Which artery do you want to clog for Halloween?

[yendi]

I'm surprised to find that Ronald McDonald costumes are nigh-impossible to find (not that I was looking for one, as my traditional costume is a a homicidal maniac*). In fact, if you're not a kid, you're out of luck.

In the meantime, however, you can get a Burger King costume, which is the creepiest character in recent pop culture history, or a Wendy's wig, to look like the odd guys on the latest series of ads.

I'm trying to think of any other time in my life when McDonald's wasn't ahead of BK and Wendy's as far as pop culture presence goes. Even during the days of Herb or The Burger King (the less creepy one) and the Burger Thing (along with Sir Shakes-a-Lot, The Wizard of Fries, and the Duke of Doubt), McDonald's was the one that had always had the significant pop culture presence.

Now, they're not even in the race.

*Because they look just like everyone else, as Wednesday Addams noted.

Comments

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

You could always paint a tarp purple, cut a couple eyeholes, put it over yourself and go 'duhhh' a lot.

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

Although i only eat their food once a month or so, i couldn't
resist getting their entire group of Mardi Gras doubloons which
includes the purple, green, gold set.
And the other two (gold and green) that give you free cheeseburgers.
Though those are from the early 80's ;) And their very first one from 73.
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"Burger King costume, which is the creepiest character in recent pop culture history"
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Heh, people would run away screaming from that.

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"Wendy's wig, to look like the odd guys on the latest series of ads."
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The wig borrowed from Monty Python's Lumberjack sketch, i think?
I never got the point of the very first one-everyone standing
around kicking trees...
The only one i really like, is all those people walking
into a giant hole in the ground :)

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

It's probably because they don't want to dilute their trademark.