[NTHockey]

Back then, my dad drove a Pepsi truck. Naturally, we were a Pepsi family. The rivalry was intense, right down to how many aisles you got on the supermarket shelves. Pepsi, in the 10 oz. bottle and Coke in the 6 1/2 oz. both cost a nickel. The 16 oz. Pepsi sold for a dime.

Summers during high school, I worked with my dad, hauling those heavy wooden crates and metal cartons for 12 hours a day, got me in shape.

My problem with the analogy is, unlike Coke and Pepsi, what we are seeing isthe suicide of the Whigs rather than a well-thought out plan. Sure, New Coke failed, but there waws a busines decision involved. With the Whigs, it’s “Can’t we all just get along”.

[New Jersey Realist]

You are correct. Getting along is not what makes this country great. We have a two party system for a reason. If we all agree like the pubbies want to do now it just turns off the conservatives which is the real heart of the GOP - OR at least it used to be that way.

But just like the best bad decision Coke ever made eventually brought Coke to #1 again could happen to the GOP. We just have to get rid of people like Rove, Coulter and the rest of the middle of the roaders! When people finally realise that even government cannot spend more than it takes in we’ll begin to see a turnaround. Even the dumbest person I know knows that you can’t kill the golden goose and expect success in the future. This is the message the GOP has to say every minute of every day. Until then I will stay home on election day like millions of us did a few weeks ago.

[Ole Okie]

Pepsi, in the 10 oz. bottle and Coke in the 6 1/2 oz. both cost a nickel.

The original Pepsi singing jingle said, and I quote "Pepsi Cola hits the spot. Twelve full ounces, that's a lot. Twice as much and for a nickle too. You know Pepsi is the drink for you."

Back in the depression days, getting twice as much cola for a nickle was really something. I loved the jingle. Didn't care much for the cola so our family stuck with Coke (or Co-Cola as these Georgians pronounce it).

I'm simply questioning the 10 oz bottle you mentioned when the original jingle said 12 oz.

[calex59]

I remember this: Pepsi Cola hits the spot, 12 full ounces that's a lot, get more value for a nickel too, Pepsi cola is the one for you.

Back in the 50s and 60s, Pepsi in CA was a bigger seller than Coke, not because it was free but simply because people liked the way it tastes.