On Wed, 12 May 2004 11:01:05 -0400, "Mike Tetrault" > wrote:

>IRVING, Texas (Reuters) -- What could be more convenient for 7-Eleven
>customers in the United States than a Slurpee and a rice ball on the run?
>
>James Keyes, the chief executive of world's top convenience-store operator
>7-Eleven Inc. said in an interview on Tuesday he would like to bring one of
>the most popular fast food items in Japan called "onigiri," or rice balls,
>to 7-Eleven stores in the United States.

Wow...this must be one of the signs of the Apocalypse!

We've had 'em in our 7-11's here for at least 15 years now, though...

Aloha,
mel