Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 27, 2014

Mr. McWhiskey Barrel would tell Ronald, “Cram it, clown!”

That barrel with a hole reminds me of a classic dirty joke, the punchline to which is, “Because Thursday is your day in the barrel.”

Besides the titular character and the short-lived early 1990s Kids Club (Kid Vid, Boomer, I.Q., Jaws, Lingo, Snaps, Wheels, and dog J.D.), I wonder who would Rat add to Burger King?

Come to think of it, out side of Ronald and the Hamburglar I don’t think I’ve seen much of any of the other characters since the early ‘90s. And then it was only really Grimace, Birdie, and the Fry Guys. Mayor McCheese I don’t really remember seeing anything with outside of images of him at McDonald’s resturants. And there was a sheriff that I kinda remember from the old playgrounds.

Aside from Ronald, they abandoned the McDonaldland gang a couple decades ago. And it disappoints me, because they were so much better than that ugly kid and his goat, or the nightmare-inducing happy meal box.

Did Rat drink his way into or out of the barrel ?

They have to pass on Mr. McWhiskey Barrel. Because if they don’t they might pass out on McWhiskey.

@SisyphosMcD tried an adult only sandwich and it flopped.

I haven’t been in a McDonald’s in over 30 years. If they started serving whiskey, I just might give them another try.

Not into the whisky’s (no E is the correct spelling) that have a lot of peat or smoke. A good single malt would pair quite nicely with a plain hamburger. That bit of sweet would pair with the saltiness of the burger.

i always liked Daisey the Cow!

Actually, I’d prefer Beery McKeg.

@sarah413I always thought the Scotch was spelled as you claim but the grain like Rye, Malt or Corn was spelled with the ‘e’.

McBarrel…what the…. Someone should put a leash on that rat. LOL

He’d make a much better character than McHappy. B-R-R-R-R-R-R.

What do you mean? That’s an excellent idea!

McWhiskey, hmmm!

From thekitchn.com

Now things start to get tricky:American and Irish liquor producers (and copy editors) tend to favor the spelling WHISKEY, while Canadian, Scottish, and Japanese producers (and copy editors) tend to favor (or should I say, favour) WHISKY.

Whiskey/whisky nmemonics:Here’s a quick way to remember how some of the world’s biggest producers spell their products:•Countries that have E’s in their names (UnitEd StatEs and IrEland) tend to spell it whiskEy (plural whiskeys)•Countries without E’s in their names (Canada, Scotland, and Japan) spell it whisky (plural whiskies)

Whew! Time for a drink.

i never heard of any of these McDonalds characters. they normally just use kids movies for promotions

Mr. McWhiskey Barrel?? What a Kroc!!