Word: coke
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Bottle of Coke...
This month’s Ig Nobel Awards (a parody of the traditional Nobel prize ceremony) raised eyebrows and awareness by honoring the three scientists who confirmed Coca-Cola’s spermicidal properties. But their paper—which suggested, among other things, that Diet Coke was a more effective ex-sperminator—came out way back in 1985. The rebuttal from a Taiwanese team (also honored at this year’s Igs) which proved that Coke actually has no contraceptive properties, has been around since 1987. And for generations, we have reciting that famous folk-medicine...
...MySpace and Facebook, the Coke and Pepsi of the social-networking world, are going after each other tooth and nail. That's why MySpace unveiled an innovative music service a few weeks ago that gives users free access to a library of millions of songs. It's also why it's launching its sweeping new advertising play today...
College students have always scraped by on less-than-nutritious food - ramen noodles, pizza, Diet Coke - but as the price of grocery shopping climbs, more of them are struggling to find their next meal. With the economy tanking and a 5% increase in food prices this year, the highest in nearly two decades, college students are increasingly turning to a new kind of financial aid: food pantries...
...some hook-ups that even the slickest sleuths should avoid at all costs. “Dormcest” is always a bad idea. If things go sour, your 4 a.m. vending machine visits will always be wrought with the fear of bumping into your ex-lover buying Diet Coke for a new honey, or using the basement dryers for something other than drying clothes. Plus, dorms are mini-Harvards—word gets around pretty fast, and nobody wants to be the year’s “Holworthy Ho” or “Thayer Slayer...