for drinking pepsi.
Also, snub, "lad" how old do you think I am, I'm a whole 8+6 years old.

The bad news, My car needs a new battery.
Good news? Im now running around like the enegizer bunny


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 MrDwhitey wrote:
Royal Crown Cola was just as good if not better than standard Coca Colas. It was also £1.50 for 8 cans compared to Coca Cola's £4.20 for 8.

Edit: I forgot the downer to my post. Our local ASDA stopped selling them last year.

My work is the only place I know of that sells RC cola still

 Snrub wrote:
... A&W Root Beer (which may just be the tastiest damn thing ever)

That can only be true if you like drinking mouthwash.

 Palindrome wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
... A&W Root Beer (which may just be the tastiest damn thing ever)

That can only be true if you like drinking mouthwash.

A&W from the keg is fantastic, if you say otherwise, you're a communist.

Carbonation is great!

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Palindrome wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
... A&W Root Beer (which may just be the tastiest damn thing ever)

That can only be true if you like drinking mouthwash.

A&W from the keg is fantastic, if you say otherwise, you're a communist.

Indeed. Nothing like a good old A&W in a frozen mug. Its the only reason I spend money there.

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Palindrome wrote:

That can only be true if you like drinking mouthwash.

A&W from the keg is fantastic, if you say otherwise, you're a communist.

From a keg eh? Sounds good to me.
Isn't a can just like a tiny keg though?

 Snrub wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Palindrome wrote:

That can only be true if you like drinking mouthwash.

A&W from the keg is fantastic, if you say otherwise, you're a communist.

From a keg eh? Sounds good to me.
Isn't a can just like a tiny keg though?

Nope, totally different experience.

 generalgrog wrote:
As to the difference in taste between HFCS and cane sugar....I really don't know. I was told that there is no significant difference. I guess maybe if you have a sensitive pallet maybe you could taste a difference.

I noticed the difference when I was over in the states.

The different taste of Mountain Dew was more apparent, but it turned out that was because what they had been selling here in Oz since the early '90s as regular Mountain Dew was actually the caffeinne-free version. They've just reintroduced it with a new name, with the caffeinne added.

Oh I love Mountain Spew!

That's one of my favourites.

Ya'll must be wondering what the feth we 'Murricans were talking about regarding Mountain Dew...

That was the energy drink BEFORE energy drinks became mainstream.

Am I weird for not noticing? I feel like i'm weird for not knowing now.

I don't feel I have enough evidence to make an informed decision.

 whembly wrote:
Well... you know that the connectors to your car battery get that corrosion?

Dump coke on it... it eats that gak.

Hence... the euphemism of Coke being "Battery Acid".

Pretty much any soft drink and a load of fruit juices will have the same effect. They've all got basically the same levels of acidity.

My wife is a dental hygienist and she says what's really bad for your teeth is those sports drinks like gatorade. The electrolytes do horrible stuff to your teeth, and its even worse when you drink the stuff while playing sport (when your mouth is least able to protect your teeth).

That said, pretty much the only time I drink Coke is when I feel a bit of a stomach bug coming on. Pour a can of coke in to my belly and whatever bug is in there never survives

 sebster wrote:

 whembly wrote:
Well... you know that the connectors to your car battery get that corrosion?

Dump coke on it... it eats that gak.

Hence... the euphemism of Coke being "Battery Acid".

Pretty much any soft drink and a load of fruit juices will have the same effect. They've all got basically the same levels of acidity.

My wife is a dental hygienist and she says what's really bad for your teeth is those sports drinks like gatorade. The electrolytes do horrible stuff to your teeth, and its even worse when you drink the stuff while playing sport (when your mouth is least able to protect your teeth).

That said, pretty much the only time I drink Coke is when I feel a bit of a stomach bug coming on. Pour a can of coke in to my belly and whatever bug is in there never survives

O.o

Coke vs. stomach bug? O.o

No wonder I don't get sick.

Story time: I lived with my grandmother for years while growing up... she also worked the line at a coke bottling factory. We ALWAYS had Coke in the house. You could practically put a nipple on it when we were kids.

And I still have great teeth!

 whembly wrote:
O.o

Coke vs. stomach bug? O.o

No wonder I don't get sick.

Story time: I lived with my grandmother for years while growing up... she also worked the line at a coke bottling factory. We ALWAYS had Coke in the house. You could practically put a nipple on it when we were kids.

And I still have great teeth!

It seems to me that with teeth especially, good genetics matter as much as decent care. Not enough if you don't clean your teeth of course, but from the stories I've been told it seems like some folk eat and drink all manner of crap, clean once a day and don't floss, and get nothing more than a bit of bloody gums. Other brush twice, floss, use all the products, and there mouth just falls apart.

Ah well, just be glad you're one of the lucky ones

That's pretty much me... brush/floss once a day (maybe twice).

I did have a few cavities... nothing major though.

I'm more worried about developing kidney stones than rotting teeths if I drink too much.

feth... kidney stones ain't no joke dude.

Won't it also matter how much actual contact there is between your teeth and the soda?

I don't swish soda around in my mouth or anything, it goes over my tongue and straight down. No lingering.


If there isn't much contact the soda can't really harm your teeth.

I had no idea this thread would turn into this XD. Kinda glad it did though.

 whembly wrote:
Ya'll must be wondering what the feth we 'Murricans were talking about regarding Mountain Dew...

That was the energy drink BEFORE energy drinks became mainstream.

Yeah, all of those "Did it, done it, doin' it tomorrow" ads made no sense in view of the caffeine free version they sold here at the time.

Still prefer Jolt ultra to Mountain Dew (original) though.

I prefer bacon soda to be honest

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I prefer bacon soda to be honest

Nothing created that has been named, "Bacon X" (where x=type of product) has ever been good.
Bacon Candles, terrible
Bacon Bits, fake
Bacon Soap, makes you smelly like stale bacon
Bacon Vodka, fething terrible.

As to the difference in taste between HFCS and cane sugar....I really don't know. I was told that there is no significant difference. I guess maybe if you have a sensitive pallet maybe you could taste a difference.

GG

I don't know about Coke, but I know about Dr Pepper and there is a big damn difference. One of the special treats for going to this seriously hippy beansprout coffee shop in central Austin that we would occasionally go to was that they had real SUGAR CANE Dr. Pepper. It was awesome.

I thought texans burst into fire when they entered hippy joints

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I thought texans burst into fire when they entered hippy joints

Austin is not technically Texas so its ok. Its like we're undercover redneck ninjas...

 Frazzled wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I thought texans burst into fire when they entered hippy joints

Austin is not technically Texas so its ok. Its like we're undercover redneck ninjas...

Austin is a like a separate country within Texas. One of the few islands of blue in an otherwise red state.

The fizzier the better! Otherwise may as well have cola cordial