November 19, 2012
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Homework Assignment 11/5
Class, I read your last assignment and overall I was pleased. Most of you are putting in great effort with these assignments and it makes me feel pretty good. Keep up all the good work. Your grade is an A.
Now for your next assignment:
A.
Which do you prefer? Why?B.
C.
Make sure you answer two questions clearly and concisely. Answering all three questions gets you extra credit.
Now get to work.
A. I like both equally although sometimes Coke burns my throat when I drink it but when I drink the throwback Pepsi it goes down smooth. I also think Coke works best for mixed drinks so I may have to give the edge to coke based on booze.
B. Teal Applesauce
C. I think I would change my name back to what my parents originally named me. It was a European version of my current name, Matthew. I couldn't pronounce it when I was young so they changed it to Matthew but I always said Matt. My parents said they had something like Penelope or Debbie picked out if I were a girl. I don't think I'd like either of those names for myself.
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A. Coca-Cola because it's king down here, and plus they have the freestyle machines.
C. Rob of the Sky
Coke is clearly superior. I remember reading on the internet somewhere that in blind taste tests pepsi tends to win because its higher sugar content makes it more appealing when taking only a sip of each, but when people are allowed the whole soda coke wins as that much sugar becomes too much. I don't know how scientific this is, though.
black... popcorn? bleh, that just sounds gross.
I don't know what my parents would have called me if I was a boy because according to my mother, my dad was 100% sure throughout the entire pregnancy that I was going to be a girl, and for some reason felt the need to name me after a crappy Fleetwood Mac song. I've never really cared for my name, tbh. Sara is so plain and boring. I wish they'd named me something more sophisticated like Sofia or Alexandra. Le sigh.
A) Refined sugar (sucrose) is a toxic substance that never occurs in nature. Dextrose monohydrate, or high-fructose corn syrup, used in Coke and Pepsi, is even worse, because it is highly addictive and entirely responsible for the decline of America. Thank you.
B) Black high-fructose corn syrup. Playing nightly, happy hour Fridays.
C) High-fructose corn syrup. Why? Because I am entirely responsible for the decline of America. Thank you.
1 Pepsi because I took a blind taste test years ago and it was yummier.
2 Black Coffee
A. I almost never drink soda. But, if I had to pick, it would be Pepsi, because it's sweeter. But Coke mixes better with alcoholic drinks. Go figure.
B. Plaid Cereal!!! LOL.
C. Back in my 20's, I thought of changing my name to Damon. I'm not so sure right now that I'd change it. // I have two sisters, named Linette and Yazmín. Hmmmm...I don't know that I'd like to be named either if I was a girl. I'd prefer something like Elizabeth, or Annabelle.
A.Pepsi because my aunt works for pepsi.
I prefer pepsi throwback!
B. Black cocoa puffs
(Don't judge me!)
C.If I could change my name I'd keep it the same. My last name did change when I was thirteen when my step father adopted me. So I pretty much already choose my name.
If I were born a girl I would have likely been named Alexandra.
I was named Alexander so the difference would be minimal for me.
My mother already jokes that I'm named after the main character in flashdance.
-Alexander the Zounderkite
A. Pepsi, because it tastes better. But I had some Coke that didn't have any high fructose corn syrup (I think it was made in Mexico, they said, and it came in a glass bottle!) at my parents' the other day and that was the best. But between normal Coke and Pepsi, I choose Pepsi.
B. Blue turkey sandwich!
C. If I change my name, it will be to add "Danger" as a middle name. I used to say danger was my middle name, so it became a running joke and people referred to me as though my middle name was actually Danger. My parents say that if I had been a boy they were going to name me "Quinton," although "Harley" was also a possibility because then I would be "Harley, David's son." (Get it? Read it out loud.) I would've probably been okay with either of those names. I guess.
A. Coke... i just don't like the taste of Pepsi compared to Coke... if Coke isn't an option, i'll drink Pepsi if i have to.
