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Sheesh what next Jul 21, 2003 5:03:47 GMT -5

Post by T. Wedd on Jul 21, 2003 5:03:47 GMT -5

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A US truck driver who worked for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company has been sacked after being spotted glugging down a soft drink made by the rival Pepsi company, union officials said.

Rick Bronson, who worked for the world's biggest soft drink firm for 12 years, was fired after someone reported him for supporting the enemy, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said.

"Coke is really grasping at straws on this one," said Jim Santangelo, principal officer of Teamsters' branch of which Bronson is a member in El Monte, east of the California hub of Los Angeles.

"This is nothing more than an attempt to get rid of a pro-union employee. The Teamsters will fight every step of the way to get Rick's job back," he vowed.

The Teamsters claim that Coke really sacked the worker because of his work three months ago in organizing Coke merchandising workers under the powerful union's aegis.

The dismissal came after he was allegedly spotted in the back room of a store where he was making a delivery swigging on a Pepsi.

pinky gerbilsquirt Rorta Newbie Posts: 12	Sheesh what next Jul 21, 2003 7:04:12 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pinky gerbilsquirt on Jul 21, 2003 7:04:12 GMT -5 i remember a few months back britany spears got into heaps of trouble of pepsi cos there was a pic in a mag of her drinking coke
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D°©tª·D [DD] ~Moderator~ Moderator Just smoke a few of these a day and you'll feel just fine... Posts: 263	Sheesh what next Jul 21, 2003 7:32:50 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by D°©tª·D [DD] on Jul 21, 2003 7:32:50 GMT -5 Only in America...
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MB ~Moderator~ Moderator "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Posts: 218	Sheesh what next Jul 22, 2003 4:28:27 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MB on Jul 22, 2003 4:28:27 GMT -5 Haha. I can't believe people fall for advertising like that. Pepsi, Coke, whats the difference? The difference is that Coco-Cola clasic kicks ass. But so does Pepsi. Oh, they are both equally amazingly satisfying.
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pinky gerbilsquirt Rorta Newbie Posts: 12	Sheesh what next Jul 22, 2003 6:05:25 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pinky gerbilsquirt on Jul 22, 2003 6:05:25 GMT -5 blaarrrgggg......pepsi tastes gross
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Sheesh what next Jul 22, 2003 17:24:11 GMT -5

Post by MB on Jul 22, 2003 17:24:11 GMT -5

Are you kidding? I think the only difference between Pepsi and Coke is that Pepsi has more carbination because it has more of a kick. I loooooove my Pepsi Twist, and I also love my Coke-Classic. They are both good soft drinks, they just need better advertising because frankly, seeing a man almost cry and then break out into song with a pop star about how he lost his pepsi won't make me want one.

I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion, though. So why do you think Pepsi tastes gross though, exactly? Do you like Coke at all or are you a vegan or something?

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Post by T. Wedd on Jul 21, 2003 5:03:47 GMT -5

Post by pinky gerbilsquirt on Jul 21, 2003 7:04:12 GMT -5

Post by D°©tª·D [DD] on Jul 21, 2003 7:32:50 GMT -5

Post by MB on Jul 22, 2003 4:28:27 GMT -5

Post by pinky gerbilsquirt on Jul 22, 2003 6:05:25 GMT -5

Post by MB on Jul 22, 2003 17:24:11 GMT -5