Kimberkid Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I dunno what they are called across the country, but here they are either Slurpees or Icees. I hadnt had one in several years and on a whim got one the other day. They are simply awesome and turned a shitty day into a great one. O the power of a cherry flavored ice drink. On a side note, kinda pathetic that at 25 years old the whole face of a day can change by something as minor as a beverage. btw, they also taste awesome with a couple shots of Grey Goose tossed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigDave Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 On a side note, kinda pathetic that at 25 years old the whole face of a day can change by something as minor as a beverage. Hardly pathetic. Simple things make the most significant changes. I hold the same feelings with a good cup of coffee, tea or a good meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Take a big slug of that Slurpee. Now think back on when you last had one of those "brain freezes". (At least that's what we called the sharp pain located in ones forehead.) Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipscbob Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 MMmmmm! Slurpees from 7-11. I like to mix the cherry and coke flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinkroe Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Sounds good. I am off to get one now and see if it makes my day better. Thanks for the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Love slurpees (a/k/a frozen Cokes at Burger King). My son and I get them on the way home from his school about 2 times per week. It's a little tradition . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 On a side note, kinda pathetic that at 25 years old the whole face of a day can change by something as minor as a beverage. In a world where the richest people are still unhappy and unsatisfied with any material posession, and the majority of people is still trying to follow in their footsteps, I think that is pretty great actually Brought a smile to my face at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Get the blue one so you show everyone for the rest of the day how much fun you had with your icecream headache.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Slurpees/Icees make me think of days long past, when a bunch of neighborhood kids could safely walk a mile or so down the road with 50 cents in their pocket or pick up a few "glass" soda bottles and refund them for change and buy some wax lips and bubble gum with trading cards or the big slabs of Jolly Rancher candy, and the Icees. All for half of what a 20oz, soda costs today. good times trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Well, that heavy a sugar hit would be enough to make ANYONE (except a diabetic) feel great for a short while...! They are kinda neat, though. It's simply too cold here yet to be swilling ICE right now. It'd be asking for trouble. Slurpees (yes that's what they call 'em here, too) are good only over 80 degrees outside temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Yup...its not quite Slurpie season yet And the brain freeze thing .....Ahhhhhh But all in all .....it is lifes little pleasures...that seem to bring great comfort Thanks for the post...it makes me smile Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 The kids went to 7-11 today and got one. They like to do that on hot days Socal - 73 F and sunshine. What a glorious State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargenv Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) Actually, depending on where you get em, they are either slurpees (7-11) or Icee (anywhere else, usually a gas station). Been a while since I've had one.. and thankfully I don't get the Brain freeze like some of you do.. they tend to make me cough after I've finished them.. Just like having a nice Wendy's Frosty. Edited March 6, 2008 by sargenv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 They are great. When I grew up in Arizona there was a place that built its business (some UofA students as I recall) with their version of a slurpy called EEGES (Im not sure if I spelled that correctly). They offered a large variety of flavors and sizes up to a Gallon. Pina-colada was our favorite and at parties it would get mixed with Rum........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 The Wreck Bar in Christianstead, St. Croix, assuming it is stil lthere has/had a "Slurpee Machine", but it was not a kids drink there. Frozen Margarittas in several flavors and small was large and they went up from there. After two, you have no brain to freeze. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBoyd Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 K-Mart Popcorn and a slurpee were a family staple when I was growing up. The best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) LOVE THE GRAPE FLAVORED ONES! Slurpees/Icees make me think of days long past, when a bunch of neighborhood kids could safely walk a mile or so down the road with 50 cents in their pocket or pick up a few "glass" soda bottles and refund them for change and buy some wax lips and bubble gum with trading cards or the big slabs of Jolly Rancher candy, and the Icees. All for half of what a 20oz, soda costs today.good times trapr Trapr you reminded me of when I was little ....... we used to walk about a mile up the road to Bill's Boats & Bait shop ... it was this little carry-out / drive-thru / boat sales & bait shop ( ) that had a Slurpie machine and a video game or two. We would spend countless hours on a summer day up there, then come home with some change still in our pocket. Edited March 6, 2008 by CHRIS KEEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 K-Mart sux ........ so says the Rainman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Speaking of slurpee/slushies with rocket fuel, if you're ever in New Orleans/Metarie LA, you have to check out their drive-thru daiquiri stands. Get this, at at 1500 cal a pop, they get by the open container laws by keeping the paper on the suck end of the straw when they hand it out to you in your car!!! Oh yeah, Frozen Cokes and pop corn at the K-Mart was the treat as a youngster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberkid Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 I've now stopped on the way to work, and the way home, for the last 3 days. Cherry is my flavor, but I may branch out later this week. It is $1.16 with tax for a 44oz. cup, what a deal. Siggy, funny you mention diabetics, as my lady (a nursing school student) is going to do her first blood draw on me tommorow to see if I am diabetic, as recent problems may suggest. Better enjoy these Slurpees while I still can!! All the Cheeseburger in Paradise resturants have Slupree type machine where you can get half daquari and half pina colada mix that is also very tasty. btw, the Kmart Slurpee and popcorn memories are coming back hard now, thanks everyone for awakening them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsaxdog Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Speaking of slurpee/slushies with rocket fuel, if you're ever in New Orleans/Metarie LA, you have to check out their drive-thru daiquiri stands. Get this, at at 1500 cal a pop, they get by the open container laws by keeping the paper on the suck end of the straw when they hand it out to you in your car!!! Oh yeah, Frozen Cokes and pop corn at the K-Mart was the treat as a youngster. i was just reading this and was gonna post about NOLA daquiri shops, but you beat me to it! they still got them? i thought they tightened up on the drinking laws. was there in the navy "81-84, and it was legal to drive around w/ an open container.....what a place! of course, being a 25yr. old sailor just out of the fleet, i would never do such things.......we used to get "Algiers Annihalators", i think they were 2 qts. or so......when i think back, i get scared....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 "After two, you have no brain to freeze." Hey, there ya go!!! I figure the BLUE ones are good simply because they're BLUE. Blue is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) come now . . . we all know the only true slurpee is the coke flavor! The rest are wanna-be -slupees Edited March 7, 2008 by chp5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Slurpees/Icees make me think of days long past, when a bunch of neighborhood kids could safely walk a mile or so down the road with 50 cents in their pocket or pick up a few "glass" soda bottles and refund them for change and buy some wax lips and bubble gum with trading cards or the big slabs of Jolly Rancher candy, and the Icees. All for half of what a 20oz, soda costs today.good times trapr That was my Summer when I was a kid. I can remember the day we went up to the Circle K and there was an Astroids game over by the magazine rack. I went home with my Icee or Freeze, but not my Jolly-Ranchers. I just had to try that Astroids. Thanks for the walk down memory lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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