There is a case going on right now involving two Quebec families and a Tim Horton's patron. The dispute is over a winning "Roll Up the Rim" cup. For any Americans who may be reading my blog, Tim Horton's is where it's at for us Canadians. Almost everybody loves Tim Horton's. It's a tradition and addiction all in one - a pleasant addiction though. If you want to see one place that always has a customer inside or in the drive-thru (9 times out of 10) you need look no further than a Tim Horton's. Now, every spring, Tim Horton's runs a promotion called "Roll Up the Rim to Win." You guys have something like it, I think you call it a lottery. Anyway, you play by purchasing a cup of coffee. Traditionally you'd drink your coffee then roll up the rim but some people prefer rolling up the rim right away just to get it over with. There are people who buy ten times as much coffee as they usually do just to increase their odds of winning. You can win cash, tv's, bikes, barbeques, a car or free coffee or cookies or donuts - the list goes on.

Back to the story...
So this guy bought a coffee and, forgetting to roll up the rim, tossed it out. Big no-no, Americans. Later that day some little girl finds it in the trash and, learning from the way her parents go bat-shit over this stuff, tries rolling up the rim. Apparently she couldn't do it herself so she got a little boy to help her. Together they roll it up and find that it is a winning cup for a Toyota RAV-4 (at least I'm pretty positive that's the car this year.) Now the kids' two families are arguing over who should get the truck. The man who threw the cup out in the first place is also now trying to reclaim his prize. His lawyer is even going so far as to ask for a DNA analysis on the cup to determine that it is indeed his clients. Apparently he was the only one to bring a coffee to work that day...

If I were Tim Horton's in this case, not that they get any say, I would just revoke the prize entirely. People should not be getting this worked up over what is essentially one company's propoganda. But again, Americans, this Roll up the Rim stuff is serious business. It should be a fun thing, though. It's fun to buy a coffee and look under the rim whether you win or lose. Personally I get really excited over winning a free cookie. I really get pumped when I win a coffee. I can't imagine winning a truck from a $1.50 cup of coffee.

Anyhoo, the whole thing has gone too far. I say whoever is in possession of the winning cup should just burn it. That would be sweet, sweet justice.

Chris...out.