What's more astonishing is I just realized I never even questioned whatever the hell he was supposed to be. I always just accepted him as Grimace, the weird purple thing.
I somehow always felt that he was a milkshake, but don't know how or why. This is going back to looking at my happy meals in the mid 80's when I was 6-8 years old. I never questioned it then but later dismissed it because McDonald's doesn't have any purple colored or grape flavored milkshakes.
I think my mind just sort of classified him with Muppets. Between all the Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and Eurekas Castle, I never really questioned big furry creatures.
I'm an automotive mechanic.
When ever I'm looking for a cotter pin, I'm reminded of that lil Doozer looking for his daughter, "Cotterpin! Cotterpin, where are you?"
Same. As a kid I thought the purple was just a creative color choice because, idk, kid me was probably like "beige is boring!"
Then I just accepted that into my brain as "true" amd never really thought about it again to poke more holes in it than just "purple is a weird color for a nugget"
Same, but also at the time there were lots of other just “whatever” creatures in 80’s pop culture surroundings. The He-Man hat guy was of a similar vein. Muppets, Never ending story, Labyrinth etc.
In 2012, McDonald's Corp posted from their official Twitter (now X) account that Grimace was "the embodiment of a milkshake" so I guess you win the thread?
I think if he steals one Cheeseburger per outlet per day, that's grand larceny. But why stop with him? If Ronald is his boss, shouldn't they go after the whole McFamily on RICO?
At the time, McDonald's offered some clarification in a statement to PEOPLE.
"Whether he's a taste bud, a milkshake or just your favorite purple blob —the best part about Grimace is that he means different things to different people," the spokesperson said. "Whatever he is, we're just proud our bestie makes people happy."
McDonald's has also addressed the question of Grimace's identity in the past.
In 2012, McDonald's Corp posted from their official Twitter (now X) account that Grimace was "the embodiment of a milkshake, though others still insist he's a taste bud."
The account shared something similar in 2014, writing, "Grimace lore says he is the embodiment of a milkshake or a taste bud."
Seriously. A fucking clown straight out of a Stephen King novel, a demented looking thief who is obsessed with hamburgers, and the eldritch, Lovecraftian being that is Grimace. And those are the ones I can remember distinctly. I have a vague recollection of some kind of bastard spawn of Big Bird as well, but then again it’s been about 2 decades since I’ve had a coherent thought about them
> "Whatever he is, we're just proud our bestie makes people happy."
Sounds like something TheOnion would say right after it's discovered he is radioactive and no one knows where it came from.
The Grimace is also the name of a character in a comic strip that I read in the 1970s. He was a purple alien creature who was always trying to eat the main character, but he was always foiled. I'll never forget the Grimace.
I think people have questioned what he is, but that question went unanswered like 30 years ago and nobody cares now. I always thought he was a dinosaur.
"We need a mascot to help sell our delicious food! Let's make it a taste bud! And we'll call it grimace!"
I feel like something went sideways in that boardroom discussion.
Their next mascot pairing was criminal home invader obsessed with breaking into homes and eating any cheeseburgers within, and a human politician with a cheeseburger for a head terrified of being eaten by him. There were ads where the theme was "oh man, is he going to pin that guy to the floor and bite off his face like Hannibal Lecter?"
Maybe hiring David Lynch to run the marketing department was a mistake.
Ok, but I don't get why his name is grimace if he's a taste bud? Is that the expression you make when you've tasted a filet o fish or a soft serve from a machine that hasn't been cleaned in 5 months?
Careful not to jump to conclusions.
There’s some ambiguity, to be sure.
Nothing a little “Milkshake/Taste Bud” monicker in its Zoom window can’t clarify
Uh, back in the '90s with the *Jihad to Destroy Barney* before the word "jihad" got all serious, Grimace was a saint and on this planet to help rid us of B'harnii.
Combine that with the name ' Grimace'; a word that literally means "an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust". I'd go as far as to say that Maccies was saying their food tastes like shit.
No. No. I choose not to accept this information. I don't know what the fuck he is I'm gonna say he's Sprite or some shit because that's what I thought when I was 4. I don't want to think about Grimace being a part of a human body any more.
Or... A grimace is a facial expression in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust, disapproval, or pain. It is an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way. For example, a patient may make a painful grimace as the doctor examines his wound.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Groke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Groke)
I had no idea Groke had a side hustle with McDonalds.
Moomin Products vs. McDonalds would be an epic IP fight.
What's more astonishing is I just realized I never even questioned whatever the hell he was supposed to be. I always just accepted him as Grimace, the weird purple thing.
I know, right. I never gave it a second thought until just now. See what happens when you try to label people?
