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Mexican Coke is big in California. Not that kind of coke. It’s sugar cane vs corn sweetener. Even Costco carries it.

Pretty big here, too. As is sugar cane Dr Pepper. I drink very few sugared drinks, but when we go out to the Andice general Store to eat, they have a great selection of sodas, including quite a few craft root beers.
 
They had "pumpkin spice" moom pies in November. I have no clue what they tasted like.
Oh. Lord. I bought a Tab-once. I didn't come close to finishing it.

Tab is awful. I’m not one to really drink any kind of soda, or pop as it’s called in some parts, but I could barely handle a sip of Tab when I first tried it, that was eons ago.
 
They had "pumpkin spice" moom pies in November. I have no clue what they tasted like.
Oh. Lord. I bought a Tab-once. I didn't come close to finishing it.

Tab - probably the nastiest soft drink ever. At the age of 15, I spent an August day in Atlanta working on and in a big steel box. The water was a day late being turned on at this property and the only thing available to drink was Tab. Of course we only found this out after we were on the clock. I already disliked Tab, but after drinking close to a case of it just to keep up with sweat loss, I hated it with a perfect hatred[1]. Still do.

[1] Even though it kept me alive, or at least out of the ER.
 
Given last year’s photo meltdown, here’s proof the grandsons don’t hate us…most of the time. ;)
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I should attempt to explain my "Wampler up side o' the head" comment. The cheerleaders at Lake City H.S. in north Florida had a cheer that went "Whomp 'em up side o' the head, hey, whomp 'em up side o' the head". "Wampler" touched a memory.

In the words of Dogbert, "Puns: Never apologize, never explain!" (And to me, at least, t'was obvious what you meant, despite never having met the Lake City HS cheerleaders.)
 
Tab is awful. I’m not one to really drink any kind of soda, or pop as it’s called in some parts, but I could barely handle a sip of Tab when I first tried it, that was eons ago.

Are you going to be a "fussy eater" when you visit? :laugh:
I can give Frank just about anything to eat and he's happy.
 
Depending on where one is in the South, it's pronounced "R-O-C Co-cola an' a moom pie".
I always prefer(red) RC 'til-like all the others-they changed the formula [i.e. corn syrup 'stead o' sugar] to be less unhealthy. You can still find "original" formula RC-and other soft drinks(like Vernors ginger ale)at some stores, but yer gonna pay for them. Like ~$2/bottle.
Vernors ginger ale is good stuff. If you can find it.


Oh yeah, it's great while playing Thunderbirds....