theschauff t1_jaa41bt wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:16 PM Reply to comment by KMerrells 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 Try as I might I can't seem to pull Calgary ahead of you guys by myself.... Ah well. Permalink Parent 3
theschauff t1_jaa41bt wrote
Reply to comment by KMerrells 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
Try as I might I can't seem to pull Calgary ahead of you guys by myself.... Ah well.