Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's right, y'all. When Coca-Cola was invented by John Pemberton in 1886 (the scripted "logo" was invented at the same time), it contained coca leaves and the formula was based on the kola nut. Hence the name "Coca." Then Candler bought/took over the company/operation in 1889. The Coke Web site doesn't mention the coca formula (though it has some cool Flash movies!) ;-) Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:19 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] New Coke animal wrote: > > the original version had cocain in it that must have been popular > regards > simon Apparently this is not an Urban myth but really is true. Seven up however had Lithium in it! They knew about that happy dust for a long time. (Element #3) US towns which had Lithium in the water had no murders or squabbles. US towns which had Cocaine in the water had lots of murders and squabbles. I wonder how much these guys were nervous when they had to take their "secret ingredient" out of their highly profitable product? Did they know that white sugar and caffeine turned out to be more addicting than anything? Certainly more profitable. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com Email: mark@rabinergroup.com Fax: 503-221-0308 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html