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Dennis R. Preston preston at MSU.EDU
Tue Oct 19 23:58:14 UTC 2004


Not at all. Wisconsin, 1963, Scotch and Soda got me Scotch and 7-up.

dInIs



>At 01:45 PM 10/19/04, you wrote:
>
>>In a Kroger's in Ann Arbor, MI, I asked a clerk where the "cold soda"
>>was. Looking a little confused, he led me to the Arm & Hammer. After a
>>brief discussion, the clerk understood, saying, "Oh. You mean "cold
>>*pop*!"
>>
>>-Wilson Gray
>
>Has anyone else ever ordered a Scotch and soda, only to be served Scotch
>and coke instead? Bartender, in this case, is from Ohio. I guessed
>Michigan. Or just suffering from a lack of clue?
>
>-jk


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Dennis R. Preston
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Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
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