Then went outside to watch P. parade ( Parts 1 & 2 )

[Richard Smith]

Which you referred to two posts back as "no more sign of the soda" 

Yes, where did it go?  If Oswald has a full coke while exiting the lunchroom but no coke moments later while walking to the bus that means it is gone.  Right?  He didn't put it in his pants pocket.  So Oswald bought a coke planning to immediately leave the building to get on a bus moments later without it?  Do you think he threw away a full coke that he just bought or that he guzzled the entire thing while walking to a bus and somehow discards the bottle before he gets on the bus moments later?  How fast can you drink a full coke while walking?

[Alan Ford]

Yes, where did it go?  If Oswald has a full coke while exiting the lunchroom but no coke moments later

Moments later, lol

But all kudos to you, Mr Smith, for putting your hands up like a man and saying, 'Yeah, I goofed real bad when I described an invisible full coke' 

[Richard Smith]

Moments later, lol

But all kudos to you, Mr Smith, for putting your hands up like a man and saying, 'Yeah, I goofed real bad when I described an invisible full coke' 

Try to answer the question.  How long do you think it took Oswald to reach the bus if he left the building and walked to it a short distance down the street where he got on?  Compare that to how long it takes to drink a full coke while walking and discard it before reaching that point. So what happened to it?  Did he immediately discard a full coke after buying it or not?

[Alan Ford]

Try to answer the question.  How long do you think it took Oswald to reach the bus if he left the building and walked to it a short distance down the street where he got on?

He certainly didn't leave the building within moments, lol. He stayed at least long enough to point a credentials-flashing crewcut man to the nearest telephone

Compare that to how long it takes to drink a full coke while walking and discard it before reaching that point. So what happened to it?  Did he immediately discard a full coke after buying it or not?

He presumably finished his coke out on the front steps, which is where he was for the P. Parade. He had the coke in his hand when Officer Baker went tearing up those steps right after the shooting.

As for where he left the empty bottle, who cares? Could have been anywhere

Now a question for you, Mr Smith, lest you think your lame attempt to wriggle out of the original problem is going to work!

Why do we have Mr Truly describing to the press Mr Oswald sitting at one of the tables in the lunchroom AND that very scene reflected in the SS's filmed recreation of Mr Oswald's alleged descent from 6 to lunchroom?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! 

[Walt Cakebread]

He certainly didn't leave the building within moments, lol. He stayed at least long enough to point a credentials-flashing crewcut man to the nearest telephone

He presumably finished his coke out on the front steps, which is where he was for the P. Parade. He had the coke in his hand when Officer Baker went tearing up those steps right after the shooting.

As for where he left the empty bottle, who cares? Could have been anywhere

Now a question for you, Mr Smith, lest you think your lame attempt to wriggle out of the original problem is going to work!

Why do we have Mr Truly describing to the press Mr Oswald sitting at one of the tables in the lunchroom AND that very scene reflected in the SS's filmed recreation of Mr Oswald's alleged descent from 6 to lunchroom?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! 

Psssst Mr. "Smith".....   The old Coca Cola bottles were rather small ( 8 oz  ?)   It was very easy to empty the bottle in just a couple of gulps....

[Richard Smith]

He certainly didn't leave the building within moments, lol. He stayed at least long enough to point a credentials-flashing crewcut man to the nearest telephone

He presumably finished his coke out on the front steps, which is where he was for the P. Parade. He had the coke in his hand when Officer Baker went tearing up those steps right after the shooting.

As for where he left the empty bottle, who cares? Could have been anywhere

Now a question for you, Mr Smith, lest you think your lame attempt to wriggle out of the original problem is going to work!

Why do we have Mr Truly describing to the press Mr Oswald sitting at one of the tables in the lunchroom AND that very scene reflected in the SS's filmed recreation of Mr Oswald's alleged descent from 6 to lunchroom?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! 

I don't think it makes any difference whether Oswald was sitting or standing.  That is the kind of pedantic distinction that CTers make while ignoring actual evidence like Oswald's rifle being found on the 6th floor with fired bullet casings from that rifle by the open window from which witnesses saw a rifle at the time of the assassination. 

[Richard Smith]

Psssst Mr. "Smith".....   The old Coca Cola bottles were rather small ( 8 oz  ?)   It was very easy to empty the bottle in just a couple of gulps....

Give it a try within the timeframe.  Oswald has no bottle when he reaches the bus only minutes later.  He has discarded the Coke before reaching the bus.  He is walking.  How much time does he have to finish his coke in that timeframe?  A couple minutes.  The coke is a prop to give the appearance of having some reason to be in the lunchroom since he is not eating lunch and standing there without purpose is going to look suspicious.

[Alan Ford]

I don't think it makes any difference whether Oswald was sitting or standing.

Oh but it very much does matter if the story changed so dramatically, as it did!