Why Not Grimace for president in 2008?

[elshiva]

[last_texas_dem]

1. This guy?

I dunno; seems like a good enough guy, but I think the religious right would slaughter him as the fact that he is a big and purple cartoon character makes him an obvious homosexual.

[elshiva]

2. Yes! Why not Grimace?

Great "guyrl," actually. But yes you are right. If not gay definitely, transgendered. He looks like Tinky Winky.

[last_texas_dem]

3. Seems like a good choice

I haven't heard his stances on the issues, but I'm assuming he's probably pretty good... just 'cause there can't be too many transgendered FReepers out there, right? And maybe the religious right wouldn't be too much of a threat... I mean, he's loved by millions of children and everything!

[elshiva]

4. Is s/he repub, dem, indie, or green?

well, definitely not green (see post #1). Purple= centrist?

[last_texas_dem]

7. I think s/he might be just the ticket...

Obviously very committed to uniting both the "red" and "blue" factions in an America that is truly "purple." So committed to moderate ("purple") solutions to the issues of red and blue America that s/he's purple both in and out!

There's some nice cheesy campaign talking points for Grimace to use. haha

[elshiva]

8. Yes!

"Unite Blue and Red. Turn America Purple with Grimace 2008."

[RPM]

5. meets the age requirement and has more brains than the current prez

why not, indeed.

[elshiva]

6. I AGREE!

[RPM]

10. btw - who are the two persons in the pics on your post?

I have been trying to guess for a week, but am not sure. Please fill me in.

[elshiva]

17. The women in my sig are

Congressional Representatives Shirley Anita Chisholm and Barbara Charline Jordan, two of the greatest Democrats ever.

[RPM]

21. thank you

question answered.

[last_texas_dem]

9. This pic may not do much for his/her political career, though

That's gotta be an impostor in that picture, though; we'll just have to make that clear to the American people!

[elshiva]

19. IMPOSTER!

[ucmike]

11. robble robble

mayor mccheese for vp.

that ticket would probably get my vote at this rate.

[mark414]

27. didn't you hear? mayor mccheese is dead

the hammurder got him

[Az]

12. Cthulhu for president!

Why vote for the lesser of two evils!

[sundog]

13. What is grimace anyway?

since hamburglar is hamburgers, fry guys are fries, ronald the stuff nightmares are made of... but what is grimace?

[Az]

14. A taste bud

Blech.

[sundog]

25. magnified?

:wtf:

[last_texas_dem]

15. Two things

1) An affectionate nickname for the substance formed when all the food on a McDonald's menu is mixed into a blender (s/he also resembles this substance in appearance), and

2) the facial expression one makes when observing this substance!

(And yes, I'm in a particularly stupid frame of mind tonight. :-))

[elshiva]

20. I always thought he was a milkshake?

[RPM]

22. funny, i did too

though i never understood why.

[sundog]

24. but I don't see the purple mass / milkshake connection

:wtf:

[elshiva]

28. Me, neither, but I always made that association.

[Az]

30. When first introduces he used to steal milkshakes

Unlikely he was a canabal.

[sundog]

31. grimace used to steal?

so he's a thief?

[Az]

35. They reformed him

The Hamburgalar, The Fry Guys, and Grimace were all thieves in the early days. Grimace was later changed to Ronalds best friend. The Fry Guys and oddity. But there was no reforming for the hamburgalar. His name doomed him to a life of crime.

[sundog]

37. but ronald is evil incarnate

i don't believe he has been absolved yet

[elshiva]

39. Thanks! That explains the association.

[last_texas_dem]

33. Apparently, milkshakes were the McDonald's product

that Grimace used to "push." haha

In looking for Grimace images, I found this site, with an interesting rant speculating on what exactly Grimace is. http://www.branchfloridians.org/wdu67.html
It's about four-fifths of the way down the page. (There's also a funny anti-Ayn Rand rant about halfway down there.)

[JohnKleeb]

34. the age old question

I hear milkshakes but what sense does that make.

[Tweed]

16. I'm a big fan of Uncle O'Grimacey

He's got the Irish Catholic vote locked up.

[RPM]

23. why do they mock my irish heritage?

i am offended

[Tweed]

26. To profit off of Shamrock Shakes

For some reason, he appeared in the late 70s and hasn't been seen since.

[last_texas_dem]

29. I see a Grimace family dynasty in the works

Maybe Uncle O'Grimacey should run first, and then Grimace can have his turn at the Oval Office. We need someone to challenge the Bush "dynasty", and I think Grimace would be great to go up against Jenna in a few years.

Weird, I missed out on Uncle O'Grimacey totally, but it's good to see Grimace has some family.

(Edited to fix misplaced quotation marks.)

[Tweed]

36. I liked the idea

Uncle Grimacey is getting old. He needs to run first. He can groom Grimace.

[solinvictus]

18. Or Mayor McCheese?

He has the experience and the political machine. He had that finger planted in the Wendy's chili, you know. It was someone he had to call our and bitch slap for suggesting he was corrupt. ;)

[JohnKleeb]

32. Unelectable

[Telly Savalas]

38. Exactly. One ad by "Fry Guys for Truth" and he's toast.

[JohnKleeb]

43. I was thinking more about what Koolzip told me about what Hedges

did.

[elshiva]

40. Why unelectable?

[JohnKleeb]

42. *cough Grimace and Hedges*

[elshiva]

44. Yeah, an affair, but that don't make Grimace unelectable.

How about Clinton and Flowers, huh? Grimace just has to affable about it.

[JohnKleeb]

45. Ha we're talking about Hedges here though

thought :). Its not that he had an affair, its Hedges!

[elshiva]

46. Well a near affair, that is even less of a non-problem.

Hedges sure ain't gonna be VP!

[JohnKleeb]

47. Pardon me if you don't get it

Hedges, drunk of the lounge.

[elshiva]

48. I do get it.

I actually started the thread with Hedges in mind.

[JohnKleeb]

49. Ha most excellent

Its just Hedges will fuck up anyone's run for president :).

[elshiva]

50. Yeah, but he is only one guy and

Grimace is DA GUYRL!

[JohnKleeb]

51. One guy

yeah thats what I wanted to believe about Sam Gianacana but now Jack Kennedy is gone. Same thing about Willie Horton, brought down Mike Dukakis.

[elshiva]

52. Sorry! Yeah Hedges is evil.

Poor Grimace.:(

[JohnKleeb]

53. No not evil just a krautmick drunk

Who Hedges seduced.

[elshiva]

54. krautmick?

[JohnKleeb]

55. German-Irish

Makes me wonder, :).

[elshiva]

57. Wonder what?

[last_texas_dem]

41. Sure, he's got some baggage...

Questions of his sexual orientation and rumors of his being transgendered that the religious right will be all over, allegations of thievery in his past, questions of just how hard he did push those unhealthy milkshakes on innocent children, questions of what sort of substance he really is made of...

but what's more important is that he's got a real plan to bring "red" and "blue" America together, and I think we can all agree that a purple guy is just right for the job. I think we can do it if we just work together!

[d_b]

56. Grimace vs the burglar

[Longgrain]

58. WHAT?