{"id":755,"date":"2001-11-16T13:56:28","date_gmt":"2001-11-16T18:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=755"},"modified":"2014-11-07T09:51:21","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T16:51:21","slug":"save_harry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2001\/11\/16\/save_harry.html","title":{"rendered":"Save Harry!"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I like the concept that soft drinks (soda pop, cokes, whatever they call them in your part of the country) are “liquid candy,” I don’t think that this site<\/a>, begging J.K. Rowlings to somehow break Coke’s sponsorship contract with Warner Bros. to promote\/be promoted with the Harry Potter <\/i>movie, is likely to have much impact?<\/p>\n

Why not?<\/p>\n

Well, Rowling’s characters don’t eschew the occasional sweet. I seem to recall a very popular candy store in the neighboring village, in fact. And, when taken to excess, Rowling portrays the problems which ensue. That’s one reason.<\/p>\n

For another reason … these folks are nuts.<\/p>\n

(I was amused to find out that Pepsi One has as much caffeine as Mountain Dew. Though, of course, we now know that caffeine makes you smarter, stronger, and less prone to arthritis. It also drives chicks wild.)<\/p>\n

Both Margie and I grew up in households were sodas were not a regular part of the regular menu. But we drink them — in moderation — now. We will probably cut back some when Katherine is growing up and drinking such things. But — hey, that “moderation” word is probably not a bad idea. There are much greater threats to children in the world than soft drinks or their advertising.<\/p>\n

(Via Dynamist<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n

(That having been said, I think I’ll go see Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone <\/i>tonight. And have a large root beer.)<\/p>\n

(And, yes, I know the American title is … and the Sorcerer’s Stone<\/i>, on the movie and book both. I reject the proposition that Americans should not recognize the term “philosopher’s stone,” or, if they don’t, shouldn’t learn it. This has been your Official Pedantic Moment for Today.)<\/p>\n

(According to IMDB, the references to the stone were filmed looped with both names during the production, so that the Brits, at least, can hear the “real” name.)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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