yookaloco: 9beers: It's called pop.

Seeing if anyone in the thread called it pop is the only reason I'm here. I've heard rumors, but I still find it hard to believe.

It's a midwest thing. My grandma and aunties from Kansas call it pop. And they warsh their clothes.

/I'm from the south, so it's all coke.

Salt Lick Steady: yookaloco: 9beers: It's called pop.

Seeing if anyone in the thread called it pop is the only reason I'm here. I've heard rumors, but I still find it hard to believe.

It's a midwest thing. My grandma and aunties from Kansas call it pop. And they warsh their clothes.

/I'm from the south, so it's all coke.

It's soda in St. Louis.. but warsh, yes. Though I've trained myself to stop saying it that way.

yookaloco: 9beers: It's called pop.

Seeing if anyone in the thread called it pop is the only reason I'm here. I've heard rumors, but I still find it hard to believe.

I'm from Ohio, live in NY. When I go see my family and ask for a soda it's high comedy for them.

Soda is plain seltzer water to them.

Lupine Chemist: But I like bringing the Spanish "refresco" into English.

Cual es tu sabor favorito?!

Farking soda is disgusting. You get a real appreciation for how childish the american mindset is when you drink that shiat.

ansius: Man, so many people here who like paying high health insurance premiums:

1. It's my choice if I want to consume 1 gallon of super sweetened soda whenever and wherever I want!
2. Why won't the government do something to curb the high price of health insurance and health care?

So you believe the government shouldn't have mandated coverage for preexisting conditions even when the person gave themselves the condition from their own shiat habits. Too bad, you already voted the wrong way stupid.

moothemagiccow: Does anyone know what the hell happened to this law?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/business/24menu.html

Buried deep in the health care legislation that President Obama signed on Tuesday is a new requirement that will affect any American who walks into a McDonald's, Starbucks or Burger King. Every big restaurant chain in the nation will now be required to put calorie information on their menus and drive-through signs.

In other words, as soon as 2011 it will be impossible to chomp down on a Big Mac without knowing that it contains over 500 calories, more than a quarter of the Agriculture Department's 2,000-calorie daily guideline.

I haven't seen this with any regularity. A couple restaurants (Panera, Au Bon Pain, Noodles & Co) have listed it voluntarily on their menus. McDonald's has calorie info on the bottom of items, after you buy them.

All the fast food places around here (downstate NY) post the calorie count. I wasn't too surprised to find out my go-to meal at BK was the fattiest of all.

Alphax: It's soda in St. Louis.. but warsh, yes. Though I've trained myself to stop saying it that way.

Out of curiosity, when you're recounting a story, do you ever use "I says" (sounds like "sez")? My grandma is constantly saying, "And then I says to the guy..."

And denies up and down that she ever uses it.

dumbobruni: of course, gigantic starbucks frappacinos are still allowed.

Only if 51% or more milk. If less sweetened coffees and teas are treated as soft drinks.

Bob16: Farking soda is disgusting. You get a real appreciation for how childish the american mindset is when you drink that shiat.

Carbonated beverages are all over the world, comrade.

FTFA: The measure would not apply to... alcoholic beverages

Awesome. Just add a drop of booze to that 64-oz bucket of Mountain Dew and get around the law!

Don't most places now have either free refills or fill your own drinks?

Nemo's Brother: Is there anything the Liberals don't try to ban in the name of the children?

Cannabis?

gravebayne2: hasty ambush: Virtuoso80: 1. I rarely drink soda.
2. I think mass soda consumption is one of the least healthy parts of the American diet (and that's saying something).
3. This law is retarded.

Except some Americans, want government to pay for things like their health care. If we, the tax payers are going to be forced into that position we have a right to take measures to control costs . That means controlling things that may impact their health.

Since we face legal issues if we just try to regulated what the fat and obese consume (cannot discriminate against the fat and obese) we have to take the elementary school approach and punish the whole class for the actions of a few.
In this case it means a perfectly healthy person with 8% body fat cannot get a large coke in NYC just the same as a beach ball with lips cannot.

If you do not want government control do not accept /demand government money because you do not get one without the other.

Health Care Reform (Obamacare) is not about providing health care, it is about obtaining power.

well someone had to bring stupid to this thread.

first, this seems ridiculous. not just them trying to ban large sodas, but your entire response as well.

secondly instead of just health reasons, i see it also as a ploy to sell more drinks. instead of a 2 liter of soda, one would only be able to get a 16oz leaving them wanting more. they may be swayed to buy more. people will always find a way to get the things they want, especially if they have money.

i see better ways to approach this issue. including a complete overhaul of the food stamp program, as well as better access to gyms (such as free membership for overweight individuals). there are plenty of other options. but i doubt they will explore any of them. politics has a way of standing in the way of progress.

