The other night at the dinner table, Kim and I were catching up with our kids after a weekend away in the ‘burgh. Kim was convicted by the Holy Spirit about some backsliding that she’d allowed over the past few years. Oddly enough, this conviction coincided with our visit to Primanti Brothers, where she read a sign that listed the various carbonated beverages offered as “pop.”
In State College, it’s called “soda.” Where I grew up (GA), everything is called “coke,” but that’s another story.
Kim has allowed herself to slip into calling these delicious and refreshing beverages “soda” over the past 10 years. Now she wants a change. Isn’t that why Obama got elected, anyway? But I digress. We talked over the options: soda, pop, sody-pop…Kim was at the point of levying a 50 cent fine on any member of the family who refers to the aforementioned drink as “soda,” calling for a return to her roots.
She explained, “My roots are poop…”
At which, all our kids erupted in hysterical laughter, almost causing the pop to spew from their mouths and noses!
I love my family, no matter what Kim’s roots are.
So, what do you call the carbonated beverage?
7 Comments
karl · November 6, 2008 at 8:47 am
seriously now, it’s soda. last time i checked, carbonated water (ie. SODA water) is used in every carbonated sugary beverage from a fountain or 2liter. as far as anything called “pop” being an ingredient, well. unless it’s one of dr. pepper’s 23 secret flavors (it’s not, he texted me about it), there you have it.
Pete Caton · November 6, 2008 at 10:04 am
HAHA!! We call the stuff “soda.”
Just a thought, though–I’d bump the fine to $10.00, expand the jurisdiction beyond your family to everyone who enters your house, and then allocate all proceeds to your adoption fund. Now that’s thinking outside the box. Yep.
Sean Michael Murphy · November 6, 2008 at 11:23 am
pop – it’s a no-brainer
Brenda Higgins · November 7, 2008 at 12:10 am
In Florida (when I was living down there we called “soda” ; Sody Pop. So Stac I vote for you.
amanda · November 7, 2008 at 6:23 am
I am kind of a “coke” girl
WALDRON · November 7, 2008 at 8:48 am
I am struggling with the same issue…
Pop/Coke/SODA. Any time I say soda a shiver runs down my spine. I feel like a traitor. I do enjoy asking for coke (even though I hate coke) when I really mean Pepsi…
But no really, I’m committing… POP it is. It’s the only right answer from a girl that grew up in PA.
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:) · January 2, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Go Kim!!!! It doesnt matter our earthly roots its the eternal roots but I vote for Poop or POP here in Greensburg!!!!