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Free Dr. Pepper for everyone in America!*

money.cnn.com — * If Axl Rose releases the long-awaited new G&R album 'Chinese Democracy' in 2008.

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  • blahtastic, on 03/27/2008, -9/+191Free pop* is the best pop* of all. Come on Axl.

    *Replace with your own local soda/pop/coke term.
    • j1ggy, on 03/27/2008, -9/+96Dugg for not assuming everyone calls it soda.
      • jmpeagle, on 03/27/2008, -1/+42dugg for explaing why you dugg
      • Lionhart, on 03/27/2008, -33/+23Everyone SHOULD call it soda...
        • stuffradio, on 03/27/2008, -13/+7NO... that requires conforming. Soda is an American slang term for it. Pop is the Canadian version(and maybe other peoples) version of the term to call it.

          Just like Z(Z-ee) is the American way to say it
          Z(Z-ed) is the Canadian way to say it.
          Roof(Ruf) is the American way to say it
          Roof(R-oof) is the Canadian way

          etc.
          • cypher35, on 03/27/2008, -2/+17I live in America and I don't think I've ever head someone pronounce roof as "ruf"... maybe on the east coast or something... but then they manage to screw a lot of words up:

            Library -> Libary (what happened to the first 'r'?)
            Orange -> Arenge (wtf?)
          • danielman94, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4@cypher3%(digg won't let me reply normally)
            Not like "ruf", which would be pronounced the same as "rough".
            I think stuffradio means pronouncing roof with the same "oo" sound as in book. Kinda like "ruuhf".
          • blahtastic, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4As a resident of the East Coast (close enough) and a "pop" sayer, I can inform you we don't say libary. I mean, stupid people do, but I always assumed stupid people everywhere were equally likely to say libary.

            You've got a bit of a point with orange though.

            Also, stuffradio, can you explain the z-ed thing? That boggles my mind. Is fazed pronounced fazed-ed then?
          • bitcloud, on 03/27/2008, -7/+7Zed Zed Soda is also going to release a great album in 2008 in a show of solidarity
          • SonicAD, on 03/27/2008, -8/+2@bitcloud

            They're called ZZ Top you moron, not ZZ Pop.

            Unfortunately, I dugg you up before I remembered this. Someone else dig you down for me please.
          • j1ggy, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4The pronounciation of the letter Z. Americans say ZEE. Canadians and most everyone else in the world say ZED.
          • effward, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4My mom, who grew up in Pennsylvania, pronounces "water" as "wuta". That is something I don't understand.
          • stuffradio, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4@danielman94 thanks for clarifying =)

            @blahtastic: can you explain the z-ed thing?

            When you say it by itself you say zed not zee. Fazed is fazed, not fazed-ed =p
          • blahtastic, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Oh, ok. I've heard it in the alphabet like that before. For some reason it didn't occur to me that you meant it that way, and I thought you meant pronounced in words, which was completely (0.o) to me.
          • twb010, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2from wikipedia:
            Zed (pronounced /ˈzɛd/) is the name of the last letter of the alphabet Z used by the majority of English-speaking people outside of the United States (where its name is "zee" (/ziː/)). The name "zed" is derived from the Greek letter zeta, which also represents the Z sound.
          • amirman, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1@stuffradio
            when i say water i don't say double-u-ater. dumbass.
        • themastersb, on 03/27/2008, -5/+2Oops. You made a spelling mistake. Let me correct it for you:
          Everyone SHOULD call it pop...*
      • FTLJohnson, on 03/27/2008, -2/+9Meh, I think everyone should call it beer.
      • dkkicks, on 03/27/2008, -1/+13There is no period in Dr Pepper.
        Real fans would know this.
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Pepper#Name_format ...
      • Dantetheinferno, on 03/27/2008, -6/+1Hmmmm... Pop.

        God i love the northeast.
      • YellowSnowDemon, on 03/27/2008, -13/+8If you call it 'pop' then you're a bitch. :D
      • themastersb, on 03/27/2008, -5/+3Why would we assume everyone calls it soda when most people call it pop?
        • YonicSouth, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Some people/regions don't call it soda OR pop! This stupid debate doesn't exist there. These people call everything by name, or they call everything "Coke". idk why, but that's how it is.
          • texpundit, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2TX is like that.

