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Last Updated on March 11, 2018 by Work In My Pajamas
I don’t usually publicly divulge when I lose money.
But I admit lost $100. In a bet, no less.
Over lunch, a friend of mine and I were discussing diet soda pops. I said how after being a die-hard Pepsi fan finally converted to Diet Mountain because I didn’t like any of the diet cola options. I mentioned how I liked Diet Sunkist, but I need caffeine to function, and orange sodas don’t have caffeine.
“But they do, ” he replied. “No way,” I didn’t believe him. And we bet $100 on it. He asked the waitress for a can of Diet Sunkist to prove me wrong. And I had to fess up that I was wrong and hand over $100 buckaroos. He proceeded to tell me that he used to give his son Sunkist soda thinking it was caffeine-free as well, and when he realized it was making his son wired, he read the label showing there is indeed caffeine in orange soda.
Why am I telling you this? Is there a moral to the story? Not really.
I was browsing ViewPoints.com and read some orange soda reviews where one reviewers says Sunkist is ruining her marriage saying the orange soda gives her more satisfaction than her husband! Funny stuff. And the story reminded me of my own Sunkist story. So there.
P.S. Do you call is “Pop”, “Soda” or “Coke”? See if the Pop vs. Soda map is accurate for your region.
Oh nooo, total bummer that you lost 100bux for it! LOL!
I grew up calling it Coke. I just got sick of getting so much crap for it. Like say, I said, “I’d like a coke…” but, I hadn’t decided which one yet and someone would bring me a coke and then when I said that wasn’t what I wanted…blah blah…you get the idea.
So now I say soda.
(I grew up in Dallas, TX – so yeah, the map’s right on for me.)
It’s all coke and my favorite kind of coke is Dr. Pepper 🙂 I am from North Carolina.
My wife, from Indiana, calls it “pop” and so I am too now…gotta keep the peace.
The map is spot on for us.
There are a lot of health issues regarding the use of caffeine. Nowadays, the use of caffeine in beverages such as sodas has become prevalent. In this scenario, the use of caffeine is deterrent to health.
If we get addicted to this substance, then we lose our abilities to work more and do more things in life. Too much caffeine can lead to a diminishing health condition.
If I’m not mistaken, all soda have caffeine. The only difference is the amount of caffeine per drink. Well, that’s how manufacturing companies market their product. They are actually misleading their customers.
LOL.. Nice story quite funny but it still have some lessons. Nice one.
i do agree There are a lot of health issues regarding the use of caffeine.