# The New Diet Coke With Lemon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 15, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484 "2001-10-15T13:08:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484/41 "2001-10-23T04:13:50Z")

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Apropos of nothing, I just wandered in to mention that I popped open a diet Pepsi Twist the other day and one of my cats started begging me for some. So I poured a few drops on the floor and she lapped it right up. Never heard of a cat that liked the sodie pop.

I was also wondering how so many people know what furniture polish and dishwashing liquid taste like. I’ve made it through a number of decades on this planet and have managed to avoid imbibing either.

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**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484/42 "2001-10-23T05:57:21Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Otto \*  
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> I was also wondering how so many people know what furniture polish and dishwashing liquid taste like. I’ve made it through a number of decades on this planet and have managed to avoid imbibing either. \*\*

Apparently, Otto, you are smarter than I am, because it’s obvious that YOU know better than to spray the polish and then inhale (through the mouth) before it has time to settle–BLECCHHH!!!

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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484/43 "2001-10-23T06:02:17Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Otto \*  
> \*\*I was also wondering how so many people know what furniture polish and dishwashing liquid taste like. I’ve made it through a number of decades on this planet and have managed to avoid imbibing either. \*\*

Haven’t you ever gotten the taste of pledge in your mouth when dusting - just from inadvertently getting the spray in your mouth (particles in the air)? I know I have. Or been washing dishes and had an itch on your lip - thought you got all the soap off your hand - oops, you didn’t \>\>\>spit, spit\<\<\<.

So, having admitted that I actually HAVE tasted pledge and lemon-sented dishwashing detergent, I can honestly say that **Diet Coke with Lemon** does NOT taste like either of them.

It’s WORSE.

Why? Because it’s SUPPOSED to be ingested. If I wanted that much bitterness and aftertaste from my sode, I’d go get a damn **Tab** , thank you.

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**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484/44 "2001-10-23T14:49:26Z")

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I was gonna start a thread because I love Diet Coke with Lemon. I’m glad I didn’t. 🙂

Rose

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484/45 "2001-10-23T15:48:57Z")

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lawoot

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> Haven’t you ever gotten the taste of pledge in your mouth when dusting - just from inadvertently getting the spray in your mouth (particles in the air)?

What is this “dusting” of which you speak? I’m afraid I’m not familiar with the concept.

Fonz

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> I loved diet cherry coke, until it became unavailable.

Diet cherry coke is still available, at least in Wisconsin.

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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-diet-coke-with-lemon/87484/46 "2001-10-23T16:06:16Z")

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Along the lines of diet soda, I’ve found Diet RC to be the best tasting. It is sweetened with Splenda, a sugar based sweetener that diabetics can safely use. No calories, good taste, and it is good warm or cold. Aspartame makes me gag, so this gives me a taste of cola without the wretched diet taste.

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