May 28, 2004
Pop or Soda?
Living in the DC/Baltimore area for four years I noticed that everyone called soft drinks "Soda." Growing up in Western Pennsylvania I was accustomed to calling it "Pop." I was surprised to find that the term "Pop" is not only confined to Detroit, Cleveland and Western PA. According to this map from popvssoda.com, Pop is more widespread than I initially thought.
It is amazing how much useless information is on the internet. This includes mattniemi.com, of course.
Posted by Matt Niemi at May 28, 2004 2:49 PMhow exactly did you stumble across this...or were you actually LOOKING for Pop Vs. Soda? what is it you do again? there is work involved there somewhere, right?
Posted by: cousin Kurt at May 28, 2004 6:09 PMMatt u really have too much time on your hands but the more i think about it perhaps Matthew T. Campbell is the real loser
I often wonder about mileswell that is said around these parts... might as well all into one word is that a pa thing? thats your next homework assignment MATT
Posted by: D Niemi at May 30, 2004 1:32 AMIts "soda". not pop. pop sounds stupid. and if you're anywhere outside of this place you'll look like an idiot. seriously. people will look at you like you just said vagina or something.
Posted by: mike at May 31, 2004 6:45 PMAlong the lines of "It's a PA thing" What other state exists where the residents refer to the state by its official abbreviation? Ever here a guy from Florida say "Yep, heading back to FLA today" Or how bout, its an AK thing for all you Arkansas people. Just another freaky thing about Pennsylvania.
Posted by: tedd at May 31, 2004 9:58 PMah tedd AK is ALASKA AS is ARKANSAS thats what u get when u goto college in Ohio!!!
Posted by: D niemi at June 1, 2004 1:56 AMAK is Alaska but Arkansas is AR. AS is American Somoa.
Posted by: Matt Niemi at June 1, 2004 8:24 AMduh alcohol was dulling my senses AS? what was I smokin?
Posted by: D Niemi at June 1, 2004 9:08 AMTHERE IS NO WAY ON THIS SAD WEBSITE TO EDIT YOUR POST AND I REALIZED IT RIGHT AFTER I POSTED. THANKS FOR THE CORRECTIONS THOUGH. I FIGURED RATHER THAN POST A RETRACTION I WOULD JUST TAKE THE MISTAKE LIKE A MAN. BUT DON'T YOU AGREE MATT, I NEVER HEARD YOU SAY "HEADING BACK TO MD" HA HA
Posted by: TEDD at June 1, 2004 4:56 PMI knew a guy from American Samoa who used to say, "i'm heading back to AS," all the time. Also, he was really fat.
Posted by: BA at June 2, 2004 9:42 AMWhere are the dogs?????? We want to see the dogs!
Jody's friends at school
Posted by: Darlene Hartman at June 2, 2004 3:00 PMWhen my husband asked for a soda in Erie, they gave him ice cream and asked what kind of pop he wanted in his soda!!!! He's from Philly--I'm from Erie--he says soda--I say pop--my son says Mountain Dew or whatever it is he wants.
Posted by: Darlene Hartman at June 2, 2004 3:02 PM