slang "Soda"

[A. Maberry]

Maybe equals "Hey, Pop!" (at the risk of starting the soda vs.pop
discussion again).

Allen
maberry at u.washington.edu

On Fri, 14 May 1999, Gerald Cohen wrote:

>    The other day I saw a humorous TV ad on CNBC--I believe it was for
> E-Trade.  A supreme (but hilarious) office nerd  has been asked by his boss
> (Mr. Bigg) to help him with his online trading, and the boss is delighted
> with the help he is getting from the young nerd.
>
>     The nerd responds in kind, and at one point gets carried a bit away and
> addresses his boss as "Soda."  If I heard it right, he said: "Hey, Soda!
> Oops, sorry Mr. Bigg."
>
>    Did I hear this right?  Did the nerd really address his boss as "Soda"?
> If so, where does this Soda as a term of address come from?
>
> ----Gerald Cohen
>
>
>
> gcohen at umr.edu
>