Minerals

imeddyhobbs

I was out with my non irish friend last night and we were talking about stuff,i happened to describe carbonated drinks as a "mineral"and he asked my why do we(irish) call fizzy drinks as a mineral???i was stumped,i still am!

Maybe I am showing my age by calling a carbonated drink a mineral but why do some of us call sugar water a mineral?

Kold

It's not just carbonated drinks. It's all non-alcoholic drinks I believe.

Senna

Think its to do with using mineral water in soft drinks.

ASIL1983

I dont know we just get it from our Grandparents. I personally hate the word

Orange69

Soft drinks trace their history back to the mineral waters found in natural springs.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_drink

Ross_Mahon

Min-d-erals...I dunno

anonymous_joe

Who calls them minerals?

dr.bollocko

Isnt minerals a cockney slang for nuts? I have a vault of testicle based information. It's really handy at pub quizzes.

Gran Hermano

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Who calls them minerals?

Culchies

imeddyhobbs

Orange69 wrote: »

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_drink

Yea yea i read this,there is no explanation there it just states the obvious

Ruu_Old

Great word, still use it.

FlutterinBantam

Give us two pints of shtouh dere boss, an two minerals for de childer.




That's who:rolleyes:

Kold

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Who calls them minerals?

People buying, selling and legislating them.

imeddyhobbs

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Give us two pints of shtouh dere boss, an two minerals for de childer.




That's who:rolleyes:

sounds familiar

sinjin_smythe

Yes, its boggers that call them minerals. Dont like the word either meself

Fast_Mover

I always use that word.

Remember being out foreign about two years ago and a manager of one of the pubs we were in offered myself and my friends a drink on the house. I asked for any mineral...he came back with a miller!! You wouldn't mind but I hate beer..I drank it to be nice though. Ughh.

carlybabe1

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

Min-d-erals...I dunno

No, I think its Minr-dls, and peter-dal, and clatter-den, and cather-dine (catherine) :):)

Gran Hermano

Minerals and crips


Need I say anymore?

Dyr

culchies call them "minirils" because culchies hate the letter "e"

imeddyhobbs

Bambi wrote: »

culchies call them "minirils" because culchies hate the letter "e"

im a culchee and i like e e e e e e e e(well i used too)

brianthebard

Bambi wrote: »

culchies call them "minirils" because culchies hate the letter "e"

Don't forget to roll the "r".

mikemac

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Minerals and crips

Taytos, not crisps

imeddyhobbs

brianthebard wrote: »

Don't forget to roll the "r".

like

wapid foyo buzzo wound - aka - rapid fire buzzer round

Kold

You people are deplorable.

imeddyhobbs

micmclo wrote: »

Taytos, not crisps

how bout crips

brianthebard

Kold wrote: »

You people are deplorable.

Whatcha mean you people? Shure we're all human beans at the end of the day like bass.

Acacia

That's what my granny calls fizzy drinks.

mikemac

Ah, Cadete Lemonade

Wonder if they still make it

The_B_Man

its the same people who are too old to use the word "cool" that say it.

anonymous_joe

I've honestly never heard it. ^^

Must be a non-Dublin thing alright. :pac:

dSTAR

weedhead wrote: »

Yes, its boggers that call them minerals. Dont like the word either meself

Not so. Both my grandparents (got rest their souls) used the word and they were hardcore Dubliners that grew up in the city.

When I hear the word I smile