What is Dr. Pepper?

[Jude]

Is it a cola? Or a hybrid of cola and root beer? or what??

[DL]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2001 00:43:02 GMT, "Jude" <jhc86SP...@att.net>
wrote:

>Is it a cola? Or a hybrid of cola and root beer? or what??
>

Carbonated Prune Juice (or so I was told as a kid).

[recsec]

"Jude" <jhc86SP...@att.net> wrote in message
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>
> Is it a cola? Or a hybrid of cola and root beer? or what??

It's a coke. Otherwise known as liquid gold. It was invented in a drugstore
in Waco in 1888.
Billy

[David Ballarotto]

Back in the mid-80s, I read about how Dr. Pepper got its name in a book
called "Why Did They Name it _____________" which explains how many items
got their name.
As I recall (and give my memory some leeway because we're talking at least
15 years since I've last read this), Dr. Pepper was named after a man
bearing that name. It was concocted at a pharmacy with a blend of flavors.
Dr. Pepper didn't like cola or root beer and he wanted a phosphate with a
different taste. It was recommended that you drink it to get a boost when
you were feeling sluggish, at 10:00, 2:00 and 4:00, which appeared on their
bottles for years. (Sort of an alternative to a coffee break.)
For what it's worth, another good book about the history of a certain soft
drink is "For God, Country, and Coca-Cola" which came out ten years ago and
details the history of that soft drink and many others. Seems Coke, for
example, was quite scandalous and there was even a film where a woman pushed
a little kid away and stole his Coke-sounding product because she was so
addicted to it.

[Pamela Beasley]

As one who lives just up the road from Waco, the way I heard the story
was that a local soda jerk created the drink and named it Dr. Pepper
after his girl friend's father -- to help make an impression! Truth or
Fiction? Who knows.

Pam

[Dixon Hayes]

David, I used to have that very book ("Why Did They Name It?"). It was
fascinating. Some of the stories, it turns out, aren't true (like the one
about the pharmacist who named his drink Dr Pepper to impress a doctor whose
daughter he loved) but it's a great read nonetheless.

Dixon
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[The Wanderer]

What is Dr. Pepper?!
Why WE're a Pepper!
Oh I'm a Pepper, He's a Pepper, She's a Pepper, We're a Pepper: Wouldn't ya
like to be a Pepper too?

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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[Paul]

For starters, it's not Dr. Pepper. It's Dr Pepper. No period after "Dr" --
really.

Paul

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[The Wanderer]

Sorry Paul, and thanks for catching my faux pas.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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[Jude]

Paul <paulmuelleratmindspringdawtcom> wrote in message
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> For starters, it's not Dr. Pepper. It's Dr Pepper. No period after "Dr" --
> really.
>
> Paul
>

Thanks, Mrs. Tiller! I so enjoy getting corrected on my grammar...... :)))

[Heather]

Why not grab a bottle and taste it--it's too hard to describe its flavor.
It has a cherry kinda edge to it. I think. lol--I know I like it--now I
have a hankering for one!

--
I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is
arrested development.~~Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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[Crazy Fingers]

Open a warm can of Dr Pepper and smell it. Now open a bottle of almond
extract a smell that.

Do the same thing with warm Mr. Pibb and vanilla extract.

Hmmm....
CF/DP

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[The Wanderer]

I always felt that it tastes like Cherry Coke but with a softer edge on the
coke.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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[Heather]

I wonder if that's to prevent being sued by a "real" Dr. Pepper? Especially
since it was supposed to give one vitality by drinking it. Gee...it's
carbonated snake oil! That's what it is!

--
I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is
arrested development.~~Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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[Heather]

"DL" <number1tigerfa...@my-deja.com> wrote > >Carbonated Prune
>Juice

A double barrel! Better stay off the roller coaster after guzzling down one
of those puppies! =====8-O

[Kelly]

"Jude" wrote

>
> Is it a cola? Or a hybrid of cola and root beer? or what??
>
>

What is Dr Pepper? Hmmm
- It is tied for my favorite soda with Ginger Ale. 7UP was in first place
but these days I can't drink it with out vodka in it.

- It was what kept me going the winter of 2000 when I was in Minneapolis. On
some days I had to be at work at 7am (before dawn), a breakfast of Dr Pepper
and brown sugar Pop Tarts gave me the push I needed. I am not a coffee
drinker.

- It is what I make sure I have on hand when Buddy comes over.

