• @[email protected]
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    1523 months ago

    I had a gf who didn’t believe that one could tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, so we bought both brands so I could do the Pepsi Challenge. I took a sip of one of the cups and called her out for mixing them. She was shocked. I proved that they were distinguishable. Her jaw hit the floor. This was around 2000.

    • jawa21
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      793 months ago

      I don’t understand someone having such a blown out pallet that they can’t tell the difference. They are markedly different.

      • NielsBohron
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        3 months ago

        blown out pallet palate

        FTFY. A pallet is a small bed or an object used for carrying things, a palate is part of the mouth or one’s ability to taste things. Pretty pedantic, I know, but I have this compulsion to correct misused homophones, so… Sorry? You’re welcome? Either way, have a great day!

          • NielsBohron
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            43 months ago

            That’s just the synesthesia talking.

            … But you’re not wrong

        • @[email protected]
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          93 months ago

          Don’t apologize for being who you are, if only because the apology was more annoying than the patronizing correction.

          • NielsBohron
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            103 months ago

            It’s always worthwhile to be self-aware and to be conscious of the parts of your personality that others might be annoyed by or take offense to. I’m not going to change that part of my personality just to please others, but I don’t think it’s annoying to acknowledge that others might not appreciate that part of who I am.

            But hey, you do you. If being your authentic self means not caring about how your words affect the feelings of others, then that’s just who you are, I guess.

            • @captainlezbian
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              53 months ago

              I for one appreciated both aspects of your comment. It’s good to understand both yourself and others and to seek to find a balance between genuine self expression and consideration. Also it’s good info that many lack

          • NielsBohron
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            33 months ago

            In all honesty, I think it’s likely a simple mistake.

            The object that artists use to hold their paints is actually a third homophone, spelled palette.

            It could be that the word choice was intentional and is referencing the character’s bed, but I find it more likely that it was simply lost in translation from the original Japanese

        • jawa21
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          13 months ago

          It wasn’t a misunderstood homophone, but an autocorrected one which I didn’t feel was important enough to correct.

      • Captain Aggravated
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        63 months ago

        From a soda fountain I can’t tell the difference because they always get mixed wrong anyway. Out of a can yeah they’re different.

    • @tfw_no_toiletpaper
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      They probably use different mixtures in the US, but here in Germany I think everyone can taste the difference. Pepsi is way sweeter and imo tastes more artificially (compared to coke).

      • @EnderMB
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        53 months ago

        In some European countries, Pepsi actually reduced the sugar amount and replaced with artificial sweeteners.

    • @MeatsOfRage
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      203 months ago

      I did the Pepsi challenge when they were setup at a booth in Vancouver. Ended up picking Coke

    • @MisterFrog
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      123 months ago

      I would say they only become distinguishable if you actually like cola, and drink I enough to be able to distinguis. Like all things taste, if you aren’t exposed to it often, you can’t tell the difference.

      I’d bet you GF just rarely drank either coke or Pepsi.

      • @[email protected]
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        63 months ago

        As someone who rarely drinks Coke and even less often Pepsi (quite uncommon in my country) I still can easily distinguish them. I possibly wouldn’t be able to tell if one is Pepsi or some other brand but I’m sure I can tell it’s not Coke.

        • @MisterFrog
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          Well, you must have a great palette haha.

          If you randomly give me one of the two: no idea.

          Back to back, sure I could tell, else, it’s cola.

          • @SkyezOpen
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            43 months ago

            “Dicks and vaginas are like coke and Pepsi: I strongly prefer one, but my dad thinks they taste the same.”

    • Altima NEO
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      123 months ago

      Yeah, I mean it’s the kind of thing most people don’t really think about till your really try them side by side at least once. For me, Coke seems to have a bit of a cinnamon or similar spice flavor going on while Pepsi lacks that spice hit and tastes a lot sweeter.

    • @nexguy
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      93 months ago

      Pepsi tastes like artificially sweetened flat coke.

      • @shneancy
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        43 months ago

        Pepsi max on the other hand testes like a mix of various household chemicals with sugar and a little vomit

        i don’t have the slightest clue why people enjoy that “flavour”

          • @shneancy
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            13 months ago

            i don’t think pointing out how it only has purely artificial sweeteners makes it better in any way

      • @[email protected]
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        33 months ago

        This is the best description I’ve ever seen and I’m going to remember it for future use. Damn fine description.

    • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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      53 months ago

      I can’t tell the difference between Pepsi and store-brand cola, but I can definitely tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke.