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**baseballboy828** · 12-24-2006

I agree. Cherry Coke=Ugh

MarkFleser · 12-24-2006

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Originally Posted by nicks

not that I miss it - but does anyone remember OK Soda? it was bizarre - sort of like all the sodas mixed together. not surprising it didn't last.

It's called suicide, go to a restaurant and put a little bit from every drink they have in the machine. Haven't had one of those in a really long, long time and don't plan to have one anytime soon.

**weldon** · 12-24-2006

When I was growing up in California, Safeway carried a store brand version of grapefruit soda that I really liked. Kinda like Squirt, but much better. I've never seen it again.

Equin · 12-24-2006

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Originally Posted by Galley

Pepsi Blue was the greatest beverage ever created!

Never seen it, however, they used to sell Crystal Pepsi here like 15+ years ago.

I wish they sold Red Bull here.

Shawn Grimes · 12-24-2006

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Originally Posted by baseballboy828

I agree. Cherry Coke=Ugh

I loooooooove Cherry Coke! I can't go one week without it. I like Cherry Pepsi as well

Jugger Grimrodd · 12-24-2006

Fanta! I think it is still available in Europe - I have never seen it here.

**weldon** · 12-25-2006

OK. I'm going to go in a different direction here with drinks that I wished I could've had when I was in Russia.

Fanta! When I lived in Russia, the only recognizable soft drinks that were readily available were Pepsi and Fanta. I always kind of found it funny to pronounce Fanta so it rhymed with father rather than Santa.

The building I lived in had a little store in the bottom (typical Moscow mega-apartment buildling) and it rarely had anything in those days just after the breakup of the USSR. Whenever there was a line there, you would go get in it first and then ask what was in the store second. One day they got a bunch of cases of Fanta. I bought 2 or 3 cases I think and the Russians looked at me like I was nuts because it was considered a little expensive and a treat to get one bottle. The exchange rate was shooting up to like 400:1 or something (it started at 30:1 when I got there and was over 2000:1 by the time I left 2 years later).

philbowell · 12-25-2006

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Originally Posted by Jugger Grimrodd

Fanta! I think it is still available in Europe - I have never seen it here.

Yep we still have it over here in the UK. In various different flavours now as well, not jsut orange, we have lemon, fruit twist, blackcurrent and apple I think. The orange is still the best, althought the lemon is nice, it's kinda like traditional lemonade!

**nicks** · 12-26-2006

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Originally Posted by MarkFleser

It's called suicide, go to a restaurant and put a little bit from every drink they have in the machine. Haven't had one of those in a really long, long time and don't plan to have one anytime soon.

Yeah - just didn't know if the 'suicide' moniker was one that others would know.

**weldon** · 12-26-2006

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Originally Posted by nicks

Yeah - just didn't know if the 'suicide' moniker was one that others would know.

I can testify that it was in wide use in Northern California in the 70's and 80's.

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weldon TAB Author Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 152	When I was growing up in California, Safeway carried a store brand version of grapefruit soda that I really liked. Kinda like Squirt, but much better. I've never seen it again.

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Jugger Grimrodd Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 291	Fanta! I think it is still available in Europe - I have never seen it here.

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weldon TAB Author Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 152	OK. I'm going to go in a different direction here with drinks that I wished I could've had when I was in Russia. Fanta! When I lived in Russia, the only recognizable soft drinks that were readily available were Pepsi and Fanta. I always kind of found it funny to pronounce Fanta so it rhymed with father rather than Santa. The building I lived in had a little store in the bottom (typical Moscow mega-apartment buildling) and it rarely had anything in those days just after the breakup of the USSR. Whenever there was a line there, you would go get in it first and then ask what was in the store second. One day they got a bunch of cases of Fanta. I bought 2 or 3 cases I think and the Russians looked at me like I was nuts because it was considered a little expensive and a treat to get one bottle. The exchange rate was shooting up to like 400:1 or something (it started at 30:1 when I got there and was over 2000:1 by the time I left 2 years later).

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