            Personally, I just tend to call everything by its actual name.
        • hurben, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2I'm in Australia and I call it 'soft drink' or 'fizzy drink'
          Also, just for interest's sake, each state in Australia calls a small glass of beer a different thing, middie (spelling?), schooner, pot..
      • elnerdo, on 03/27/2008, -1/+9How about we settle our differences and just agree that people that call it "coke" are retarded. (I'm talking to you, Southerners!)
        • barnett25, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Dugg because my wife ***** me off.
        • castevens, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Dugg because your wife ***** you off.
        • ChristianMagic, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Dugg because my girlfriend- wait nevermind.
      • alexforcefive, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2FIZZY JUICE

        /britain
        • Nath2k7, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3I have never heard anyone say fizzy juice and im from britain lol :P
      • xlneoMAXlx, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Down here in Alabama, most people call it 'coke' just because it's a carbonated soft drink of a brown color. However, I sometimes call it soda or coke, or I'll just state the name (e.g.: Pepsi, Coke, Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper).
      • Solis, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2Dugg down for thinking soda should be called anything other than soda.
      • diggimator, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1This seems to be a fairly good source that maps the differences in the US, at least: http://popvssoda.com:2998/
    • EGOvoruhk, on 03/27/2008, -1/+10Comment abuse

      Axl Rose's reply: http://www.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=200 ...
      • ElBeh, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6Digg effect'D.
        • Dantetheinferno, on 03/27/2008, -3/+1/.
        • daza, on 03/27/2008, -0/+14The Digg effect in this case is Digg's ***** way of truncating URLs. The website is still alive, it's just that Digg ate up the last few letters of the URL. Try this - http://www.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=200 ...
        • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1That's only the second time Axl has ever made me laugh. This album is going to be one of two things. 1. Complete and utter ***** 2. The best album of all time. I'm hoping for the latter.

          Axl, get over yourself and get back together with Slash and Izzy. You would rule all.

          On a side note to digg, my mom works with Izzy's mom. Heh.
    • Klisk, on 03/27/2008, -24/+31It's soda.
      • Dantetheinferno, on 03/27/2008, -13/+15It's pop.
        • dannydyer1000, on 03/27/2008, -9/+5you're both jackasses it's definitely coke :D
          • elnerdo, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4I'm from New Jersey, so I say "Soda" (like you should), but "Pop" also makes sense, so I have no problem with that. "Coke" on the other hand is just wrong. "Coke" is a TYPE of soda/pop, not a general term.
          • wrs123, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Damn straight elnerdo, thats what I like to see
          • dannydyer1000, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1i was just ***** around :( oh well
        • stuffradio, on 03/27/2008, -3/+8It's actually Dr. Pepper ;)
        • nullx42, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7ITS.... [Monty python theme song starts playing]
          • daborg, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4We have now reached comment perfection. No further comments are required on this article.
    • sittered, on 03/27/2008, -4/+12And free Dr. Pepper is the best free pop of all. Seriously, I weigh the risk of diabetes and the deliciousness of Dr. Pepper on a daily basis.
    • tehawesome531, on 03/27/2008, -5/+11I call it pop. Most people in Minnesota do.
      • MioTheGreat, on 03/27/2008, -3/+18Weirdos
      • Dantetheinferno, on 03/27/2008, -3/+4Michigan's the same way. Go faygo pop.
      • bedake, on 03/27/2008, -0/+10People around here in ohio call it pop too, I remember when I first moved here and said soda all the kids at school looked at me like i was crazy. I still refuse to say pop and always refer to it as soda.
        • Solis, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Keep to your convictions! You know the proper way to say it, spread the word!
        • tyywebb, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1***** bastards should learn how to speak.
    • cornelje, on 03/27/2008, -6/+23All of you are wrong, its a soft drink.
    • Bersy, on 03/27/2008, -7/+3I call it poison.
    • NenDaiKi, on 03/27/2008, -14/+47Pop is a a SOUND, not a title for a type of beverage. Every time I hear it I immediately hate the person saying it. It is SERIOUSLY the most annoying thing in the world to me, and it isn't because I harbor some territorial bias towards another word. The concept of going out your way to mislabel something in the most annoying way possible is just stupid.

      It has a name, and it should be obvious. If I want some Dr. Pepper that's what I call it. When I want Mountain Dew, I say LETS GO GET SOME ***** MOUNTAIN DEW.

      You know what word I've never seen in any menu for any restaurant chain EVER? Pop. Come to think of it, I haven't seen soda either, because that is just the other half of that uber annoying term. The official term used to refer genericly to a set of carbonated beverages is soft drink, so anyone who says anything other than that or actually CALLS IT BY ITS PROPER NAME can go ***** themselves because no one else will ever want to.

      I HATE EVERYTHING.
      • daborg, on 03/27/2008, -7/+2"I HATE EVERYTHING."

