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Jim Henderson wrote:
> I'm an oddball, I grew up in Minnesota, but I call it "soda". In
> Chicago, at least my uncle called it "RC".
Man, I haven't had RC in forever.
Here's another copy of the map:
http://tastyresearch.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/popvssodamap.png
(I grew up near Chicago, and we called it pop)
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On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:42:05 -0500, Tim Cook wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I'm an oddball, I grew up in Minnesota, but I call it "soda". In
>> Chicago, at least my uncle called it "RC".
>
> Man, I haven't had RC in forever.
Same here. Long may it last. ;-)
> Here's another copy of the map:
> http://tastyresearch.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/popvssodamap.png
>
> (I grew up near Chicago, and we called it pop)
That was more common - my half brother used to live in Lombard, and
that's what he called it.
Jim
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:52:23 -0000, "St." <dot### [at] dot com> wrote:
>Is this game an American travelling game
>only?
I dunno. Andrew may be familiar with it, since he started the post, and I think he's
in the UK.
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:52:23 -0000, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
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> I've never seen it nor heard of it although I've played many games
>travelling in the UK as a kid. Is this game an American travelling game
>only?
I remember something like it but it never took off. It went like:
Hits, no hits back.
Whomp!
But I said "No hits back"
So!
Regards
Stephen
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>> Is this game an American travelling game
>> only?
>
> I dunno. Andrew may be familiar with it, since he started the post, and I think
he's in the UK.
1. I *am* in the UK.
2. I have never, ever heard of this game. But I've seen similarly stupid
things along similar lines. (E.g., hitting somebody because it's the
first of the month. WTF?)
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And lo on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:52:23 -0000, St. <dot### [at] dotcom> did spake,
saying:
>
> "Kyle" <hob### [at] gatenet> wrote in message
> news:2t0us3hamg4qfl7puh5g3mlc58qee92k5q@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:22:24 -0000, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>
>>> Same here, no. <sniff> :o/
>
>> Wikipedia explains it pretty well here...
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Buggy
>
> Yes, thank you, but what I mean is that I don't know of it even
> though
> it may have been around since the '60's.
>
> I've never seen it nor heard of it although I've played many games
> travelling in the UK as a kid. Is this game an American travelling game
> only?
First time I heard of it was a reference in the Simpsons. Neither of the
Bratii had heard of it, so I guess it never really took-off in Europe.
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http://flipc.blogspot.com
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Phil Cook wrote:
> First time I heard of it was a reference in the Simpsons. Neither of the
> Bratii had heard of it, so I guess it never really took-off in Europe.
Maybe I missed this part... who the hell are "the Bratii"?
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And lo on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:26:30 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> First time I heard of it was a reference in the Simpsons. Neither of
>> the Bratii had heard of it, so I guess it never really took-off in
>> Europe.
>
> Maybe I missed this part... who the hell are "the Bratii"?
Tcch I thought you read my blog :-P My cousins Bratus Minor (6) and Bratus
Major (um 11/13?) not to mention Devil Child (2ish). Oh and before anyone
points out my failure to recall my cousins' ages realise you're conversing
with someone that has to do a quick calulation involving birth year and
current year to determine his own.
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Phil Cook
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I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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Phil Cook wrote:
> Tcch I thought you read my blog :-P
Yes. You've mentioned them several times, but I couldn't figure out who
you're actually referring to.
> My cousins Bratus Minor (6) and
> Bratus Major (um 11/13?) not to mention Devil Child (2ish). Oh and
> before anyone points out my failure to recall my cousins' ages realise
> you're conversing with someone that has to do a quick calulation
> involving birth year and current year to determine his own.
You know you're old when... ;-)
Mind you, my *mum* has started asking me how old I am. :-| Like, WTF?
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news: op.t7k8h4iec3xi7v@news.povray.org...
> First time I heard of it was a reference in the Simpsons. Neither of the
> Bratii had heard of it, so I guess it never really took-off in Europe.
I have never heard of such game in France either. One thing I've noticed
about foreign cultural references is that those related to children's games
(and generally children's cultures) are usually the hardest to figure out,
even for people familiar to the mainstream culture. It's quite easy to
figure out references about grown-up activities, but children's cultures
remain largely undocumented and quite puzzling for non-native people when
they're mentioned in popular media.
G.
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