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Alex Riley
Joined: Mar 8, 2024
Alex Riley is a freelance writer who previously worked at newspapers in South Carolina, Texas, Wyoming, and North Carolina. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, he now writes a lot about rodeo, serves as a broadcast commentator for college sporting events, and enjoys life on the North Carolina coast with his wife, dog, and cat.
![In the South, all sodas are called “Coke,” no matter what their actual name is. In the South, all sodas are called “Coke,” no matter what their actual name is.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3838,h_2158,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/voltaxMediaLibrary/mmsport/mentalfloss/01hshfsj58qa2sg7expg.png)