Date:  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 23:01:34 -0500

From:  Stephen <lwyrnluv[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IGC.NET>

Subject: Re: root beer preferences



>Seth,

>

>Where exactly is "hereabouts"?

>

>Laurie

>

>On Sat, 9 Dec 1995, SETH SKLAREY wrote:

>

>> Dog 'n' Suds was pretty good. Hasn't been one hereabouts since 1957.

>>

>>

>> >Hey Seth,

>> >

>> >Ever try "Dog 'n' Suds" root beer? So good, you almost get a buzz off it.

>> >

>> >I guess this conversation has drifted far away from the original dialect

>> >focus, but I just wanted to provide *my* opinion on root beer. :)

>> >

>> >Laurie Bowman

>> >Dept. of Linguistics

>> >University of Arizona, Tucson

>> >bowman[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aruba.ccit.arizona.edu

>> >

>> >On Thu, 7

>> >Dec 1995, SETH SKLAREY wrote:

>> >

>> >> I thought IBC root beer was great, but after several months realized

I had

>> >> just been taken in by their neat bottle. I did a taste test on

various root

>> >> beers and found A & W to be among the best, and Dad's Old Fashioned pretty

>> >> good. IBC was mediocre and the world's worst is FANTA (by Coke again)

with

>> >> a close tie for second worst with Shasta & Faygo.

>> >>

>> >> IBC is the only company I know that still makes Sarsparilla. (Hoffmann's

>> in NY

>> >> used to.)

>> >>

>> >I think Seth has far too much time on his hands

>> >

>>

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