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The comic reminds me of a regionalism in American English. In many Southern dialects, "coke" is a generic term for soda. I personally only use the term for "brown" sodas like Dr. Pepper, root beer, Pepsi, and Coca Cola.
I'm not a soda drinker, though I do enjoy root beer occasionally. I've heard that the infamous New Coke disaster came about because taste tests showed consumers preferred the taste of Pepsi, so Coke changed the recipe to imitate Pepsi. However, the backlash may have been because these taste tests use small serving sizes, not full cans, so many may have enjoyed a small dose of Pepsi but not a full can.