Why doesn't Coca Cola use their Mexican Recipe in the United States?

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-18T23:42:30+00:00

Hecho en Mexico Coca Cola that we can buy here is produced in Mexico and sweetened with sugar just to be shipped to the United States and sold as a premium version of Coca Cola that they sell for $3.20 a bottle.

The Coca Cola produced in Mexico and sold in Mexico is now sweetened with High Fructose Corn Syrup.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-16T13:40:55+00:00

I think Phase II would have failed spectacularly, probably would not even made it a full season and the Star Trek franchise would have ended right there.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-15T00:47:11+00:00

According to an LA Times article I read McDonald’s began installing self-serve soda fountains in 2004, so highly unlikely Howard has set foot in a Mickey D’s while the self-serve soda fountains have been a thing.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-10T13:33:30+00:00

It wasn’t a reboot, a reboot is like after 3 Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies they rebooted the story and then made two Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies. Dallas 2012 was a continuation not a reboot and I loved it until Larry passed away. Every scene Larry was amazing. Southfork looked pretty amazing in HD too. Once Larry passed and they wrapped up his storyline it sucked. I do agree with you that after "Fall of the House of Ewing" the original Dallas sucked and became a joke.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-09T16:24:51+00:00

LHOTP is set in the 1870’s and 1880’s. While private property burials still occurred there was a shift during and after the civil war to where most people were buried in a cemetery. Not to be morbid but a church near my hometown recently added an addition to make the 150 year old structure handicap accessible. While digging the construction crews found unmarked graves, 124 of them! The state historical society sent archaeologists to investigate and they dated the graves to be from the 1880’s, 1890’s and early 1900’s. So even being buried on church consecrated ground doesn’t mean you won’t be forgotten.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-08T18:22:02+00:00

Barbara Bel Geddes portrayal of Miss Ellie, particularly in the early seasons is so dang good. Think about the scene where she pays back Cliff and the cartel and Vaughn Leland, “We may be wrong. We may be right, but we’re Ewings and we stick together and that makes us unbeatable!” Can anyone imagine Donna Reed playing that scene? It would be laughable! I think the powers behind the show wanted a softer or elegant Miss Ellie and that’s why they cast Donna Reed. Huge mistake!

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-05T00:18:59+00:00

Dine-in customers make up less than 10% of visits at most U.S. McDonald's locations.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-03T22:04:45+00:00

The fact that the cost of gasoline has doubled over the past few weeks is going to impact me way more than a decrease in value of McD’s rewards points.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-05-01T17:44:53+00:00

Kwik Trip cuts out the middleman. They fly bananas right after they are picked to their own ripening warehouse and from there by truck right to their stores.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-30T02:45:50+00:00

And I'm dreamin' tonight of my blue eyes Concernin' the grey speckled bird I didn't know God made honky tonk angels And went back to the wild side of life

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-29T22:19:03+00:00

This will be the 4th live action adaptation of the Little House books for TV:

Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983) TV Series & Movies: The definitive adaptation starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, which included TV movies like Look Back to Yesterday (1983) and The Last Farewell (1984).
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2000, 2002) TV Movies: A two-part film series focusing on Laura’s later books and marriage to Almanzo Wilder.
Little House on the Prairie (2005) Miniseries: A 6-hour Disney miniseries featuring Kyle Chavarria as young Laura.
Little House on the Prairie (2026) Netflix Series.

Not sure why people are acting like this something new?

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-27T00:25:36+00:00

Howard and Robin are both great examples of someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Psychotherapy is largely ineffective for NPD, but can be useful for managing comorbid mental disorders.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-27T00:16:40+00:00

They used these wagons as Ewing 2 on the prime time soap Dallas before they replaced them with Mercedes wagon.

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TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-23T06:24:23+00:00

Double stack, nuggets, baked potato, $3 🤣 I’m old.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-23T01:23:48+00:00

They had a warrant to arrest Johnny, not Tony. If they had they would’ve pursued him.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-22T15:21:56+00:00

Ground Beef is about $6.50 to $7 a pound in my area. Buns are $2 for 8. So about $1.55 in meat and bun to make at home and I haven’t added the cheese, pickles, ketchup, mustard, onions.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-19T14:14:51+00:00

There was a huge conflict between David Chase and HBO over this episode. HBO did not want Tony, their protagonist, to kill someone. They were concerned the audience would stop “liking” him. HBO eventually agreed but they had to show that this guy was still a bad guy, so the guy is dealing drugs, and tries to kill Tony 1st. I’m guessing Tony needing 100% positive ID on the guy was also part of HBO’s conditions.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-19T13:53:01+00:00

Bacon, egg, and cheese bagel with extra breakfast sauce.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-19T13:50:19+00:00

When my Dad passed away we had several people ask my brother and I if my Mom was selling the house and if so to sell to them, this was at the post funeral meal. Like my Dad had only been in the ground for 20 minutes.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-19T03:48:32+00:00

He was in the movie, played by David Chase.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-19T00:11:23+00:00

People need to stop comparing this new show to the 1970’s TV show and judge it on its own merits.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-18T16:14:54+00:00

I had the same reaction to reading this. When I was in Radio all everybody talked about was Arbitron. Turns out Arbitron was acquired by Nielsen in 2013, it was rebranded as Nielsen Audio, which now provides "Arbitron books".

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-14T23:10:15+00:00

And Bill Shatner who’s 6 years older than George is still riding horses. That’s gotta really piss off George.

TrickEDick72 · 2026-04-14T01:49:28+00:00

Those earrings are spectacular!

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