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The Shamrock Shake!

March 1, 2011 Uncategorized
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Last week we were suckered into buying a Shamrock Shake at McDonald’s, and by suckered, we mean had to go out of our way to find a Shamrock Shake at a McDonald’s.

After visiting four McDonald’s over the course of two days, we finally got our hands on this little green shake that is supposed to drive people insane with desire.  We went, we bought, we sipped, we were disappointed at first with it, we were in lust with it several sips later, and then we finally had ourselves a belly ache.

We can now say that while we still aren’t sure how this was ever something that drove people to scour the scores of New York City McDonald’s in search of it, but we can say that we drank a green shake like a gluttonous fool until it hurt.

 

McDonald’s Awkward Salute To Black History

February 8, 2011 Trickle Down Ethics
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With February being Black History Month, McDonald’s has decided to honor the faces of black history with paper tray liners containing 17 faces of people who, as far as we can tell, have nothing to do with the history of black people.

In fact, the liner actually has the faces of black people who work in the local New York City media (we wonder if they have a different liner for different cities).  It has the familiar faces of newscasters Janice Huff, Sade Baderinwa, and Craig Treadway, as well as several behind the scenes folks like a cameraman, a writer, and radio personality / recent prisoner Funkmaster Flex.

While these people are, for the most, positive role models, where are the actual faces of black history?

Didn’t the people at McDonald’s hear of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, and the Amistad survivors?  Surely someone at McDonald’s had to have heard of them before they decided to pander to the masses with this, right?

The McRib

November 12, 2010 Uncategorized
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Up until last week, we had only heard the rumors to the legend of the McRib.  And now, due to unfortunate geographical circumstances of lunch locations, our belly has been lucky enough to have had three of these delicious cups of tea in it.

We’ve seen the light.  Yes, the McRib is it! The rumors about the deliciousness of the McRib are all true.

In our humble opinions, the McRib is a tasty, boneless, likely cholesterol time bomb, and would most likely have been entombed in golden urns with the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt — for nourishment in the eternal afterlife — had it been invented a several millennia ago .

Lost Inspired The Event?

October 6, 2010 Uncategorized
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We will be the first to admit that we haven’t a clue as to what the new NBC series The Event is about, but with this advertisement stating, “a desperate act will start it” we assume that The Event is an entire series that was started, or inspired by, thanks to the horrific ending that Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof came up with for Lost.

Either that, or the McDonald’s number that that lady is wearing inspired it… YOWZA!!!

Subway Advertising In A Modern World

August 31, 2010 Economy Fail Watch / Trickle Down Ethics
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We spotted these Continental.com advertisements on all of the turnstiles at Wall Street Station.

They’re just another step into the world of creepy and odd advertising.  Since it’s going there, we might as well embrace it and say that we look forward to the day when all of the MTA and other public property of NYC has been sold off to advertisers.  It’ll be a day and age where municipal employees wear coveralls and look like Nascar drivers wearing no less than 50 advertisements patched onto their uniforms and it will be a land where subway announcements will likely sound like this:

“Do not hold the Capitol One Credit Card Doors.  Holding the Capitol One Credit Card Doors open delays Chase Bank Subway Service.”

“Due to an emergency at Club Med Station, there is no downtown express service.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, as of July 2005, the Wal-Mart Police Department has the right to check large bags and packages within the Chase Bank Subway System at the Wynn Resorts and Casino sponsored City of New York.”

“If you see a suspicious package, please report it to a FreeCreditReport.com agent or Wal-Mart Police Officer.”

“Welcome to the Chase Bank Subway System at the Wynn Resorts and Casino sponsored City of New York.  There is an uptown Starbucks train at BP Station, four stations away.  There is also a downtown McDonald’s train at AT&T station, one station away.”

“The Swatch Watch Company would like to let you know that the time is now, 11:30AM.”

“The unlimited monthly Metrocard price is now, 5,000 Pepsi Bucks.”

Those will be the days… :)

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