        You are going to lead a rich and full life.
        • daborg, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1To the people burying me: You either have no sense of humor, or you really think that hating everything is an enjoyable way to live. Either way you suck.
      • logan074, on 03/27/2008, -6/+1You must have a pretty sheltered life if that is the most annoying thing that you ever experience.
      • RussellDovey, on 03/27/2008, -4/+3That's "generically", not "genericly". I hate you now.
      • YonicSouth, on 03/27/2008, -3/+5Dugg! Some people/regions don't call it soda OR pop! This stupid debate doesn't exist there. These people call everything by name, or they call everything "Coke".
      • bstew22, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2I HATE that it's ***** called a soft drink. WTF? how is this liquid i'm drinking soft? what's hard liquid?
        • captnkurt, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8Ice.
        • xxpor, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4alcohol
        • peacebyanymeans, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Alcohol?
        • senatorpjt, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4I believe the term originated during prohibition, from "hard drink", as in liquor, when the liquor manufacturers had to start making soft drinks.
      • xlneoMAXlx, on 03/27/2008, -2/+5"If I want some Dr. Pepper that's what I call it. When I want Mountain Dew, I say LETS GO GET SOME ***** MOUNTAIN DEW."
        "...anyone who ... actually CALLS IT BY ITS PROPER NAME can go ***** themselves..."
        You can go ***** yourself then.
      • darkism, on 03/27/2008, -3/+2Uber is a a GERMAN WORD, not an adjective to be freely thrown around in English by nerds trying to 'sound leet.' Every time I hear it I immediately hate the person saying it. It is SERIOUSLY the most annoying thing in the world to me, and it isn't because I harbor some territorial bias towards another word.

        /copypasta

        "During the 2000s, über also became known as a synonym for super due to GAMERS EXCESSIVELY USING THE WORD INCORRECTLY." (emphasis mine)
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cber

        Now excuse me while I go enjoy a nice cold POP.
        • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1You, and in this case Wikipedia, are retarded. It says the ***** definition right before saying using it to mean that is incorrect.
      • Frankisko, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Yeah, ***** everything!
      • foofighter828, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop
        • tyywebb, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU
    • mesmeriffic, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Never heard of pop water.
    • 1timeuser, on 03/27/2008, -7/+2I call it cancer in a can.
    • mitch37, on 03/27/2008, -2/+4Soft drink..
      • weregeek, on 03/27/2008, -4/+1You mean one without alcohol? The term "soft drink" covers many non-carbonated beverages as well. It's more of a regional/communal thing in terms of the name for sweet fizzy beverages. For instance, "Coke" is a used generically to refer to the typical fizzy concoction in certain parts of the U.S, regardless of the brand name.
        • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2"The term "soft drink" covers many non-carbonated beverages as well."

          No, it doesn't.
        • mitch37, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1"The term "soft drink" covers many non-carbonated beverages as well."

          No, it doesn't.
    • AgentVladimir, on 03/27/2008, -1/+0I guess people in the UK call it fizzy drink or pop sometimes (usually mums with about thirty kids to pacify). Never soda though.

      Either way, an exciting journey through the land of folk etymology.
    • COinOR, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2i think "coke" would be most appropriate for this story, regardless of what you call a carbonated beverage
    • jun2san, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1So what happens if the album only leaks onto the internet in 2008? Does that count?
    • wTheOnew, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county ...

      I'm embarrassed that I now live in the south. Whichever, pop or soda, it's NOT Coke. The phrase "What type of Coke?" should only be asked to differentiate between diet, regular, ect.
  • unperfekt, on 03/27/2008, -5/+105If Axl would give up the heroin, afghanistan wouldn't have the narcotics problem it does now.
    • j1ggy, on 03/27/2008, -3/+10Dugg for making me laugh and spit food all over the place.
      • dannydyer1000, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3same here ... ramen, meet keyboard :(
        • 4040, on 03/27/2008, -1/+17Why are people always eating or drinking something whenever they happen to read a funny Digg comment? Do you think, "Hmm, this one might be funny so I'd better stuff my mouth with food."
          • nigh7dagger, on 03/27/2008, -4/+1I figured that you would be angry so I thought it was safe to eat a bite but then it was funny so I spilled my food even though you think it doesn't make sense.
          • dannydyer1000, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1i was hungry asshole :( lol
        • j1ggy, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6My PC doubles as a dinner table.
        • ChristianMagic, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2^ How innovative!
    • stonklit, on 03/27/2008, -3/+0Since when is Axl on heroin?
    • Impeller, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1"This is called... Estranged"
  • CryRightardCry, on 03/27/2008, -4/+224Who's the insane executive at Dr. Pepper that loves Axl that much?
    • ttfadia, on 03/27/2008, -0/+69That insane executive is a brilliant marketer. They managed to latch their brand onto one of the most highly anticipated albums at a reasonable cost (assuming not every single American cashes in, and even then it may be justifiable).
      • sexybobo, on 03/27/2008, -0/+10$300,000,000 Isn't that much money for DR pepper to spend on ads Last i remember coke was in the $10billion range spent on ads in a year.
        (The Dr. Pepper cost $.15 or less a can and they would probably just have a coupon online to print of and bring in to get your free dr pepper.
        • Pillage, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4not to mention they probably insured themselves for this.
        • Cint, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4A coupon wouldn't make any sense. Print off 7 and get a dr. pepper every day of the week?
          • RussellDovey, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1Coupon and ID?
          • sexybobo, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I was thinking more along the lines of enter your address they validate to make sure it is a correct address and that it hasn't been used before.
          • Kerrigore, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1@Sexybobo

