He scares the hell out of me. Ugh. Clowns are bad enough. But even in terms of clowns, he's pretty heinous.
Why not get a new McD mascot? Why not bump Early Bird in prestige and make her the new figurehead? Or Grimace? Everybody likes Grimace.
Or license out the Aqua Teen Hunger Force from Adult Swim. Something.
Yuck McDonalds...haven't been in years. I completely agree. I remember being little and outside the play-area there was the famous bench with Ronald sitting with his arm out for shoulders when someone sits. And, I remember being in the ball-pit and just watching...I was one of those kids that would just go outta focus (not that I still don't) and would instantly go into imagination. I'd picture him getting up and grabbing one or two kids and running off as they screamed...and I would be like..."I'm not leaving this pit-ball-thingie!" Heh.
ReplyDeleteKids today. Don't even know who Grimace is. And that underwear they wear, just disgraceful.
ReplyDeleteI love Tim Curry.
ReplyDeleteIt never occurred to me how close Pennywise was to Ronald.
If the ever re-film "Something Wicked This Way Comes", Ronald will replace half the cast, and it will end up being less an allegory and more a warning about carbs.
ReplyDelete"We all float down here, Birdie."
ReplyDeletehi valerie, hope all's well. I met you through Soo Koon at dim sum a few months back. I am volunteering at the big apple con this weekend, are you going to be there?
ReplyDeleteOop, just remembered Mac Tonight!
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he was sort of freaky, too.
In fairness I think McDonalds has been conciously pulling back on Ronald in recent years. I don't think he tests well.
ReplyDeletelol!! You are funny Ms D'Orazio! That clown in the sewer tickled me...
ReplyDeleteBah! I love Ronald and I love clowns. Clowns get a bad rap - they just want to make kids happy and yet they're always depicted as psycho killers.
ReplyDelete*Lets his inner child hug Ronald*
For those of you that can remember the early 70s, what happened to Big Mac? Was he removed because he was considered an Irish stereotype?
ReplyDeleteThe Nuggets have always been the creepiest to me because they were not giant-sized and appeared to be actual talking food.
McDonalds is good in theory. Its the practical application of your intestines that it fails.
ReplyDeleteI have it once a year when I go to Boston and thats enough to keep the dream alive.
...who the @*$%@# thought eating their food was a good idea? Seriously?
ReplyDeleteMcDonald's has kicked off "no-name" quarter pounder restaurants in Japan.
ReplyDeleteNobody ever thought it was a good idea to eat McDonald's, but it tastes great. I go to fast food burger joints three or four times a year myself because I try to eat healthy (or if I am going to eat fattening or sodium-rich food, I eat something better), but I do enjoy it when I eat it.
ReplyDeleteMcDonald's fries have always been great.
Meh.
ReplyDeleteWhichever mascot McDonald's uses is OK by me. I only go into one of their restaurants when I'm broke and unwilling to cook or seriously hurting for some "comfort food."
As for my feelings on the clown ... I've hated the fucker ever since my 9th birthday. I BEGGED for a party at McDonald's, and the damned clown never showed up.
My girlfriend can't go into McD's for the same reason.
ReplyDeleteGrimace... never quite understood what he represented... I think he was sent to a fat farm, although some believe he found a rewarding career in public television. (ZOINKS! Voiced by Frank Welker!)
ReplyDelete(Wow... McDonaldland was swiped from the Krofts... it all makes sense...)
Hmm... was Pennywise a TV clown? Because Willard Scott was a Bozo the Clown, and supposedly created Ronald McDonald...
@#$%!
ReplyDeleteI do not suffer from Coulrophobia, but last night, I dreamt that I and my brothers' families were slowly pursued by Ronald McDonald wearing a mannequin face mask.
So, to return the favor, I suggest that the only thing scarier than a clown ventriloquist dummy would be clown zombies. Or maybe appearing naked in class, not having studied for the clown final, surrounded by your clown classmates, and then seeing your reflection, and you're wearing face paint!
Love McDonald's... the Happy Meal toys are crap (except for that 100 Years of Disney series). Loved the Arch Deluxe, and enjoy the new angus line infrequently. Miss McRibs.
Hahahaha! You're so not alone. I find Ronald McDonald's to be the creepiest clown in town. "It" marked me as well, and I could never really like any clown ever!
ReplyDeleteOh you just destroyed my craving for a McGriddle.
ReplyDeleteWhy can’t we just do minimalist japanese McDonald’s like their Quarter Pounder restaurants. Is that too much to ask?