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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

i don't want to be in a place that calls it pop that's stupid as fuck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

idk who in Washington or Oregon calls it pop this map is inaccurate

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Coke is just as stupid, referring to any soft drink

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

it's stupid but the drink is also stupid and im not fat

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Anyone else remember Soul Calibur 2 Conquest mode?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

No. Was that in the GameCube version?

FWIW I only rented the game once, so I didn't get to play it much. My most memorable moment in the game was when a female fighter said to Link, "you're all talk". Of all people, she chose to say that to Link. Fucking Link.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Arcade version only, I think. You chose a character and one of three factions, and then fought your eight matches against CPU versions of other players' chosen characters. The CPU difficulty was based on the performance of the character's player, and I think there was even some variation in the AI depending on the player's habits. Likewise, your own character would be in the system for other players to fight.

Anyway, each faction controlled territory on a map based on its players' overall W/L ratio, and it looked something like the image in the OP.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

obamna/ soda

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

When I asked for a Dr Pepper in Tennessee the waitress said 'here's your coke'. So I said 'wait, I didn't order a coke' and she said ' it's Dr Pepper'. I thought she was flirting with me, so I started smiling at her and gave her a nice tip. This whole interaction now makes a bit more sense.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah... I'm gonna need a detailed breakdown of the rationale you followed to get from "she called Dr. Pepper coke" to "she's flirting with me", if you don't mind.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

He thought she was saying a small lie to get a reaction out of him. Like playing a small prank. Playfulness

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

Sure, lets go with that. The fact she was really cute did not cloud my judgment in any way.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That would be a seriously weird way to flirt

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Could be said of 95% of all instances of flirting.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

In my adolescence I thought flirting was a secret art. Turns out it really is just being kinda weird and then the other person likes it since they would have liked anything you said with that cute mouth of yours.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

The south is easily persuaded, hence brand name

Soda is what it is, comes from soda fountain, soda water etc.

Midwest on some otherworldly cute BS. Dafuq is pop, the sound it makes?!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

doesnt coke refer to coca cola specifically?

also pop sounds dumb as hell, soda all the way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Not in the South lol. My grandma asks what kind of Coke I want, mountain dew or coca cola

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Where is Carbonated Beverage on the graph?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

I saw we saw off everything south of the Mason Dixon line and deport all the Republicans to it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Coke is not synonymous with either pop or soda...

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago (9 children)

It is in the south, at least where i was

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (4 children)

How do you order an actual coke in the south?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago

"Ill have a coke" "What kind?" "Regular" or whatever you want, "pepsi", "diet", "dr pepper" etc

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The real question is "how do they order other sodas". The answer is extra steps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'd imagine you just say the name of the other soda. I don't say "I'd like a Dr. Pepper soda" after all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Although you might say an orange pop 😉

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

"When I first come to America I wanted a cola and I say 'cola?' and they would be like 'excuse me?' and I say 'cola. Cola. Cola!' but it wasn't cola; it was cock. Right? You would say 'i want cock.'"

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Wow, the evil forces of "coke" have made significant territory gains since the last time I saw one of these maps. I have never heard a single person call a random non-coke soda a "coke". I recently moved to a "pop" area, but I haven't received any push back from saying soda at least. I did hear some old people here specifically call it "soda pop" though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

The UK map of where people say “scone” or “scone” is wild.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I dunno where they got this data from, but the PNW is definitely not "pop" country in my experience.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Yeah around here in Cascadia we just call it “the dark waters of imperialism”.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What's going on down in Columbus County, North Carolina?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Strong guess: “Pepsi” the same way people use “Coke”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

I think the west side is a lot more blue than that. I've never once heard somebody refer to it as pop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Utah should be a lot more blue, everyone says "soda" here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Same with Colorado. I don't think I heard "pop" once in the 20 years I lived there

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

And Oregon. The only people that call it 'pop' here are 80+, and it's rare for them. I used to hear it called 'pop' by the elderly all the time when I was a kid, but that demographic has been dying out for the past twenty years.

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