$2 to Show

Living with 3 other guys is usually pretty laid back and we can manage to keep our laguna beach-like drama to a minimum. Certain occasions arise, though, where our feelings get in the way and cloud our minds. For example, today, Matt brings home a case of his coveted Coca-Cola, which was met with repulsion from myself, for I am a Pepsi man myself. I was mostly raised on coke, and i have many fond memories of coke, mostly because that's what i always had at my grandparents house, and therefore, most major holidays, but in a straight up test, i've always liked pepsi more. Even RC cola delivers to my liking, especially at a discounted price.

So our argument played out shortly, and many names were thrown about, and a tension began to build between the coke and pepsi siders. It seemed that matt was the only one in the house that liked coke more, but we all wanted to give it an equal chance with a taste test. I ran to the store and grabbed 2 liters of coke, pepsi and rc, trying to get a good mix and a good control. All beverages were kept at the same temperature for the same amount of time, and were served without ice, so as to preserve the essence of each beverage. We set up a complicated randomized pouring order, and each of us judged each on smell, taste, feel and overall liking. The results were shocking.

It turns out that every single one of us liked pepsi the most, and coke the least, except for matt, who had pepsi and rc tied for the best. Much was made of the results and matt sat in shock for many minutes after. His humiliation was increased by comments made during the testing such as "god, this is rank... uh gross..." while drinking the coke. However, post-testing, matt outraged about tampering with the drinks, and still claims that he's a coke man, and will continue to purchase said beverage until his dying day. Maybe he didn't say that, but he wouldn't let us take the remaining coke in the fridge and punt it off the balcony, so we just let him be, and let him live in his own dream world; where cokes run free in flowery fields, and people cross to the other side of the street to avoid interaction with pepsi. The pepsi that's really smart, but just never got the opportunities that everyone else did in life. In matt's world, even RC has been stripped of its crown.

*Shudder*