> > As a consiensious objector in the cola war (I
> like root beer) I still feel driven to tell
> everyone that today, (according to the radio)
> marks the birthday of Coke-a-Cole. the first
batch
> was brewed in someguys back yard in Atlanta.
Just
> thought it was interesting.
> >
> > Speed'stillthough,Barq'shasBite'ball
>
> Another legend is about the naming of Dr.
Pepper.
> I read somewhere that a grocery clerk at a
mom&pop
> joint. He liked the bosses daughter, and when
his
> boss, Dr. Pepper, found out, he fired the kid.
He
> still loved the girl and when he came up with
the
> formula for his soft drink he named it after Dr
P
> in the hopes that he would lighten up and let
the
> two get married. The legend goes that Dr.
Pepper
> was dead at the time, though.
>
> And by the way, PEPSI IS BETTER THAN ALL, except
> for Fruitopia. I mean, who can't like the name?
>
> Finchplucker
>

Oh, and the red dot on a 7up can comes from the
eye of the inventor, who was an albino.