The Return Of The Most Important Question Of The Day

[ericcoleman]

[Poll #1213832]

All this week TMIQOTD will be brought to you by celticmom1967, who has given me a dozen or more ideas.

Comments

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Soda is more useful if baking.

Though, be warned, accidentally snorting premade pancake batter mix, with the leavening in, has been observed to be unpleasant, as the moisture in the sinuses is perfectly capable of activating the baking soda in the mix...

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

I grew up using either term interchangeably.

No, no, no, that's a sound that the weasel makes.

[mle292.livejournal.com]

With "Soda" clearly in the lead, I'm guessing that most of your flist isn't from Minnesota.

Re: No, no, no, that's a sound that the weasel makes.

[ericcoleman]

Most of those who answered said Pop ... except you.

I am from West Virginia, which is definitely a "pop" state. I don't say pop anymore, I don't know why.

[ericcoleman]

So you're saying that you go both ways?

[sweetmusic-27.livejournal.com]

I actually consider the both of them to be a united phrase: Soda-pop.

[ericcoleman]

There are those of you who can't make a decision ...

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

I'm actually surprised at the numbers. Pop seems to be such a midwestern thing with the coasts using Soda. I assume that most of your readers/responders are midwestern natives, yet the number saying Soda is surprising.

[budsharpe.livejournal.com]

I made a conscious decision years ago to remove "pop" in reference to carbonated soft drinks from my vocabulary in an effort to de-regionalize my speech.

[ms-dblk.livejournal.com]

Down here they'll ask if you want a coke (yes, small c). What flavors do you have? Dr Pepper etc

Grew up with pop, then moved to soda land before here.

I thought soda was the clear mixer - as in Scotch and soda.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

I was very amused the first time I heard, "What kinda coke y'all want - root beer?"

[pooh27bear.livejournal.com]

I am midwest but always said soda. Pop was the character on the Rice Krispies commercials.

The home grown sodas that were here in the area have all but changed massively. We had American Soda (went away in the mid / late 70's), Bear Soda (now owned by some major conglomerate), and I forget the other one dad always got.

Sprecher Soda's Root Beer just won a national aware in NY. Another good home grown soda here.

[the2wittybird.livejournal.com]

for me at least, soda is soda water. used in making sodas (an ice cream confection) or for a mixer with scotch.

[philady.livejournal.com]

*swoon*

[philady.livejournal.com]

For me, "pop" is a verb. "Pop the top," "I'll pop you in the mouth," "pop the popcorn," etc.

[budsharpe.livejournal.com]

Seriously? I guess I really am the right dude for you. :)

[mplsfish.livejournal.com]

It varies by state. MN is pop (real minnesotans, not city folk and imports) Wisconsin says soda. They also say Bubbler for drinking fountain, which is shorter, but wierd.

Oddly, I can't think what they say in North Dakota.


This is related to the Duck Duck Grey duck vs Duck Duck Goose conversation. I got one in Northern MN and the other in western Nebraska. For the life of me I can't remember which is which.

I think it would be cool if the US broke up into dialects as distinct as they have in Great Britain.

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

Another debate we're having in my house is

See Saw vs. Teeter Totter

[wwetuesday.livejournal.com]

Neither, I call it all "Coke"

[celticmom1967.livejournal.com]

I grew up in the South (AL) and we used See Saw more often than not. I have also used teeter totter as well. I don't see them often these days but when I have I have used see saw.

[celticmom1967.livejournal.com]

Having grown up in the South (AL) I also heard pop referred to as coke more often than not. I still find that odd when I go home.

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

I grew up in NJ and also used See Saw. My wife grew up mostly in TX, KS, and OK and she's insisting on Teeter Totter.

Several of the playgrounds we frequent with player_3 have variation on see saws and so the topic came up.

[celticmom1967.livejournal.com]

I spent from age 3 through second grade in Witchita Falls TX so that explains my vague rememberance of using teeter totter. I agree the multiperson versions today do muck up the argument.

[ms-dblk.livejournal.com]

I'll add my two cent towards teeter totter. Born in MI, moved to OH, then IL, now TX - and see saw wasn't prevalent in any of them.