Now who brought stupid to the thread. The same people you cannot get to control their diet and exercise habits for their own good you are now going to get them to do it with free stuff? Well by free you mean for them as somebody else will be paying for it obviously.

At my place of employment we have a free on site well equipped fitness center and the company will reimburse up to $275 a year the cost of a private fitness center membership if you do not want to use the on site facilities. Yet you see very very few of the fat and obese employees, and we have more than our share, taking advantage of it. They are the same ones who wait in line to take the elevator to the second floor instead of using the stairs. The majority of people you see at the fitness center are the ones who are in good shape. The ones who have the self discipline and sense of self responsibility to take care of themselves.

It is just like with smokers . Smokers have to pay more for our company's health plan, a plan that covers smoking cessation and other chemical dependency treatments, yet you still see a lot of smokers outside during breaks and lunch at the designated smoking areas.

I do agree that what they can buy with food stamps also needs to be reformed but that only covers the fat who on food stamps.

kingoomieiii: cman: Für die Volk

As opposed to government-subsidized corn being sold back to us as pure sugar, pennies on the dollar? How about corn subsidies stop, then we'll see if sugar water is still sold at $1.25 a gallon in every single store in the US.

I'm with you on this. Stop corn subsidies. It's not the best crop to grow, either, because it's hard on soil. Plus, stopping subsidized corn syrup has to be a lot easier than allowing a different set of cup sizes for diet as opposed to regular soda. How are they going to enforce that? Will a cop perform random taste tests to make sure the giant cup is filled with diet, not regular? Will there be sugar-sniffing dogs? And, if the issue is heath, why would you reward people who consume large quantities of artificial sweetener?

Salt Lick Steady: Alphax: It's soda in St. Louis.. but warsh, yes. Though I've trained myself to stop saying it that way.

Out of curiosity, when you're recounting a story, do you ever use "I says" (sounds like "sez")? My grandma is constantly saying, "And then I says to the guy..."

And denies up and down that she ever uses it.

I don't. But then last weekend, I met a guy who was some sort of linguistics specialist, who found me fascinating, and didn't think I sounded like a St. Louis native, nor like anyone else. Seems I'm unusually precise when I speak. May or may not have anything to do with learning to not stutter when I was 10.

Chummer45:
This sums up perfectly why everyone whining about "big brother" needs to STFU. "Personal responsibility" is just meaningless political banter when people clearly aren't acting responsibly,

...by doing things like getting tattoos, riding motorcycles, riding bicycles, walking around outside in the summer without wearing sunscreen, working too hard, not working hard enough, not getting enough exercise, getting too much exercise, having sex with someone they don't know very well, or any of a million other actions that could, in many circumstances, cause problems somewhere down the road...

Salt Lick Steady: yookaloco: 9beers: It's called pop.

Seeing if anyone in the thread called it pop is the only reason I'm here. I've heard rumors, but I still find it hard to believe.

It's a midwest thing. My grandma and aunties from Kansas call it pop. And they warsh their clothes.

/I'm from the south, so it's all coke.

I'm from Vancouver and we call it pop as well.

/My Nana used to call it "fizzy pop" for some reason.

/Anyone else remember the "Pop Shoppe"?
//Think "soft drinks" to distinguish it from "hard drinks" aka booze is pretty universal too.

And I don't mean just like in no paper cup; I'm talking about a glass of beer.


/my suggestion for all the soda fatties

SlothB77: This is what will happen. When I visited Japan in 2003 the largest size soda in the vending machine was 8oz. I bought 3. One 8oz coke i finished while i put the change in the machine to purchase the second and third 8oz cokes. I still got my desired 24oz. I definitely paid more money than if i had just purchased one 24oz beverage.

so it costs more and there is more material waste.

in addition to a calorie count being clearly displayed there should also be a carbon count.

Guilt tripping and handing down morality. We're basically back to when the Catholic church was the center of State.

Lupine Chemist: Salt Lick Steady: Lupine Chemist: But I like bringing the Spanish "refresco" into English.

Cual es tu sabor favorito?!

Oye, tío, no hay nada mejor en este mundo que una cervecita con fanta limón en una terraza durante las tardes tan calurosas del verano de Madrid.

/no me juzgéis

Conjo, maintenant j'ai le chante de Fanta en la cabeza.

Bob16: Farking soda is disgusting. You get a real appreciation for how childish the american mindset is when you drink that shiat.

Yeah, because they're not wildly popular in just about every country in some shape or form, Johnny Cosmopolitan.

Uh, if sugar makes you thirstier, you may have this.

This is another TSA legislation.

