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.

[sweetmusic-27.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[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]

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

[wwetuesday.livejournal.com]

Neither, I call it all "Coke"