Quinneapolis
pop quiz! why's it called 7-11
dragon time
because seven ate eleven
oh i'm scary
they promised they'd never forget but they forgot a little
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rhymes
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actually it's a very understandable mistake, September etymologically should be the 7th month
Quinneapolis
all solid answers but all incorrect
ғᴏxʏᴍᴏʀᴏɴ
is this a "wrong answers only" thing or
oh i'm scary
6-9 was taken
TWO OF THEM
open for business 7 hours a day 11 days a week
TWO OF THEM
actually i do remember reading it was named that for the hours it was open though. from 7 am to 11 pm. not sure if that's correct but i read it once, ages ago.
Quinneapolis
duo is correct
Quinneapolis
they used to be called Tote'm, but then they changed their hours and I guess really wanted people to know the new hours
Quinneapolis
so they changed the name of the store to the new hours
TWO OF THEM
LMFAO
TWO OF THEM
that's incredible and adds a great layer to it
▲ndrusi
maybe their hours were significantly longer than competitors at the time or something
TWO OF THEM
it's also factually incorrect of the 7-11 that's down the street from my parents house which closes at 9 because it's weak
TWO OF THEM
they lost sight of who they are.
oh i'm scary
but does it open at 6--
▲ndrusi
yeah, you could go to that other store, but can you go there at 10:39 PM?
TWO OF THEM
it opens
TWO OF THEM
at 5
oh i'm scary
god DAMMIT
▲ndrusi
ah, I see
TWO OF THEM
▲ndrusi
it's running two time zones to the east
DrugsJulius
they should all be open from 7am to 11pm, GMT
DrugsJulius
regardless of what that translates to locally
oh i'm scary
they should only be open on July 11th
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we just missed them
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in other countries they can do November 7, on sufferance
DrugsJulius
the one day for slurpees...
DrugsJulius
not that I even know where the closest one is...
Echo
Wait, 7-11 closes?
Echo
I could swear I've seen the one down the street from my house open at like two AM.
Echo
...actually, now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen that particular 7-11 closed except in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane.
Echo
And even then, only category 3 and up. Anything lower and they're back in business by the time the rain stops.
oh i'm scary
well if they're open from 7-11 and 11-7 then in a way the name is still accurate
Echo
Seems legit.
Echo
Okay yeah, this was making me question reality so I just googled it and the one near my house is listed as "open 24 hours".
Echo
Floridian 7-11 ain't fucking around, I guess.
Quinneapolis
to be fair, the name was changed in 1946
Wild Child
meanwhile the ones in taiwan are open 24/7 and even advertise that in their jingle
penis bacon
yeah a lot of 7-11s are just 24h now. not all, but like
penis bacon
I'd say "at least on par with any other gas station convenience store"
penis bacon
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thetaClysm
apropos of not much, i'm reminded of how 7-11 exists in japan but is just called "7" there