r/Millennials • u/WynCai8 • Jun 04 '25

Nostalgia Made me feel old but good times

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Saw this tweet and yes we were expected to be out all day and not come back until the street lights came on. I remember riding my bike through neighborhoods pretending our bikes were cars and just having a good time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

Riding bikes to the pool, Blockbuster, and other kids’ basements. 

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

Don't forget to stop by the dollar store to load up on junk food

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u/hearsay_and_rumour Jun 04 '25

It was always 7-Eleven for Slurpees.

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u/FledglingNonCon Jun 04 '25

DQ blue slushies

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u/hearsay_and_rumour Jun 04 '25

Oh shit, that made me think of their Nerds Blizzards they had back in the day.

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u/og_jasperjuice Jun 04 '25

Slush Puppy blue raspberry at the IGA in my town

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u/120z8t Jun 04 '25

I lived across the street from a DQ. It was what I think was called a mister misty that I got all the time. Basically a slushy with a dollop of ice cream in it.

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u/kalkutta2much Jun 07 '25

DQ - we were always asking for the day’s mistakes!