Dr. Pepper

The Highly Unofficial alt.fan.dr-pepper FAQ

Compiled by Christopher Flaherty from various sources.
version 3.50 August 5, 2004

List of Questions:
Prologue: About the FAQ

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"See? You learn something new every day.

1.3 Was there ever really a person called Dr. Pepper?

There were at least two doctors relevant to this question: a Dr. Charles T.
Pepper, of Rural Retreat, Virginia; and a lesser-known Dr. Pepper of
Christianburg, Virginia.

Both were alive in the late 19th Century when Wade Morrison (the owner of the
drug store where Charles Alderton worked) moved to Texas from Virginia in the
1870’s. And here is where the confusion starts."

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"1.5 What's the connection between the Beatles and Dr Pepper?

It sounds pretty obvious once you know it, but I never would have guessed until
someone pointed it out to me: The original title of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Heart's Club Band -- one of the Beatles' most popular albums (and consequently
one of the most popular albums period) -- was Dr. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club
Band! Wild, huh? When I asked the fine folks at<A
HREF="news:rec.music.beatles"> rec.music.beatles</A><A
HREF="news:rec.music.beatles">"</A> for confirmation,<A
HREF="[email hidden]"> Jim Demes</A> wrote me on September 29, 1998:

According to BEATLESONGS by William J. Dowlding: "The album was originally
titled Dr. Pepper's...until the Beatles realized an American soft-drink company
had rights to that name." Dowlding got his info from THE BEATLES A TO Z. (1980)

Whether or not the Beatles were fully acquainted with the soft drink before
they began work on Sgt. Pepper is still subject to debate.

But bottles of Dr Pepper have been spotted in the Let It Be movie, so they had
definitely seen the light by then. Imagine what else might have been if only a
few letters hadn't changed . . ."

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The Highly Unofficial alt.fan.dr-pepper FAQ

Compiled by Christopher Flaherty from various sources.
version 3.50 August 5, 2004

List of Questions:
Prologue: About the FAQ

http://www.freenewyork.net/dpfaq.html
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Soda will kill you.

"Okay, smart guy, what is the connection?"

In the book, Conspiracy Of One (1990, The Summit Group), author Jim Moore
presents a variety of reasons why he believes Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole
assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

One of those reasons is on page 53, detailing the period immediately after the
assassination when Oswald was spotted in the lunchroom of the Texas School Book
Depository:"
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"Oswald...put a nickel in the soda machine and selected a Coca-Cola. It may be
that this single action on Oswald's part holds the key to his guilt. Oswald
habitually drank Dr Pepper.

There can be only one realistic explanation for a miser like Oswald to fail to
select his soft drink of choice-he was nervous. Three other possibilities
exist, all unlikely:

1. Oswald really bought a Dr Pepper and every witness questioned recalled it as
a Coca-Cola
2. The soda machine was out of Dr Pepper. 3. The soda machine-a Coca-Cola
product, malfunctioned in favor of its manufacturer.

Next to one of those sentences was a footnote, citing The Day Kennedy Was Shot
(1968, Funk & Wagnalls; 1992 HarperPerennial) by Jim Bishop. Sure enough, on
page 183 of Bishop's book, there is a less verbose description of the same
event:

Oswald dropped a coin in the soda machine. He got a Coca-Cola. This was
nervousness because he invariably drank Dr Pepper.

Who knew he wanted to be a Pepper, too?
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2.1 Does Dr Pepper contain prune juice?

In a word: NO!

According to the<A
HREF="http://www.snopes.com/business/secret/drpepper.htm%20"> Urban Legends
Reference Pages</A><A
HREF="http://www.snopes.com/business/secret/drpepper.htm%20">"</A> at
snopes.com: "It doesn't, but the rumor is remarkably long-lived, having been
with us since about 1930."

In addition, Bottlecaps (the "Official Newsletter of the Dr Pepper Museum and
Free Enterprise Institute"😉 emphasizes in their Vol. I, 1999, issue: "Prune
juice is not and never has been in Dr Pepper. The prune juice rumor is an old
story that has been in circulation since the 1930s."

Also,<A HREF="http://drpepper.com"> the Dr Pepper company</A> states on their
website that "prune juice is definitely not one of the ingredients."

And, as if that wasn't enough, the site for<A
HREF="http://www.dpsu.com/FAQs/faqs.html"> Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.</A> has
offered two different assertions during the past two years: 1) "its unique
flavor comes from the blending of 23 fruits, none of which are prunes" 2) "Dr
Pepper is a unique blend of natural and artificial flavors; it does not contain
prune juice."

The corporation also highlights this<A
HREF="http://www.dpsu.com/funfacts.html"> "Fun Fact"</A> on its web site:
"Contrary to popular misconception, Dr Pepper never has and never will contain
prune juice."

Are we all clear on this now?"
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<< Soda will kill you.>>

Naaa. I grew up on the stuff!
Family biz and all that jazzzzzz.
Good for the SOUL!

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Red Hot Chilli Peppers --
The Recipe.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/chili/chili3.html
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<< The corporation also highlights this "Fun Fact" on its web site:
"Contrary to popular misconception, Dr Pepper never has and never will contain
prune juice."

Are we all clear on this now?" >>

However!
My father invented a drink called,
Prunetang!

That's Her God's honest truth!

For appropriate etymology, consider the American idiomatic term, 'punetang,"
oft cited in colloqial usage, during WWII.

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Not quite what the Dr. ordered...

http://www.fakedrpepper.com/
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[email hidden] (Her One) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

"The exact date of Dr Pepper's conception is unknown..."

I know. I'm the one that "did her". I'm Dr Peppers daddy.

[email hidden] (Doug Freesepop) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

[email hidden] (Her One) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

"The exact date of Dr Pepper's conception is unknown..."

I know. I'm the one that "did her". I'm Dr Peppers daddy.

Just think, everytime you drink a Dr Pepper you get a little bit of -DF DNA in you.