hoffman@hdsvx1.UUCP (09/05/86)
[Net.games.trivia readers may skip to the last paragraph.] Ihor Slabicky writes: > Hey now, wait a minute! I thought that old Coke = Coke Classic. > Now you are saying that they are NOT THE SAME!?!? WTFIGO? Coke spokespeople stated at the time of the New Coke debacle that the formula for Coke has changed *hundreds* of times since the "original," starting with the omission of cocaine (I understand that they still use "spent" coca leaves, and that the disposal of the cocaine resulting from the removal effort poses a considerable problem -- anyone have more info?), and that there had been several formula changes in the years prior to New Coke. Other people have pointed out that the taste of Coke varies considerable from bottler to bottler, as anyone who has ever had Coke in Europe or Mexico can tell you. New Coke was a formula that was aimed at capturing a different market. When it failed so spectacularly, they reverted to another formula that was more similar to "old" Coke, but probably retained some of the properties of New Coke in terms of being cheaper to make and not quite so sweet. But who knows? Who cares? IT'S JUST A SOFT DRINK, RIGHT? I gave up on Coke when they bought Taylor Wines, announcing their intention to control the entire beverage market. People with such grand ambitions are not very likely to pay attention to the integrity of a single product. On a slightly different subject -- I recently saw one of those old-timey Coke advertisements that they've been putting on mirrors lately, and on it was a picture of a demure young Gibson Girl who had just had a dainty sip of Coke and was sitting there with a spaced out, cocaine rush kind of look on her face. On the table is a scrap of paper with the words "Good to the Last Drop." I remember this as the old Maxwell House slogan. [In _Never_Give_a_Sucker_an_Even_break_, W.C. Fields, falling from an airplane, wishes for a "Maxwell parachute," because it's good to the last drop.] Was this ever officially the Coke slogan? When did Maxwell start using it? -- Richard Hoffman | "Oh life is a wonderful cycle of song, Schlumberger Well Services | A medley of extemporanea. hoffman%hdsvx1@slb-doll.csnet | And Love is a thing that can never go wrong PO Box 2175, Houston, TX 77252 | ... And I am Marie of Roumania." --D. PARKER
daver@sci.UUCP (09/08/86)
I've noticed that Classic Coke now uses high fructose corn sweeteners. As far as i remember, old Coke used sugar. The new old coke seems to taste more of corn syrup than the old old coke. There was an article in Science News a month or so ago describing some rather interesting experiments using high-fructose corn sweeteners. Seems they were feeding pigs this junk to see how good for pigs it was. They had to call off the experiment prematurely, as all the test group developed heart problems. Now, pigs are used in these experiments because a pig's digestive system is remarkably close to a humans. Anyway, has any pop manufacturer stopped using high-fructose corn sweeteners as a result of this experiment? david rickel cae780!weitek!sci!daver
gilmore@trwrb.UUCP (Larry A. Gilmore) (09/11/86)
At least in the late 40s, the only use I had ever heard of
"good to the last drop" was indeed the Maxwell House coffee
commercials.marty@ism780c.UUCP (Marty Smith) (09/12/86)
In article <222@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP (Dave Rickel) writes: >Anyway, has any pop manufacturer stopped using high-fructose corn sweeteners >as a result of this experiment? > I think corn is sweet enough as it is, and I believe the use of corn sweeteners is nothing but a diversion. Marty Smith
eric@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Eric Fielding) (09/15/86)
In article <222@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP writes: >I've noticed that Classic Coke now uses high fructose corn sweeteners. >As far as i remember, old Coke used sugar. The new old coke seems to >taste more of corn syrup than the old old coke. >... >Anyway, has any pop manufacturer stopped using high-fructose corn sweeteners >as a result of this experiment? > >david rickel There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that they only use real sugar, not corn-sweeteners. I think that it is only distributed in upstate NY so far. I don't like any colas, so I have not tried it. --Eric Fielding ARPA Internet: eric@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
mrios@ihlpg.UUCP (Michael Rios) (09/18/86)
> In article <222@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP writes: > >[comments on corn sweeteners in Coke and its ilk] > There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", > whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that > they only use real sugar. I think that it is only > distributed in upstate NY so far.... Jolt Cola is being sold here in Chicago through Walgreens (not sure of the store, but it sure is here). Everything that they say about it is true: a six pack of Jolt will keep you going far into the night on whatever you may be doing. Just great for those long hack projects where things have to get done soon.
