Slurpee vs. Icee!

[noel]

Interesting point Winnow brought up in the other thread.

I'm shocked there are people that don't know the difference.

[Lynks]

What the hell is an Icee? Some type of snow cone?

[Sylvus]

Slurpee : Icee :: Kleenex : tissues

[noel]

Actually... here in CA, that's totally not the case...

Here, Icee's are all the soft powder ice and only available in two flavors, cherry and white rasberry. Slurpees are available in lots of flavors and their consistency is entirely based on the status of the slurpee machine at the time of dispensing. Somtimes you get a soft powder sometimes you get a more coarse icey consistency.

They're not the same at all though.

[Sylvus]

They're practically the same! Syrup + crushed/ground ice. Slurpees use different flavors of syrup, sure, and the texture is often a little different, but they're closer relatives than Tranformers and GoBots.

[noel]

Icee's are also only available in two sizes, and DO NOT come with the all important Slurpee spoon-straw (exhibit A).

Exhibit A:


Totally different. (though admittedly closer than Transformers and Go-Bots)

[Canelek]

They're practically the same! Syrup + crushed/ground ice. Slurpees use different flavors of syrup, sure, and the texture is often a little different, but they're closer relatives than Tranformers and GoBots.

I agree. You people shouldn't be eating so much sugar anyways.

Anyways, Slush Puppies kick all those motherfuckers.

[Spang]

This may or may not be true:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Knedlik

Omar Knedlik (1916–1989), is the inventor of the ICEE frozen drink. He was born and raised a poor farm boy in Barnes, Kansas in 1916. Knedlik was a World War II veteran who bought his first ice cream shop after the war. He owned several before moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, where he became the owner of a Dairy Queen in the late-1950's. Knedlik did not have a soda fountain, so he served semi-frozen bottled soft drinks. He found that they were a hit, so he worked with a Dallas company to develop the ICEE machine,which took him five years, replicating the consistency in slushy soft drinks. In the mid-1960s, the first ICEE machines were sold in the United States.

In 1965, 7-Eleven bought some of the machines, calling its version the Slurpee. Knedlik and his family received royalty checks for about 17 years until his patent expired. He moved his family from Coffeyville to the bigger nearby town of Joplin, Missouri in 1983, when Knedlik developed kidney problems and needed dialysis. He died at age 73 in 1989.

[noel]

This may or may not be true:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Knedlik

Omar Knedlik (1916–1989), is the inventor of the ICEE frozen drink. He was born and raised a poor farm boy in Barnes, Kansas in 1916. Knedlik was a World War II veteran who bought his first ice cream shop after the war. He owned several before moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, where he became the owner of a Dairy Queen in the late-1950's. Knedlik did not have a soda fountain, so he served semi-frozen bottled soft drinks. He found that they were a hit, so he worked with a Dallas company to develop the ICEE machine,which took him five years, replicating the consistency in slushy soft drinks. In the mid-1960s, the first ICEE machines were sold in the United States.

In 1965, 7-Eleven bought some of the machines, calling its version the Slurpee. Knedlik and his family received royalty checks for about 17 years until his patent expired. He moved his family from Coffeyville to the bigger nearby town of Joplin, Missouri in 1983, when Knedlik developed kidney problems and needed dialysis. He died at age 73 in 1989.

That's seriously awesome information. No sarcasm at all. Information like that which is totally interesting to our rather irellevant poll here is actually really cool information. Good job, Spang! I never would never have known if you hadn't posted that.

[Winnow]

Some important points to ponder:

- It's true that Icee has been around longer than Slurpee. England's also been around longer than the U.S. but we'd kick their ass if they didn't suck up to us as much as they do so lets remove any favoritism toward Icee due to it's age.

- Slurpee was the first to offer Mountain Dew as a flavor.

- The machines, as Noel mentioned, are not always the same. Icee ice tends have larger granules, causing the slurper to end up with much more white ice, sucked clean of the all important flavor. You know what I'm talking about! You suck away and all the sudden are sucking air while your cup is still 1/3 full of white ice! Slurpee's ice blend provides the perfect balance for the sucking pace of the average frozen ice beverage consumer. With Slurpees, you are oft treated to a rush of liquid syrup that has melted at the bottom of the cup. This pause in ice flow gives you just enough of a sugary, syrupy goodness rush to revitalize your sucking while the short switch to liquid gives you a temporary drop in temperature to help prevent brain freeze.

