The most beautiful green that you've ever seen

[vovat]

You know, I've never actually tried a Shamrock Shake, but I had to post this commercial anyway. I've posted a link to it here before, but it's seasonally appropriate now, so why not?

I guess Uncle O'Grimacey was never a particularly successful character, since he doesn't show up anymore. I'm not even sure he was in more than that one commercial. Kind of a shame, really, as they could have introduced more of Grimace's ethnically stereotypical relatives to advertise other sorts of colored gum-based beverages. You know, like:

Gelato Shake - Don di Grimacio
Black Forest Shake - Baron Fritz von Grimazschnitzelhoffen
Prianik Shake - Comrade Grimasovich
Chutney Shake - Maharishi Grimashira (maybe he could have four arms like the original Grimace used to)

And that's not even mentioning Birdie's long-thought-extinct Great-Aunt McDodo.

Comments

[annamatic.livejournal.com]

Shamrock shakes are pretty gross. I'll take the egg nog shakes any day. I fucking LOOOOVE those.

[revme.livejournal.com]

I like Shamrock Shakes. And I can totally taste the mint, no matter what Lou says.

[revme.livejournal.com]

(also, I had to look up "Prianik".)

[vovat.livejournal.com]

So did I, actually. I knew I wanted to come up with something vaguely Russian-themed, so I did a search for Russian desserts.

[little-octagon.livejournal.com]

Schmaltz Shake - Shlomo Gurmensch

[revme.livejournal.com]

I was gonna be all "ew, lard shakes", and then I figured that it's basically just the white stuff in the Oreos.

[little-octagon.livejournal.com]

Plus, lard is totally chametz, whereas chicken fat is (or at least can be) Kosher.

[cog1201.livejournal.com]

Actually oreo cookies are now vegan, have been for a long time now.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

bethje's cousin pretty much lived on French fries and Hydrox during the brief time he was a vegan. If he were to try the experiment again, I guess he could have Oreos. :P

[cog1201.livejournal.com]

yes he could

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

I like Shamrock Shakes! My mom, who is far from a fast-food junkie by ANY means, for some reason had this thing for getting McD's fish sandwich and Shamrock Shakes every March. It was like, any other time she'd make a point of us only going out when there was no chance that we'd have to eat out, but in March she'd make a point of us stopping at McD's for fish sandwiches and Shamrock Shakes! And you know what? Last friday Sam and I were out over lunch time, and I went and did the SAME THING...

[vilajunkie.livejournal.com]

Shamrock Shakes are...eh. Nothing special really, to be honest. I'd rather have a shake made with real mint chocolate chip ice cream.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not sure real ice cream has ever gotten within a 300-foot radius of a McDonald's. {g}