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[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago

Why are people here saying that "Blizzards" are "Milkshakes"?!

It's breaking my brain.

Blizzards aren't MILKSHAKES. They're soft-serve icecream in a cup. ICE CREAM is not the same thing as a MILKSHAKE.

You don't drink a blizzard. You eat it with a spoon. You don't put two straws in and share it with your sweet-heart down at the old malt-shop. It's not a drink!

Sorry. Don't know why this discussion about Blizzard vs Milkshake has triggered me. It's a new discovery about my personality that I'm not proud of....

[-] kieron115@startrek.website 4 points 4 months ago

Blended ice cream is a milkshake in the USA. I didn't know it was weird until I ordered a milkshake in Australia.

[-] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

A milkshake has milk in it too in the US, wher've you been gettin your milkshakes?

[-] kieron115@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Depends on the state, apparently. There's no codified federal definition for what constitutes a "milkshake" apparently. As opposed to something like ice cream which is very much codified at a federal level.

I posted a link further down, but apparently national chains do this is to avoid dealing with state regulations. "Its not a milkshake, its a Blizzard!"

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[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

I thought that was a thickshake

[-] zephiriz@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

I would say a frosty is more of a milkshake than a blizzard and I would still argue with some one who says a frosty is a milkshake.

[-] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

It's technically not "ice cream" either. Enough of the cream (and fat) is removed that it's officially labelled "ice milk", at least in my dairy-centric jurisdiction.

[-] GalacticQuesadilla@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

At Krusty Burger milkshakes are called "non-dairy partially gelatinated gum-based beverages"

[-] kieron115@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago

This is my favorite response in the entire thread so far.

[-] jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

Same as Frostys at Wendy's. They're not as thick as a Blizzard, but you don't drink them. People would still ask for straws, though.

I guess they're free to suck till their brains fall out though

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago

I always let both melt a bit so it can be drank through a straw 🤷‍♂️

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I feel like I just went on a roller coaster ride of emotion reading this lol.

[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

If you wait long enough, it's a drink. Don't tell me what to do.

[-] tio_bira@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Non u.s. citizen here, wtf is a Daily Queen and why this make sense ?

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Dairy Queen is a fast food chain famous for soft serve "ice cream" which they put bits of other things in it, like oreo, M&Ms, cookie dough etc. for what they call a Blizzard, and part of their promotion is that they're supposed to flip the thing upside down quickly before serving it to you, to show that it is thick enough to not immediately run out and make a mess.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

They also serve soft drinks which they don't perform this act for those so I call bullshit.

[-] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago
[-] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago
[-] Knightfox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

It's a marketing gimmick, that's all, don't think too much on it. If you do want to think too much on it, it's probably also a quality control proof. If your item doesn't pass this test then it obviously wasn't made correctly. Think of it like sailors testing the proof of alcohol to ensure it meet an agreed upon strength. If your DQ Blizzard dumps out all over the counter then it probably wasn't made correctly.

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[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago
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[-] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago

At the fast food chain Dairy Queen they make very thick milkshakes. Since they consider this a mark of quality, they prove it to the customer by turning the cup upside down with the milkshake still inside before handing it to the customer. These milkshakes are so thick that they do not fall out when the cup is inverted. Since they do this every time, employees get into the habit of doing this without thinking about it.

The first time I saw this, I blurted out "What are you doing?!" and got a lot of weird looks, and my friend group had to explain it to me.

[-] tio_bira@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Honestly, that's a bit odd, but thanks for answer me

[-] starik@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

Dairy Queen is a fast food chain that sells hamburgers etc, along with a variety of frozen dairy products. They advertise the thickness of their Blizzard® milkshake by having the cashier turn it upside down in front of the customer before handing it over.

[-] tio_bira@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Nothing is censored on that post, why would anyone complain?

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago

Is my note still showing up? The original i posted had the word 'fuck' censored. I found an uncensored version like 2 mins after and ninja edited the post.

[-] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

This is what it looks like for me, I guess the note didn't take the edit

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

New engagement bait: everything is fine, but the OP apologizes for the inconvenience.

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[-] starik@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

Dairy Queen famously has no liquid products. You can’t buy drinks at Dairy Queen. That person may have never even encountered a beverage in their life prior to the incident described in the tweet. The scenario is plausible.

[-] albbi@piefed.ca 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Dairy Queen famously has no liquid products

Is this an American thing? In Canada, Dairy Queen is a full restaurant with burgers and fries and the best onion rings. They serve drinks as well to go with meals. When I was a kid the kids meal would include a token so you could go get a dilly bar or ice cream cone for dessert.

[-] logicbomb@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

That person was joking. Dairy Queen serves normal drinks, so there is no reason why a person who worked there would turn every cup upside down.

In fact, there are even some blizzards where it was a risk to turn it upside down. If there is enough stuff in there, it runs the risk of falling out over a marketing gimmick.

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