# You put the lime in the coconut and drink'em both together **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 14, 2005, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266 "2005-04-14T11:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/21 "2005-04-14T14:52:24Z")
I hate it when I have to double post! I like the song, I like the ad and I like regular Coke with Lime. No too lime-y. Try it with Jim Beam in it! Mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/22 "2005-04-14T15:07:39Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > That’s [Tim McGraw’s “Back When.”](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/timmcgraw/backwhen.html) No, it’s from Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb”, which includes the refrain: That’s when a Coke was a Coke And groovin’ was groovin’ And dancin’ was everything We were young, and we were improvin’ … ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/23 "2005-04-14T15:55:39Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > They’re singing, “You put the lime in the Coke, you nut, and drink it all up.” Isn’t that actually Harry Nilsson singing “You put the lime in the coconut,” even though the subtitles are different? Either that, or they found someone who sounds uncannily like him. Nilsson Schmilsson is one of my all time favorite albums, and this is one of my all time favorite songs. ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/24 "2005-04-14T16:00:33Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > No, it’s from Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb”, which includes the refrain: > > That’s when a Coke was a Coke > And groovin’ was groovin’ > And dancin’ was everything > We were young, and we were improvin’ … Thanks **Sauron**. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/25 "2005-04-14T16:16:54Z")
“You put the beer in the coconut and drink it all up, you put the beer in the coconut and throw the can away.” Great take on the original. ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/26 "2005-04-14T16:20:48Z")
“There’s a hole in de bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza…” ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/27 "2005-04-14T16:23:10Z")
[sub]I like Diet Coke with Lime. I’m a bad, bad man.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/28 "2005-04-14T16:25:18Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > No, it’s from Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb”, which includes the refrain: > > That’s when a Coke was a Coke > And groovin’ was groovin’ > And dancin’ was everything > We were young, and we were improvin’ … Oh! I knew that… It’s also a line in Back When: Back when a hoe was a hoe Coke was a coke And crack’s what you were doing When you were cracking jokes Back when a screw was a screw The wind was all that blew And when you said I’m down with that Well it meant you had the flu I miss back when I miss back when I miss back when Corny as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Iacob\_Matthew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Iacob\_Matthew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iacob_Matthew)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/29 "2005-04-14T16:26:21Z")
> [@Myrnalene](#): > > Since when does [Coke](http://www.noveltyradionut.com/html/Coca%20Cola%20Bottle%20Hardees%20b-f.JPG) = [a coconut](http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fruits/images/large/coconut.jpg)? Is the song not about an actual fucking coconut? This commercial hurts my brain. Looking at that commercial, I suddenly understand why it’s called a coco **nut**. Sorry, I’m feeling crude today. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/30 "2005-04-14T17:04:41Z")
Is there nothing **Marlitharn** can take to ease his belly ache? I said, Doctor? ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/31 "2005-04-14T17:07:21Z")
My bad, **Dolores Reborn** … didn’t realize you knew both songs. I thought you were saying it was just from the Tim McGraw song. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/32 "2005-04-14T17:19:34Z")
Yeah that commercial has been driving me nuts too. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/33 "2005-04-14T17:29:55Z")
> [@gobear](#): > > [sub]I like Diet Coke with Lime. I’m a bad, bad man.[/sub] I do too. Diet A&W Root Beer and Diet Dr. Pepper are the only other diet drinks I like. You people are messed up, the lime goes into the Gin and Tonic. ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/34 "2005-04-14T17:34:06Z")
> [@gobear](#): > > [sub]I like Diet Coke with Lime. I’m a bad, bad man.[/sub] I’m only letting this slide because of your teaching me a new way to make fun of my Japanese co-worker (regarding wae). ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/35 "2005-04-14T17:38:08Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > My bad, **Dolores Reborn** … didn’t realize you knew both songs. I thought you were saying it was just from the Tim McGraw song. Carry on. No, my bad! I know the song, but I didn’t connect it with that line… I _was_ correcting you - incorrectly! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/36 "2005-04-14T17:42:05Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > No, my bad! I know the song, but I didn’t connect it with that line… I _was_ correcting you - incorrectly! 😃 No, no. My bad for not bothering to remember the referenced song title. This is getting waaaaay too touchy for the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/37 "2005-04-14T17:45:25Z")
I don’t know about lime in coconut, but I spent several months on St. Thomas and we often put de rum in de coconut and drank 'em bote tagedda. ---
**Author:** ![SCCajun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@SCCajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCCajun)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/38 "2005-04-14T17:48:10Z")
The song in the commercial is bad enough. I have a 7 year old son and a 5 year old daughter. They hear the commercial and begin singing with it (or occasionally at random times in the day). Unfortunately, when the commercial is over (or when they start it on their own), they can only remember the first phrase. PUT THE LIME IN THE COCONUT (or COKE YOU NUT) Over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over. Sorry, just wanted to make sure you got the point. Yeah, it was cute at first, but now. Ugh!!! Thankfully we have started Little League Baseball season and with practice and games most of our TV watching is done through Tivo and we can fast forward through the commercials. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/39 "2005-04-14T18:22:14Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > I laughed out loud the first time I saw that ad. It’s brilliant. Me, too. I thought it was very much in keeping with the spirit of the song. It could easily get overplayed, though. A few times and it’s funny… 100 times and it’s annoying. ---
**Author:** ![wonderwench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@wonderwench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderwench)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut-and-drinkem-both-together/299266/40 "2005-04-14T18:24:57Z")
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