Oh! I learned all about this years ago and how it likely influenced Moses who combined his experiences in Egypt with Zoroastrianism after he left further into the middle east and that those were the combined inspirations for Judaism's mythology of Heaven and Hell. Similarly it was likely Jesus learned about Buddhism and used what he learned from that combined with Judaism to create the core concepts of Christianity. Timelines are cool.
My main question for you though is how do you have time to moderate and post on so many streams? I am forever grateful for you taking over mine. I have 3 kids and just never had time for how many people ended up following it. Also, sorry for semi-stalking you we just have a lot of shared interests. I don't work during the summer, so I've been on a bit more lately. Sadly the site has kind of slowed down the past year or so it seems.
You would think it would be the opposite. That people not actually diagnosed would take the time to clarify and that we wouldn't have to specify ourselves, but I do also understand why some people avoid official diagnoses, especially given the state of things right now.
People across North America, including in Canada, New England, Southern California, and Virginia, call mixing all fountain soda flavors together a "Sui/cide".This term is most common among kids at self-serve dispensers in restaurants, skating rinks, and fast-food chains. You will also hear other names for this drink, depending on the region:
Graveyard: Popular in Texas, New Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest.
Swamp Water: Often used in parts of the Midwest and New England.
Kamikaze: More common on the West Coast.
This is what Google had to say on the subject. I think I got it from my grandmother who used to live in Virginia, because I've never heard Graveyard and I've always lived in Texas. I use the term Swamp Water oddly enough for a mix of two parts Sprite to one part blue Powerade and one part orange Fanta, because it turns green, but I came up with that myself. Kamikaze coming from the west coast makes sense though. I've never been over there, but my grandfather did man a gun at Pearl Harbor.
