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The Slurpee at 40

Posted by Zonk on from the venerable-drink dept.

theodp writes "Oh Thank Heaven for 7-Eleven! Slate reports on the 40th birthday of the Slurpee, which has frozen an estimated 6 billion brains and arguably provided the inspiration for Starbucks' Frappuccino, Dunkin' Donuts' Coolatta and Kwik-E-Mart's Squishee. Wikipedia has more Slurpee facts and links."

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  1. News for Nerds. Stuff that matters. by aussie_a · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is hardly news for nerds, I know plenty of people that aren't nerds and they love slurpees. And it's hardly something that matters. It's been around for 40 years? Who cares. As long as the slurpee I'm drinking hasn't been around for 40 years, that's all I care about.

    Slashdot yet again proving that it isn't a site for nerds that care about stuff that matters.

  2. Zonk Must Die!!! by Eros · · Score: -1, Troll

    1) You are not a game reviewer! Nobody needs your shitty opinion on Nintendogs over a month after it has been out, to find out it is a good game. You reviewing the game at that point is just public masterbation.

    2) Slurpees and tabloid bullshit about static electricity are not news for nerds. If you can't get that, get the hell away from the site.

    3) I've got a mid-level 4-digit user id, so I've seen some annoying bastards on this site. However, you are fast approaching the legend Jon Katz. Hell, I'm afraid to type his name for fear the jackass will google himself, and find his way back here.

    In short, if you aren't going to correct these problems. Please do me a favor and dettach your testicles so that you may not posion the world.

    Sincerely,

    CmdrTaco