I call it sody pop to annoy my kid.

In 1980, I was at an amusement park that had "The Pepsi Challenge". It was a blind taste test between Coke and Pepsi, the idea being that the consumer would prefer one drink, which would (hopefully) be revealed to be the Pepsi.

Big mistake. I can probably smell the diference between the two, so I thought I'd have a little fun with the hapless reps. I tasted the first drink, which was obviously Coke. I said, "Not bad. Very amusing little beverage." Then I tried the second. I took a sip, and immediately spit it out as violently as I could, shouting "Yeech! WTF? Are you trying to poison me or something? Give me something to get this s@#% out of my mouth!"
Then they would sheepishly draw the curtain and show that their Pepsi was the offending drink. Five minutes later, the exhibit was closed for the day.

When the corporate bigwigs fail to consider such eventualities, I consider it my civic duty to act. :rofl

Priceless, Tony, priceless!

Tony your a hero, or would that be a hoagie, or a sub I forget!!!!

grew up calling it pop. sounds stupid to me now. its coke. If they say we don't have coke I think about leaving the restaurant right then and there.

Pop. In Canada, if you ask for a Coke, you're getting a Coke.

Soda around this parts...which by the way is Dr. Pepper if you don't say otherwise.

Raf

I have visited Dublin many times and I always get a few Dr's to take home. It is the best!!! Btw that is Dublin, Texas.

Raf

Hmmm....havta go there next time I am out that way!

Soda here too.

Only in my state, those subs are called grinders (don't ask, I've never figured it out)

Aha! I smell a New England, maybe Massachusetts person. Grinder is a pizza oven baked sub.

Don't sniff too much, you'll get the strong stench of Rhode Island.

And yes, you're description of a grinder is right, I just never heard why it got that name.

Do you come from New England?

I'm from Framingham, MA. Fifiteen miles west of Boston. Family is still all there. I came to CA 23 years ago but I remember my heritage fondly. I posted a Meatball Grinder recipe on here someplace. Rumor has it the name came from having to do a lot of grinding/chewing to eat it.

Thanks for the explanation..it's good to meet a fellow New Englander, too

I always wanted to do that, as I detest Pepsi, and can tell the difference, but I never came across a challenge booth anywhere. The University of Florida just signed an exclusive contract with Pepsi, so I can't get a Co-Cola at football games anymore, or anywhere on campus, for that matter. I drink water or Gatorade at games now.

Pop

Here in the Badger state "pop" is the correct term. However, there seems to be a shift over the past decade toward soda. Back in my Navy days I could always tell if someone was from Wisconsin or New York if they said "pop" or "bubbler".

And like so many others, when I say Coke, it means I want a Coca Cola brand Coke pop, not Pepsi or RC.

I grew up in west Texas where it's always called Coke. Here in Austin I hear most people refer to it as soda. Guess it's a regional thing.