Something to make it seem like the government is taking a threat verra seriously, knowing that it will have zero effect on the actual problem, but it will line the pockets of their big contributors.

Theater.

This will have NO effect on obesity, or even consumption, of the banned drinks. People will simply pay more to get what they want. Concern trolls notwithstanding.

How people can be okay with, and even supportive of, practices like this is beyond me.

Want to help? Make food stamps have similar restrictions as WIC, for a start.

moothemagiccow: HotWingConspiracy: All the fast food places around here (downstate NY) post the calorie count. I wasn't too surprised to find out my go-to meal at BK was the fattiest of all.

Have you seen it outside NY? (PA? NJ? CT?) It's supposed to be a federal law. I know NY has its own one.

I've seen it CT. Haven't been through PA in a while, and mostly avoid Jersey.

Alphax: I met a guy who was some sort of linguistics specialist, who found me fascinating

I once met a linguistics guy who found me fascinating.

Alphax: May or may not have anything to do with learning to not stutter when I was 10.

How'd you do it? My mom is a speech pathologist, and she's always found music to help. Sing the words in your head and such.

quickdraw: ceebeecates4: Well what if i order two beverages?

Then you will pay 1/3 more for the same amount of sugar water. Its a win win!


Never mind we're doubling our take on the nickel deposits!!1!1!!

/this whole thread and not one mention of the deposit on the bottles and how this will increase that income. u disappoint me ,fark.

quatchi: I'm from Vancouver and we call it pop as well.

/My Nana used to call it "fizzy pop" for some reason.

I don't know why, but "fizzy pop" makes me giggle uncontrollably.

If they're serious about obesity they would work towards fixing the fact that a salad costs 3 times what a cheeseburger and fries costs and not do stupid shiat like this. Fark Emperor Bloomberg.

Salt Lick Steady: Alphax: I met a guy who was some sort of linguistics specialist, who found me fascinating

I once met a linguistics guy who found me fascinating.

Alphax: May or may not have anything to do with learning to not stutter when I was 10.

How'd you do it? My mom is a speech pathologist, and she's always found music to help. Sing the words in your head and such.

Mainly just thinking out the phrase in my head before I say it.

This little farking dictator belongs in a UK city government. He's perfectly random and authoritarian enough to perfectly blend in.

Alphax: Mainly just thinking out the phrase in my head before I say it.

You have a promising career in political advisement.

ShawnDoc: ceebeecates4: Well what if i order two beverages?

That's exactly how retailers will get around this.

That won't be effective. Retailers have been able to upsize their drinks because the incremental cost of a little more ice, carbonated water and syrup could allow them to give consumers 1/3 more for maybe a 10% price difference. That's a huge selling point. Paper cups, plastic covers and straws cost money. Carrying trays and larger bags to hold that extra drink costs money too. Locking up your cash flow in all that stuff and needing extra storage space cost money. There's no way retailers are going to be able to offer the same deal if they have to sell two beverages.

I drink less than a 12 pack of soda a year, by choice and not because I have a nanny, or live under mayor bloomberg's thumb. I drink 1-3 beers a day, is that next?
New Yorkers better get their shiat together and stop this B/S.

imontheinternet: Salt Lick Steady: Alphax: I met a guy who was some sort of linguistics specialist, who found me fascinating

I once met a linguistics guy who found me fascinating.

I once met a linguistics guy, who found me fascinating.

What's with the unnecessary comma? Is there a joke I'm missing?

starsrift: dumbobruni: of course, gigantic starbucks frappacinos are still allowed.

Are they? Coffee-based sweetened drinks are not allowed, as well as juice, but lattes and other 51%+ milk products are.

What the hell is in a frappucino anyway?

Lots of ice.

imontheinternet: Salt Lick Steady: Alphax: I met a guy who was some sort of linguistics specialist, who found me fascinating

I once met a linguistics guy who found me fascinating.

I once met a linguistics guy, who found me fascinating.

I once met a linguistics guy who found me; fascinating.

Get the government out of my health care!

advres: BUT, people should have the right to be as unhealthy as they like. Seriously though, stop ingesting sugar by the ton people.

I'm torn. On the one hand, yes, people shouldn't be told by the gov't what not to eat.

But on the other hand, if a person actually believes that drinking a huge tub of cola 3 or 4 times a week isn't going to SERIOUSLY impact their general health, then maybe they're not exactly thinking these things through and it's in the government's best interest long term to say "Hey, wtf man, that's eventually gonna kill you."

They do it with warnings on smokes, because they can't ban em due to the tobacco lobby. Maybe the Soda/High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup lobby needs to grease some palms in New York.

/maybe warning pics of fat people on Big Gulps :)