            So you mean that someone would be able to get as many free Dr Pepper's as there are addresses in their phone book? Hmm...

            That would also mean that you could only have one free Dr Pepper per household, which would not be a free one for "everyone in America". What happens when both kids want a free can of it? Some sort of raffle?
      • actionscripted, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8According to the US Census Bureau the population is 303,717,181 in the US.

        303,717,181 citizens * 00.15 dollars = $45,557,577.15 spent to support the marketing campaign's promise

        If they did a limited run of coupons/codes they could keep the number of free sodas/pops/cokes within the American population limit. Mobilizing half of the US to get off their cans (ha!) and get their free Dr. Pepper would be a miracle, so you can safely cut their campaign spending in half to arrive at $22,778,788.58 to deliver on their offer.

        $22 million isn't an unheard of marketing spend, especially if customers begin to associate the product with the likes of Axl Rose.

        This is a genius campaign, but I just don't think it's going to succeed unless they hit print and big media also.
      • bitcloud, on 03/27/2008, -1/+7Free hugs if Nuken forever gets released in this millennium... any time this millennium
        • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1You might want to spell it correctly next time. Your offer is null and void.
    • mike81890, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Poor Pierre Robert... he must be freaking out.
    • SurlyB, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2Does it really matter? There are fanboys for EVERY frackin' thing in the universe.
    • blackeagle613, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2I think it is actually quite clever...
      anyways, odds are that the album will not be released, and even if it does not everyone will get their free Dr Pepper
  • KillPenguin, on 03/27/2008, -6/+69Buckethead deserves a free Dr. Pepper too, damn it!
    • theWrkncacnter, on 03/27/2008, -0/+18I think Axl Rose doesn't like Buckethead after he joined the band for half a year and basically never showed up to any practices.
      • samsonthesaxman, on 03/27/2008, -0/+27buckethead doesn't need to rehearse. his concerts are his practice sessions.
      • 1timeuser, on 03/27/2008, -2/+4Buckethead needs no practice because buckethead > all.
        • skyshock1, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1nope.

          Ron Thal (current G'n'R guitarist) > all.
          • plytheman, on 03/27/2008, -0/+9Only Ron Thal can save America and the Constitution!
        • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2I do agree that Buckethead is amazing. I was blown away the first time I heard him. However, Slash is the *****.
    • foshizol, on 03/27/2008, -1/+6Nonsense. Buckethead is a professional musician and as long as Axl was paying the bills he would show up. The problem that usually arises when someone hires Buckethed is he really won't take of the mask or the Bucket. Google Buckethead comments and you'll find quotes from Ozzy Osborne to the Red Hot Chili Peppers saying they wouldn't hire him because of this one tiny little foible.
      This suck because the man is a genius on guitar and with Numb-Chucks (sp?).
      • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -3/+1Nunchucks, dumbass. The original is Nunchaku, and they're not real fighting weapons.
        • JustinHopewell, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2At least he acknowledged that he may have spelled it wrong. No need to be a dick.

          And how is it relevant that nunchucks aren't a fighting weapon? Besides, if it can crack your skull, I still consider it a fighting weapon.
    • punkcat, on 03/27/2008, -0/+13on the guns and roses official site Axl says he will share his with Buckethead.
    • illt, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4i think it was more of the fact that GNR cancelled a ton of their shows due to axl that buckethead had enough.

      Eitherway, it allowed me to catch some of his more small intimate venues a few times before he blew up with guitar hero.
  • scsp85, on 03/27/2008, -1/+54Hmmm, it's win win for all of us!
    • dudeguy1234, on 03/27/2008, -8/+1Repetitive and redundant! Repetitive and redundant! Repe.....
    • skippy17, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1win
    • riggs32, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3ummmm if they don't release this year nobody get the cd or the dr. pepper. so its all or nothing
    • Soave, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Win win win, conflict resolution #5.
    • NumbersAndNoise, on 03/27/2008, -1/+0Not Buckethead, apparently.
    • Killah_xxx, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1Not people outside U.S. either :b
      But I don't care, I don't like Dr Pepper anyway.
  • Myonosken, on 03/27/2008, -1/+7Given the likelihood of the release happening (none), should be the whole world getting in on this.
    • Achi11es, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Given the likelihood of the release happening (cold November rainy day in hell), should be the whole world getting in on this.

