aloha friday

happy aloha friday, everyone!

in hawaii, friday is a day to take it easy and look forward to the weekend. therefore, posting should be easy too, so i'll pose a simple question with a simple answer.

my question this week: do you prefer coca-cola or pepsi?

my answer this week: coca-cola all the way! it just tastes better. and in related christmas trivia, i always look forward to the coca-cola santas on cans and bottles around the holidays.

Most people can agree on what Santa Claus looks like -- jolly, with a red suit and a white beard. But he did not always look that way, and Coca-Cola® advertising actually helped shape this modern-day image of Santa.

2006 marked the 75th anniversary of the famous Coca-Cola Santa Claus. Starting in 1931, magazine ads for Coca-Cola featured St. Nick as a kind, jolly man in a red suit. Because magazines were so widely viewed, and because this image of Santa appeared for more than three decades, the image of Santa most people have today is largely based on our advertising. Before the 1931 introduction of the Coca-Cola Santa Claus created by artist Haddon Sundblom, the image of Santa ranged from big to small and fat to tall. Santa even appeared as an elf and looked a bit spooky.

[source: The Coca-Cola Company, all rights reserved. © 2008 http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/cokelore_santa.html]