B. Blue Coffee ...
C. Vanessa or Victoria or something with a V... if i was a boy, i'm pretty sure my name would have been my dad's name, Kenneth... which is actually my little brother's name... so, see, that's how i know.
A. Either one. I don't understand why people make such a big deal about this whole argument. It is just soda. Whatever one tastes better to you, is all that matters.
B. It would be: Blue M&M's. lol
C. I wouldn't change my name, but I wanted to when I was younger because in every class there'd always be another Amber and it was annoying when the teacher called our name and we'd both answer. I don't know what my Mom would have called me. She didn't really think about a name until I was born...I think. Guess I should ask.
A) Pepsi. It goes better with Blue Doritos and you can get it with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.
B) Navy water
C) I would consider going by my middle name I guess, it's a pretty nifty name and I actually did go by it for my english class because the teacher liked it. Had I been born male, my name would've been Chad I think. Or Brad. Horrible really. I'd probably liked it had I been born with that name. But most of the Brad/Chad's I know are genuinely pompous a-holes.
A. Hands down Coke! I used to be a big Pepsi drinker but then my ex turned me on to coke, and for some reason I prefer it, more of a cola taste and not as sweet
B. Plaid Water? Sounds kind of weird if you ask me for a band name...lol
C. I don't think I would ever change my name being that my mom had a dream and was told I was to be named Katherine. But if I was a boy I probably would have wanted to be named either after my father or grandfather, my dad is Simone, and my grandfather is Antonio.
a. coke is it. yummy. especially diet lime. but regular coke is sent down my angels to make me deliciously hyperactive
b. gray muffin.
c. i'd best keep my name the same. i don't know for sure about boy's name, but i suspect harry. no. but i don't wanna have any boy's name. (although my name, spelled differently, is occasionally a male name)
Coke. If they don't have it, Dr. Pepper.
Blue Bread. Hmm, sounds moldy
When I was a kid, I wanted to change my name because it made me feel odd. There weren't many Dians around. But if I could choose: Auggie
I never spoke to my parents about other names.
Coca-Cola - in most preparation (hopefully not H) of cola, Coke is it. however, when one has throwack pepsi wherein there isn't the citiric acid note - its main water sugar flavor and phosphoric acid, it is difficult by recipe to tell you why I still like coke more.
black pants, blackbread tunaflesh. this can mean I'm black tuna dark sarnie, obsidian sandwich, athracitic breakfast *a challenging name to howl drunk, admittedly* black brunch, inky and drinky *stretching ink/dark, drink ocean fish.
* dark sarnie is my pick. pessimistic snack poetry 
A. Coke. Pepsi tastes funny to me.
B. Striped steak soup? lol.
A) Pepsi.
B) Black Tea. That would be more evil if it wasn't an actual drink.
C) Everyone calls me whatever they want to anyway, so I'd just change my name to something that cannot be said, like ?, for example.
A.) Coca Cola because it comes in larger varieties (coke light lemon is the best)
B.) I'm not wearing pants. Naked water? Invisible water?
C.) I like the name Felicia, because it means the lucky/happy one. I think I'd change it to Mirella though. That's the other name my mother had in mind, and I often wondered what it would be like to be a Mirella. If I was a boy my name would be Mirko or Aljosha or Aaron. I think these names are alright, I like Aaron best.
coke
IBC Root Beer
I'm not wearing any pants and the lemon pie gang. (We play jazz fusion punk western)
I would change my name from John P Lenhard to Jon Plentyhard and become a porn star.
I think my parents would have named me Julia, because that is what they named my younger sister. Sure, I wouldn't mind that. It was my grandmother's name.
A. Coca-cola. For some reason, Pepsi has a very strange taste, and I can't put my finger on what it could be. Ideally, I love me some Diet Coke.