      Better?

  • bossm4n, on 03/27/2008, -4/+61Come on Axl, be a Pepper.
    • 4d669, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4The album is technically out, so we should start emailing Dr Pepper with links and torrents right about now.
      • Pillage, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1man, don't tell me about love and peace
        when one of the Joneses have a handgun
        pointed at me
        don't tell me to just say no
        I'm an addict, i say don't let me go
        whatever happened to sex drugs n' rock n' roll?
        now we just have AIDS crack and techno.
      • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1"The album is technically out"

        Really? How are you informed?
        • 4d669, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1It's in the hard drives of tens of thousands. That's out enough for me.
    • Langford, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Maybe he should remix the old "Be a Pepper" jingle.
      http://youtube.com/watch?v=gQPN3UKQM-U
  • jdh24, on 03/27/2008, -31/+10people should stop drinking soda. it's not good for you at all.
    • j1ggy, on 03/27/2008, -17/+6Buried for saying "soda."
      • jmpeagle, on 03/27/2008, -0/+10I like how all 3 of your comments are explanations of why you hit the thumbs up or thumbs down on a person's comment
        • j1ggy, on 03/27/2008, -3/+1Sometimes you have to go on a random spree. It's like a nervous twitch that you have to let explode every so often. Or maybe I'm just crazy.
    • Monkeywithacold, on 03/27/2008, -1/+9people should stop listening to you, it's not good for you at all
      • TheBEAST205, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2He's actually right, soft drinks aren't good for you at all, and us stupid Americans always drink them while complaining about being fat...
        • bitcloud, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2Pretty much...

          1. Drink Soda
          2. Vote for Morons
          3. Complain about being fat and having moronic politicians...
    • theWrkncacnter, on 03/27/2008, -0/+9It tastes too damn good to be unhealthy
    • 4d669, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8ASPARTAME *****, DO YOU DRINK IT?!
    • KMartSheriff, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6**BREAKING**

      LIVING WILL KILL YOU.
    • nukethewhales, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6Can I have your Dr. Pepper?
    • xxpor, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1but it has prunes in it....
  • radikul, on 03/27/2008, -17/+4Opensource catching onto the beverage industry?!?!

    Long live opensource! Freeware all around!
    • druakara, on 03/27/2008, -2/+0Open Source - for awhile Open Cola existed, and I believe was licensed under a modified version of the GNU license... Alas, I believe the project is defunct... *sad* it was actually fairly tasty!
      • dudetaz2003, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1The recipe is out there you can make it your self.
  • EvilBunnys, on 03/27/2008, -10/+5LOL WUT
  • mediaspree, on 03/27/2008, -1/+13My Use your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II cd's could use a dust off.
    • riskybeats, on 03/27/2008, -4/+3***** me i had to read that one a few times to see what you were talking about.
    • IglooBurner, on 03/28/2008, -0/+0Been a while since you've actually listened to a "music CD" on a "CD player" eh
  • PoopSalad, on 03/27/2008, -6/+10do it for the free prune juice axl
  • neilyn, on 03/27/2008, -1/+94If Slash isn't good enough for a free Dr. Pepper then neither am I!
    • leonardutah, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2"They should call them Oldy McGee and the Guys Who Are Slash."
    • Axemantitan, on 03/27/2008, -2/+3He can have mine. I don't like Dr. Pepper.
  • frogman54, on 03/27/2008, -9/+140I don't trust doctors. I'll have a Mr. Pibb.
  • npcabral, on 03/27/2008, -4/+24Man.... we better build higher fences! People are gonna be jumping the border to get in on this once in a life time deal!!!!
  • DiggChainey, on 03/27/2008, -17/+8This album has been on bit torrent for almost over a year. It''s terrible.. Trust me...
    http://www.mininova.org/tor/1143100
    • android6011, on 03/27/2008, -2/+10those are all old demos. the album is much more than those songs right there
    • 4d669, on 03/27/2008, -3/+24You don't seem to understand. WE DON'T GIVE A ***** ABOUT THE ALBUM, WE WANT TO GET FREE DR PEPPERS FOR LIFE BY USING EVERYONE'S DR PEPPERS. I'm listening to it right now and I'm considering having my ears sown shut.
      • PPCG4, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Who said anything about 'for life'?
        • 4d669, on 03/27/2008, -0/+11. Use the Dr Pepper of people you know that will never hear about this (grandparents, babies, etc)
          2. ?????
          3. PROFIT
      • WildTurkey101, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Idiot.
    • MrFisty, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Calling the album a "belabored masterpiece" is only half right. I saw him do some of the CD stuff live last year and it's pretty far from "masterpiece".
    • Jektal, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1"Oh My God" was on a movie soundtrack a long time back, like 2000, I think it was an Arnold movie. Not defending the song, just saying it's nothing new.
      And I actually like the demo or whatever of "Better" that was released a year or so ago. Not an amazing song, but it grows on you.
      Haven't heard any of the others, and it sounds like I probably don't want to.
  • profchaos155, on 03/27/2008, -0/+13Dr. Pepper and GN'R. The two greatest things ever come together... maybe... probably not... ok It's never going to happen.
  • Jondi10, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3I'm taking your bets now. There is currently 20/1 odds that it won't be released but they soon could be upwards to 20000000/1.
  • digdork, on 03/27/2008, -12/+1listen to the album here
    http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/Music/gunsnroseschin ...
  • geekjustin, on 03/27/2008, -4/+59 "Dr Pepper" not "Dr. Pepper" The period after Dr was removed in the 1950s.
    • djepik, on 03/27/2008, -6/+41You sir, are far too knowledgeable about pop
    • crashingechelon, on 03/27/2008, -1/+5I'm glad someone on here knows their Dr Pepper history. I do have to wonder who on Digg has been to the Dr Pepper museum in Waco, Texas, it's real close to Baylor University. Anyway they did infact remove the period from their logo in the 1950s since the font they were using at the time would have made the soda name look like "Dl: Pepper" instead of "Dr Pepper". It was the shape of the r with the period under it made it look like a lower case L with a colon after it.
      • HorseloverFat8, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2In British English there's never a dot after Dr
        • castevens, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1or Mr
        • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1That's because British "English" is wrong. It isn't a word, it's an abbreviation. Therefor, it needs a period.
          • Myonosken, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Uh-huh. The original "branch" of the English language is wrong?
      • blorc, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I've been. I grew up in Waco, but now live in FL.

