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Sterling
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So, I noticed the following on the label of a bottle of Coke, with the familiar Coke bottle logo in the place of the "I":

DRINK
CHOOSE
LIVE

Now, on one hand, it could be that the marketing people mean to suggest that drinking Coke should be part of your oh-so-vibrant and exciting life, as befits a beverage as vibrant and exciting as Coke.

On the other hand, it appears that the Coke people are warning you that if you choose wrongly, you'll cease to live.

Death threats: the new frontier in advertising.
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Elizabeth
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Well, isn;t the order a bit askew?
Don;t you have to choose before you drink?
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TomDavidson
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Perhaps you drink, and then get to choose whether you live or die.
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Enigmatic
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No, I'm pretty sure Crow T. Robot decides who lives and who dies. He had dibs.

--Enigmatic
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ketchupqueen
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I think you're supposed to drink, choose, and live Coke.

I'm such a spoilsport.
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SteveRogers
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Maybe it means the drug.

Drink (the beverage)

Choose (your drug dealer)

Live (in sin)

Makes sense to me.
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Tatiana
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CocaCola is also an addictive drug, I'm convinced. That's why they can never give away the secret formula. [Wink]
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Bob_Scopatz
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I heard someone recently stole the secret formula.

Word on the street is CocaCola is people.
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Tatiana
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[ROFL]
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I believe Enigmatic, that Chuck Norris actually has dibs on that.
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cmc
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M.A.M.O. anyone?
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quote:
Fry: What if the secret ingredient is... people!?
Leela: Oh, there's already a soda like that. Soylent Cola.
Fry: Oh, how is it?
Leela: It varies from person to person.
One of my favorite Futurama quotes. [Smile]
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quote:
No, I'm pretty sure Crow T. Robot decides who lives and who dies. He had dibs.
Oh, I don't know....
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Sterling
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quote:
Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
I think you're supposed to drink, choose, and live Coke.

I'm such a spoilsport.
"Live Coke"? What would that mean? Be sweet, effervescent, and caffeinated? Acidic enough to dissolve teeth? Patented and trademarked?
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I choose milk.

Suckers.
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Sterling
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quote:
Originally posted by theamazeeaz:
I choose milk.

Suckers.
Don't let the Coke people hear you say that. They may be taking a hard line.
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