Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Welcome back to the show fellow ridiculous historians.

Thank you, as always so much for tuning in.

Let's hear it for the man, the myth, the legend, our super producer, Mr. Max, Crystal Pepsi Williams.

And Crystal Gravy Williams. That's a S-Nell shout-out. That's Mr. Noel Brown. I am Ben.

I'm Ben Bullitt. That's right.

That is who you are.

And I just have a question, man.

Is that a performative thing?

Do people just are they compelled to do it by habit?

What is it indicating even?

Refreshment, satisfaction.

I think it's nostalgia.

I think it's also something people have been brainwashed into doing,

but folks, if you like us have spent a lot of time in the Southeast,

you recognize that pop and that,

maybe there's some science to it.

Maybe aspirating like that makes the water a little spicier. Asperating. Yeah. This is our story

about something just patently ridiculous. And guys, are we soda fans? I don't think either of you

guys are really on the pop. I am a DDP man. Okay. that means Diet Dr. Pepper. Oh, okay. I think it is the superior diet soda. I used to be a DC man, but now I'm exclusively a DDP man. And other than that, only fizzy water. And lately I've been making pomegranate fizzy water spritzers, which is kind of like a soda that you make at home.

Hmm, nice.

What about you, Max?

Personally, A, I love that you drop the pop reference right there.

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