Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Follies of the Madmen #535
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 14, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Advertising, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1910s
The replica Roman coin that fooled a museum
Nov 1971: Nine-year-old Fiona Gordon realized that the supposedly ancient Roman coin on display at the South Shields Museum was actually a promotional replica given away by a soft drinks company, Robinsons.
Newport News Daily Press - Nov 3, 1971
I'm pretty sure that the coin below is similar (if not identical) to the one that was on display at the museum. In 1971, Robinsons sent these coins to anyone who mailed in enough bottle caps. (Source: CoinCommunity.com)
Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 22, 2022 -
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Category: Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux, Money, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1970s, Ancient Times
Follies of the Madmen #526
Are these supposed to be 18-year-old coeds at university? If so, why do they look 45?From the SATURDAY EVENING POST for 1/14/1961.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 17, 2022 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Stereotypes and Cliches, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s, Women
The Cola Queens
So far as I can tell, these beauty queens hailed from a single year's contest in British Guiana.Read about it here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 29, 2021 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1950s, South America
Follies of the Madmen #513
What size of empty container was used to make that ice cylinder for the Pepsi bottle, and what size freezer could accommodate it? Only commercial units. How many hours would you have to prolong your sipping, to justify the creation of that ridiculous amount of ice for cooling one bottle of Pepsi? And was this gal the only one at the bonfire to receive such a treat? So many questions...
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 15, 2021 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s
Wakarusa Dime Store Sodas
The Wakarusa Dime Store in Indiana sells some weird stuff, most notably a variety of strange sodas. Unfortunately, you have to pick up in person.More flavors than these at the site.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 16, 2020 -
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Category: Regionalism, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Follies of the Madmen #476
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Posted By: Paul - Sun May 10, 2020 -
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Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Business, Advertising, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s, Gender-bending
Coca-Cola Naughty Nun Belt Buckle
The Coca-Cola Company released this bronze, cigar-cutting belt buckle as a promotional item for the 1915 Trans-Pan Exposition in San Francisco. This was evidently before the company had begun cultivating its wholesome image.There must have been quite a few of these buckles created, because you can find a number of them for sale on auction sites (such as here, here, and here). They range in price from $48 to $125.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 14, 2020 -
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Category: Kitsch and Collectibles, Nuns, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1910s
Nancy Sinatra for RC Cola
Nancy tries to escape the all-white dystopia of George Lucas's THX 1138.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 13, 2019 -
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Category: Architecture, Business, Advertising, Surrealism, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s
Using Coca-Cola to dissolve phytobezoars
Coca-Cola isn’t just for drinking. It also has a medical use: to dissolve gastric phytobezoars (masses of indigestible material in the gastrointestinal system). Doctors administer the Coca-Cola via a tube threaded through the nose down into the intestines. As noted in a 2015 article in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, "An administration of Coca-Cola® is believed to be the primary choice for phytobezoar treatment because it is safe, inexpensive, and effective."The same article further explains:
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 26, 2019 -
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Category: Medicine, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages
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