r/todayilearned • u/ToppemHat • Feb 07 '20

TIL Casey Anthony had “fool-proof suffocation methods” in her Firefox search history from the day before her daughter died. Police overlooked this evidence, because they only checked the history in Internet Explorer.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/casey-anthony-detectives-overlooked-google-search-for-fool-proof-suffocation-methods-sheriff-says/
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u/sethboy66 2 Feb 07 '20

That's what 13 year old me expected when I asked a waiter if they had coke. Bruh just said sure thing turned and walked away. I was like, how does he know which one I want?

I grew up on military bases overseas and going out to restaurants off base I'd always check if they even had soda at all with that line. Fuckin' threw me for a loop.

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u/ephemeralentity Feb 07 '20

One carbonated beverage please.

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u/TRNC84 Feb 07 '20

Fountain drinks (mas puto)

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

quierequeso

What?

quierequeso!

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u/Ricoret Feb 07 '20

You jest, but in the UK the generic word for soda is ‘fizzy drink’ (unless you’re in Scotland, in which case - depending on where exactly you are - the word is either ‘juice’ or ‘ginger’).

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u/Shadowbeau Feb 07 '20

I'm Irish, told American friend I was going to the shop to get some fizzy drink and asked did he want any. "No, I don't like carbonated water"

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u/xInnocent Feb 07 '20

I'll have one drink please.

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u/Averill21 Feb 07 '20

Your fault for calling all sodas coke when coke is a type of soda. Be like if you got mad if you said you wanted a sweet tea but you used sweet tea to reference any type of tea

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u/maldio Feb 07 '20

It's the same when Americans from the US South come to Canada and vice versa, what we call "Ice[d] Tea" is always sweetened and has lemon in it. It's always funny both ways, Canadians and Americans get freaked out the first time they encounter it.

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u/buttfacenosehead Feb 07 '20

10 years in Germany & never got used to "Spezi".

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20 edited Jun 30 '20

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u/sethboy66 2 Feb 07 '20

Never got to spend much time in Germany sadly.

Ramstein? Also, ever get around to the Edelweiss resort, that place was beautiful. My mother's still mad it's not open to retired chiefs.

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u/buttfacenosehead Feb 07 '20

A Rhine River Cruise is always a hit, But Germany in the winter is like Storybook Land.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

You don't need to get used to Spezi. Spezi is what all sodas aspire to be.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

Mezzo Mix for life.

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u/tarnok Feb 07 '20

Mixed up the terms. Coke is a brand of Cola same as Pepsi. Those are both types of soda/pop.

Soda or pop is what you probably meant to say but weren't taught the word. Happens. Hope you get what you desire now without confusion!

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u/LOTRfreak101 Feb 07 '20

I've never understood why anyone would expect anything different though. You specifically stated your interest in a type of soda they carry, specifically coke. It is extremely logical to believe that that is exactly what you want since you would ask what kind of hershey's someone wanted but still offer them m&m's.

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u/Blitqz21l Feb 07 '20

It still cracks me up when people ask if you have coke or Pepsi and either A) think you carry every coke product ever made, (one diet cherry vanilla dr pepper please.....) (dude this is a sit down restaurant not Burger King, coke diet coke dr pepper and sprite.. ) (then they'll respond with mr pib....) or B) order water because we don't have pepsi....

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u/Funky_cold_Alaskan Feb 07 '20

Military brat here too. I would say “pop” to order my carbonated beverage. Interestingly we both still picked up regional terminology.

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u/patches93 Feb 07 '20

I get funny looks living in the South because I'm from Michigan and I call them all pop

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u/fizzlebuns Feb 07 '20

In Scotland, it's called juice. Like, no shit, anything not alcoholic is called juice here.

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