today while i was paying for an icy diet coke at 7-11, jon the cashier volunteered his faith in his company, telling me that 7-11 was founded in the recession of the 70’s. “we can weather another depression; we were BORN in one!” he said.as if that weren’t a rich enough 7-11 experience for one day, he decided to give me a quiz, which officially bumps this up to the second most memorable thing that has ever happened to me while buying an icy diet coke at 7-11 (sorry, mukesh’s x5).
now i’m going to quiz you. ready? too bad. i got the first one right on the first try. ba-zing!
1. were did 7-11 get its name?
these are the original hours of operation.
2. who founded 7-11?
lady bird Johnson. “it was a WOMAN!”
well, keep your shirt on, because i wiki’d it and lady bird had no part in the 7-11 dynasty. *sigh* also, it was started in 1927.
but here’s where it gets trippy. lady bird Johnson died on 7/11/07. i know right?!
and one time a body was found in lady bird lake which is right BY a 7-11.
let’s be honest – learning the truth really took the wind out of my sails.
BUT, he also told me he liked my necklace. even though he makes things up about lady bird johnson, he continually has phenomenal taste in jewelry and a soft spot for the statement necklace.
9 comments:
I miss Jon. He always made me feel good about my outfits too. You can't put a price on that. We have a 7-11 pretty close to our house but I usually have Carter in the car with me and don't feel like hauling him out to get an icy Diet Dr. Pepper. If only they had a drive thru...
I love all those crazy facts that none of us know, especially at places we visit often.
and I agree if only they had a drive through LOL, seriously.
Who knew? I thought the name had some religious context, you know, the whole "sign of the times" thing. But I guess it was literal. The sign is the hours they were originally open. Wow. My mind is blown.
Well, at least Jon is a company man. You can't necessarily buy that kind of loyalty. Plus, he's willing to spread 7-11 gossip, even if he has know idea it's completely fake.
And Slurpees were born out of the chilled blood of a phoenix.
because of you, i am now going to get some DC at the 711.
thank you.
HAHAHA i love that 7-11. On the east coast they have soft pretzels at the sev...and usually they are rock solid but they are good.
It makes my day to hear about your 7 11 adventures. I have a "Mr. D's".
I Have a friend named John who is very concerned about my work out schedule and Alan who gets all the crappy shifts. There is also this guy who told us that he drinks because Jesus drank. So thats mine. Keep it up darling.
what a lovely man. :)
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