Don’t buy Pepsi in the new can. Pepsi has a new “patriotic” can coming out with pictures of the EmpireStateBuilding, and the Pledge of Allegiance on them.However, Pepsi left out two little words on the pledge,”Under God.”
Pepsi said they didn’t want to offend anyone. In that case, we don’t want to offend anyone at the Pepsi corporate office, either!
So if we don’t buy any Pepsi product, they will not be offended when they don’t receive our money that has the words “In God We Trust” on it.
HOWFASTCANYOUFORWARDTHISONE?
I hate email forwards, especially when they’re as culturally-humilating as these.
I highly doubt any Pepsi boycott will occur in my household. For one, I married into a “Pepsi family” — and I support not having the “under God” in the pledge. Most people don’t realize that those two words weren’t a part of the pledge until the 1950′s, and were only added in an effort to deter communism [read me].
Separation of church & state — and carbonated beverages, I say!
Ahhh, glorious Pepsi! Is there anything it can’t do?
I’m offended by your post. I’m a Coke man.
This is apparently a hoax – Snopes has more… it was originally a Dr Pepper can available only in certain US states, and the can only has three words from the Pledge on it… talk about blowing something out of proportion…
Eh, I’m not surprised — most of these email chain letters are hoaxes. I love Snopes, and will usually check there to find out — and then email back the ENTIRE list of people the original forwarder sent, in order to tell them all it’s falseness. (most people don’t like it when I do this, which is probably why I don’t get many of these cheesy forwards anymore)
Breakthechain.org is another good site to check out too.
Anyway, my point about the “under God” part of the pledge, and people’s reactionary efforts to save it, is still valid I think. Many people in the US don’t even realize that those two words were added in the 1950′s, rather than 1892 when it was first composed.
Proud to be Canadian and my Gretzky decorated cans!
Just another reason to drink Coke