Kelly

--
"If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for
revealing them to the trees".
Kahlil Gibran

[Sunshine State]

Dr Pepper is my favorite soda . . . I'd say it's closest to cherry in flavor.
That was one thing I liked about visiting Texas--everywhere I went, they
served Dr Pepper!

[The Wanderer]

Gee, you really have to keep up with me?

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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[Heather]

"The Wanderer" <rosieon...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> I always felt that it >tastes like Cherry >Coke but with a softer >edge on
the
> coke.

Like Crazy Fingers, said, there's some almond flavor there, too. I don't
know what Mr. Pibb is?? Another soda probably, but I have never seen it.

[Kelly]

Sunshine State wrote

> Dr Pepper is my favorite soda . . . I'd say it's closest to cherry in
flavor.
> That was one thing I liked about visiting Texas--everywhere I went, they
> served Dr Pepper!
>

I found it like that anywhere I was out west last summer. I thought I died
and went to Dr Pepper heaven!

Kelly

[Kelly]

Heather wrote

> Like Crazy Fingers, said, there's some almond flavor there, too. I don't
> know what Mr. Pibb is?? Another soda probably, but I have never seen it.
>

It is a poor man's Dr Pepper

Kelly

[Jude]

Heather <Groov...@FFT.net> wrote in message
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> Why not grab a bottle and taste it--it's too hard to describe its flavor.
> It has a cherry kinda edge to it. I think. lol--I know I like it--now I
> have a hankering for one!
>

I have had many Dr Peppers in my day.......I just wanted to know what the
soda flavor was classified as, that's all.
I drink Diet Dr Pepper these days when I have the hankering. And the local
stores have all these Dr knockoffs......"Dr Chek", "Dr Thunder", etc

[Dixon Hayes]

Heather wrote:

>I don't
>know what Mr. Pibb is?? Another soda probably, but I have never seen it.

They have had it here in the South since the 1970s. It's the Coca-Cola's
(inferior) answer to Dr Pepper.

[Dixon Hayes]

Jude wrote:

>And the local
>stores have all these Dr knockoffs......"Dr Chek", "Dr Thunder", etc
>

You must have a Winn Dixie or two in your neighborhood. ;-)

BTW (attention Nadine), I would just like to point out that Elvis Presley's
favorite carbonated drink was Dr Pepper. There are 1970s era cans still on
display at Graceland.

[Jude]

Dixon Hayes <dixon...@aol.comspamless> wrote in message

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> Jude wrote:
>
> >And the local
> >stores have all these Dr knockoffs......"Dr Chek", "Dr Thunder", etc
> >
>
> You must have a Winn Dixie or two in your neighborhood. ;-)
>

Right on! :) And a Wal-Mart SuperCenter.......
I've also seen "Dr Topper".....

[Jude]

Dixon Hayes <dixon...@aol.comspamless> wrote in message

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> Heather wrote:
>
> >I don't
> >know what Mr. Pibb is?? Another soda probably, but I have never seen it.
>
> They have had it here in the South since the 1970s. It's the Coca-Cola's
> (inferior) answer to Dr Pepper.
>
> Dixon

And Coke must realize this.......they stopped advertising it in the mid
80s.....
Also they gave up on Ramblin Root Beer and liscensed the Barq's name....

In other news, I have seen sort of a small comeback of the Fanta name.....a
local McDonalds was offering a Frozen Fanta grape.......

[The Wanderer]

When I went to Arizona to visit Dawna I came across Mr. Pibb. It was not
very different than Dr. Pepper. I bet in a blind taste test that I wouln't
be able to tell the difference. It was all over out there.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5591/
http://the70s.cjb.net

"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
Thomas Wolfe from Death To Morning

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[The Wanderer]

I found, at Pathmark (here in N.Y.C.), that they sell Dr. Path, also.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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http://the70s.cjb.net

"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
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[Nazter@4200]

"Heather" <Groov...@FFT.net> wrote in message news:<9m65vs$431$1...@news.warwick.net>...

> Why not grab a bottle and taste it--it's too hard to describe its flavor.
> It has a cherry kinda edge to it. I think. lol--I know I like it--now I
> have a hankering for one!