The choice is clear. With Icees, you are bound to end up with half a cup full of white ice, stripped of flavor. The Slurpee has been scientifically balanced to result in a longer lasting, flavorful experience while preventing brain freeze.

[Aslanna]

When I think 'Icee' I think of the things at the fair.. You know what I'm talking about.. A cup of crushed ice and they guy squirts syrup over the top 2-3 times. And Slurpee.. Well everyone knows what those are. Totally not the same! That is, one sucks and one is deliciousy goodness.

[noel]

We used to call those snowballs when I was a kid growing up in Glen Burnie, MD. Then I saw Clerks, and now I call them Snow Cones.

[Aslanna]

Ah. Quite right. I ammend my post with the following: Snow Cones suck.

[noel]

Ah. Quite right. I ammend my post with the following: Snow Cones suck.

Is it just me or have the two of us been agreeing really frequently of late? Odd!

[Siji]

Slurpees + Everclear = Ultimate goodness

[Arborealus]

Icees are quiescently frozen making them powdery soft and much more homogenous in consistency much more of a solid. The syrup itself is frozen and shaved. Slurpees are more syrup + fine ice crystals. Anyone remember collecting the polar bear stamps from Icee cups for prizes?!

[Arborealus]

Slurpees + Everclear = Ultimate goodness

Sonic Lime Slushes + Wild Turkey was the shit when I was in high school...

[Leonaerd]

I've never really pondered the difference but I know both are delicious.

[Morgrym]

We used to get the pinacoloda slurpee and mix it with parrot bay...mmm

[Zamtuk]

This may or may not be true:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Knedlik

Omar Knedlik (1916–1989), is the inventor of the ICEE frozen drink. He was born and raised a poor farm boy in Barnes, Kansas in 1916. Knedlik was a World War II veteran who bought his first ice cream shop after the war. He owned several before moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, where he became the owner of a Dairy Queen in the late-1950's. Knedlik did not have a soda fountain, so he served semi-frozen bottled soft drinks. He found that they were a hit, so he worked with a Dallas company to develop the ICEE machine,which took him five years, replicating the consistency in slushy soft drinks. In the mid-1960s, the first ICEE machines were sold in the United States.

In 1965, 7-Eleven bought some of the machines, calling its version the Slurpee. Knedlik and his family received royalty checks for about 17 years until his patent expired. He moved his family from Coffeyville to the bigger nearby town of Joplin, Missouri in 1983, when Knedlik developed kidney problems and needed dialysis. He died at age 73 in 1989.

That's seriously awesome information. No sarcasm at all. Information like that which is totally interesting to our rather irellevant poll here is actually really cool information. Good job, Spang! I never would never have known if you hadn't posted that.

if that means that he developed the Mr Freezes from Dairy Queen then ICEE's do indeed beat Slurpee's out, quite handily.

[Jarori Bloodletter]

Some important points to ponder:

- It's true that Icee has been around longer than Slurpee. England's also been around longer than the U.S. but we'd kick their ass if they didn't suck up to us as much as they do so lets remove any favoritism toward Icee due to it's age.

- Slurpee was the first to offer Mountain Dew as a flavor.

- The machines, as Noel mentioned, are not always the same. Icee ice tends have larger granules, causing the slurper to end up with much more white ice, sucked clean of the all important flavor. You know what I'm talking about! You suck away and all the sudden are sucking air while your cup is still 1/3 full of white ice! Slurpee's ice blend provides the perfect balance for the sucking pace of the average frozen ice beverage consumer. With Slurpees, you are oft treated to a rush of liquid syrup that has melted at the bottom of the cup. This pause in ice flow gives you just enough of a sugary, syrupy goodness rush to revitalize your sucking while the short switch to liquid gives you a temporary drop in temperature to help prevent brain freeze.

The choice is clear. With Icees, you are bound to end up with half a cup full of white ice, stripped of flavor. The Slurpee has been scientifically balanced to result in a longer lasting, flavorful experience while preventing brain freeze.

Icees that i know of ONLY come in a paper cone, Ice is shaved right in front of you, then syrup is "pumped" over the said shaved ice..

Slurpees That i know of come from square plastic topped machines that are filled with a mixed (yuck) balled ice and syrup, dispenced into a "7-11 type" cup.

That is all...

[Boogahz]

Icees that i know of ONLY come in a paper cone, Ice is shaved right in front of you, then syrup is "pumped" over the said shaved ice..

This is just a simple snowcone. Icee's and Slurpee's both come out of machines.

[Sylvus]

[Brittney]

Slurpee > all

[Arsecn]

slurpee > all
pie > cake