Tag: McDonald’s

McDonald’s birthday star Grimace and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’ mascot are now friends

Well, the Grimace and Big Red are friends now.

Mascot worlds collided this week as McDonald’s the Grimace and Western Kentucky’s Big Red met at the fast food restaurant.

Big Red seemingly stopped by a McDonald’s to celebrate the Grimace’s birthday, which has inspired a purple-looking milkshake and a series of hilariously grim TikToks.

Well, the two mascots apparently became fast friends and spent the day together playing in the McDonald’s play place, throwing around the football on Western Kentucky’s football field and hanging out on WKU’s campus.

Was this just a special day between two mascots, or will these two make this a regular hangout? The world may never know, but we’re guessing the latter.

Did you need a video of the Grimace and WKU’s Big Red hanging out in your life? Well, if you did, it’s what you got.

Are you just tired of hearing about the Grimace’s McDonald’s birthday? Well, you might need to hang tight, because as long as this promotion is going on, the celebration probably won’t stop anytime soon.

Grimace Shake TikToks turn the McDonald’s purple milkshake into devastating horror movies

This is the funniest new TikTok trend thanks to the Grimace Shake.

If that sentence above feels like a Mad Libs, I get it.

Either way, you’re going to love this TikTok trend that’s popped up.

McDonald’s starting selling a gross-looking purple milkshake to celebrate the 52-year-old birthday of Grimace, the giant furry character that’s a … well, we’re not sure what it is.

But as we’ve seen with other TikTok trends, people have transformed drinking the purple stuff into a horror movie: They drink the milkshake, wish Grimace a happy birthday … and suddenly some bad stuff starts to go down, eventually ending with people covered in purple goo and being dragged off to the woods or something.

It’s wild:

McDonald’s is celebrating Grimace’s birthday with a purple milkshake for some reason

What is going on at McDonald’s with Grimace’s birthday? We’ve got answers.

If you’ve been to McDonald’s recently, you might have noticed that they’re celebrating a birthday for a very odd, purple blob monster.

Well, it’s the Grimace’s 52nd birthday, and the fast food joint is honoring its longtime character with a special milkshake and a menu tailored to apparently what the Grimace enjoys eating.

“Our fans have amazing childhood memories of their birthdays at McDonald’s…and Grimace’s Birthday is all about paying homage to the amazing, fun moments we all share,” Tariq Hassan, Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer at McDonald’s USA, said in a press release. “We’re excited to put a modern spin on these memories to continue to drive McDonald’s relevance with a new generation. Grimace is the perfect lovable icon to have McDonald’s meet our fans at the intersection of nostalgia and culture.”

If you’re deeply confused as to what’s going on at McDonald’s right now, don’t be alarmed.

We’re here and happy to help you understand who Grimace is, why it’s important to celebrate his 52nd birthday and what on Earth is going on with that purple Grimace milkshake.

Kyle Hamilton throws shade at McDonald’s

This is quite a take by the former Irish safety.

With his rookie season complete, former Notre Dame safety and current Baltimore Raven [autotag]Kyle Hamilton[/autotag] has time to be alone with his thoughts. As we have seen before, that’s not always the best thing. He has declared that LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan, and he predicted that the Irish would crush Ohio State in the 2022 season opener. Now, he’s taking on the idea that people still go to McDonald’s:

This tweet caught the attention of McDonald’s enthusiast and former NFL receiver Chad Johnson, and Hamilton remained unmoved:

Look, I’m not here to defend McDonald’s or say that it’s the best food option for anyone. Sometimes though, you don’t really have a choice. McDonald’s is one of the few restaurant chains most likely to be open well into the night, if not all night, so your hands often are tied. Such was the case for me when I was driving back from a basketball game in Wisconsin the other night.

With all of that said, I will not take seriously the opinion of anyone who takes aim at the place that serves Sausage Biscuits, McNuggets that come with amazing dipping sauces and the best fries around.

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A Loyola Chicago game was hilariously halted by an Uber Eats delivery guy walking onto the court

WHO let him in???

Update: The UberEats guy who interrupted Duquesne’s men’s hoops game might, shockingly, have been fake

When the Men’s college basketball teams for Loyola Chicago and Duquesne squared off in Pittsburgh Wednesday night, both squads understandably expected a game that would go off without a hitch. Everyone would compete hard, work through a solid two halves, and go home.

That is, until someone at the game grew rather hungry. Did they perhaps go to the stadium concession stand, likely only a few minutes’ walk away from wherever they were sitting? Dearest Reader — oh heavens no.

In the early stages of the second half of this college basketball matchup, an Uber Eats delivery person walked onto the court — in the middle of the game — holding a McDonald’s order. The person was eventually so close to the action that one of the officials was actually forced to temporarily stop the game.

No, seriously. It’s as incredible as it sounds.

Is there anything better than two announcers who have never seen something like this happen before? I’m convinced the commentators are who actually sold this hilarious moment. Well, they and the officials who clearly were taken aback, too.

As for who the McDonald’s food was actually for, well, it was a random fan who had the “fortune” of appearing on the video board:

By the night’s end, bettors who wanted Duquesne to win (with a robust -7.5 pregame spread) got their wish. The Dukes would prevail 72-58 and capture their 14th win of the season. And, thanks to a clearly very hungry fan, they had a unique journey to victory for all involved.