        It's a shame they (at least while I was there) got rid of the Dr Pepper chewing gum. Chewing gum + Dr Pepper syrup inside = amazing.

        Also, it's the only place to go if you want a REAL Dr Pepper.
        • Jaelyn88, on 03/28/2008, -0/+0someone else that remembers Dr Pepper gum! That stuff was great!!
    • MsAntiSunshine, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I think I love you for knowing that, sir.
  • JRjJ106, on 03/27/2008, -1/+212There will actually be a democracy in China before this album is released...
    • geniuslocimusic, on 03/27/2008, -0/+14Well played sir......well played
    • 4Li3nwAr3, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5indeed....indeed...my good sir.........indeed
    • TheWorm, on 03/27/2008, -1/+8According to China, they already are a democracy.
      • RussellDovey, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6According to China, they saved Tibet from evil monks who routinely threw people in snake pits.
      • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1According to China, they're a "People's Republic".
      • IglooBurner, on 03/28/2008, -0/+0According to China's Communist History, their words are crap.
        I'm all for Taiwan.
    • bingobongony, on 03/27/2008, -2/+7Wow! I can't BELIEVE that not one Ron Paulian didn't comeback with "but it will be released before the United Sttes becomes a democracy again."
      • 4Li3nwAr3, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1what is this democracy in the USA you speak of? America is a Republic, not a democracy
  • gravityboard, on 03/27/2008, -7/+4wait... seriously, WTF?
  • kds405, on 03/27/2008, -3/+4I love Dr. Pepper! But this marketing mash-up probably couldn't contain two things now more irrelevant than Dr. Pepper and Guns n Roses.
    • oblique63, on 03/27/2008, -0/+22are you kidding me? everytime I listen to GnR, I'm always like "man, this would be even better if I had a nice cold Dr Pepper right now"
      • kds405, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3I'm sure we've all thought this in our most reserved of moments....but is the public ready to admit our dependence on mid-range soda and "past-their-prime" rock bands?!
    • kcpepper111, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2it's awesome, come on.
  • hollyminkowski, on 03/27/2008, -2/+9Mmmmm... Dr Pepper.
    I'm going to the fridge for one right now!
  • rumblestrut, on 03/27/2008, -1/+7You mean the version I got of the interweb isn't the real one?

  • noahgelman, on 03/27/2008, -6/+9We know once it's released, people will refer to it as "Dr Pepper for the ears" because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds -- an instant classic."