B. Black Coffee - oooooo, sounds awesome.
C. I love my name, but if I HAD to change it then I would want something equally Slovak/Serbian-sounding. Not sure what, but that's what I'd want. My parents have told me that if I was a boy, my name would have been Adam. To me, it's a boring name; I would have preferred Stephen, Luke, Milan, or something Slovak/Serbian. ... I swear, my husband-if-I-somehow-marry better love Eastern European names or we're going to have massive problems.
A. I don't drink soda so I don't care.
B. brown ham. BO-ring.
C. I'm not crazy about my name but I don't know what to change it to so oh well. If I'd been a boy I would have been Steven because for some reason my mom liked that name and so my younger brother got it. I've never known a smart person named Steven so I am glad I didn't get that name.
1. Coke it's the real thing, that's why
2. Tan Yoo-Hoo
3. God maybe i'd get a little respect around here Gloria No! I'm an Edwina
1. Cola-cola. Cause red is my favorite color.
2. Cream guava.
1) Don't drink soda. It is terrible for your teeth
2)Haha. Gray Earl Grey. True story!
3) I would change my name to Falcor. Or maybe Snarf.
@Rob_of_the_Sky - I love the freestyle machines, I forgot about them because I don't have any near me.
@carolinavenger - that's interesting, I do like the sweeter taste to Pepsi though.
Better that you got named after that song than something like Rhianon.
@we_deny_everything - but but but it's so TASTY
I see a theme to your answers much like I just realized I have blood on my hands.
@AncoraImparo - Black Coffee...do you play in coffee shops?
@In_Reason_I_Trust - hahaha...those were my reasons.
With "Plaid" in a band's name they have to have bagpipes no matter what the style.
@FoliageDecay - so much pop burns my throat when I drink it but Throwback Pepsi is so smooth. I student taught near a Pepsi plant and they would give the school free pop for the cafeteria (this was a private school and surprisingly the kids didn't just drink pop). Anyway they also gave experimental flavors. That semester I taught I had so many different kids of Mountain Dew and Slice. Dr. Slice was so much better than Dr. Pepper.
@randaness - YES! Glass bottle Coke from Mexico! They sell it at the grocery store in my town. I get a bottle every once in a while. There is a huge difference.
A guy who goes to my church became an uncle this summer. His sister had a baby boy and they did give him the middle name Danger. So he can literally say his middle name is Danger.
That's great about Harley David's son. I wanted to do something like that but I'd have to wait for grandchildren. There is a girl in my church whose name is Harlee Dee named after the motorcycle.
@Peridot21 - I think having to settle for Pepsi sounds like a first world problem
Names beginning with a V sound so powerful. I had a student who had a middle name that began with a V and he decided to go by that name instead of his first name because it evoked that power.
@BookographyReviews - oh man, when I was in college people didn't fight over coke or pepsi, they fought over what it's called: soda or pop. I tend to fall into the pop category.
There were 5 Matts in my high school class of 70 students. That was very confusing. Finally the teachers ended up using nicknames or surnames.
@Thatslifekid - I love the throwback Pepsi although my grocery store sells Mexican Coke. It's made in Mexico and contains cane sugar.
You know something, your Brad/Chad analysis is true for me as well.
@wyckdstorm - I like the sweetness of Pepsi but fountain coke is pretty good and sweet.
If you have "plaid" in your band name then there has to be bagpipes in your band.
@promisesunshine - I love the Coke freestyle Raspberry Coke and Orange Coke but I haven't seen Lime Coke in stores around here in ages.
Yes, I forgot about people stealing names like in the Seinfeld episode where George says he wants to name a child Seven after Mickey Mantle.
@whyzat - Oh man, Dr. Pepper. I actually am amazed how their diet offerings taste so much like the real stuff. I really enjoyed the Berries and Cream variety. I kept a case in my car because I didn't want it in my house because I'd drink it all at once.
Oh god...mold...I accidentally ate some tonight. I didn't realize Parmesan cheese could mold.
