Posted on 06/30/2005 12:28:51 PM PDT by q_an_a
Do you remember your first brainfreeze?
The drink that came to be known as the Slurpee was developed in Dallas and introduced to the masses by 7-Eleven Inc. 40 years ago.
7-Eleven registered the term "brainfreeze" in 1994.
• More than 6 billion Slurpees have been sold, one for every man, woman and child on Earth.
• More than 13 million Slurpees are consumed every month.
• Although 7-Eleven started selling frozen drinks in 1965, they weren't called Slurpees until 1967.
• About 40 percent are sold in the summer months.
• The all-time U.S. Slurpee champion city – Detroit.
Even in the often-frigid Motor City, Slurpees are a staple.
• And the city with the highest per capita Slurpee sales? Winnipeg, Manitoba.
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
The Slurpee is just a mere copy of the Icee...which was the original frozen carbonated beverage
I college I learned that a Slurpee and some rum/vodka/{any other alcohol} was a great way to make drinks w/o a belnder. Who says you can't learn good things while attending business school.
Favorite slurpee memory:
When I was a kid in August of '68, we lived in Cape Canaveral and stopped one night to get a slurpee at the 7-11. When we walked out the door, the sky lit up in a huge yellow fireball.
A B-52 bomber head for Vietnam and loaded with fuel had crashed at the Cape. Crew bailed, no one hurt, but it sure was a cool fireball.
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