    Yeah right, if I call it that I want Kevin Rose to kick me off Digg (i wouldnt deserve to be here), and I want one of you guys to shoot me
    • bitcloud, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1"because it will be a sugary medicinal flavour"
  • geoffrobinson, on 03/27/2008, -1/+7My only problem with Axl is that he is not Guns N' Roses, even though he has the legal rights to the name. But will he release the album? I doubt it.
    • MuRf07, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2He did write the sons though!!
      although missing the rest esp SLASH does kill the buzz to a certain degree
      • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Slash was a writer, too. Don't give all the credit to Axl. Also, Izzy (who's mom my mom works with) and Axl are both from Lafayette, where I'm from, so they both contributed to some of the songs. I do agree though, it isn't GNR without Slash and Izzy.

        I know where Mr. Brownstone is. Do you?

        Hint: Over the river but not through the woods.
        • terrynova, on 03/27/2008, -0/+0I do indeed know where Mr. Brownstone is... I am a student at Purdue :)
    • IglooBurner, on 03/28/2008, -0/+0I think bumblefoot is pretty good. i went to their concert 2 years ago and thought it was awesome.
      maybe their new style will be just as good.
  • DeathJux, on 03/27/2008, -1/+89"...people will refer to it as 'Dr Pepper for the ears' because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds..."

    WTF
    • ChristianMagic, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1I was asking myself the same question.
  • lmushl, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2Isn't the 1st not til next week?
  • dshey, on 03/27/2008, -0/+17He could even release it Reznor/Radiohead style... and make a killing. Then buy us all Peppers!!
    • mrhedges, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2He would never do that, because Axl doesn't give a ***** about fans. I'm talking about both accounts.
    • joel8x, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2He is not a smart man by any account (did you ever hear the lyrics to "One In A Million"?), so don't plan on that happening any time soon.
      • cawpin, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1He may not be smart but he's a genius song writer.
  • Langford, on 03/27/2008, -0/+11A free Dr. Pepper? Hey, thats pretty nice.
    Of course if they really want to wow folks, they should pass out some Dublin Dr. Pepper, thats the good stuff.
  • d0onut, on 03/27/2008, -0/+37So, how do we obtain these free drinks assuming he releases the album?
    • DCLutz77, on 03/27/2008, -0/+14I think you just go into the store, and grab as many as you can.
    • COinOR, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4the RFID tag embedded under your skin will keep track.
  • theWrkncacnter, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6Dr. Pepper would get so much publicity for this
  • Nerve55, on 03/27/2008, -1/+5Sweet
  • PURPLEDRINK, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4I believe the US gov can bribe me enough Dr. Peppers for me to not care about invading Iran as much.... HEHEHEHE (hint hint).
  • kibbets, on 03/27/2008, -3/+24Awhhhh no free Dr Pepper for us Canadians?
    • powrslave, on 03/27/2008, -5/+31shaddup ya hoser
      • kawstick, on 03/27/2008, -4/+0You can't say that! That's our word!
    • negativenancy, on 03/27/2008, -2/+6No.
    • tchynerd, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6"The country you have entered does not exist"
    • yohnstoppable, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1As someone who knows nothing of Canada land, I imagine it has something to do with your large population of Coca Cola drinking Polar Bears
    • frozenwookie, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2you didnt say EH... so how do we really know youre really Canadian?
    • NobleArc, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Perhaps they meant America as in the continent, and not the United States thereof.
  • cl2yp71c, on 03/27/2008, -5/+1Cola's devious plan to take over the world?
  • allfatherblack, on 03/27/2008, -12/+4He has released one song, and he sang it live at some show, and it blew goat nut. I love GNR (I didnt know Buckethead was from them though) but yeah, Axl is NOT GNR. He's just a douchebag of a front man and the ONLY people who deserve Dr. Pepper are the idiots waiting for this album to come out, because Dr. Pepper, coincidentally, is also *****.
    Note: "Pop" is what children and Southerners call it. So it speaks of your intelligence when you say it
    • DeFex, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3http://popvssoda.com:2998/

      actualy those tards call it all "coke"
    • theWrkncacnter, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Don't diss mah dr pepper!
    • oblique63, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Buckethead is a solo artist (and an epically awesome one if you listen to the right albums), but he did get hired to fill in for slash for a period of time around the early 2000's, but was then booted for missing practices to spend time in his chicken coop all the time
    • clarient, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4Pop is a term I've only ever heard up north.

      Down here is Texas it's coke, no matter what you're drinking.
      • KMartSheriff, on 03/27/2008, -4/+2For everyone who's normal it's Soda (or Coke). Pop? Ugh...
        • DeathJux, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Yes, you must know all about being normal, sonic-icon-toting KMartSheriff.

