An interesting graphic for the neverending soda vs pop debate

JeeberD · 06-05-2004, 11:01 PM

Interesting to see the state-by-state and county-by-county breakdown. I've always been in the "soda" camp myself but it looks like I live smack in the middle of "Coke" country.

But at least I've never used "pop". Damn dirty hippies...

Neuqua · 06-05-2004, 11:02 PM

There are some rather large counties out west.

MikeVic · 06-05-2004, 11:02 PM

120K respondants? Isn't that a little low for a country with as many people as the US?

Maple Leafs · 06-05-2004, 11:03 PM

By the way, do you Americans refer to beers as "wobbly pops" or is that just a Canadian thing?

JeeberD · 06-05-2004, 11:04 PM

I really hope thats a joke. Wobbly pops???

Maple Leafs · 06-05-2004, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

I really hope thats a joke. Wobbly pops???

Wobbly pops.

LionsFan10 · 06-05-2004, 11:07 PM

Wobbly pops, that's great. I'll have to use that from now on.

chrisj · 06-05-2004, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

By the way, do you Americans refer to beers as "wobbly pops" or is that just a Canadian thing?

Okay, I'm Canadian - live both out East (Nova Scotia) and out West (Alberta) - and I've never ever heard someone use that before

Dawgfan1980 · 06-05-2004, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Neuqua

There are some rather large counties out west.

I thought I might be the only one to notice that too. Hmm... I guess I should go get a {Checks map} Pop... I thought I already had a father though...

Ragone · 06-05-2004, 11:25 PM

that can't be right.. most the people i run into in the kc area refer to it as soda.. or coke.. i don't hear many people saying pop.. at all

vex · 06-05-2004, 11:26 PM

I'm in the VERY NE corner of Oklahoma, were apparently people say "coke", however I say "pop" and the counties surrounding me say, "pop". Maybe I should move to be with my own people.

BigJohn&TheLions · 06-05-2004, 11:36 PM

From Detroit originally, but hearing the term "pop" used instead of "soda" is like nails on a chalkboard...

sooner333 · 06-05-2004, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by vexroid

I'm in the VERY NE corner of Oklahoma, were apparently people say "coke", however I say "pop" and the counties surrounding me say, "pop". Maybe I should move to be with my own people.

Yeah, but you guys also pronounce it "Mi-am-uh" instead of the conventional "Mi-am-ee" ...just sayin'

Dutch · 06-05-2004, 11:43 PM

So....what are they calling it in half of North Carolina???

JeeberD · 06-05-2004, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

So....what are they calling it in half of North Carolina???

Is that a trick question? Coke...

Dutch · 06-05-2004, 11:45 PM

Okay, okay, in the lime green parts.

JeeberD · 06-05-2004, 11:46 PM

Oh, didn't notice that. Wobbly pops, perchance?

JeeberD · 06-05-2004, 11:47 PM

Dola-

Or maybe they use "Pepsi" as a generic term...

bbor · 06-05-2004, 11:49 PM

I hope to share a few wobbly pops with ML someday.

When we are roasting marshmellows over Kerry Frasers hair peice.

Dutch · 06-05-2004, 11:50 PM

"I'd like a Big Mac, large fries, and uh 'go large' on that Wobbly Pop."

BigJohn&TheLions · 06-05-2004, 11:55 PM

This color-coded map could also be used for other things. For example:

It shows that in democrat-dominated areas "soda" is popular.
In "pop" dominated areas there is a lot of bulldozing buildings, bigamy, and trailer living going on.
The more likely you are to live in a town where everyone is related, the more likely you are to refer from everything from pepsi to orange fanta as "coke."
The largest areas of "no data" are in the President's state...

dawgfan · 06-05-2004, 11:55 PM

If I think about it objectively, 'pop' is an odd choice for a generic term for a soft drink, but that's the term I always heard growing up and I rather enjoy the fact it's a hot-button issue for some, so I'll keep calling it 'pop' (though I drink iced tea nowadays instead)...

Desnudo · 06-06-2004, 12:13 AM

I wonder how SE Missouri and SW Illinois came to be Soda regions in the middle of Pop and Coke country.

vex · 06-06-2004, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sooner333

Yeah, but you guys also pronounce it "Mi-am-uh" instead of the conventional "Mi-am-ee" ...just sayin'

This is true.

JAG · 06-06-2004, 04:57 AM

I never realized how widespread coke and pop are. I won't be able to sleep at night anymore.

Ryan S · 06-06-2004, 05:48 AM

Nobody calls it "Ginger"?

BigDPW · 06-06-2004, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

So....what are they calling it in half of North Carolina???

being from NC I will bet they are calling it PEPSI...

The taste born in the Carolinas!

BigDPW · 06-06-2004, 06:35 AM

Nearly everyone I meet calls it Coke or Pepsi as the generic term... Pop and Soda are very "yankee" or "transplanted yankee" terms here in NC...

