Triviality

richlevy · 03-01-2009, 02:07 PM

The Internet is a great tool for information. It is so great in fact, that it has lowered the bar for posting information to the point where any bit of information can be published.

This thread is dedicated to honoring those intellectual quests where the time spent in quantifying, organizing, and publishing the data far exceeds the value of the data.

I nominate http://popvssoda.com:2998/ as the first, and possibly best, example.

limey · 03-01-2009, 02:52 PM

In Scotland they use the word "ginger" for any fizzy beverage.

bluecuracao · 03-01-2009, 03:01 PM

How would you order a ginger ale or ginger beer then??? This is a critical matter for me.

DanaC · 03-01-2009, 03:52 PM

I did not know that Limey.

In the '70s and 80s we used to call water 'corporation pop'.

limey · 03-04-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

How would you order a ginger ale or ginger beer then??? This is a critical matter for me.

"Ginger" is fizzy drink (non-specific); Ginger Ale and Ginger Beer are just that ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

I did not know that Limey.

In the '70s and 80s we used to call water 'corporation pop'.

No - it may be dying out. "Juice" is another one, also meaning any non-alcoholic cold beverage. I had a couple of guys round to fit loft insulation and when I offered them mugs of tea, they say "Naw, hen, we've got wur cans o'jus in the van".

xoxoxoBruce · 03-04-2009, 05:21 PM

Are you assuming their "juice" is non-alcoholic?

regular.joe · 03-01-2009, 04:25 PM

Hmm, I soda pop, both words used together is not on the survey. I say it's invalid.

capnhowdy · 03-01-2009, 08:12 PM

Coke has so many varieties now, They couuld ask "What kind of coke would you like?"
'Drink' was not a category. I'm lost.

Tulip · 03-04-2009, 01:51 PM

Do people even use the word soda pop anymore?

SteveDallas · 03-04-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

This thread is dedicated to honoring those intellectual quests where the time spent in quantifying, organizing, and publishing the data far exceeds the value of the data.

I think there's a generic category here for Wikis devoted to particular popular shows, such as Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, etc.

However some sort of recognition needs to go to the one for Star Wars just on the basis of its name: Wookiepedia.

03-01-2009, 02:07 PM	#1
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03-01-2009, 02:52 PM	#2
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03-01-2009, 04:25 PM	#7
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03-01-2009, 08:12 PM	#8
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Coke has so many varieties now, They couuld ask "What kind of coke would you like?" 'Drink' was not a category. I'm lost. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

03-01-2009, 03:01 PM	#3
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	How would you order a ginger ale or ginger beer then??? This is a critical matter for me.

03-01-2009, 03:52 PM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I did not know that Limey. In the '70s and 80s we used to call water 'corporation pop'.

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Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Do people even use the word soda pop anymore?

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