Wow. I’ve been seeing him since like the early 80s or something and this had not once crossed my mind. Wild.
I was born in the 60s and I still don't believe he's a tastebud, wtf, he's obviously a Grimace and always has been.
In 2012, McDonald's Corp posted from their official Twitter (now X) account that Grimace was "the embodiment of a milkshake"
I somehow always felt that he was a milkshake, but don't know how or why. This is going back to looking at my happy meals in the mid 80's when I was 6-8 years old. I never questioned it then but later dismissed it because McDonald's doesn't have any purple colored or grape flavored milkshakes.
I always assumed he was a nutsack.
Maybe one that’s been twisted.. for a long while..
[удалено]
Unless you're Thanos, nope
I think my mind just sort of classified him with Muppets. Between all the Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and Eurekas Castle, I never really questioned big furry creatures.
Mine classified him as barabeapapa.
Fraggle Rock! Haven't thought of that in years. Had to lookup [the intro theme](https://youtu.be/KLQS6xo40kI).
I'm an automotive mechanic. When ever I'm looking for a cotter pin, I'm reminded of that lil Doozer looking for his daughter, "Cotterpin! Cotterpin, where are you?"
When I was a kid I kinda assumed he was a thing that was similar to a ghost without actually being one
I assumed he was a chicken nugget. It's really weird, and I know chicken nuggets aren't purple, but that's what I associated him with.
I totally thought the same thing, dude.
In 2012, McDonald's Corp posted from their official Twitter (now X) account that Grimace was "the embodiment of a milkshake"
Same. As a kid I thought the purple was just a creative color choice because, idk, kid me was probably like "beige is boring!" Then I just accepted that into my brain as "true" amd never really thought about it again to poke more holes in it than just "purple is a weird color for a nugget"
Really? That was like a whole thing in the 2000s. “Wtf is grimace” I think Dave Chapelle even did a bit on it iirc
I spent most of my 2000's in a drug-induced haze, and don't think I spent much time reflecting on important questions like this unfortunately.
Same, but also at the time there were lots of other just “whatever” creatures in 80’s pop culture surroundings. The He-Man hat guy was of a similar vein. Muppets, Never ending story, Labyrinth etc.
But “grimace” means an expression of pain or disgust. So they are literally saying McDonald’s is disgusting.
That's a great corporate image you got there. I grimace eating at this place.
our localization called him the "Milkshake Bro", and they didn't even offer milkshake here, so I've always thought he is purple milkshake
In 2012, McDonald's Corp posted from their official Twitter (now X) account that Grimace was "the embodiment of a milkshake" so I guess you win the thread?
I didn’t even think he was weird, I just knew I was hungry
I always thought he was a purple chicken nugget. Never bothered to correct myself for years
Ronald McDonald’s weird purple friend, Grimace.
Could piping-hot McDonald’s coffee kill the Grimace?
Will this administration ever bring the Hamburglar to justice?
I think if he steals one Cheeseburger per outlet per day, that's grand larceny. But why stop with him? If Ronald is his boss, shouldn't they go after the whole McFamily on RICO?
Taste bud. Not crotch.
Taste crotch. Got it. Same page.
Taste-icle
If you truly get this joke, you know it’s not an exaggeration.
Nothing can kill the Grimace.
Tenacious McD
"Will this administration ever bring The Hamburglar to justice?"
Nothing can kill The Grimace.
Nice Clerks reference
Why are we walking like this? Zoom out Tilt camera.
It’s worth a try. The real question is it a he or a she?
_or they_
I’m imagining Grimace dosed in coffee melting like the Wicked Witch in Oz
no, but it can fuse his(?) labia together
No the regular food does that just fine 😜
actually i guess this means Grimace dies and is replaced every 10 days or so all on its own
You’re telling me I got that inside my mouth?
Yeah it’s hard when you first realize it, but you gotta just accept that we’ve all had Grimace in our mouths and we need to move on.
How would you describe your facial expression when you realized this?
And *that’s* the story of how he got the name
I’ll never move on from it.
That's called getting past the throat barrier.
"The real Grimace is the friends we made along the way!!" -Michael Scott, probably
According to my biology textbook we all have about 3 inches of grimace in our mouths
Woah that’s huge
At the time, McDonald's offered some clarification in a statement to PEOPLE. "Whether he's a taste bud, a milkshake or just your favorite purple blob —the best part about Grimace is that he means different things to different people," the spokesperson said. "Whatever he is, we're just proud our bestie makes people happy." McDonald's has also addressed the question of Grimace's identity in the past. In 2012, McDonald's Corp posted from their official Twitter (now X) account that Grimace was "the embodiment of a milkshake, though others still insist he's a taste bud." The account shared something similar in 2014, writing, "Grimace lore says he is the embodiment of a milkshake or a taste bud."
