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I also wanted to say I love having SYSCA on Substack. I feel more connected and I think next year I’ll start supporting financially

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Omg valarie!! you are actually everything to me - glad we could be even more ✨connected✨

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What the hell is an ice cream spider

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I love spiders they slay so hard. Does maccas still sell them is the big question though.

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omg i never knew they did??

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Yeah it must’ve been like 5-10 years ago now cause I haven’t seen them in ages but they put it on the frozen cokes and stuff. I think it was $2

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Yep, still got them - so long as the ice cream machine is working lol. Just ask for a McFloat.

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Ok but classic Cobb & Co had THE best spiders, tacky plastic stirrers included 🙌

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omg throw back to cobb & co!!

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Me reading this whole thread like I’ve walked into a room of people speaking another language 😂 imma head out 👋🏻

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I was just talking about ice cream spiders the other day,

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how good tho!!

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they’re so good! they’re such a tasty treat and a fun throwback to childhood, probably why i love affogato’s so much very similar vibes

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ok i am SLEEPING on affogatos i think

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like the combination of [drink] + ice cream is just unbeatable, i still think ice cream spiders are top tier but i feel like a nice affogato is an adult evolution sadly minus the foam (especially if you get it with a shot of a nice liquor)

the best one i had was with vanilla bean ice cream.

i need to look up if anybody has tried to make a spider with an alcoholic beverage cause that would become my drink of choice

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Affogatos are totally the grown up version of Spiders. I once walked the streets of Wellington at midnight trying to find an affogato. Bloody found it too!

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spider is ice cream and sprite or fizzy right

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I've never thought about it before but a spider is such a weird name for it

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LITERALLY SO COOKED

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