Today is July eleventh -- also known as 7/11. In their annual tradition, today is the day that 7-Eleven stores give a free Slurpee, measuring 7.11 ounces if memory serves me correctly.
I tried to link to their site for validation of this deal, but both 7-eleven.com and slurpee.com have been taken over by promotions for, you guessed it, the Simpsons Movie.
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As the resident slurpee expert at Flippish, I'd like to confirm that today, 7/11/07, is free slurpee day. If you actually create a login for slurpee.com, you can get confirmation by clicking "cool content." According to the site, today is 7-eleven's 80th birthday and participating sites will be giving away 7.11 oz slurpees.
I tried to independently confirm by visiting the location down the block just now, but their slurpee machine was broken! Act of terrorism? Vast, right-wing conspiracy? We may never know.
Incidentally, if you are willing to share your email address with slurpee.com, you can also print a buy one get one free slurpee coupon for use on another day.
Melissa, Owen and I ventured to 7-11 for slurpees on 7/11, but were actually oblivious to the promotion (notwithstanding an email reminder Melissa had received and our participation in years past). Neither Melissa nor I took advantage, instead opting for a larger-than-specimen-sized-but-more-expensive-than-free cup. Owen, however, was treated to his first ever Slurpee, and was thoroughly unimpressed. He did enjoy the straw for about a half-hour though.
Notably, the machine and the cups declared the product Squishees, in honor of promotion dollars associated with The Simpsons Movie.
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