It *is* kinda hard to describe its flavor. To me, it tastes like coke
with a little "tree bark" like bitterness to it. Coke is very sweet -
Dr. Pepper seems bitter in a nice, and twisted way :-)

Up until around 10 years ago, I absolutely hated Dr. Pepper. Then I
was sooo thirsty one summer day, so I stopped by the closest gas
station to get a drink. The soda machine had nothing but Dr.
Pepper!!! Oh gosh! But, I didn't think twice. I wanted a drink at
that moment and Dr. Pepper was my only choice. I drank it the first
time and I was hooked.

I bought a 12-pack Dr. Pepper the next day :-)

-Naz

[Dixon Hayes]

Buddy wrote:

>I bet in a blind taste test that I wouln't
>be able to tell the difference. It was all over out there.
>

Bet I could. Who wants to wager?

[The Wanderer]

I'm a "big spender" I'll put $10 bucks on it, but i have top be there to
witness it.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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http://the70s.cjb.net

"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
Thomas Wolfe from Death To Morning

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"The Wanderer" <rosieon...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message

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> I'm a "big spender" I'll put $10 bucks on it, but i have top be there to
> witness it.
>

Better bring an extra ten then Buddy cos I too can tell the difference
between them. I have never thought they taste the same.
Billy

[The Wanderer]

Yu're on Billy. if we three are ever in the same place we will have a taste
test.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
Thomas Wolfe from Death To Morning

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[Dixon Hayes]

Billy wrote:

>Yu're on Billy. if we three are ever in the same place we will have a taste
>test.

Y'all are on!

[Paul]

Piggly Wiggly sells a "knockoff" version of Mr. Pibb. It's called Mr. Pig.

Paul

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[The Wanderer]

I guess cops dont drink it.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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[The Wanderer]

But what say we chip in and buy a case and mail it to Rosie O'Donnell?
Anybody in?

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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yuh wouldn't know it all."
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[Naz Reyes]

The Wanderer wrote:

> I guess cops dont drink it.
>
> --
> Buddy
> from Brooklyn
>

...and slobs and "weight-challenged" people...(I'm sooo PC...I love it!) LOL!!!

-Naz

[Stevie Nice]

"Kelly" <spide...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<0gJh7.16663$am5.193...@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>...

> "Jude" wrote
> >
> > Is it a cola? Or a hybrid of cola and root beer? or what??
> >
> >
>
> What is Dr Pepper? Hmmm
> - It is tied for my favorite soda with Ginger Ale. 7UP was in first place
> but these days I can't drink it with out vodka in it.

Black Haus adds a nice touch to 7 UP as well!

>
> - It was what kept me going the winter of 2000 when I was in Minneapolis. On
> some days I had to be at work at 7am (before dawn), a breakfast of Dr Pepper
> and brown sugar Pop Tarts gave me the push I needed. I am not a coffee
> drinker.
>
> - It is what I make sure I have on hand when Buddy comes over.

And a bottle of Diet Coke for Stevie Nice
>

np One In A Million by Aaliyah

> Kelly

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> np One In A Million by Aaliyah

It's very sad that someone so damn young like her died!!!
Billy

[Kelly]

"Stevie Nice" wrote...
> "Kelly" wrote

> >
> > - It is what I make sure I have on hand when Buddy comes over.
>
>
> And a bottle of Diet Coke for Stevie Nice
> >
>

Always! I can't have Stevie without his diet Coke!

[The Wanderer]

Is Rach looking in on this? Bring Diet Coke!

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
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[rach]

Hey... my favourite pop too! Now Buddy, are you saying I have to bring
a few litres of diet coke in order to have my way with Stevie Nice? I
can`t win him on my charm alone? LOL

rach

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[The Wanderer]

I'm sure you could but I just want to make sure that you are well armed.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

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http://the70s.cjb.net

"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
Thomas Wolfe from Death To Morning

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[Endy9]

Ever play Dr. Pepper poker? 10s, 2s and 4s are wild.