feb@cblpe.UUCP (Franco Barber) (09/18/86)
In article <1019@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> eric@batcomputer.UUCP (Eric Fielding) writes: >There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", >whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that >they only use real sugar, not corn-sweeteners. I think that it is only >distributed in upstate NY so far. I don't like any colas, so I have not >tried it. > > --Eric Fielding >ARPA Internet: > > eric@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu 'Jolt' has made it to Ohio now. It is on sale in Columbus, at least. I haven't tried it yet either. The morning DJ's on a local radio station (WLVQ) were talking up quite a storm about it this morning(Sept. 18), mostly making jokes about how alert and hyperactive it made them, but I never did figure out how much of their banter was show business and what they honestly thought about Jolt. Franco Barber Columbus, Ohio ...!cbosgd \ ...!mork \ ...!cblpe!feb / ...!cbux[a-d]
pdobeda@watnot.UUCP (Paul D. Obeda) (09/18/86)
In article <1019@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> eric@batcomputer.UUCP (Eric Fielding) writes: >In article <222@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP (david rickel) writes: >>I've noticed that Classic Coke now uses high fructose corn sweeteners. >>... > >There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", >whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that >they only use real sugar, not corn-sweeteners. I think that it is only >distributed in upstate NY so far. I don't like any colas, so I have not >tried it. > I heard a rumour (Canadian spelling) that Jolt is available way up here in Canada. But then, I also heard a rumour that Coke is*it. Paul Obeda
daveb@eneevax.UUCP (David Bengtson) (09/22/86)
In article <2489@ihlpg.UUCP> mrios@ihlpg.UUCP (Michael Rios) writes: >> In article <222@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP writes: >> >[comments on corn sweeteners in Coke and its ilk] >> There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", >> whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that >> they only use real sugar. I think that it is only >> distributed in upstate NY so far.... > >Jolt Cola is being sold here in Chicago through Walgreens (not sure >of the store, but it sure is here). Everything that they say about >it is true: a six pack of Jolt will keep you going far into the night >on whatever you may be doing. Just great for those long hack projects >where things have to get done soon. come on guys, get real. Everybody knows the only way to pull a good all-nighter is to have a good strong pot of black coffee, esp. after it has been sitting for severral hours. Gives you a real incentive to finish so you can go home to brush your teeth -- ====================================================================== David Bengtson ..And all this science I don't Laboratory for Plasma Fusion understand/It's just my job University of Maryland five days a week.... College Park Md 20742 .....wherever!seismo!umcp-cs!eneevax!daveb ======================================================================
nazgul@apollo.uucp (Kee Hinckley) (09/22/86)
In article <1019@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> eric@batcomputer.UUCP (Eric Fielding) writes: > In article <222@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP writes: > >I've noticed that Classic Coke now uses high fructose corn sweeteners. > >As far as i remember, old Coke used sugar. The new old coke seems to > >taste more of corn syrup than the old old coke. Originally Coke used sugar, but over the past 10 years or so they've phased in fructose whenever it was cheaper (which also meant that it differed from plant to plant). In fact when Classic was first reborn the sugar manufacturers took out a full page NYT article lambasting Coke for not really using the original formula. But they hadn't been using it for a while and nothing every came of it. -kee -- ...{mit-eddie,yale,uw-beaver,decvax!wanginst}!apollo!nazgul Apollo Computer, Chelmsford MA. (617) 256-6600 x7587 or 499B Boston Rd, Groton MA. (617) 448-2863 I'm not sure which upsets me more; that people are so unwilling to accept responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate everyone else's.
hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) (09/22/86)
In article <188@eneevax.UUCP> daveb@eneevax.UUCP (David Bengtson) writes: >In article <2489@ihlpg.UUCP> mrios@ihlpg.UUCP (Michael Rios) writes: >> >>Jolt Cola is being sold here in Chicago through Walgreens (not sure >>of the store, but it sure is here). Everything that they say about >>it is true: a six pack of Jolt will keep you going far into the night >>on whatever you may be doing. Just great for those long hack projects >>where things have to get done soon. > > come on guys, get real. Everybody knows the only way to pull a >good all-nighter is to have a good strong pot of black coffee, esp. >after it has been sitting for severral hours. Gives you a real >incentive to finish so you can go home to brush your teeth >-- >David Bengtson ..And all this science I don't No way. I've tried just about every coffee on the face of this earth (including munching on the grinds at the bottom of my cappucino) and while, yes, there is a lot of caffeine in coffee, no, it just doesn't hit you the same way as Old Coke did. Besides, my toothbrush is sitting next to my coffee cup anyway. Gotta try some Jolt next weekend. Where around RPI can you buy the stuff? -dave -- David Hsu (301) 454-1433 || -8798 || -8715 "I know no-thing!" -eneevax Communications & Signal Processing Laboratory / EE Systems Staff Systems Research Center, Bldg 093 / Engineering Computer Facility The University of Maryland -~- College Park, MD 20742 ARPA: hsu@eneevax.umd.edu UUCP: [seismo,allegra,rlgvax]!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu "I am NOT a dweeb..."
evan@pedsgo.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (09/22/86)
In article <1019@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> eric@batcomputer.UUCP (Eric Fielding) writes: >There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", >whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that >they only use real sugar, not corn-sweeteners. I think that it is only >distributed in upstate NY so far. I don't like any colas, so I have not >tried it. > > --Eric Fielding I saw 2 liter bottles of Jolt in my local supermarket last week. Was in a hurry, and didn't buy it, tho. Besides, living alone, what am I going to do with a 2 liter bottle of caffeine?? -- NAME: Evan L. Marcus UUCP: ...{pesnta|prcrs|princeton|topaz|hjuxa|vax135}!petsd!pedsgo!evan USnail: CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (a Perkin-Elmer Company) M/S 308, 106 Apple St., Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 MA BELL:(201) 758-7357 QUOTE: "Use more honey; find out what she knows." -- John Whorfen
evan@pedsgo.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (09/23/86)
In article <1019@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> eric@batcomputer.UUCP (Eric Fielding) writes: >There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", >whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that >they only use real sugar, not corn-sweeteners. I think that it is only >distributed in upstate NY so far. I don't like any colas, so I have not >tried it. > > --Eric Fielding I saw 2 liter bottles of Jolt in my local supermarket last week. Was in a hurry, and didn't buy it, tho. Besides, living alone, what am I going to do with a 2 liter bottle of caffeine?? (I bought it at the Shop-Rite in W. Long Branch, on Route 36, for all you Monmouth County, NJers who care. Sorry to the rest.) -- NAME: Evan L. Marcus UUCP: ...{pesnta|prcrs|princeton|topaz|hjuxa|vax135}!petsd!pedsgo!evan USnail: CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (a Perkin-Elmer Company) M/S 308, 106 Apple St., Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 MA BELL:(201) 758-7357 QUOTE: "Use more honey; find out what she knows." -- John Whorfen
sbanner1@uvicctr.UUCP (S. John Banner) (09/25/86)
In article <12008@watnot.UUCP> pdobeda@watnot.UUCP (Paul D. Obeda) writes: >In article <1019@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> eric@batcomputer.UUCP (Eric Fielding) writes: >> >>There is a new cola drink made by a company in Roch., NY, called "Jolt", >>whose ads say "all the sugar and twice the caffeine". They boast that >>they only use real sugar, not corn-sweeteners. I think that it is only >>distributed in upstate NY so far. I don't like any colas, so I have not >>tried it. >> > >I heard a rumour (Canadian spelling) that Jolt is available way up here >in Canada. But then, I also heard a rumour that Coke is*it. > >Paul Obeda Not a rumour, I had my first can yesterday, and Not only is it all they say, but it doesn't even taste as bad as most Colas (must be all that sugar). S. John Banner UUCP: ...!uw-beaver!uvicctr!sbanner1 BITNET: ccsjb@uvvm EAN: sbanner1@uvunix.uvic.cdn