@starmanjones - I don't know, Pepsi is good because it's sweeter but then Coke mixes so good with whiskey so it's a toss up.
@anonymiaous - Striped Steak Soup...sounds like a good underground thrash metal band.
@emily_shannon - Pepsi needs to get on the freestyle machines
You'd be like Prince when he changed his name but then you run the risk of everyone calling you Symbol.
@under_the_carpet - I wonder if you have Coke Freestyle machines over there. The closest one to me is like 40 miles away but it's almost worth it to drive just because of all the varieties. Raspberry Coke is pretty good but I prefer Orange Coke.
Naked Water is pretty awesome for a band name
@dmcx2010 - thanks
@Aloysius_son - That's a pretty good one but I prefer 1919 Root Beer.
If I was in porn my name would be Rammington Steel
@Marica0701 - I remember a teacher showing Coke's effect on meat. He had a bell jar and he put some in the center of a steak and it ate a hole through it but the Pepsi did nothing.
I'd like to go back to a more European name.
@leaflesstree - well that's very noble of you. I try to quit but I usually drink one or two a week.
Brown ham sounds like something you want to throw out because you left in the fridge too long after Christmas dinner.
@MelFamy - I sense that Coke is quite popular down there. My family in TX say you can only find Pepsi in stores.
Gloria...were your parents names Archibald and Edith?
@RestlessButterfly - That's a good reason and that is a cool band name.
@amateurprose - I think everything is bad for your teeth these days. We should just go amish and get them all pulled.
Gray Earl Grey would be a pretty good name for a band actually.
SNARF!
@Peridot21 - CHEERWINE... oh wait - cheerwine... i brought like 4 cases back this summer... fo schnizzle... liquid love...
gogb... i put both our names in for a meet up with shimmer and theo... i figured why not with the way the bears just played... i don't expect to hear back...
if i could change my name - ell-vus all the way baby...
blue frosted mini wheats with vanilla silk...
1. Neither! Not a softdrink fan.
2. Grey Water hahah ew
3. I'm a triplet so because I have brothers I suppose my name would have been theirs if I was a boy...Stuart or Alex. I like Stuart the most. But I love my name glad I was the girl !
@godfatherofgreenbay - We have a few more in our area. The first one I ever saw was at that same Popeyes that had the "wash hands" sign in the bathroom (though I don't recall seeing that sign when I went there before).
A. Coke in the bottle. It tickles my nose and isn't as sweet as Pepsi.
B. Blue Beer. (The Canucks love us!)
C. Alice (She has all the fun.) Were I a boy, my parents were going to name me Errol. I love this name. I could've gone to school in tights and said, "Welcome to Sherwood!"
@we_deny_everything - Thanks for explaining that neither Coke nor Pepsi are "food". In a blind taste test, I suspect antifreeze would beat both, be just as nutritious, and be more expedient in ruining your health.
As for being "entirely" responsible for the decline in America, you have many comrades in arms, some who are gleefully aware and some who are blissfully ignorant.
Question three: You failed to tell us the color of your pants in your answer. Was that to leave all of us fantasizing or because you couldn't top the Godfather's "teal"?
Question two: Lacking H2O
Question three: Shewhomustbe Obeyed or if a boy, Hewhomustbe Obeyed.
@judyrutrider - I am not wearing pants. Does that help?
@xplorrn - Ooo Cheerwine... i like Cheerwine but idk if they sell it by me *sigh*
i like my stripper name better: Fifi 5th Avenue
such a nice ring to it!
(first pet+street you grew up on)
A
Coca Cola: nicer bottles... Perhaps a somewhat better taste
B
Black Spaghetti
Coke because it goes better with popcorn. Also because who's ever heard of Rum and Pepsi.
Midnight Blue Fish Sticks.
I would have changed my name to Eneffel because I would have followed my name to a different career path....the NFL. A girl's name? Sam, short for Samantha but I would have used Sam. Long story behind that.