An American Tragedy

[farmerjerome]

So Dr. J shows up at my work the other day and decides to take me out to dinner.

Keep in mind the only thing nearby are fast food joints. I decided on McDonalds over BK or Wendy's because of the Shamrock Shake. I had completely forgot about it, but a girl at work had one the other day.

We get there, and the ***** at the counter says they're not serving them until Friday.

This was Monday. What is March without one Mickey D's Shamrock Shake.

Ugh.

 

[Ace]

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That is a tragety.

 

[shockey]

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wouldn't that be a Mctragedy? ???

 

[slappy4428]

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wouldn't that be a Mctragedy? ???

Thouight that was a No. 4 combo -- large sized

 

[imjustagirl2]

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The state I currently live in doesn't even SELL the ****ing Shamrock Shake. Oh, how I long for one.

**** you, regional decisions!

 

[shotglass]

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Hey, I've been waiting four years for the return of the Cheddar Melt....

 

[Inky_Wretch]

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What's a Shamrock Shake?

 

[imjustagirl2]

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Oh, Inky. Google it.

It's like the mint grasshopper crack of shakes. Love those things. Used to get one every Saturday when I was growing up and I'd go to my dad's work to spend the afternoon while my mom did the books. Chicken McNuggets and a Shamrock Shake...spring in Independence, Ohio.

 

[slappy4428]

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I've been to Paradise. But I've never been to me.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

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I've never heard of a Shamrock Shake. But I never go to McD's anymore, either.

It's not at every McDonald's. And it's the only reason to go into a McDonald's.

 

[writing irish]

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I wonder if Shamrock, Texas (only 150 or so miles from the ding dong daddies in Dumas) has shamrock shakes. Probably not.

There are no shamrock shakes in the Teutonic purgatory where I am at the moment. Shamrock shakes are about as Celtic as Ho Chi Minh, but as far as Yankee kitsch on St. Patrick's day goes, I'll take a shamrock shake over Bud Light dyed green. Or that bull**** Killian's Irish (!!) Red, made by the douchenozzles at Coors.

Here's a real ****ing tragety: all the FOUR LEAF CLOVERS being used to represent Ireland and/or St. Patrick's Day. It's a shamrock, *******! Three leaves! Comes from St. Patrick using the shamrock to explain the concept of the Trinity. Three mother****ing leaves, or, if you're Canadian, three gosh-darn leafs! Stop with the four-leaf clovers, for if ye don't I will torment ye and after I'm dead me ghost'll haunt ye!

 

[Birdscribe]

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I thought we were going to get a Theodore Dreiser reference about the diaries of Chester Gillette -- the real-life model for Dreiser's main character Clyde Griffiths in "An American Tragedy" -- being donated to Hamilton College.

Boy, was I wrong. Perhaps I should have saved that reference for the Jeopardy thread that I'm currently taking shots on. ;D

 

[Huggy]

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Man, haven't had a Shamrock Shake in years (don't go to McD's much either) but I remember how great they were.

Anyone remember the Arctic Orange shakes?

 

[KYSportsWriter]

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A Shamrock Shake? Yech...

 

[zeke12]

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My local McD's has had the Shamrock for almost a month already.

So good...

 

[Football_Bat]

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Hey, I've been waiting four years for the return of the Cheddar Melt....

Four years? hell, I've been waiting 15 for the return of the McDLT ....

Muck FcDonalds.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

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Anybody know where they sell them and where they don't?

I think it depends on the franchises. Some regions do, some don't. They've always had them here. But as close as New York or Virginia doesn't (or maybe one or two in those whole states have them).

I don't think there is any website that really tells either, unfortunately.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

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What does it taste like?

 

[Football_Bat]

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What does it taste like?

Like chicken. ;D

 

[imjustagirl2]

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It's Minty goodness, J_D.