{"id":1833,"date":"2003-04-15T01:43:49","date_gmt":"2003-04-15T05:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.225.164.17\/~chronarchy\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:18:14","slug":"a-letter-to-dairy-queen-from-when-i-was-told-that-they-had-discontinued-the-butterscotch-dip-cone-woe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/67.225.164.17\/~chronarchy\/a-letter-to-dairy-queen-from-when-i-was-told-that-they-had-discontinued-the-butterscotch-dip-cone-woe\/","title":{"rendered":"A letter to Dairy Queen, Regarding Their Butterscotch Dip Cone"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Woeful Removal of the Butterscotch Dip Cone<\/u><\/h2>\n

[I went into a Dairy Queen one day and ordered a butterscotch dip cone. To my shock (and horror!) the kid behind the counter told me that they had been discontinued. I wrote the following letter to DQ national very quickly. Since then, I have been fortunate enough to come across some stores that still offer my coveted butterscotch dip cone. Yes, the “Ode to a Butterscotch Dip Cone” was included.<\/i>]<\/p>\n

The Letter, As Written and Sent<\/h2>\n

To Whom It May Concern:<\/p>\n

I was in a DQ yesterday, and upon ordering a butterscotch dip cone, my favorite and best reason to go to DQ, I was told that they had been discontinued. Could you please bring it back? I liked the butterscotch best of all your cones, blizzards, and parfaits.<\/p>\n

I remember that, as a kid, we used to go to DQ after winning (or losing) baseball games. I always got the butterscotch dip cone because I thought it was the best tasting treat DQ sold.<\/p>\n

I suppose I should get over my childhood sweet tooth, but I really don’t want to. It’s a lot more fun to me to go to a DQ and order something out of my childhood and remember what it felt like to win a game and be there with friends.<\/p>\n

I suppose I\u2019ll just have to stock up on those butterscotch Dilly Bars I saw last night. They\u2019ll have to last me until you bring back my favorite cone. However long that is.<\/p>\n

Thanks for listening.<\/p>\n

Michael J Dangler
\n69 W. Weber Rd.
\nColumbus, OH 43202<\/p>\n

\u201cOde to a Butterscotch Dip Cone:\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

Ah, my \u2018Scotch Dip Cone!
\nPerfectly formed,
\nScrumptious and pure,
\nNe\u2019er ever warmed!<\/p>\n

Alas, you have gone!
\nI shall miss your taste,
\nYour quiet cold orange,
\nBrain-frozen in haste!<\/p>\n

I shall miss thee much!
\nAlone do I suffer,
\nReliving the mem\u2019ries
\nWhere pain is no buffer!<\/p>\n

Will they bring thee back?
\nAlone I pray day and night,
\nThat big-wigs will see my plight
\nAnd stop their terrible blight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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