The Great Missouri Soda Island!

[Jamisjockey]

Given the colors on the map, I blame the Bents in the tents.

[Scout26]

I would assume so. I am from the part where I believe the divide occurs as about half my friends rooted for the Cubs and the other half for the Cardinals.

As an insight into my personality: I've been a Cardinal fan for as long as I've cared about sports. I picked the Cardinals because my best friend (at age 6) was a Cub fan.

Another interesting tidbit: All these girls are from my hometown. (One is the sister of a classmate.)

Which one ?  And do you have her number?

 

[makattak]

Which one ?  And do you have her number?

 

Well, I have her sister's number,  but as they are all married,  now, it's not likely to do you much good

[RoadKingLarry]

When I was still in high school the generic use of "Coke" was fairly common. Seems to have faded out in the last 35+ years. "Pop" seems to be most common in my circle but I hear "soda" almost as often.
When I was a kid the old timers called it Soda Pop, I've heard that from older relatives across the country.
I think the aisles at.the grocery stores are tagged with SODA.
Since I moved around quite a bit both as a kid and while in the Navy I just learned to adapt to what the locals do.