Talk about Southern Coke

[W1GUH]

I remember hearing, someplace, sometime, of a place in Europe, I believe, where the machine just dispensed soda, no cup, bottle, or can. There was a "community" glass by it and the customers would actually use it for a drink, then wash it out and leave it for the next customer. Sounds unbelievable. Wish could remember where and when.

And drinks on ice? IMHO...the best bars have the beers on ice. Phooey on the refridgerators that NEVER get 'em cold enough. Ah.....a bottle of beer out of the ice chest on a hot, hot, HOT afternoon. Doesn't even matter what kind of beer or how old....beer on ice on a hot day is heaven!

Pull tabs: The easiest way to dispose of the detatcheable ones was to just drop 'em in the can. But there was a side effect -- I've heard "urban myth?" that people sometime swallowed 'em. OUCH!!!

[kf0rt]

Pull tabs: The easiest way to dispose of the detatcheable ones was to just drop 'em in the can. But there was a side effect -- I've heard "urban myth?" that people sometime swallowed 'em. OUCH!!!

You would drop the pull tab in the can after the mice peed on it??

[KA5PIU]

I remember hearing, someplace, sometime, of a place in Europe, I believe, where the machine just dispensed soda, no cup, bottle, or can. There was a "community" glass by it and the customers would actually use it for a drink, then wash it out and leave it for the next customer. Sounds unbelievable. Wish could remember where and when.

Hello.

Soviet Union!
Very common in East Germany and Russia.
http://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/items/show/318

[W1GUH]

Thanks! Yea, you jogged my memory about it being an eastern block thing.

[n2ize]

Yeah, I'm fascinated by the place. Any country that could come up with Iron Chef and wax nostalgic over the taste of fish innards is a country to be reckoned with.

last place I would ever want to visit.

[kf0rt]

The Japanese culture is "strict." I'd be real afraid of offending everyone I met.

[W4GPL]

Any time you see a 2 liter Coke bottle with a yellow top, it's made with real sugar, not HFCS. But as already stated, just about any Hispanic shop/section has the real stuff..

[KG4CGC]

Any time you see a 2 liter Coke bottle with a yellow top, it's made with real sugar, .

If I'm not mistaken, that would the Kosher Coke that is available seasonally. Year round in some areas.

[ki4itv]

The Kosher Coke must be the first weeks run of product after machine cleaning and de-bugging by extermination.
How else could a cola be not kosher? I can't know at the moment.

[kf0rt]

Wouldn't Kosher just mean "Rabbi approved" in this case?