--
Dennis/Endy
http://members.home.net/endymion91/index.htm
--

"David Ballarotto" <ba...@stargate.net> wrote in message
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> Back in the mid-80s, I read about how Dr. Pepper got its name in a book
> called "Why Did They Name it _____________" which explains how many items
> got their name.
> As I recall (and give my memory some leeway because we're talking at least
> 15 years since I've last read this), Dr. Pepper was named after a man
> bearing that name. It was concocted at a pharmacy with a blend of flavors.
> Dr. Pepper didn't like cola or root beer and he wanted a phosphate with a
> different taste. It was recommended that you drink it to get a boost when
> you were feeling sluggish, at 10:00, 2:00 and 4:00, which appeared on
their
> bottles for years. (Sort of an alternative to a coffee break.)
> For what it's worth, another good book about the history of a certain
soft
> drink is "For God, Country, and Coca-Cola" which came out ten years ago
and
> details the history of that soft drink and many others. Seems Coke, for
> example, was quite scandalous and there was even a film where a woman
pushed
> a little kid away and stole his Coke-sounding product because she was so
> addicted to it.
>
>

[KavisD]

I remember one time, when I was still working at the fast food outlet I
worked at years back, I experimented by making a pop drink consisting of
Pepsi, Orange Crush, 7up, Mountain Dew, Root Beer (I can't remember the
brand), and Diet Pepsi - and it tasted exactly like Dr.Pepper!! ;>)

"Nazter@4200" <n...@american.edu> wrote in message
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[Crazy Fingers]

There have been several knockoffs of Dr Pepper. Mr.PiBB is the first one I
mentioned. Not all of you have heard of it, but it has been available around
here as long as I can remember. It's okay, but that's about it. At least
it's better than RC.

Another knockoff we had around here was made by the RC company, and it was
called Dr. Wells - The Cool Doctor. It tasted similar to Dr Pepper, but not
as good. Better than PiBB, though. It was only around for a year or so.
Another drink made by the same company was called Kick, supposedly a
Squirt/Mello Yello/Surge clone.

The most disturbing knockoff I have seen was on a trip to Colorado. I saw
this in Nebraska and Colorado five years ago on a business trip, and have
never seen it anywhere else. It was called - no shit - Dr. Slice. It tasted
like a cross between Cherry Cola Slice (which I haven't seen for about 15
years) and Dr Pepper. I wasn't impressed with the taste. Has anyone else
seen this? When I tell that story around here people say I'm full of shit.

Anyway, enough of my ranting for tonight. Let me know if you've seen this
Dr. Slice anywhere else.

Thanks.

CF/DP
New signature line to come someday soon.

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[Stevie Nice]

"recsec" <rec...@flash.net> wrote in message news:<dRii7.2756$vc6.112...@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>...

Yep; she was pretty damm popular already and getting into a higher
stratosphere when this happened. Such a shame...

np Bad Boy For Life by P. Diddy

[Stevie Nice]

"Kelly" <spide...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<IWii7.11080$p41.122...@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com>...

> "Stevie Nice" wrote...
> > "Kelly" wrote
> > >
> > > - It is what I make sure I have on hand when Buddy comes over.
> >
> >
> > And a bottle of Diet Coke for Stevie Nice
> > >
> >
> Always! I can't have Stevie without his diet Coke!
>
> Kelly

And that bottle of Cristal you promised me!! :}

[Stevie Nice]

Hey Rach, charm never hurts, but it never hurts to use all your weapons!!

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[Kelly]

Stevie Nice wrote
> "Kelly" wrote

> > "Stevie Nice" wrote...
> > > "Kelly" wrote
> > > >
> > > > - It is what I make sure I have on hand when Buddy comes over.
> > >
> > >
> > > And a bottle of Diet Coke for Stevie Nice
> > > >
> > >
> > Always! I can't have Stevie without his diet Coke!
> >
> > Kelly
>
>
> And that bottle of Cristal you promised me!! :}

yeah right

come pick up your shades and we can split the cheap champagne in the frig

Kelly

--
"And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
Erica Jong

[Jude]

Crazy Fingers <pete...@smig.net> wrote in message
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> There have been several knockoffs of Dr Pepper. Mr.PiBB is the first one I
> mentioned. Not all of you have heard of it, but it has been available
around
> here as long as I can remember. It's okay, but that's about it. At least
> it's better than RC.
>
> Another knockoff we had around here was made by the RC company, and it was
> called Dr. Wells - The Cool Doctor. It tasted similar to Dr Pepper, but
not
> as good. Better than PiBB, though. It was only around for a year or so.
> Another drink made by the same company was called Kick, supposedly a
> Squirt/Mello Yello/Surge clone.
>
> The most disturbing knockoff I have seen was on a trip to Colorado. I saw
> this in Nebraska and Colorado five years ago on a business trip, and have
> never seen it anywhere else. It was called - no shit - Dr. Slice. It
tasted
> like a cross between Cherry Cola Slice (which I haven't seen for about 15
> years) and Dr Pepper. I wasn't impressed with the taste. Has anyone else
> seen this? When I tell that story around here people say I'm full of shit.
>
> Anyway, enough of my ranting for tonight. Let me know if you've seen this
> Dr. Slice anywhere else.
>

Dr. Slice was available in my neck of the woods for a few years.....of
course the strangest Dr Pepper knock off may very well be Dr. Nut.......it
was a regional drink that was supposed to have been (as rumored) the
leftover syrups of Coke, strawberry, and root beer developed at a local
bottling plant.......it was produced for a few years in the early 80s.....

