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20 comments to "Flunking the Pepsi Challenge"
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frenki
March 4th, 2008 at
6:07 am
If i were Vlk, I would sue them for the missing $1.
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Ali S.
March 4th, 2008 at
6:53 am
I can’t stand Pepsi…too sweet for me. I do like me some Coca-Cola though. However, as of late I’ve been cutting off taking Pop drinks all around because of the sugar in them.
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Patrick B
March 4th, 2008 at
8:22 am
No matter how many times Pepsi may goof, they will never top the sheer folly of “New Coke”
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nick
March 4th, 2008 at
8:55 am
i used to love that crystal pepsi. id pay top dollar for one now.
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Reality Byte
March 4th, 2008 at
9:07 am
Drinking Crystal Pepsi was like drinking corn syrup. Bleah.
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Coyote
March 4th, 2008 at
9:36 am
I fail to see how Pepsi got even with Vlk, they would have had to print nearly 1400 checks, pay their accounting to process 1400 different payments, and pay postage on 1400 letters instead of 1. Plus Vlk was going to split it with everyone that helped him so I imagine he just signed the checks over to them.
Oh and as for the guy trying to get the harrier jet, Pepsi should be glad it didn’t happen today. He would have sued in CA or TX and won.
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donna
March 4th, 2008 at
3:47 pm
I loved the Pepsi stuff giveaway. Great stuff - I still have two jackets and a picnic blanket from that giveaway.
Best thing they ever did.
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Jimbo
March 4th, 2008 at
3:50 pm
They don’t have sugar in them. They have Corn syrup that gives it that bland after taste. Sugar has a sharp fresh taste that some refer to as a super “pop”. I miss those days.
Sick Of Corn Syrup
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Miranda
March 4th, 2008 at
4:09 pm
I loved OK Soda. It really has nothing to do with anything, other than being soda related. I like Coke better..
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CheeseDuck
March 4th, 2008 at
5:15 pm
Pepsi sucks! All I drink is Dr Pepper!
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DB
March 4th, 2008 at
6:47 pm
I remember the Pepsi Stuff, I never got anything, though. And I could have sworn the plane guy got away with it… Oh well.
(Methinks Pepsi needs to hire some new statisticians.)
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JamesM
March 4th, 2008 at
8:14 pm
My mother and I loved Crystal Pepsi. Tasted like Pepsi but not as strong. Also seemed to down a lot more easily. Wish they still made it available.
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Emily
March 4th, 2008 at
9:26 pm
I am a first-year law student, and Leonard v. Pepsico is a case that everyone reads their first semester in Contracts class! We even got to watch all three versions of the commercial which inspired Mr. Leonard.
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Dion F
March 4th, 2008 at
11:41 pm
There’s also the “Pepsi Number Fever” phenomenon in the Philippines way back in the late 80’s. The contest goes that Pepsi would choose a three-digit number every day and anyone with the number can claim their cash prize (of up to PHP 1 million). One night Pepsi raffled the number “349.” Unfortunately that was also the “test number” that wasn’t supposed to be aired–but the audience wasn’t informed of that. Hundreds of PHP1m million winners came in droves. The court case is still pending until today.
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We are in some deep S#*^t
March 5th, 2008 at
12:44 am
What Happens to Your Body Within an Hour of Drinking a Coke
Do you want to be healthy? Drinking soda is bad for your health in so many ways; science can’t even state all the consequences. Here’s what happens in your body when you assault it with a Coke:
Within the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. This is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake, and the only reason you don’t vomit as a result of the overwhelming sweetness is because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.
Within 20 minutes, your blood sugar spikes, and your liver responds to the resulting insulin burst by turning massive amounts of sugar into fat.
Within 40 minutes, caffeine absorption is complete; your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream.
Around 45 minutes, your body increases dopamine production, which stimulates the pleasure centers of your brain – a physically identical response to that of heroin, by the way.
After 60 minutes, you’ll start to have a sugar crash.
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bellyhop
March 5th, 2008 at
8:58 am
Jimbo — Coke produced in Mexico is still made with sugar. Sometimes you can find it in Latino stores, or if you’re near Mexico, just hop across the border. I saw somewhere that you might also be able to find it at Costco.
It also looks like you might be able to find it during Passover: http://www.nypost.com/seven/03192007/news/regionalnews/kosher__coke_a_ big_hit_regionalnews_rita_delfiner.htm
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MoonCake
March 5th, 2008 at
9:00 am
i stopped drinking soda a long time ago, but still find myself sneaking sips from my boyfriend’s on occasion. i don’t understand what it is with soda that makes it so difficult to NOT drink. i go to class and see about 1/3 of the students drinking soda and it almost disturbs me.
@ we are in some deep s#*^:
agreed. the biggest reason that i don’t drink soda is the main ingredient: HIGH FRUCTOSE corn syrup. yes, its the high fructose part that’s the worst.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup
basically, they process this corn syrup to give it a greater sweetness content, and the process makes it thinner, so more sugar in less volume. they do this so save money because sugar is not that cheap. they profit BIG TIME by doing this.
also, our human bodies were not made to process concentrated sugars like this so it becomes a great shock to our systems, forcing them to work harder and innaccurately. when this happens, our blood sugar goes up. the more you drink, the worse-off your system is, and then can lead to diabetes. wonder why diabetes has become prevelant in youth these days? yes, it does have to do with obesity rates as well, but it’s because high fructose corn syrup is used in EVERYTHING. just like hydrogenated oils, you will find high fructose (whatever syrup) in almost all commercially sold food products. organic food is the only kind that guarentees these ingredients will not be in it. read your labels, know what’s in your food, and save your own life by knowing what foods your body can process. you will be in much better health if you do.
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blank
March 5th, 2008 at
11:02 am
@Reality Byte - You are just wrong. Wrong wrong wrong.
Crystal pepsi was the best drink evar. -
boliyou
March 8th, 2008 at
5:05 pm
Those are some pretty bad screw-ups, but I agree with Patrick B that they can’t beat the mess that was “New Coke.”
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Jim
March 9th, 2008 at
7:32 pm
Like any other food nothing wrong with a coke or pepsi in moderation.
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