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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:08 AM
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Any veterans of the cola wars here?
:silly:
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:12 AM
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1. I was there
I also remember when Coke got rid of Classic Coke and it sales plummeted in a months time and Pepsi's brilliant new product Crystal Pepsi.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:14 AM
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4. Some of us never left, man.
n/t
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:23 AM
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6. An event like that will scar you for life
Edited on Sun Jan-09-05 11:23 AM by lenidog
but it also taught you valuable lessons like the one from Michael Jackson. Never get too close to the lights when you have too much hairgel in your hair.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:13 AM
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2. Funny you should mention it...
I just brought myself to dring my first Pepsi in about 20 years. A big part of healing is learning to forgive your enemies. It was a major breakthrough for me.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:14 AM
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3. Yes.
The worst part was seeing my buddies getting hit with flying Pepsi caps all around me, while I couldn't do a damn thing to protect them. :cry:
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:21 AM
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5. I served in the Coca-cola Royal Fusiliers, Company C
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:37 AM
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7. I still suffer from Carbonation Syndrome....
I wake up belching and belching....
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:44 AM
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9. Just be happy that you weren't in the Bean Wars
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:43 AM
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8. 15th Bombing Wing, 347th Squadron.
We gave those Pepsi Bastards hell. I was the youngest tmember at 9 y.o.
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