You know what frosts my flakes?
Young people acting like they just invented the root beer float.
Every summer now, social media explodes with videos of teenagers and twenty-somethings pouring soda over ice cream like they just split the atom.
“OMG, you guys have to try this!”
Try it? Kid, we were drinking root beer floats back when televisions had rabbit ears, phones were attached to walls and carhops on rollerskates were delivering them to you car.
Somehow this classic summer treat got rebranded as a “viral dessert hack.”
A dessert hack? It’s two scoops of vanilla ice cream and a splash of root beer. Calm down, Skippy.
Next thing you know, somebody will post a video about combining peanut butter and grape jelly on a slice of bread and call it a revolutionary new sandwich.
And don’t get me started on the dramatic reactions.
They swallow a spoonful of this cool, fizzy concoction as their eyes roll back and their knees buckle. They point at the cup like they just tasted dessert for the first time.
You youngsters should try this, too. Take a scoop of ice cream and smoosh it between two big chocolate chip cookies. Ice cream sandwiches were made for summer.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Grumpy is sitting over here wondering how a root beer float suddenly became cutting-edge technology.
I’m Grandpa Grumpy, and apparently every generation has to rediscover the same desserts all over again.