Ghostronic t1_ja9ws09 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:27 PM Reply to comment by milesd in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01 Wal-Mart did too. I remember the first time I walked into one and saw a fucking McDonalds instead and I just about shit a brick. Permalink Parent 12
Ghostronic t1_ja9ws09 wrote
Reply to comment by milesd in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
Wal-Mart did too. I remember the first time I walked into one and saw a fucking McDonalds instead and I just about shit a brick.