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  • N NormDroid

    Even better solution Drink Beer :beer:

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    Nish Nishant
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    norm .net wrote:

    Even better solution Drink Beer

    Or the best solution - restrict yourself to Martinis.

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    • R ricecake

      I've heard that they actually use slightly different recipes for different markets.

      -- Marcus Kwok

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      NormDroid
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      ricecake wrote:

      I've heard that they actually use slightly different recipes for different markets.

      True European Diet Coke is labelled 'Coke Light' and it's pretty damn sweet, I prefer UK version of 'Diet Code' certainly not as sweet as the eurpean counterpart.

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      • N Nish Nishant

        It's really odd, but Coke tasted better in Toronto than here (even though Atlanta is the home of Coca cola). Maybe the water used, and the sugar types mixed in makes a difference. As a compulsive Coke drinker, this has been worrying me these last few days. I just hope that my body's taste appreciative mechanisms will bio-adjust to the new Coke flavor - if not I am wondering if I should order Canadian Coke in mass every month.

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        Bassam Abdul Baki
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        In addition to all those replies, is it possible that what you ate here left an aftertaste that affected the Coke taste? Nice state Atlanta. Went there on business once, and loved the accent. Was horrified to learn it is Coke country and they did not offer Pepsi. :(


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        • N Nish Nishant

          K(arl) wrote:

          Beware diabetes[^]...

          Sugar and fat doesn't seem to have as bad an impact on me (for some strange reason) as they normally do on people. I drink lots of Coke, eat junk food, and unfortunately, I don't seem to gain a lot of weight :sigh: I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

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          RaviBee
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          Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

          Sugar and fat doesn't seem to have as bad an impact on me

          Lucky devil! Wait until you turn into an old fart like me. Then you'll be able to gain weight by just thinking about food. :) /ravi

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          • N NormDroid

            Solution drink Diet Coke!

            We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs

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            Nish Nishant
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            norm .net wrote:

            Solution drink Diet Coke!

            X|

            Regards, Nish


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            • N Nish Nishant

              It's really odd, but Coke tasted better in Toronto than here (even though Atlanta is the home of Coca cola). Maybe the water used, and the sugar types mixed in makes a difference. As a compulsive Coke drinker, this has been worrying me these last few days. I just hope that my body's taste appreciative mechanisms will bio-adjust to the new Coke flavor - if not I am wondering if I should order Canadian Coke in mass every month.

              Regards, Nish


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              Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)

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              RaviBee
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              Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

              Coke tasted better in Toronto than here

              IIRC, Coke slightly varies their formula (primarily the sugar content) to suit the taste of the country where it's sold. I found Coke and Pepsi tasted much sweeter in India than in the US. I stopped drinking the stuff about 10 years ago when I learned it was really good at getting rid of oil stains from garage floors. :) /ravi

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              • B benjymous

                It's more than that - some products that are common between nations have totally different recipes Mars Bars are an obvious one - the British Mars bar is utterly different from the American one Visible Mars Bar Project[^] (The Science[^] page shows the differences)

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                David Wulff
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                Now look what you've made me go and do[^] I haven't eaten one of those in years. ;P


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                • N Nish Nishant

                  K(arl) wrote:

                  Beware diabetes[^]...

                  Sugar and fat doesn't seem to have as bad an impact on me (for some strange reason) as they normally do on people. I drink lots of Coke, eat junk food, and unfortunately, I don't seem to gain a lot of weight :sigh: I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

                  Regards, Nish


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                  Roger Wright
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                  Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                  I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

                  Don't waste your time trying to eat your way there, Nish. I've been eating unhealthy foods for lots longer than you and it hasn't helped. But thanks to karate and a gym I'm finally sneaking up on 70kg - 64 now, up from 56 a couple of years ago.:-D Try getting a little exercise, instead of absorbing calories!;P

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                  • N Nish Nishant

                    K(arl) wrote:

                    Beware diabetes[^]...

                    Sugar and fat doesn't seem to have as bad an impact on me (for some strange reason) as they normally do on people. I drink lots of Coke, eat junk food, and unfortunately, I don't seem to gain a lot of weight :sigh: I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

                    Regards, Nish


                    Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                    Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                    I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

                    You can borrow some of mine. Heck, you can keep it:-D

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                    • N Nish Nishant

                      K(arl) wrote:

                      Beware diabetes[^]...

                      Sugar and fat doesn't seem to have as bad an impact on me (for some strange reason) as they normally do on people. I drink lots of Coke, eat junk food, and unfortunately, I don't seem to gain a lot of weight :sigh: I am still trying to hit the 70 Kg mark (one of my life-goals).

