Where I’m from, it’s not soda, it’s pop. And though the Associate Press Style Guide has yet to confirm this for me definitively, I maintain that ”sodi pop” is also acceptable.
Also, a lollipop doesn’t exist, It’s a sucker. But my wife found out the hard way that when you ask a kid “do you want a sucker?” on the East Coast you’re bound to get nasty, pregnant stares from everyone, followed by the Fox 5 Problem Solvers who show up at your door to escort you back to the land of Dairy Queen, Iowa.
So, please, someone tell me what in sam scratch this muttering, slobbering King from “The Magic Sucker…I mean, Lollipop Adventure” is blathering about, and why the guy voicing him decides—even though he clearly starts laughing off at :20 when the ridiculousness of what he’s saying really sinks in—to keep this take. Because I have no idea what a lollipop is, or why the word bears repeating 80 times in 50 seconds, or why the “Water purified by the giant lollipop” is better. One thing is certain: this was written by balls high writers, intended for a balls high audience.
It’s a good thing THIS is the King’s not-so-terrifying enemy, or a military coup/lollipop disembowelment would be imminent for this tum-tum pounding candy-ass.
At least you’re not from the south and call every carbonated drink a “Coke” despite the fact that it might be some other brand.
Here in Michigan we split the difference. Some of us say “soda” and some of us say “pop” and some of us say “soda pop”. Many of us just refer to the beverage by its specific name, so instead of asking for a pop, we ask for a cola, or a root beer, or a creme soda.
When it comes to “lollipop” and “sucker”, we use both here, too. The difference being the shape of the thing. A “sucker” is a spherical or cylindrical hard candy on a stick, a “lollipop” is one of those flat, round, disc-shaped hard candies on stick that is usually much bigger than a sucker.
And because this is a cartoon blog, I have to say that that cartoon is getting more and more frightening as you show clips of it… I can’t believe they got VO actors to say those lines! It’s like the entire production was done on a dare.
Comment by ZeroCorpse — February 10, 2009 @ 11:47 am
I’ve been having this conversation way too often this year.
http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county.html
One thing all Americans can agree on is anyone who calls soda pop “lemonade” needs to be burned from the Earth. We can’t allow that. Not even Sprite.
Comment by Brendan McGinley — February 10, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
That map is incredible! Coke marketing for the win!
Comment by Ward — February 11, 2009 @ 9:03 pm
In the Detroit area, “pop” is quite dominant as a word for soft drinks. You get the rare “soda” drinker, but they might have sneaked in from the east. We call liquor stores “party stores,” which is where we all need to go after repeat viewings of the “Lollipop Adventure.”
Comment by Delia Jean Streefkerk — June 12, 2010 @ 10:42 am