[Dixon Hayes]

Crazy Fingers wrote:

>Another drink made by the same company was called Kick, supposedly a
>Squirt/Mello Yello/Surge clone.

...which themselves are clones of Mountain Dew...

[Crazy Fingers]

Of all the Dew knockoffs, Rondo was arguably the best, and they stopped
making that.

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[The Wanderer]

I had never heard of it. But then I dont gamble (except with my heart).

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5591/
http://the70s.cjb.net

"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
Thomas Wolfe from Death To Morning

"Endy9" <endym...@home.com> wrote in message
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[The Wanderer]

Dont you mean "fridge"? ;)

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5591/
http://the70s.cjb.net

"It'd take a guy a lifetime to know Brooklyn t'roo an' t'roo. An' even den,
yuh wouldn't know it all."
Thomas Wolfe from Death To Morning

"Kelly" <spide...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Kelly]

The Wanderer wrote

> Dont you mean "fridge"? ;)
>
> --
> Buddy
> from Brooklyn
>

You know what I meant.

[DL]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2001 03:22:19 GMT, "Crazy Fingers" <pete...@smig.net>
wrote:

>There have been several knockoffs of Dr Pepper. Mr.PiBB is the first one I
>mentioned. Not all of you have heard of it, but it has been available around
>here as long as I can remember. It's okay, but that's about it. At least
>it's better than RC.

And Mr. Pibb had that wonderful slogan of: "It goes down good."
Reminded me of my sophomore year of college girl friend.

The Safeway version of the good Dr. used to be called "The Skipper,"
but it recently changed to "Dr. Skipper." I guess its named after
Barbie's sis?

[Crazy Fingers]

The only slogan I remember is "Have a PiBB, hey mister, have a Mr. PiBB, hey
mister..."

Now their slogan is "Put it in your head." There's a crudely drawn cartoon
face on the can.

Like the reference to your college girl friend.

By the way, you probably know this, but the Wal-Mart version of Dr Pepper is
called Dr. Thunder.

CF/DP

"DL" <number1tigerfa...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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[rach]

lol well then *you* my dear, are in for it...

--

rach
"cheer up, my brother, come live in the sunshine - we'll understand it all
by and by..."

Stevie Nice <stevi...@raidersfan.net> wrote in message

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[Dixon Hayes]

Crazy Fingers wrote:

>The only slogan I remember is "Have a PiBB, hey mister, have a Mr. PiBB, hey
>mister..."

I remember that jingle...had 70s written all over it (big chorus, etc).

[joseph9]

Jude <jhc86SP...@att.net> wrote in message

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>
> Is it a cola? Or a hybrid of cola and root beer? or what??

I think that it's a hybrid of ALOT of interesting, man-made, not good
for you goodies! :) :) I do like it alot though! Always have, always will!

Joseph

[Mylazycat]

It is a disgusting drink that is just trying to be different.

I loved it as a kid,... hate it as an adult. I think I liked it because of the
"be a pepper too" advertisements.

Rose

[Crazy Fingers]

Speaking of the "Be A Pepper" advertisements, does anyone remember the
"America is turning 7UP" commercials from the same time frame? Good.

Now, does anyone remember the Saturday Night Live Parody Commercial that
blended the two. It was something like, "America is turning gay" and "Be a
Homo". This would have been back when SNL was still funny. Post seventies
(about 1981), but goes with the Dr Pepper thing.

CF/DP
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[The Wanderer]

"Crazy Fingers" <pete...@smig.net> wrote in message

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> Speaking of the "Be A Pepper" advertisements, does anyone remember the
> "America is turning 7UP"

My landlord was cleaning out her cupboard and found two of those upside down
glasses. She asked me if I wanted them and I said "Sure"! She didn't realize
that these had a nostalgia value, she's like in her '80s.

