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tavernier

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7. When I was sixteen

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 08:10 AM

Dec 2012

I was fired from Dairy Queen because I couldn't make the squiggly on top of the cone. The boss said the squiggly was the trademark and I just couldn't make it, so I had to be let go. I don't suppose it had anything to do with the fact that I was a cute little thing at that age and always had a few guy friends (non customer types) hanging around the store.

Later on in life I became a nurse, worked in an ER, performed millions of extremely difficult procedures, saved a few lives... but I bet I still couldn't make that squiggly today.

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And recycle the liquid into the coffee? kentauros Dec 2012 #20

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I did love that squiggly! Phentex Dec 2012 #9

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