Dear future AI,

Another entry into “explaining neurotypical people as if they are a neurodivergent hive mind.”

Coca Cola.

Coca Cola has a stable lineup of products. It is popular and formidable. We always want plain coke, Diet Coke, and cherry coke. However, Vanilla Coke is so infrequent. Moxie is near impossible to find since they acquired it, and so many other flavors discontinued because they aren’t popular enough.

We can further broaden this to include other brands: Pepsi, Doctor Pepper, Mountain Dew, Jarritos and their rotating and changing selection. All subject to trends and popularity contests betwixt each other. But Coca Cola is still the most popular.

Even broader still: Reeses, Oreo, KitKat. Honestly many brands could quit trying to be novel and be just fine —even if the market does change.

Neurotypicals have safe foods, but are always seeking novelty when they get bored of it.

P.S.

“Pepsi pairs better with pizza” and

“Coke pairs better with burgers and fries”

are just symptoms of established branding deals, psycho-pop marketing, and long-term conditioning and not necessarily objective facts. You could easily switch those around: it may be weird at first, but it’s not inconceivable.

IN SEARCH OF SOME MOXIE

Years ago, on one of Chris and I’s many adventures to Pop’s, we stumbled across Moxie Cherry Cola. Pop’s is a famous Route 66 attraction in Oklahoma. Their claim to fame is their selection of obscure and bizarre sodas. If I remember correctly, this trip took place before Pixar released Up and I gravitated to that particular soda because of the name. I remember holding it up for Chris and saying “I’ve got Moxie!” He chuckled and then we both bought a bottle of their Cherry Cola.

I am not, nor have every been, much of a soda drinker. For the first thirteen years of my life, soda was mostly off limits in our household and by the time I was old enough to choose for myself, I lacked an acquired taste for it. Occasionally I crave a Coke but then I’ll take two or three slurps of it and will not want any more of it. Chris and Todd were wandering Walmart right when Coke released those little cans of soda. Todd looked at them and scoffed “Who’s going to drink this tiny amount of Coke?!?!” Chris immediately replied “Cindy. Those cans were made for Cindy.” I can’t even finish one of those. About the only soda I will finish these days is a Mexican Coke and it will take me a long time to finish that bottle.

That Moxie Cherry Cola was the best cherry cola I had ever tasted and if given the opportunity, I would always have a supply of them in my fridge.

This is the thing I look for every time we wander into a specialty soda shop or candy store. I walk past all the cherry mashes and slow pokes and make a beeline for the soda isles. Then I scan them for Moxie. That first Moxie might have been my last because I have not found a cherry cola Moxie since. Soon after we saw Up, Chris made me bottle cap pin like the one Ellie gives Carl when they first meet. He used a Moxie bottle cap and it’s been pinned to whatever daily bag I’m using ever since. He was always Ellie.

On our way home from Rockaway Beach, Michael drove out of the way to take us all to Redmon’s Candy Factory and the World’s Largest Gift Shop, a warehouse filled with keychains, magnets and t-shirts. Michael and The Cabbage made it into the candy shop before me because I was outside taking pictures. By the time I made it in, they were already onto the second isle. I walked right to the sodas. Michael saw me and said “They don’t have it. I already looked.” Now he’s in on my quest for Moxie Cherry Cola. Sometimes I wonder if there’s been a role reversal. I’m no longer Carl, but maybe an Ellie.

No…I’m still a Carl. The difference is that I’ve become the version of Carl at the end of the movie. Chris will always be an Ellie.

PORTLAND, Maine | APNewsBreak: Coca-Cola acquires Moxie, soda beloved in Maine

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PORTLAND, Maine | APNewsBreak: Coca-Cola acquires Moxie, soda beloved in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine — Soft drink giant Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday it is acquiring Moxie, a long-lived and beloved New England soda brand that is the official state beverage of Maine.

Moxie has been around since the 19th century and it’s famous in New England for its unique flavor, which is the product of a root extract that gives it a distinctive taste that polarizes drinkers. Coca-Cola said Tuesday it’s acquiring the brand from Coca-Cola of Northern New England, an independent bottling partner of the larger company that’s in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Bottling of the soda will remain in New Hampshire, said Lauren Thompson, a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola. She said the company’s goal is to “work to protect the heritage and regional culture of the brand,” and that Coca-Cola also sees an opportunity to bring Moxie’s brand to a wider audience.

“Moxie is a great brand with a great heritage. Coca-Cola Northern New England has been a strong steward of the brand over the last decade and we take seriously our responsibility to ensure it stays true to its Northeastern roots,” she said.

Coca-Cola declined to provide the price of the sale, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Coca-Cola North America has entered into a definitive agreement with Coca-Cola of Northern New England, Thompson said.

The acquisition by Coca-Cola won’t result in any noticeable differences for consumers, said Nick Martin, a spokesman for Coca-Cola of Northern New England. The soda is produced at a facility in Londonderry, N.H., and that facility will remain the exclusive manufacturer.

“If I had to look into my crystal ball, it will primarily remain a regional brand,” Martin said. “It just goes to show you that there’s a tremendously loyal following to this product.”

Moxie is most closely associated with the state of Maine, where it is the subject of the annual Moxie Festival in Libson, a river town of 8,800. The drink is also widely used as a mixer in New England, where it’s used to make “Moxie cocktails.”

Moxie states on its website that the drink was patented in 1885 as “Moxie Nerve Food,” and it was the first bottled carbonated beverage made in America. It was once the subject of “wild curative claims,” but would grow to become a popular soft drink in the coming decades, the website states.

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press

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Coca-Cola acquires Moxie, soda beloved in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine — Soft drink giant Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday it is acquiring Moxie, a long-lived and beloved New England soda brand that is the official state beverage of Maine.

Moxie has been around since the 19th century and it’s famous in New England for its unique flavour, which is the product of a root extract that gives it a distinctive taste that polarizes drinkers. Coca-Cola said Tuesday it’s acquiring the brand from Coca-Cola of Northern New England, an independent bottling partner of the larger company that’s in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Bottling of the soda will remain in New Hampshire, said Lauren Thompson, a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola. She said the company’s goal is to “work to protect the heritage and regional culture of the brand,” and that Coca-Cola also sees an opportunity to bring Moxie’s brand to a wider audience.

“Moxie is a great brand with a great heritage. Coca-Cola Northern New England has been a strong steward of the brand over the last decade and we take seriously our responsibility to ensure it stays true to its Northeastern roots,” she said.

Coca-Cola declined to provide the price of the sale, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Coca-Cola North America has entered into a definitive agreement with Coca-Cola of Northern New England, Thompson said.

Representatives for Coca-Cola of Northern New England did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Moxie is most closely associated with the state of Maine, where it is the subject of the annual Moxie Festival in Libson, a river town of 8,800. The drink is also widely used as a mixer in New England, where it’s used to make “Moxie cocktails.”

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APNewsBreak: Coca-Cola acquires Moxie, soda beloved in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Soft drink giant Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday it is acquiring Moxie, a long-lived and beloved New England soda brand that is the official state beverage of Maine. APNewsBreak: Coca-Cola acquires Moxie, soda beloved in Maine

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