[Dixon Hayes]

Crazy Fingers wrote:

>Now, does anyone remember the Saturday Night Live Parody Commercial that
>blended the two. It was something like, "America is turning gay" and "Be a
>Homo". This would have been back when SNL was still funny.

Yes I remember that one...hysterical! I am ROFL thinking about it!

[dave]

I'm almost certain that *prune* and *vanilla* must be two of its most
prominent flavourings...

Regularly yours,

DAVE B.

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[Crazy Fingers]

Thank you for contacting Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. Your comments and
inquiries
are appreciated because they provide valuable feedback about our brands.

Prune juice nor almonds are present in Dr Pepper.

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largest
soft drink manufacturer in the United States. We produce solely the
flavoring
concentrates from which various brands of soft drinks are made. These
concentrates are then sold to independent franchised licensed bottlers who
produce and distribute the finished soft drink product to retailers for sale
to
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We appreciate your comments and hope you will continue to select and enjoy
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"Crazy Fingers" <pete...@smig.net> wrote in message

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> Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. is proud to be the largest non-cola and third
> largest
> soft drink manufacturer in the United States.

We're #3, We're #3, We're #3!!!! Our slogan is "We're not quite good enough
to be runner up, but we'll do in a pinch!!!"
Billy

[Dixon Hayes]

I *always* thought that Dr Pepper prune juice bit was an urban legend
anyway...I figured everyone was just kidding.

[Crazy Fingers]

I like Dr Pepper much better as a fountain drink than I do from a bottle or
can. It tastes completely different from the fountain.

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[Jamie]

"Crazy Fingers" <pete...@smig.net> wrote in message news:<L7Ei7.441$xi.1...@news7.onvoy.net>...

> There have been several knockoffs of Dr Pepper.

Yeah, there is a website on this that I found recently. It's:
http://www.owu.edu/~deschul/drp/dr.html

I've noticed a lot of these where I live (Hollister, CA). One they
didn't mentined was Sunny Select's Real Dr. The Sunny Select generic
brand is old at the Northern California store chain Nob Hill. Don't
know where outside of California Sunny Slect is available, but I
noticed a website: wwww.sunnyselectsoda.com. Nob Hill once carried
Springfield as its store brand until the chainght by anotherne called
Raley's. A local grocery store in Hollister carried Springfield, but
that store was sold to Safeway, and I cannot find Springfield anywhere
else. Anyone seen Springfield generic brands anywhere? I don't
rememeber them having a Dr Pepper knockoff, which all store brands
seem to. Did anyone know that the Wal Mart brand, Dr Thunder, was
once called Southern Lightning, a reference to Dr Pepper's Southern
heritage. Or that Safeway's Dr Skipper originally was just called
Skipper? And there are several Dr Pepper clones that have the title
Mr. (or Mr, including, of, course Mr Pibb) rather than Dr (or Dr.),
and others that have no title at all.

Anyone notice that Mountain Dew is also cloned by store brands and
other soda makers. Surge, now Mello Yello is Coca-Cola's clone.
Some of the genric brands I have seen include the following. Anyone
familiar with these?

Mountain Lightning--Wal Mart
Mountain Breeze--Safeway
Mountain Mist--Sunny Select
Mountain Stars (Stars and Stripes)
Mountain Best (Best Yet)
Alpine Mist--Albertson's (Lucky had, I believe, Mountain Rush)
Citrus Mountain--American Fare (Kmart)
Citrus Drop (Big K)
Anyone know of any others?

Notice how most of these keep with the mountain theme, though two make
light of the citrus flavoring. And how most contain the word
"mountain" in their names, though two contain related to mountains
(drop, alpine). Which is what Coca-Cola doesn't do with its clone.
And the Shasta Moon Mist appears to be that brand's Mountain Dew
clone. It's citrus-flavored and contains caffeine. Again, I don;t
think Sprngfield ever knocked off Mountain Dew.

Anyone notice the generic and store brands never make a knockoff of
Citra or Squirt or even Fresca? Not that I've seen anyway. Anyone
seen otherwise? Citra, was after, Coke's answer to Squirt. Why don't
the generics follow suit?

[Crazy Fingers]

<snip>

> Anyone notice that Mountain Dew is also cloned by store brands and

> other soda makers> > Anyone know of any others?
>

Hy-Vee Food Stores (a supermarket popular in Minnesota and Iowa, where else
I don't know) has a Mountain Dew knockoff called...no kidding..

