re: I will never understand the Diet Coke order at a fast food restaurant

Posted by tigerinthebueche

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:40 pm to Road Tiger

quote:
Maybe they prefer the taste of Diet Coke

WTF does it matter to you?

Posted by NorthTiger

Upper 40

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:42 pm to shel311

What if you hate the taste of regular coke and really like the taste of diet coke?

Posted by Bmath

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:45 pm to Paul Allen

So you are upset that they aren't consuming MORE calories?

Posted by Volvagia

Fort Worth

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:46 pm to Paul Allen

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Why not order a regular Coke or a good ole Dr. Pepper?

Because that is still 300-400 calories.

And I think you'll find that if you take out the drink, it is actually pretty hard to hit 1500 calories on the meal. You can do it, but it is far from a foregone conclusion out the door.

Posted by Paul Allen

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:48 pm to Bmath

Just doesn't make any sense to me. At. All.

Posted by Walt OReilly

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:50 pm to Paul Allen

I don't understand it either

Posted by tunechi

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:50 pm to Paul Allen

Shut up fat boy and let people order what they want

Posted by nc14

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:54 pm to Paul Allen

It's all about the "cowlaries".

Posted by Al Dante

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:55 pm to Paul Allen

Looking at all the replies in this thread and love for Diet Coke it's hard to believe that regular Coke outsells Diet Coke and Coke Zero combined by 2:1.

Posted by MightyYat

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:56 pm to Paul Allen

quote:
Just doesn't make any sense to me. At. All.

It's not the world's fault you're an idiot.

Posted by nc14

La Jolla

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:58 pm to Al Dante

Diet Coke passed Pepsi as the number 2 soft drink in 2010.

Posted by Paul Allen

Montauk, NY

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 3:58 pm to Walt OReilly

quote:
I don't understand it either

Thanks Walt

Posted by Jackie Chan

Japan?

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 4:01 pm to nc14

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Diet Coke passed Pepsi as the number 2 soft drink in 2010.

Not surprising considering how many people in America are obese.

Posted by Tigerstudent08

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 4:02 pm to Paul Allen

Type 1 diabetic here so I definitely don't waste my carbs on sugar drinks. Also, I can't stand the taste of regular coke. I can drink 100 diet comes without taking any insulin but if I drank 10% of that in regular cokes I might be headed to the hospital. Any other brilliant questions?

Posted by MightyYat

StB Garden District

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 4:04 pm to Tigerstudent08

quote:
Type 1 diabetic here so I definitely don't waste my carbs on sugar drinks. Also, I can't stand the taste of regular coke. I can drink 100 diet comes without taking any insulin but if I drank 10% of that in regular cokes I might be headed to the hospital. Any other brilliant questions?

He just doesn't get it because he drools on himself or some shite.

Posted by nc14

La Jolla

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Posted on 12/23/14 at 4:04 pm to Jackie Chan

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Not surprising considering how many people in America are obese.

First of all soft drinks have zero to do with America's obesity issue and secondly I am surprised at the response - more people drinking DC and obese Americans not surprising?