hot 'n tot craving

yesterday i saw a bottle of torani syrup in the flavor of cinnamon. immediately i remembered the sweet, cinnamony flavor of the hot 'n tot from big boy and grabbled the bottle off the shelf. the hot 'n tot is coke (or diet coke, if you prefer) with a shot or two of cinnamon syrup. it's heavenly. and, if you've ever been through big boy, my guess is someone in your party, or perhaps even you, has ordered it. to me, it's just part of the regular order. (unless i've a hankering for the purple cow instead) flying style pizza burger, fries, gravy and hot 'n tot. to go, of course, since the big boy has no indoor seating. drive-through only, kids.

now that i'm craving big boy, i looked to see where the nearest location is. i'm smack-dab between bismarck and illinois. it just doesn't seem fair. and it haunts me, too, whenever i happen to see the detroit red wings playing at home on tv because there's a large big boy ad on the boards that appears every single time the camera shows the right side of the rink. at least big boy hasn't changed the look of the big boy mascot who has the best seat in the whole arena.