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From: westerm@ecn-aa.UUCP (Westerman)
Newsgroups: net.misc.coke
Subject: Re: Taste Test
Message-ID: <52@ecn-aa.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 12:23:56 EDT
Article-I.D.: ecn-aa.52
Posted: Wed Jul 24 12:23:56 1985
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Reply-To: westerm@aa.UUCP (Westerman)
Organization: Electrical Engineering Department , Purdue University
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Summary: 

In article <94@rtp47.UUCP> throopw@rtp47.UUCP (Wayne Throop) writes:
>
>I would bet that, in blindfold taste-tests most of you folks clamoring
>for the "good old coke" would be unable to tell the difference.  For a
>more concrete example, given a lineup of unlabeled Pepsi, Classic Coke,
>New Coke, RC, Shasta Cola (and maybe a few more for yucks), I suspect
>that (far) fewer than half of you could pick out the Classic Coke by
>taste alone.
>

Until a couple of years ago I was a die-hard Coke drinker (gee, that
sounds like a confession at a AA meeting!) and would refuse a Pepsi
out-of-hand. Then I took the "Pepsi taste test" and (what else?) 
chose Pepsi as my favorite. I still drink and prefer Coke but I'm
no longer FANATIC about it. 

My suggestion to all you die-hard Coke drinkers out there: Take the
taste test (you're going to have to find some old Coke first). You
may be suprised by the results.

    Whom: Rick Westerman                       Phone: +1-317-494-8344
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P.S.  My criterion for what soda to drink these days is:
         1) Is it a cola?
         2) Is it non-diet? (I hate Nutra-Sweet)
         3) Is it on sale?
      If all other factors are equal, then I choose Coke over the others.