          I embrace my insanity.
      • marcus1060, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Normal is calling something that isn't a cola, coke?
        Makes no sense to me.
    • clarient, on 03/27/2008, -3/+4Pop is a term I've only ever heard up north. Down here in the south it's coke, no matter what you're drinking.
      • theWrkncacnter, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2So how do people tell if you want a soft drink or an actual Coca Cola?
        • Sarzec, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2"What kind of cokes do you have?"
          "Coke, Spirte, Mr. Dew, Diet Coke"
          "I'll have a Sprite"
          • xxpor, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1mr. dew? mr. pibb with an extra shot of caffeine?
      • clarient, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1God damn you Digg comment system.
    • Xondar, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2We call it "pop" in Canada. Don't push your cultural bias onto us.
    • NenDaiKi, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1You little *****, how DARE you imply my mortal enemy of a word has anything to DO with the south. I have only ever heard two retards refer to it as such and BOTH were from Michigan.Maybe Tennessee isn't far enough South for your theory, but I think it's more likely that your theory is just *****.

      I shouldn't be surprised that someone who finds any reason to talk ***** about a different region would make such a glaring mistake. It's unlike you actually know anything about the south. I used to defend the south in particular but now I look at as everyone being stupid in their own "special" ways, so when you talk ***** about the south all I see is one idiot whining about some other idiot. Suck it dry.
    • logan074, on 03/27/2008, -0/+0Your sweeping generalization has no basis at all and that really speaks to your intelligence.
    • RavagesOfTime, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1So angry......
  • tjfloyd24517, on 03/27/2008, -7/+7At least this news is not from FOX.
  • LoveYouSomeEric, on 03/27/2008, -8/+52Wow, an advertisement for Dr Pepper and Axl Rose masquerading as news. Way to go, CNN.
    • lava, on 03/27/2008, -1/+11Dude, it's a PRESS RELEASE and you're looking at the PRESS RELEASE section of CNN. There's a big PRNewswire logo on it.
  • inua, on 03/27/2008, -5/+9solidarity with axl? a quest for perfection? Who really thinks that Chinese Democracy hasnt been released due to Axl Rose's "perfectionism"? unless...i mean...unless "perfectionism" is slang for douchebaggery.

    ***** axl rose. buckethead was the best thing that ever happened to him and now he ***** on it. i had tickets to the first 2 shows of the Chinese Democracy tour...the ones Axl decided not to come to, which caused a riot in downtown Vancouver (yes, again). When i finally saw GNR in Tacoma, Axl was absolutely horrible. couldnt even remember the words to his own hits.

    heres to axl falling off the planet.
    • dudeguy1234, on 03/27/2008, -0/+9Just so you know... there's no edge to fall off.
      • Filipp0, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1What do you mean, of course there is!! Right by the end of the giant turtle...
  • videographer, on 03/27/2008, -3/+2Now THAT'S funny!
  • jerryparid, on 03/27/2008, -12/+1Dr. Pepper has just lost a customer.
    • dudeguy1234, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7Damn, I hate it when they give out free *****, and encourage people to make more music! Those Bitches!
    • HxChris91, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1You have just lost your soul.
    • itsthebrod, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1And they'll likely gain more from this press so you can be certain they don't give a ***** about you.
  • DeFex, on 03/27/2008, -1/+49Free beer for canadians if duke nukem forever is released.
    • LostnTransition, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4That does it, I'm moving to Canada.
    • bernlin2000, on 03/27/2008, -1/+6Sorry, the promotion clearly states: "As is customary, Canadians will get nothing"
    • garabito, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4(*) Not valid in Quebec
  • ianzu, on 03/27/2008, -0/+23So what they're saying is: "Nobody will be getting free Dr Pepper."
  • woodenturkey, on 03/27/2008, -1/+10welcome to advertising 2.0
  • KnightMareInc, on 03/27/2008, -9/+3eww soda
    • KMartSheriff, on 03/27/2008, -6/+5Dugg you up for not calling it Pop
      • stuffradio, on 03/27/2008, -5/+2Dugg you down for digging him up for not calling it pop.
  • clarient, on 03/27/2008, -2/+31It must have been terribly frustrating, trying for that PERFECT mix of high-fructose corn syrup, caramel color, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate, and polyethylene glycol!
    • geniuslocimusic, on 03/27/2008, -0/+7mmm polyethylene glycol
    • dudetaz2003, on 03/27/2008, -0/+12Try Dublin Dr Pepper
      • itsthebrod, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Great, thanks for reminding me... Now I need to go order another case.
    • bernlin2000, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Hey, you put the wrong amount of polyethylene glycol (yum, so sweet) and everything goes CRAZY
  • 4d669, on 03/27/2008, -10/+23I'd rather pay for the Dr. Pepper than pay for that album.
  • Spoomeister, on 03/27/2008, -0/+32I just love the "Chinese Democracy" album.
    I especially love rockin out to it while playing Duke Nukem Forever.
    • TheKeithD, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1How does it feel to be so far off in the future?
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