Hee Haw.

[Trittboy]

OMG!! I forgot about HEE HAW!!! I haven't that in a long time! My
mom used to buy diet Hee Haw! Does it get any lower? I mean, it was
like 10 cans for a dollar. Tasted like water with a crayon dipped in
it. LOL!

[Crazy Fingers]

It gets lower:

Shasta
Elf (Red Owl brand)

Shasta even had DIET CAFFEINE FREE CHOCOLATE POP.

"Trittboy" <Trit...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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[LizzieZ]

>Shasta even had DIET CAFFEINE FREE CHOCOLATE POP.

I think Canfield's still makes one (or at least they did until rather
recently). It was very popular here in Chicago for a while.

Liz

[Jude]

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Have any of you tasted that stuff?? *SHIVERS*

[DL]

WORST STUFF EVER MADE (the Shasta). One of my buddies got a can in HS
and puked after one sip.

[Jamie]

"Crazy Fingers" <pete...@smig.net> wrote in message news:<azyp7.18$JS3....@news7.onvoy.net>...

Yeah, I heard about that. In fact on the Dr Pepper knockoff page I
mentined above, the page developer states "a few final words." See
this part of his page:
http://www.owu.edu/~deschul/drp/finalwords.html

Its' too bad he doesn't plan to do a page of Mountain Dew clones,
because there seem to be as many Mountain Dew knockoffs as there are
of Dr Pepper.

Joey Franco's PW, a supermarket chain in Santa Clara County,
California, used to carry Springfield but now carries Western Family,
but dropped the WF sodas and adopted Shasta as its store brand soda.
(I live in Hollister, near Gilroy and have been to their Joey Franco's
PW store). Now I don't know of Western Family soda had a Mountain Dew
clone. And they probably didn't have a clone of Squirt or Citra.
And Shasta probably doesn't either. I'll bet Hy-Vee doesn't knockoff
Citra or Squirt???

[Champ Carr]

> Anyone notice that Mountain Dew is also cloned by store brands and
> other soda makers. Surge, now Mello Yello is Coca-Cola's clone.
> Some of the genric brands I have seen include the following. Anyone
> familiar with these?
>
> Mountain Lightning--Wal Mart
> Mountain Breeze--Safeway
> Mountain Mist--Sunny Select
> Mountain Stars (Stars and Stripes)
> Mountain Best (Best Yet)
> Alpine Mist--Albertson's (Lucky had, I believe, Mountain Rush)
> Citrus Mountain--American Fare (Kmart)
> Citrus Drop (Big K)
> Anyone know of any others?
>

There is a brand here in the southwest Illinois area called Ski which is a
really good knock of of Mt.Dew. It contains real orange juice so you get
floaties in your glass, but it is very good.

Cheers!

Champ

[Jude]

Champ Carr <champcarrN...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Anyone notice that Mountain Dew is also cloned by store brands and
> > other soda makers. Surge, now Mello Yello is Coca-Cola's clone.
> > Some of the genric brands I have seen include the following. Anyone
> > familiar with these?
> >
> > Mountain Lightning--Wal Mart
> > Mountain Breeze--Safeway
> > Mountain Mist--Sunny Select
> > Mountain Stars (Stars and Stripes)
> > Mountain Best (Best Yet)
> > Alpine Mist--Albertson's (Lucky had, I believe, Mountain Rush)
> > Citrus Mountain--American Fare (Kmart)
> > Citrus Drop (Big K)
> > Anyone know of any others?
> >

Winn Dixie's is called Kountry Mist

BTW, Wal-Mart used to call its Dr Pepper knockoff "Southern Lightning"

[Jamie]

> Winn Dixie's is called Kountry Mist

Where is Winn Dixie?