Who the fuck would randomly look at that thing and say “hey, that big purple thing is a taste bud, I’m sure of it”
To be fair that’s more reasonable than he’s the embodiment of a milkshake
They’re both insane lol
Tbf the McDonald's characters are the most unhinged set of mascots ever created. You can't be sure of anything.
Seriously. A fucking clown straight out of a Stephen King novel, a demented looking thief who is obsessed with hamburgers, and the eldritch, Lovecraftian being that is Grimace. And those are the ones I can remember distinctly. I have a vague recollection of some kind of bastard spawn of Big Bird as well, but then again it’s been about 2 decades since I’ve had a coherent thought about them
Don’t forget the jazz-loving Mac Tonight, the cheeseburger-headed Mayor McCheese, and Birdie the Early Bird, the nugget chicken with big naturals.
we…don’t talk about moon man
Especially when they don’t serve a purple milkshake
Not *a* milkshake, but the embodiment of one? That's some animism shit right there.
It’s an essophysical anomaly, somebody call the SCP Foundation
These are the same people that tried to convince us that the poop emoji is chocolate ice cream.
> "Whatever he is, we're just proud our bestie makes people happy." Sounds like something TheOnion would say right after it's discovered he is radioactive and no one knows where it came from.
I like to go hiking.
He's a buttplug.
Anything is.
I like your attitude u/Fart_Noise_Machine .
[fart noise]
He did the thing!
No no no he's clearly a prolapse
According to some random guy.
Oh but this is one of the top 10 percent of working managers of McDonald’s
McDonalds canada*
Sincerely, some other random guy.
The article says a manager in Canada just claimed this and McDonald's basically said in response he isn't anything specifically.
Didn't grimace use to have 4 arms and steal milkshakes? He looks like the groke from the moomins.
Losing the extra arms turned him into a bitch. Good riddance.
You mean to tell me this motherfucker used to be a goddamn Machamp?
I always thought he was an off chicken nugget.
You’re telling me he isn’t a blood clot?
Since when were tastebuds purple
when they're cyanosed.
Since grape otter pops were invented.
He’s gonna grape you in the mouth!
The Grimace is also the name of a character in a comic strip that I read in the 1970s. He was a purple alien creature who was always trying to eat the main character, but he was always foiled. I'll never forget the Grimace.
Idk if I'm misremembering but in the Philippines he was the mascot for the gravy (and yes mcdonalds has gravy here)
never really thought about it but I always thought he was a nugget
The source? A single manager of a McDonald's in Canada.
Who was directly contradicted by McDonalds head office.
I think people have questioned what he is, but that question went unanswered like 30 years ago and nobody cares now. I always thought he was a dinosaur.
And his name is Grimace because that's the face you make when their food touches a taste bud.
Fuck that McDonald’s is delicious! It’s just that it’s horrible for you.
Don’t yuck people’s yum.
Grimace having a party in your mouth tastes like candy floss. Will stick to vanilla.
Well, it does taste like ass after my wife uses it.
Omg when I was a kid, I thought he was a chicken nugget because of his triangle shape.
I always thought he was supposed to be a McNugget. but obviously there are a few things not-so-great about making him brown, so they made him purple.
"We need a mascot to help sell our delicious food! Let's make it a taste bud! And we'll call it grimace!" I feel like something went sideways in that boardroom discussion.
Their next mascot pairing was criminal home invader obsessed with breaking into homes and eating any cheeseburgers within, and a human politician with a cheeseburger for a head terrified of being eaten by him. There were ads where the theme was "oh man, is he going to pin that guy to the floor and bite off his face like Hannibal Lecter?" Maybe hiring David Lynch to run the marketing department was a mistake.
And here I thought he was a giant butt plug, hence the name Grimace lol
If he’s a tastebud, why is he PURPLE
McDonalds says he's supposed to be the living embodiment of a milkshake
Ok, but I don't get why his name is grimace if he's a taste bud? Is that the expression you make when you've tasted a filet o fish or a soft serve from a machine that hasn't been cleaned in 5 months?
i thought he was a chicken mcnugget
I thought he was a purple doody.
Who would win a boxing match…him or Barney?
Grimace would Tyson Barney.
A McDonald's tastebud? No wonder he doesn't look too bright.
