I stopped at a little locally-owned fast food stand in western Virginia a while ago and observed that their milkshakes were $5 for a small and $6 for a large. I was amused, and bemused, to recall that in 1994, Pulp Fiction’s $5 milkshakes were supposed to be a joke about west-coast excess and Los Angeles’ absurd cost of living.
“They say that in 30 years, a cheap milkshake will cost $5.”
