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Author: Isabelle CecchiniIsabelle Cecchini Date: Aug 19, 2008 11:32
Fredric Brown, in /The Fabulous Clipjoint/, written in 1947, mentions
"white sodas". In fact, the two heroes in that story usually drink quite
a lot of beer and whiskey or rye, but on that occasion, they are
drinking "white sodas", whose big advantage, according to one of the
characters, is that "you can't make a Mickey with plain white soda so it
wouldn't taste".
I know what a Mickey is --well, in theory, at least-- but I'm a bit
hazier about "white sodas".
A Google search has taught me that there is a "White Soda" drink, which
is carbonated milk, but that seems a fairly recent invention.
The other possibility would be that it's something like 7-up or Sprite,
but which would have been served under a generic name.
Is my reading right?
--
Isabelle Cecchini
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Author: Jim KaratassosJim Karatassos Date: Aug 19, 2008 13:02
On Aug 19, 5:32 am, Isabelle Cecchini
wrote:
> Fredric Brown, in /The Fabulous Clipjoint/, written in 1947, mentions
> "white sodas". In fact, the two heroes in that story usually drink quite
> a lot of beer and whiskey or rye, but on that occasion, they are
> drinking "white sodas", whose big advantage, according to one of the
> characters, is that "you can't make a Mickey with plain white soda so it
> wouldn't taste".
>
> I know what a Mickey is --well, in theory, at least-- but I'm a bit
> hazier about "white sodas".
>
> A Google search has taught me that there is a "White Soda" drink, which
> is carbonated milk, but that seems a fairly recent invention.
>
> The other possibility would be that it's something like 7-up or Sprite,
> but which would have been served under a generic name.
>
> Is my reading right?
> ...
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Author: Isabelle CecchiniIsabelle Cecchini Date: Aug 19, 2008 14:22
Jim Karatassos a écrit :
> On Aug 19, 5:32 am, Isabelle Cecchini
> wrote:
>> Fredric Brown, in /The Fabulous Clipjoint/, written in 1947, mentions
>> "white sodas". In fact, the two heroes in that story usually drink quite
>> a lot of beer and whiskey or rye, but on that occasion, they are
>> drinking "white sodas", whose big advantage, according to one of the
>> characters, is that "you can't make a Mickey with plain white soda so it
>> wouldn't taste".
>>
>> I know what a Mickey is --well, in theory, at least-- but I'm a bit
>> hazier about "white sodas".
>>
>> A Google search has taught me that there is a "White Soda" drink, which
>> is carbonated milk, but that seems a fairly recent invention.
>>
>> The other possibility would be that it's something like 7-up or Sprite,
>> but which would have been served under a generic name.
>>
>> Is my reading right? ...
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Author: James SilvertonJames Silverton Date: Aug 19, 2008 15:52
Isabelle wrote on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:22:04 +0200:
> Jim Karatassos a écrit :
> Thanks. What I don't get in your answer is "They're making a
> joke". Are you implying that "white sodas" is a jocular
> expression, and not a then- run-of-the-mill designation for a
> carbonated sweet drink?
I wonder does "hard lemonade" count as a "white soda". It is essentially
flavored beer. Despite the fact that is sold in smaller than normal
bottles, it is quite good on a hot day.
--
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
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Author: Donna RichouxDonna Richoux Date: Aug 19, 2008 16:43
Isabelle Cecchini wrote:
> Jim Karatassos a écrit :
>> On Aug 19, 5:32 am, Isabelle Cecchini
>> wrote:
>>> Fredric Brown, in /The Fabulous Clipjoint/, written in 1947, mentions
>>> "white...
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Author: Don PhillipsonDon Phillipson Date: Aug 19, 2008 16:45
> Fredric Brown, in /The Fabulous Clipjoint/, written in 1947, mentions
> "white sodas". In fact, the two heroes in that story usually drink quite
> a lot of beer and whiskey or rye, but on that occasion, they are
> drinking "white sodas", whose big advantage, according to one of the
> characters, is that "you can't make a Mickey with plain white soda so it
> wouldn't taste".
>
> I know what a Mickey is --well, in theory, at least-- but I'm a bit
> hazier about "white sodas".
American soda = Canadian pop = British "soft drinks" = fizzy
flavoured water (cf. US soda fountain = bar serving non-alcoholic
drinks, often mixed with ice cream.) The famous US brands of
soda in the 1940s Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Dr Pepper etc. Ginger
beer and Seven-Up were also popular, both clear (i.e. might reveal
a drug if surreptitiously added to the drink)
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Author: tony coopertony cooper Date: Aug 19, 2008 20:07
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:45:44 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:
>> Fredric Brown, in /The Fabulous Clipjoint/, written in 1947, mentions
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Author: R H DraneyR H Draney Date: Aug 19, 2008 20:27
tony cooper filted:
>
>On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:45:44 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
> wrote:
>>
>>American soda = Canadian pop = British "soft drinks" = fizzy
>>flavoured water (cf. US soda fountain = bar serving non-alcoholic
>>drinks, often mixed with ice cream.) The famous US brands of
>>soda in the 1940s Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Dr Pepper etc. Ginger
>>beer and Seven-Up were also popular, both clear (i.e. might reveal
>>a drug if surreptitiously added to the drink)
>
>What? No RC? Royal Crown Cola has been around since 1905. What
>about Nehi? Orange or grape since 1924.
Don't you wanna, wanna Fanta?...
Someone help me here...I could swear I remember the Fanta girls in the early
1970s, but they turned up again a few years ago and everyone is acting like
they're an innovation....
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Author: Rambler IIIRambler III Date: Aug 19, 2008 20:28
"tony cooper" earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:vm2ma4dd27m3vqdf4odgb07ubbc2rrfbo7@4ax.com...
[snip]
> What? No RC? Royal Crown Cola has been around since 1905. What
> about Nehi? Orange or grape since 1924.
Wasted band width. If you have nothing to say, why don't you say it
someplace else?
Why No Dr Pepper, 7-up, Orange Crush, Hires Root Beer, or Canada Dry
Ginger Ale?
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Author: Default UserDefault User Date: Aug 19, 2008 20:51
Isabelle Cecchini wrote:
> Fredric Brown, in /The Fabulous Clipjoint/, written in 1947, mentions
> "white sodas".
> The other possibility would be that it's something like 7-up or
> Sprite, but which would have been served under a generic name.
This is the way I've always heard the term used. It's generally in the
context of cures for a stomachache. When I was a kid, white soda and
crackers were supposed to make sick children feel better.
Brian
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If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell ( http://catandgirl.com)
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