Poll: Soda Drinks

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I don't like regular coke, but I love Vanilla coke. I'd rather have Pepsi over regular Coke. Other than Vanilla Coke, I like cream soda alot.
 

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WATER or COKE

This is really an eye opener!

WATER

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half world population.)

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50%less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?


COKE

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would YOU like a glass of water or coke?
 

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Prefer coke, or diet coke. But, I'll drink Pepsi if I have to.
 

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i like coke, but drink about a can or two per week. i heard from a friend that a regular can or bottle of coke has TWELVE teaspoons of sugar in it. Oh well, i like the taste and drink it nonetheless.

i like the regular coke, no diet drinks for me. Teehee!

If there is no coke available, i will opt for Pepsi or sprite.

Cheers!
 

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I now usually only drink water or once in a while coffee, but when I used to be a pop addict it was Pepsi all the way! And yes here we call it "pop" not "soda".. (don't laugh at me
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We call it pop here too- and chips also refers to french fries as well as potato chips


I used to drink diet coke- but heard lots of bad things about the aspartame used to sweeten it. Now, I usually drink water or juice but if I 'need' pop I drink Coke classic
 

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Anna, you must be on the Pittsburgh side of the state. When I was in college, we used to argue about soda or pop with the western PA crowd.


I rarely drink soda, I prefer flavored water, or plain water. Soda seems to make me thirstier. When I do drink soda, I prefer orange sodas, and diet Mountain Dew is pretty good.

Between Coke and Pepsi, I like Pepsi.
 

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I can't believe Pepsi is so outnumbered! It is so much better than coke!
We have an ongoing debate here, I am a Pepsi fan, Tybalt is a coke drinker. Whoever does the food shopping determines what we will be drinking that week. He also drinks (yuck!) Cherry Coke and Cherry Pepsi!
 

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I am a fan of Pepsi! Can't stand coke products. I guess it's the sugar buzz thing that keeps me going to the Pepsi. My absolute Fave Pepsi product. "Wild Cherry Pepsi" That is the one that gets my motor running
 

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Anybody else ever have Pepsi Kona? It was a coffee cola they test marketed a few years back, I loved it but I guess it didn't do well, they stopped making it.
 

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man ole man was that alot of info about coke, i was a regular coke drinker and for some reason about 1 month ago i decided to jsut drink water, but after readng this im glad i did, if all this is true might explain why my bones hurt sometimes, i thought is was just the 40's setting in
 
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