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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:16:33 -0400, wrote:
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>>On Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:24:19 +1000, Bruce >
>>wrote:
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>>>On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 19:50:26 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>>>> "Cheri" wrote in message news >>>>>
>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> "Bruce" wrote in message
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>>>>>> On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 23:00:12 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:nfl0mc1hoe4muglq3odggff88r4n93f69s@4ax .com...
>>>>>>>> On Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:13:40 -0500, "cshenk" >
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Cheri wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>>>>>>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> > I bet I come home to 1/2 bottle of rum, a few cans of pepsi,
>>>>>>>>>> > and
>>>>>>>>>> > him
>>>>>>>>>> > asking me if there's more watermelon pickles!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I sympathize with him. I hope he does well, no fun for sure. When
>>>>>>>>>> dh
>>>>>>>>>> had his wisdon teeth pulled, lots of milkshakes, and like your
>>>>>>>>>> Don, a
>>>>>>>>>> few good belts of whiskey instead of rum though, refused pain
>>>>>>>>>> pills.
>>>>>>>>>> As far as lifestyles go, I really could not be more happy when
>>>>>>>>>> others
>>>>>>>>>> are happy with their choices when it comes to loving someone.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheri
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>He's feeling a little better but I got him more Pepsi on the way
>>>>>>>>>home
>>>>>>>>>(he has plenty of rum).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Maybe he should just stick with the rum. Pepsi's not keto at all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Diet Pepsi never bothered me at all with low carb, but then I don't
>>>>>>>drink
>>>>>>>many sodas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Me neither, I drink bubbly water instead.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ==
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Same here)
>>>>>
>>>>> I drink plain ice water all day long.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>> ==
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been meaning to ask you ... you said you drink iced water with
>>>>> mint?
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you use fresh mint? How much to you use? Do you chop it?
>>>>
>>>>I have Rubbermaid Chug bottles. I just throw some mint leaves in there,
>>>>then
>>>>some ice, then more mint. I suppose I could bruise the leaves for more
>>>>flavor but I just give it a shake and that seems to be enough. Then I
>>>>fill
>>>>with water.
>>>>
>>>>I also drink tea, seltzer, G2, diet soda and various other kinds of
>>>>water.
>>>
>>>If soda = soda water = bubbly water, then what do they leave out to
>>>make it diet soda?
>>
>>Obviously they omit the sugar and replace it with an artificial
>>sweetener... zero calories = diet soda.
>
> I thought soda water was bubbly water, but if it's a soft drink, then
> yes.

That would be soda water. Some here say soda pop. Some say soda. Some say
pop. In some areas it is purported that they say tonic to mean the same
thing but I lived in that area and never heard it said. And in some parts of
the South I have heard that they say Coke to mean any kind of soda.