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RRROLL UP THE RIM !!! (Then Throw It Out. Repeat. Thanks.)

Authored by Gerry Thomasen 7 months ago

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I saw four people sitting at a table in Tim Hortons, drinking coffee. They had the ceramic mugs you get when you don't order "to go". They also had four disposable paper cups, which were clean, but had been shredded for some reason.

Ah yes – the "RRROLL UP THE RIM TO WIN" contest. You rub and scratch the waxy rim of your coffee cup, not at all believing you'll win a boat or a TV, but excited about your 1-in-4 chance of another donut or coffee. Now THAT is an attainable prize, and you can redeem it right now.

So, about those four paper cups. They seemed pretty BIG to me, considering their sole purpose in this world was to inform four people that they didn't win a fast food lottery (three people, sorry - one of them probably did win another…