I've had occasion to indulge in an utterly pointless interior dialog about the merits of Coke vs. Pepsi; I often drink neither. These instances usually happen while I'm waiting in line at the taco place, wondering why they serve one instead of the other...did someone harbor a preference when setting up the business?
Did some eager distribution salesman pester them with sales calls until they relented? Did they go to the mall in the 80s and take place in the Pepsi Challenge, carrying forth the scars into their adult years when restaurant founding blossomed from dream into reality? How does one choose?
For me, it's all about the words. 'Coke' is terse and matter-of-fact, while 'Pepsi' sounds like someone with a lip problem was trying to say something else. Case closed, let us all get on with the real debates: soft serve vs. fuel injection.
Next up: Dominos vs. Pizza hut vs. Eating a Handful of Dogshit and Sand and Tomato Sauce.
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My older brother did the Pepsi challenge for his sixth grade science fair project he used to cudgel us every time we chose Pepsi so his results would be clear-cut. Ohh, but those silly childhood memories had no bearing on my future tastes whatsoever.
It just so happens that Coke tastes like yummy sweet soda and Pepsi tastes like putrid roadside opossum carcass marinating in a seething cauldron of burning rage.
I did a post about this, for me it depends on how the final product is delivered (can, bottle, fountain). If you gave it some thought though isn't it ironic that their colors are red and blue, and they have been rivals forever? In case your clueless, that's basically the Bloods and Crypts!
If you want to read my post: The Epic Coca-Cola vs Pepsi Wars.
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