'fountain drink with mixed flavors'

[Chris Blankenship]

I know that growing up in the 80s, we called it a Suicide.

On 3/21/07, Paul Johnson <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com> wrote:
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> In the forties in Chicago, we called it a Zombie. And since we had a lot
> more soda fountains then, all other names must be derivative.
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