In a message dated 12/9/2010 11:21:10 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes:
I have also noticed that no one every mentioned having a "coke" at any time in Mayberry. They used root beer a lot but that is a generic term for a soft drink. Actually I think they usually said "pop" which struck me as being "un-Southern." The joke here in the South is that everything carbonated is "Coke," even Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, Sprite/7Up, Orange Crush and water with Alka Seltzer tablets dissolving. (BTW some of Mayberry's fictional soft drink brands appeared to be plays on "Orange Crush.") But look closely and every once in awhile a brand name will slip through. One obvious one that comes to mind is TWA as the Taylors are flying to Hollywood; another (during that same trip) is a wide shot of the Sunset Strip in which you can see a Chevron sign. In the color years, a very close look at the window of the filling station shows a display of Citgo oil cans (Citgo had just come into business, evolving from Cities Service). And of course the much-talked about Coors Beer truck (which wasn't supposed to be that far east). Dixon _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
