Only in the South

[furrbear]

Dave and I were joking about some of the more memorable bits from his days at the hemodialysis center:

Elderly Woman:	Nurse, I'm all hooked up to this contraption. Would you take these quarters for me and get me a cola from the vending machine?"
Nurse:	Why sure, Mrs. _____________. I'll have one of the aids get it for you. What kind of coke would you like?
EW:	Diet Dr. Pepper.

Comments

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

The curse of success: Your brand becomes a generic term.

See: Xerox, Kleenex, Kotex,...

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

I think that could be solved the same way drug companies do - by coming out with both a brand name AND a generic name.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Calling all facial tissues "Kleenex" is one thing. I might even understand "Coke" as a generic term for colas - but calling something like Sprite or Dr. Puker "Coke" is a bit of cognitive dissonance that makes my brain grind its gears.

I mean, imagine calling paper for your laser printer "Kleenex" - after all, it's all paper, right?