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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Soft drinks? #82579 10/02/02 04:45 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... I've also always wondered about the term "soft drinks." A misnomer if I ever heard one...I know it was probably coined in comparison to alcoholic beverages, but...what's so "soft" about caffeine and cocaine (which was an ingredient in the original coke and other early soda pops...thus the "pop!" I guess)? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Soda Pop and More Sparteye 10/02/02 04:16 PM Re: Soft drinks? WhitmanO'Neill 10/02/02 04:45 PM Re: Soda Pop and More of troy 10/02/02 04:45 PM Re: Soda Pop and More Wordwind 10/02/02 05:13 PM Re: Soda Pop and More Bean 10/02/02 05:15 PM Re: Soda Pop and More consuelo 10/10/02 10:08 PM Re: Soda Pop and More Jackie 10/02/02 05:37 PM Re: Soda Pop and More AnnaStrophic 10/02/02 06:04 PM Re: Soda Pop and More bonzaialsatian 10/02/02 06:42 PM Re: Profile jmh 10/03/02 08:38 AM Re: Profile Jackie 10/03/02 11:27 AM Re: Profile jmh 10/03/02 09:52 PM Snap FishonaBike 10/09/02 09:35 AM Re: Snap AnnaStrophic 10/09/02 12:41 PM Re: Soda Pop and More FishonaBike 10/03/02 08:58 AM Re: Soda Pop and More Wordwind 10/03/02 11:30 AM Re: Soda Pop and More RhubarbCommando 10/03/02 02:30 PM elementary, my dear wofahulicodoc 10/03/02 03:35 PM Re: phosphates Faldage 10/03/02 03:44 PM Re: elementary, my dear of troy 10/03/02 03:50 PM Re: elementary, my dear wofahulicodoc 10/03/02 09:18 PM Soda Pop and More: an Oz perspective doc_comfort 10/04/02 12:38 AM Re: Soda Pop and More: an Oz perspective Jackie 10/04/02 01:01 PM Re: Soda Pop and More: an Oz perspective of troy 10/04/02 03:09 PM Re: Lemonade, Orangina jmh 10/05/02 10:09 PM Re: Soda Pop and More tsuwm 10/02/02 06:46 PM Re: Soda Pop and More Faldage 10/02/02 07:02 PM Re: Soda Pop and More Jackie 10/03/02 01:36 AM Re: Soda Pop and More modestgoddess 10/03/02 02:29 AM Re: Soda Pop and More milum 10/06/02 04:36 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 3,752 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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