I use the generic term "soft drink" unless I want a specific brand, such as Pepsi, or Dr. Pepper, or a specific color such as orange soda or red pop. Usually when I think of soda, I think of an ice cream soda.

What's funny is that we fly people from all over into Tulsa for training and this always comes up. I use the soda / pop / sodapopop / coke / soft drink issue to bring the diverse group together a bit. Thumper made me smile because I just had a student from New Jersey ask my VP (who is from NJ as well) "what exit?". These regionalisms are plain fun for me. BTW, it's pop in Tulsa. Says so right on the cash register receipt from Frank's, home of the 100 item bodacious buffett.

The answer to "Is Pepsi ok?" is unprintable. http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/wink.gif In ATL, the only correct answer is COKE!

So what's the problem with that http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/wink.gif ?

While we're on Texas linguistics, how widespread beyond Texas was the verb tump ? As in, "Ya'll better be careful, or you'll tump over that coke."

I actually wasn't aware this was a Texas-only sort of thing. I got funny looks for "y'all", "fixin' to", and "do what?", but I don't recall getting funny looks for "tump."

This reminds me of how much I love to see such distinctly Texas things on episodes of King of the Hill. I howled with delight at Bobby's elation when Bobby found that the high school had Taco Bueno! I knew exactly how he felt.

I also remember my boyfriend watching an episode with me, and he actually stopped and asked "why aren't those children wearing coats on halloween?" It had never occurred to me that children would have to do that. Poor Yankees http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...orum/frown.gif

HUH??? What's "tump"? I used to have a Texas dictionary & I'm "fixin to" go look for it right now!

It seems to be a verb used orally that often has "over" following. It seems to be used when a vessel or container is upset, and often has liquid involved -- either what is going to be spilled or that which is going to be spilled into. ("We got tumped over into the water")

You know, when "new Coke" (which tasted sweeter, like Pepsi) was tested, it did much better in blind taste tests than "Coke Classic." (Pepsi also did much better in the taste tests.) However, when Coke rolled it out, no one liked it - not because they didn't like the taste, but because of the nostalgia associated with the classic Coke flavor.

So, after that, when I hear people talk negatively about Pepsi, I'm a little skeptical.

Here's an article that describes this:

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/newcoke.asp

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[This message has been edited by Doppy (edited 09-15-2002).]

First of all I am amazed that this thread still is alive. http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...orum/smile.gif

Second, what does tump mean?

tump means to turn over, capsize, or upend, e.g. to tump over.

Generally, as noted above, it involves a vessel containing liquid or floating in liquid, but can generally describe the upending of anything.

Theoretical scene at a Texas Burger King:

Clerk: What kind of Big Mac do you want?
Customer: I'll have the Whopper with Cheese Big Mac. My wife will have the BK Broiler Big Mac. And we'll have a couple of Sprite Cokes.

At a Texas Blockbuster Video:
Clerk: What kind of Gone With the Wind do you want?
Customer: I'm going to rent "The Fast and the Furious" Gone With the Wind. And what was the name of the Gone With the Wind with Billy Bob Thorton and Halle Berry?
Clerk: Oh, the name of that Gone With the Wind was "Monster's Ball". Halle Berry was nominated for an Oscar Emmy for that one.

At at Texas Used car lot:
Salesperson: What kind of Ford Pickup Truck are you looking for.
Customer: Well I tumped my Chevy Camero Ford Pickup Truck in the river, so I was thinking of getting a Mazdi Miate Ford Pickup Truck.

Suddenly, all the Bush grammar threads are making a lot of sense...

Just wondering, does anyone here say Band-Aid? Or does everyone say "bandage strip"? After all, Band-Aid---like Coke---is a registered trade mark. http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...orum/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by gsw (edited 09-15-2002).]

I say bandage http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...orum/smile.gif .

I think plenty of people call all colas "Coke". But to call an Orange Slice a Coke -- well, that is just twisted.



[This message has been edited by opus17 (edited 09-15-2002).]

I say Band-Aid even when it isn't Really a "Band-Aid".