Random question of the day.. For Dr. Pepper drinkers

[tridim]

Do all Dr. Pepper and Mr. Pibb drinkers also like the taste of cough syrup? Do you consider yourself more 'odd', 'unique' or 'creative' than your non-Dr. Pepper drinking friends?

I love the taste of cough syrup, always have, especially when I was a kid. I also drink Dr. Pepper exclusively. I'm asking this question because I heard someone on TV the other day claim that all Dr. Pepper drinkers are odd. I've had several people throughout my life say the same thing.

I even got a date once because a coworker liked that I drank Dr. Pepper. She said it meant I was "alternative", and in the mid 90's that was apparently a good thing to be. Weird huh?

What's up with this magical elixir?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. When I was in college, I practically lived on Diet Dr. Pepper

Of course, when I was in college, I consumed all sorts of junk, including a lot of Hostess cupcakes.

I like some cough syrups and not others. My all-time favorite was a prescription medicine from my childhood called Cheracol. My least favorite was Elixir of Terpin Hydrate. Nasty stuff.

[tridim]

2. Sorry, Diet Dr. Pepper is a completely different drink

Ever had the real deal?

I know it's junk, but it's so damn tasty. I'm rail thin, so I figure I can indulge here and there.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. Yes, I've had the real thing, but I don't like

sugary drinks. At this point, I avoid artificially sweetened drinks, too.

My nonalcoholic drinks of choice are black coffee, unsweetened ice tea, unsweetened chai with soy milk, and sparkling water with a bit of fruit juice.

[ForrestGump]

3. People who drink Dr Pepper are odd?

really?





:D

Actually, I don't like the stuff. It may have something to do with not being Born In The USA (I also don't like peanut butter as a chocolate filling, don't care for nuts in every single food item (or so it sometimes seems), and also don't like that every other food item in this country is cherry-flavored, inevitably with the maraschino kind of cherries that usually don't taste like cherries at all). I was eager to try my first Dr Pepper, the first full day I had in the US....I was considerably less eager to try it again. :-)

[QMPMom]

5. Dr. Pepper is the Nectar of the Gods and no, I don't

particularly care for cough syrup. Can't remember the last time I used cough syrup.

I can remember when I had my last Dr. Pepper. It was yesterday. The Pepsi brand machine at work wasn't working today so I had Ginger Ale. Hopefully I can get my Dr. Pepper fix tomorrow. I had my first Dr. Pepper when I was three. I was standing beside the leather La-Z-Boy chair in my Grandparent's living room. My Uncle got me addicted to it then and I've been drinking it for 46 years now.

I guess it is odd that I remember my first Dr. Pepper, isn't it?

[Richardo]

6. I gave up 'regular' sodas for diet about 3 years ago, and diet DP is the only one I like

I drink it exclusively :9

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. I just love Durp

I never considered that drinking it might say something about me. :shrug: