When I think summer, I always go back to my younger days in the streets of Canuckland, playing catch, shooting hoops or whatever.. and just yearning for the sound of Mr. Softee.. (if you haven't heard it in a while, google it and let nostalgia prevail!)...
and as soon as the ice cream truck rolled into the neighbourhood, all of us would absolutely lose our minds, drop whatever we were doing and run behind the ice cream truck screaming at the top of our lungs.. "ICE CREAM MAN!!!"..... No comedian has ever described this situation better than Eddie Murphy in Delirous.. (again, if you haven't heard it, youtube it and prepare for the lulz)..
As the summer heats up once again in So Cal, the Canuckian makes his ritual beeline for the Ice cream stores, and lines up behind the teenage girls all of who struggle to decide which ice cream they want, and proceed to sample a dozen flavors each before they finally arrive at a conclusion... "a triple scoop with brownies & bits and chocolate fudge, no whipped cream please Its gonna go straight to my thighs!" Yep, exactly the same as heading to McPukes and ordering a triple Big Mac with Bacon, and Diet Coke!
As I stand in line, waiting for this exact scenario to unfold every time, I always marvel at the wit behind the names.. .names like Cherry Garcia, Bohemian Raspberry, Mission to Marzipan etc... I love them..
I came up this post the other day pondering Ice cream flavors to describe the political climate of today.. Task in hand, I've decided to honor this blog with a list of the favorite ice cream flavors of the Rich & Famous (as thought up by the Canuck Engineer!):
- Obama's Campaign: "Yes Pecan!"
- Tim Geithner: "Cash for Chocolate Chunkers"
- Bernanke: "Housing Bubble Gum"
- Kanye West: "George Bush doesn't care about Black Cherry"
- Tony Blair: "History will be my Fudge"
- Chris Brown: "Chocolate Rihanna Batter" (Too soon?)
That's all I got for today.... besides, write any longer, and I'd have to settle for a Shake Formerly known as my Ice Cream Sundae!
-Canuck Engineer