                      Regards, Nish


                      Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                      Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)

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                      hairy_hats
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                      Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                      Sugar and fat doesn't seem to have as bad an impact on me

                      Wait till you hit 30, Nish, and you suddenly won't be able to see your feet... ;-)

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                        norm .net wrote:

                        Solution drink Diet Coke!

                        X|

                        Regards, Nish


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                        peterchen
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                        Did you try Coke Zero? It's like Diet Coke without the soap.


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                        • D David Wulff

                          Now look what you've made me go and do[^] I haven't eaten one of those in years. ;P


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                          benjymous
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                          :laugh: I take it you've never tried an American one? The totl people really didn't like it. I didn't think it was that bad, just utterly unlike any Mars bar I'd ever tasted before

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                          • B benjymous

                            :laugh: I take it you've never tried an American one? The totl people really didn't like it. I didn't think it was that bad, just utterly unlike any Mars bar I'd ever tasted before

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                            David Wulff
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                            I don't really like almonds that much, so I doubt I would like the American Mars bar. I haven't had the opportunity to try one though.


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                            • N NormDroid

                              Solution drink Diet Coke!

                              We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs

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                              oozer
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                              norm .net wrote:

                              Solution drink Diet Coke!

                              Yup, that tastes bad *everywhere*

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                              • J J Dunlap

                                You must have an ectomorph body build like me. I'm 6' and only 125-130 lbs (about 57-59 kg). I can eat all kinds of stuff without gaining weight. But my body tells me it doesn't like that anyway, so I generally eat healthy.

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                                Blake Miller
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                                I used to be that way until I got influenze - after the 'flu' was different. Damn viruses :mad:

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                                  norm .net wrote:

                                  Solution drink Diet Coke!

                                  Yup, that tastes bad *everywhere*

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                                  Blake Miller
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                                  The new one with the twist of lime tastes a lot better.

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                                  • D David Crow

                                    Is it consistent, or could you have just gotten an "old" can or bottle? I'm a Dr. Pepper fan and it happens on occassion. Nothing worse than looking forward to a cold soda, only to have it ruined by a bottle that wasn't sealed! In any case, you could fire off an e-mail to CC. I've done this several times in the past and they do respond.


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                                    Blake Miller
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                                    I had a REALLY bad can of Dr. Pepper once, it was from a vending machine but had expired by about 3 months. I called the coca-cola company about it with the product code. They really took that seriously. There must be some agreement that stock is rotated frequently and old product is not supposedly available.

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                                    • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                                      Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                      Coke tasted better in Toronto than here

                                      IIRC, Coke slightly varies their formula (primarily the sugar content) to suit the taste of the country where it's sold. I found Coke and Pepsi tasted much sweeter in India than in the US. I stopped drinking the stuff about 10 years ago when I learned it was really good at getting rid of oil stains from garage floors. :) /ravi

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                                      Blake Miller
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                                      I have not had oil stains on one of my stools in years either, for that matter, now that you mention it :|

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                                      • B Blake Miller

                                        I had a REALLY bad can of Dr. Pepper once, it was from a vending machine but had expired by about 3 months. I called the coca-cola company about it with the product code. They really took that seriously. There must be some agreement that stock is rotated frequently and old product is not supposedly available.

                                        Any sufficiently gross incompetence is nearly indistinguishable from malice.

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                                        David Crow
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                                        Blake Miller wrote:

                                        I called the coca-cola company about it with the product code. They really took that seriously.

                                        I'm constantly getting coupons this way. I bought a bag of donuts once that said 6 servings of 4, or 24 donuts. A few days later when I tallied up how many I ate, it was only 19. I wrote them about it and received two coupons in the mail for free products. A few months later I did the same exact thing (two more coupons), only the number in the bag increased to 19. Their QA was definitely improving!


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                                        • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                                          Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                          Coke tasted better in Toronto than here

                                          IIRC, Coke slightly varies their formula (primarily the sugar content) to suit the taste of the country where it's sold. I found Coke and Pepsi tasted much sweeter in India than in the US. I stopped drinking the stuff about 10 years ago when I learned it was really good at getting rid of oil stains from garage floors. :) /ravi

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                                          David Crow
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                                          Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                                          I stopped drinking the stuff about 10 years ago when I learned it was really good at getting rid of oil stains from garage floors.

                                          Are you refering to the carbonic or phosphoric acid? :rolleyes:


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