Kevin · 06-06-2004, 07:10 AM

Wobbly pops is an Ontario thing I think, not all of Canada. In Nova Scotia beer is just "Keith's".

cthomer5000 · 06-06-2004, 09:35 AM

I love the soda stronghold in Missouri/Illinois... don't give in!

Lorena · 06-06-2004, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Wobbly pops.

ROFLMAO!! That's frieken awesome, I'll be using that from now on. "Hey Sylvia, would you like a 'wobbly pop'"? They'll look at me like I'm from another planet. That's great

Maple Leafs · 06-06-2004, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Wobbly pops is an Ontario thing I think, not all of Canada. In Nova Scotia beer is just "Keith's".

To be honest, I haven't even heard it used that much. In high school, my friends and I picked up the term from an episode of Coach's Corner and it just stuck.

Dawgfan1980 · 06-06-2004, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

To be honest, I haven't even heard it used that much. In high school, my friends and I picked up the term from an episode of Coach's Corner and it just stuck.

God bless Don Cherry.

SplitPersonality1 · 06-06-2004, 09:58 PM

When joking around, we used to refer to beer as "barley pop", but I had never heard of "wobbly pop" until today.

You crazy Canadians.

digamma · 06-06-2004, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

So....what are they calling it in half of North Carolina???

Cheerwine.

06-05-2004, 11:02 PM	#2
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06-05-2004, 11:03 PM	#4
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	By the way, do you Americans refer to beers as "wobbly pops" or is that just a Canadian thing? __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

06-05-2004, 11:04 PM	#5
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I really hope thats a joke. Wobbly pops??? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-05-2004, 11:07 PM	#7
LionsFan10 High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Detroit, MI, U.S.A	Wobbly pops, that's great. I'll have to use that from now on. __________________ It's true, it's true.

06-05-2004, 11:36 PM	#12
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	From Detroit originally, but hearing the term "pop" used instead of "soda" is like nails on a chalkboard... __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

06-05-2004, 11:02 PM	#3
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	120K respondants? Isn't that a little low for a country with as many people as the US?

06-05-2004, 11:25 PM	#10
Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	that can't be right.. most the people i run into in the kc area refer to it as soda.. or coke.. i don't hear many people saying pop.. at all

06-05-2004, 11:26 PM	#11
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	I'm in the VERY NE corner of Oklahoma, were apparently people say "coke", however I say "pop" and the counties surrounding me say, "pop". Maybe I should move to be with my own people.

06-05-2004, 11:43 PM	#14
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	So....what are they calling it in half of North Carolina???

06-05-2004, 11:45 PM	#16
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Okay, okay, in the lime green parts.

06-05-2004, 11:46 PM	#17
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Oh, didn't notice that. Wobbly pops, perchance? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-05-2004, 11:47 PM	#18
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Dola- Or maybe they use "Pepsi" as a generic term... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 06-05-2004 at 11:47 PM.

06-05-2004, 11:49 PM	#19
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I hope to share a few wobbly pops with ML someday. When we are roasting marshmellows over Kerry Frasers hair peice. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

06-05-2004, 11:50 PM	#20
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	"I'd like a Big Mac, large fries, and uh 'go large' on that Wobbly Pop."

06-05-2004, 11:55 PM	#21
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	This color-coded map could also be used for other things. For example: It shows that in democrat-dominated areas "soda" is popular. In "pop" dominated areas there is a lot of bulldozing buildings, bigamy, and trailer living going on. The more likely you are to live in a town where everyone is related, the more likely you are to refer from everything from pepsi to orange fanta as "coke." The largest areas of "no data" are in the President's state... __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

06-05-2004, 11:55 PM	#22
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	If I think about it objectively, 'pop' is an odd choice for a generic term for a soft drink, but that's the term I always heard growing up and I rather enjoy the fact it's a hot-button issue for some, so I'll keep calling it 'pop' (though I drink iced tea nowadays instead)...

06-06-2004, 12:13 AM	#23
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	I wonder how SE Missouri and SW Illinois came to be Soda regions in the middle of Pop and Coke country.

06-06-2004, 04:57 AM	#25
JAG Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: St. Paul, MN	I never realized how widespread coke and pop are. I won't be able to sleep at night anymore.

06-06-2004, 05:48 AM	#26
Ryan S Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: London, England	Nobody calls it "Ginger"?

06-06-2004, 06:35 AM	#28
BigDPW College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC	Nearly everyone I meet calls it Coke or Pepsi as the generic term... Pop and Soda are very "yankee" or "transplanted yankee" terms here in NC...

06-06-2004, 07:10 AM	#29
Kevin High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Nova Scotia	Wobbly pops is an Ontario thing I think, not all of Canada. In Nova Scotia beer is just "Keith's". __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

06-06-2004, 09:58 PM	#34
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	When joking around, we used to refer to beer as "barley pop", but I had never heard of "wobbly pop" until today. You crazy Canadians.

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