A six-pack of the Mondays
December 8th, 2008 | by mmb5 |So you come into work after a three day weekend, and you start to walk to your computer. You notice something is off — and you see it — somebody has spilled pop all over your keyboard, your mouse, your monitor and somewhat your desk. But why? I’m America’s Sweetheart for Pete’s sakes.
Then you realize the culprit. At the time of the premiere of The Simpsons Movie, they had turned a select amount of 7-11 stores into Kwik-E-Marts. And in those stores, they sold some Simpsons-related merchandise. One of those items was a six-pack of Buzz Cola, which was merely repackaged RC Cola. And I proudly placed that on the top of your shelf unit on my desk.
However, sometime over the weekend, one of the cans ruptured. Well, at least developed a leak. So, at some point, 95% of the contents spilled out with the aid of gravity. I cleaned up, declared the keyboard, mouse, and wrist pad losses, and moved on with my day.
However, it kept dripping. Even after I had moved the faulty can away from my desk. I then figured it out. A significant part of the spillage fell into the keyhole for the shelf, and was now slowly dripping out. I then had to disassemble the locking mechanism and clean that too. What a fun Monday. Only took 30 odd wipes.
When I got home, I did the worst Mythbusters ever. I just wanted to find the hole. I couldn’t see it. So, using merely a bathroom sink and some water, I found the hole. However, I did not gratuitously blow up the can afterwards (click for larger picture):
2 Responses to “A six-pack of the Mondays”
By Michael on Mar 14, 2009 | Reply
Hi… I just discovered that 2 of my Buzz Cola cans that I had in an antique armoire ruptured and ruined the finish. 2 cans is not a coincidence. The cans were defective. Have you written to 7-11 to get them to reimburse you for your damages?
By dcubedus on Mar 31, 2009 | Reply
2 of my cans have sprung little pinhole leaks as well. I just wanted to see if anyone else was complaining and ran across this site. I was storing a six pack in my bar area but now am debating throwing them away. Either the cans are defective or that cola is potent!