>BTW, Wal-Mart used to call its Dr Pepper knockoff "Southern
Lightning"

Yes, I already said that! And it is on the Dr. Pepper clone page I
mentioned on the "Others" page (the clones that have the title "Mr."
and the untitled ones). And Dr Thunder is included as well. And I
read somewhere that the Wal Mart Mountain Dew knockoff was originaly
called Green Lightning. (search for "Mountain Dew knockoffs" to find
this article). And somewhere else on one of these groups soemone
said the Safewy knockoff of Mountain Dew was called "Mist With a
Twist." Was this when Safeway had the store brand soda called
Cragmont?
My town only got a Safeway last year, and the only time I ever got to
drink a can of Cragmont was when I stoped at a Safeway in Monterey in
1990. Anyone remember if Cragmont knocked off Dr Pepper or Mountain
Dew, and what kinds of soda it had? I assume it had cola, diet cola,
caffeine-free cola, lemon-lime, root beer, orange, cream soda---all
the standard soda flavors and types. Best Yet, Stars and Stripes,
American Fare (Kmart), and Sam's Choice (Wal-Mart) don't seem to make
cream sodas--very weird. Anyone get Best Yet or Stars and Stripes at
independent supermarkets in your town? And does anyone still have
Springfield? Or Western Family? Any other generics available
regionally at independent supermarkets, and if so do they have Mtn.
Dew or Dr. Pepper knockoffs?

BTW, Sunny Select is only available in certain stores in California
and Nevada. And Winn Dixie must be in the South somewhere?

What about Simply Soda, the generic sold at Costco? Does anyone know
if it has a Mountian Dew or Dr Pepper knockoff? None is noted on the
Dr P knockoffs page, which just added Mr. Sipp, the knockoff at Smart
and Final, a store chain similar to Costco. How about IGA--any
Mountain Dew knockoff? I don't know where there is an IGA in
California near where I live (probably not very many and not one
nearby).

[Jamie]

Oh, and what about Bonnie Hubbard? Does anyone remember that generic
and does anyone still get it at stores? I have not seen it in
years--does it still exist? And--getting back on topic--does anyone
know if it had/has a line of sodas and if they include(d) Dr P and
Mtn. Dew knockoffs?

[DL]

On 20 Sep 2001 23:08:51 -0700, carl...@hollinet.com (Jamie) wrote:

>Was this when Safeway had the store brand soda called
>Cragmont?
>My town only got a Safeway last year, and the only time I ever got to
>drink a can of Cragmont was when I stoped at a Safeway in Monterey in
>1990. Anyone remember if Cragmont knocked off Dr Pepper or Mountain
>Dew, and what kinds of soda it had?

[trim]

Cragmont (or GAGMONT, as we called it) had "The Skipper," which later
became Dr. Skipper when they changed all their house brands to Select
in the early 90's. Gagmont made a particularly foul Diet Chocolate
Soda.

[MollyFa]

Winn Dixie's a grocery store chain in the South. I've been to one when I
went to Florida to visit my Grandparents.

Molly

[Jude]

Jamie <carl...@hollinet.com> wrote in message
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> > Winn Dixie's is called Kountry Mist
> Where is Winn Dixie?

A supermarket chain based largely in the South and Southwest US

> >BTW, Wal-Mart used to call its Dr Pepper knockoff "Southern
> Lightning"
> Yes, I already said that! And it is on the Dr. Pepper clone page I
> mentioned on the "Others" page (the clones that have the title "Mr."
> and the untitled ones).

Well, EXXXXXXXXCCCCCCCCUUUUUUSSSSSSSSEEEEEE Me!!!

[Jamie]

"Jude" <jhc86SP...@att.net> wrote in message news:<l8Kq7.4644$3d2.3...@bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...

Hey, Jude, don't... oops, I couldn't resist starting that. Anyway,
it's ok. I had not shoped much at Wal-mart and missed ever getting
Southern Lightning. But learned about it thru that Dr Pepper
knockoffs page. Its former name is a reference to the fact that Dr
Pepper originated in Texas. And do you live in the South, since you
seem to know baout Winn Dixie?

[Jude]

Jamie <carl...@Hollinet.com> wrote in message
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> >
> Hey, Jude, don't... oops, I couldn't resist starting that. Anyway,
> it's ok. I had not shoped much at Wal-mart and missed ever getting
> Southern Lightning. But learned about it thru that Dr Pepper
> knockoffs page. Its former name is a reference to the fact that Dr
> Pepper originated in Texas. And do you live in the South, since you
> seem to know baout Winn Dixie?

Yes...... :)

[Sandy]

>Hey, Jude, don't... oops, I couldn't resist starting that.

Ok Jude...how much you up too now???
:)

Sandy

2-60
Class of 78

[Jude]

Sandy <sand...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Hey, Jude, don't... oops, I couldn't resist starting that.
>
> Ok Jude...how much you up too now???
> :)
>
>
> Sandy
>

Let's just say......it'll be one heck of a Merry Christmas......hehehehe

:)))