Transmission 078: The scoop

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Summer is winding down.

The sun sets a bit earlier.
You reach for a sweater at night.
And ice cream shops start to shorten their hours.

Before the season wraps, I wanted to share my own personal ranking of Earth’s most popular frozen flavours.

Instacart recently revealed the Top 10 Ice Cream Flavours in the U.S., based on real grocery data.

From a cosmic point of view, these are my thoughts:

S Tier
- Peanut Butter & Chocolate – One of Earth’s best inventions, ever. You should be very proud of yourselves.

A Tier
- Cookies & Cream – Just the right amount of taste and texture. Never a bad time.

B Tier
- Vanilla – A well-made vanilla can be deeply satisfying.
- Chocolate – When done right, can be cosmically delicious. When not…boring.

C Tier
- Cookie Dough – First bite? Amazing. Bite four? I’m bored.
- Butter Pecan – Could be higher if the pecans are out of this world.

D Tier
- Coffee – My brain expects warm delight. My mouth receives icy betrayal. What an evil trick.
- Strawberry – I’d rather have fresh strawberries on top of vanilla.

E Tier
- Neapolitan – For the undecided. Death by committee.

F Tier
- Mint Chip – Toothpaste-flavoured dessert? You monsters.

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Chocolate-dipped soft serve.

Not something you can buy at the grocery store.
You have to be there.
To watch it pour, to see it dipped.
To witness the moment it transforms.

The texture is everything.
A soft inside, a hard outside. Like some of us…

Ice cream is temporary.
But that bite stays with you.

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Float well, Earthling.
NeilA

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