An Abraham Lincoln quote going around Facebook:

So, my father-in-law posted the following quote from Abraham Lincoln to his Facebook page:


I'm always skeptical about quotes from famous people that seem way, way too modern, so I looked it up.

Yup, it's accurate, and, in context, it's not too far off of what it looks like on its own. Oh, it doesn't mean that Lincoln would have been singing The Internationale or anything -- it's definitely pro-capitalist -- but pro-small-business-capitalism-open-to-everyone. Let me give the longer quote in a bit more context. It's right at the end of his speech:( Read more... )

Do Mexican sodas really taste different?

It is my belief that Coke products produced in Mexico taste better than ones made in the United States.  Enough other people have this belief that it is now imported to our local stores.

 

Still, is this just my imagination, or is it real?  At my last grocery trip, I decided to find out.  Sprite and Coke.

 

I got six things: three Sprites and three Cokes, and we just tried the Sprites.

 

We had Mexican Sprite in a glass bottle, a 7.5 oz can of American Sprite, and a 20 oz plastic bottle of American Sprite.  We didn't taste them blind, though.

 

Results?  The Mexican Sprite had actual citrus flavor that the American ones lacked.  They were barely  even SIMILAR.  However, all three were cloying to our taste.

 

The Mexican Sprite would be good with a decent gin; the American ones just wouldn't work.