I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars and would
sign over half of it to me before the marriage, and guarantee he'd be dead
within the year. ~Bette Davis
The 7-Eleven convenience stores were first called Tote'm. Some store locations even sported genuine Alaskan totem poles. In 1946, Tote'm became 7-Eleven to reflect the store's new, extended hours- from 7 am until 11 pm.
This weekend while shopping in a local toy store, I came across a long line of people waiting for a promised shipment of dolls from Mattel. As I scanned the line, I noticed a friend waiting with all the others. I knew my friend had no daughters or young relatives, so I figured he must like the dolls himself.
"Bill," I said going up to him, "I didn't know you were a collector!"
"I'm not," he replied.
"Oh," I said, "You're buying a gift, then."
"No, not at all," my friend responded.
"If you don't mind my asking then Bill," I said, "Why are you standing in this line?"
"Oh that," he answered. "It's like this," my friend stated, . . .
"I've never been able to resist a barbie queue!"