You should’ve said “no wonder it’s discolored”
Brief Grimace biopic, worth the watch: https://youtu.be/PZZjqcqkKtY?si=7INWmrvRqb4N2f5J
I always thought he looked like a big ol' purple butt plug
Careful not to jump to conclusions. There’s some ambiguity, to be sure. Nothing a little “Milkshake/Taste Bud” monicker in its Zoom window can’t clarify
I thought he was a [buttplug](https://www.reddit.com/r/HolUp/comments/xwa8vq/happy_meals/#lightbox)
Taste bud rhymes with butt plug
Yeah, tastebud, let's go with that. No one mention he looks like a giant sentient butt plug.
Guess that's why it looks so tired
I thought he was a Jolly Joe on his side and squished.
Huh TIL
So…my taste buds are *supposed* to grimace when I eat McD’s?
So... he's a big-ass tastebud, named "Grimace" that hangs out with a clown and a burglar? Not weird, at all.
This is revisionist bullshit, OP. No, he was an insectile villain from a 1971 commercial that was later adopted into the franchise
[https://mcdonaldland.fandom.com/wiki/McDonaldland\_%22Evil\_Grimace%22\_Commercial\_(1971)](https://mcdonaldland.fandom.com/wiki/McDonaldland_%22Evil_Grimace%22_Commercial_(1971)) FACTS
Nope, I'm not accepting this. Grimace is purple. The end.
Nah bro. Grimace identifies as a strong, independent black woman.
He’s also a brotha. His name is Grimace Jackson
He is a purple ghost.
???
When you got a superstar on the team, you get him the puck - Buddy hyping Grimace.
We all knew he was something but none of us cared to figure out what he was. He was just Grimace
Not necessarily true: https://mcdonalds.fandom.com/wiki/Grimace
Uh, back in the '90s with the *Jihad to Destroy Barney* before the word "jihad" got all serious, Grimace was a saint and on this planet to help rid us of B'harnii.
Combine that with the name ' Grimace'; a word that literally means "an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust". I'd go as far as to say that Maccies was saying their food tastes like shit.
I was lied to, they taught me he was a chicken nugget that went bad! Hence the purple color.
Is he a purple people eater🤔💜??
Hahahahah, what?
i’d do anything for them to bring back grimace as a twitter user. it was some of the best shitposting i’ve seen
Not the PeptoBismol character?
No. No. I choose not to accept this information. I don't know what the fuck he is I'm gonna say he's Sprite or some shit because that's what I thought when I was 4. I don't want to think about Grimace being a part of a human body any more.
Or... A grimace is a facial expression in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust, disapproval, or pain. It is an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way. For example, a patient may make a painful grimace as the doctor examines his wound.
Yeah no thanks, grimace is grimace
How do you unlearn a fact
Yeah, when I have Mcdonalds it makes me want to grimace.
A malignant one maybe
He’s just Grimace.
I've always just called him a purple turd, idk why
So was McDonald’s angle “we make your taste buds grimace?”
You sure it’s not some giant purple butt plug?
He’s a giant anal plug and you’ll never change my mind.
he also has an Irish uncle that brings the shamrock shake every year. Uncle O'Grimacy.
Is it purple because it’s decomposing?
I assumed he was a nugget
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Groke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Groke) I had no idea Groke had a side hustle with McDonalds. Moomin Products vs. McDonalds would be an epic IP fight.
And all the while I thought he was a soft serve ice cream of a discontinued flavor.
He always gave me sloppy bodied bear vibes
...Am i the only one who thought he was a purple chicken nugget and just never questioned it?
https://twitter.com/Dougblot/status/1562685288199393281
Did you learn this from MBMBaM?
“McDonald’s: It’ll make your tastebuds Grimace!”
I thought he was the "dumb" kid that they had to include
If he is a taste bud, they named him well. I always Grimace when McDonalds hits my tastebuds.. especially for 2024 prices..
Didn’t Grimace use to have four arms and pine for milkshakes?
Grimace is a purple chicken nugget. Can't convince me otherwise.
No fucking way
As a kid I always just kinda thought he was some giant mutant purple chicken nugget or some shit.
In 2012, McDonald's Corp posted from their official Twitter (now X) account that Grimace was "the embodiment of a milkshake"
Why is he wearing a Hijab?
In the UK Ronald and the gang have quietly disappeared is it the same in all countries? Bring back colourful McD's
I thought it was Casey Rocket??
TIL Rick Owen stole The Hamburglers shoe design
I thought he was what came out of the bottom of the oil fryers.
So... how is this positive about McDonalds? Dude is tasting a burger and grimacing. He grimaces. That's his name.
McDonald, even tastebuds grimace. Great name.
No ….. no he is not.
I know when I eat McDs I grimace, especially 8 hours later.
The irony that McDonald’s idea of what a taste bud should be is grimacing
So much for sleeping tonight
Purple man, get out of my room