On Jun 30, 12:30*pm, Andy > wrote:
> Where is Orange Julius?!!
>
> After some talk of chocolate limeaid and orangeaid in the "What does Summer
> taste like" thread, I began thinking about what would I drink that I
> wouldn't make at home? And then it hit me...
>
> Orange Julius
>
> I didn't remember liking it somehow but earlier today it sounded more
> appealing than water. So, I visit their website and check locations and
> there's one at the mall not two miles away.
>
> I rang them up and finally a kid answers "Orange Julius/Dairy Queen". ???
>
> Anyway... the conversation went like this:
>
> "Where are you located in the mall?"
>
> "We're directly across from us there's a 'New York Boutique'."
>
> What the heck? I almost asked him where that was located.
>
> "Is it close to the Sears end or the Boscovs end of the mall?"
>
> "Uhm, hold on..." long wait, "it's by the Sears."
>
> "OK, on the first or second floor?"
>
> "Uhm... ...first floor?!"
>
> "Thanks." <CLICK>
>
> After that, my interest in an Orange Julius jumped out the window. I
> should've followed it out of disbelief! I came to my rescue by reminding
> myself that I didn't really like Orange Julius.
>
> Trying to figure out the kids ineptness, I pictured some poor alien from
> outer space had just been transported into the store by mistake next to the
> phone just as it was ringing and it was really trying to be helpful. I
> hoped he scurried off unnoticed to do something useful, like taking over
> the planet!!!

We got a damned good laugh out of this post. My wife was reading it
with me, and the line, "I didn't remember liking it somehow but
earlier today it sounded more appealing than water," cracked us both
up. Then we got to, "I came to my rescue by reminding myself that I
didn't really like Orange Julius." We both laughed for a while.
Those are very Brautiganesque lines. You should go to your public
Library and check out "So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away."
>
> Andy

--Bryan