To me this is sickening because I’m a hater of pop.
We look around and see thousands of fat people in this country. We whine and complain about overweight. We do handsprings to make ourselves slim and trim. THEN we slurp pop like it was it was a do or die ssituation.
Little kids, when they’re hardly older than toddlers, and too small-handed to hold it comfortably run around with big bottles of pop.
Their parents buy it for them…and PRESTO! Then are victoms for life . It’s pop, pop, pop, and it isn’t diet.
The last pepsie fanatic I met had a wonderful smile , and I complimented him on his teeth. He said "Oh? You like these huh, and he took them out of his mouth for me to further admire them.
I met another Pepsi sucker who was numb-headed ; as if she were in a trance and very unresponsive. She was a Pepsi fanatic too. I remember her sister was worried about her.
BTW, I love to ask that question about favorite foods. Mine? No, it’s not canned corn ; it’s popcorn. Next is Jack’s hamburgers. No, they are not junk food. They are actually quite wholesome. Another thing…did you know there is NO SUCH THING as “junk food” ?
Oh for god’s sakes. Here I was thinking, “Wow, what a wonderful trivia thread” but really, it was a trivia thread masquerading as a reprimand to us. It’s like when your mom says, “So who wants COOKIES?” and you say, “Oh yeah, me” and she bashes you on the head with the spatula and starts lecturing you about the starving Ebola ridden bonobos in Ethiopia, and how can you eat cookies at a time like this.
Oh boohoo, people are drinking too much soda. Get over it.
Okay, I’m sorry. I just read my post over and decided it was really mean. It’s just this thread has made me kind of angry. I didn’t mean to offend, and this isn’t in the Pit, so I do apologize. You’re free to spread your anti-pop message (is it just limited to Pepsi?), and while I respectfully disagree with it, I guess that’s okay.
Where’s my coke- I’m starting to feel numb and unrseponsive…
Oh no!! It’s the end of the world!!! Kids are buying too much pop!!
And one of you people will decide to blame it on the terrorists. “If we let the kids drink pop the terrorists have won.”
I know one of you will rationalize it. Yup, you’re thinking about it right now, I can tell. If someone mentions a problem, someone will come up with “it’s the terrorist’s fault.”
How about a real problem, The overweight in america? How about the tax problems of america?
It’s the terrorist’s fault, people are overeating because they’re depressed.
It’s the terrorist’s fault, they’re the ones who caused us to bomb their country so that every person named Mohammad is afraid of a texan with nukes.
So basically, you complain and moan about how horrible pop is and how the entire civilized world is going to collapse because we’re drinking some sugar water, and then you say that nothing is junk food?
I recently got over my addiction to caffeine and soda, and I must say I don’t regret it one bit. I’m not spending all that money on soda, and my dentist is proud (he’s the one who told me I should quit, because all the acid literally wore the enamel off many of my teeth). I never realized how many calories were in the stuff, either.
jeeez…I don’t think dee mentioned anything about the fall of civilization. In general, America probably does consume more soda than probably healthy, but that’s our choice.
Zoggie: I loved your analogy about Mom’s cookies, although I haven’t a clue as to what a “bonobo” is. Still, I gotta try this tactic with my family.
deeward: Good question and the fact that no one here got it is probably a fair indication that we don’t realize how much soda we drink. The answer should have been more obvious, given that there is usually an entire aisle dedicated to soft drinks. That being said, it’s true: your diatribe might have more appropriate in the Pit…rants about the “thousands of fat people in this country” really belong in a forum where we can respond accordingly (i.e.-pound on you for your intolerant disdain for Pop-Drinkers. BTW, I don’t think your consumption of Jack’s burgers are going to win you any health awards either).
As for me, yes, I buy my share of soda…diet sodas.
I don’t drink the sugar-ladened stuff myself. Again: my choice.
I know a lot of people (like me!) who don’t consider meat to be food.
I’m not sure why this guy is so freaked out that people drink a lot of soda. Big deal. So he is a “hater of pop” (god I hate the word ‘pop’!) … we should care? Hey, I am a vegetarian, do you see me ranting about how so many people are eating meat?
If candy’s not considered a “food,” then soda shouldn’t be considered a food, either. It’s just liquid sugar.
I never thought I’d say this, but I’d like to see a cite, too, please.
As Palve said, I also recently broke my addiction to soda (I hate the word “Pop” too, OpalCat!). I had a sip of Coke today to swallow an aspirin and it was just sickly sweet. Yuck! I’d rather have plain old water.
