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09/20/2007: Pumpkin Ice Cream and free Ghoul-Aid!

Quick Note #1: I believe I’ve corrected the coding mishap that’s been causing all of the Countdown articles to look like textual mine fields on Mac computers. If you’ve got a Mac, please let me know if the text still looks funky. (Funky in a bad way, I mean.)

Quick Note #2: I’m back in this month’s issue of ToyFare (#123) with a fairly large feature on Gobots. I had to finally train myself to not call them “Go-Bots” or “GoBots” or any other variation that looks more correct even if it really isn’t. I haven’t seen the issue myself yet, but God willing, nobody cut the two-paragraph aside where I gush about Rock Narlies for no good reason.

I’ll be in next month’s issue as well with a far spookier topic, but let’s concentrate on spooky topics that are, as they say, in the now. Today’s Countdown entry is about Edy’s limited edition Pumpkin Ice Cream, which is one of those “little things” I point to whenever my imaginary friends ask me why I like the holidays so much.

If you’re smart enough to sit on the blog hitting F5 all day long, today’s your lucky day:


The first 15 people who e-mail me their name and address will receive a free packet of Kool-Aid’s most unholy flavor, Ghoul-Aid.

UPDATE: All 15 packets have been accounted for. Thanks for playing. There will be more stupid contests like this throughout the season!


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Discussion Thread: 123 comments

Mr. Edy and Mr. Dreyer were partners. Edy’s and Dreyer’s are the exact same ice cream, they’re just marketed under different names in different parts of the country. Everything east of the Rockies is Edy’s. I learned the reasoning behind that on Unwrapped, but I’ll be darned if I can’t remember. :(

Ghosted by Lori @ 09/21/2007 11:41 AM EDT

I love that show, Unwrapped! Everytime it comes on I get of the couch and do that Arsenio Hall arm thing. That is an exaggeration, I don’t get off the couch.

Ghosted by Bill @ 09/21/2007 11:52 AM EDT

Cordon Bleu: Were you going to set fire to the place if you weren’t allowed to marry the punkin?

Ghosted by kingklash @ 09/21/2007 12:34 PM EDT

DJ D: I may live in what’s generally considered a northern state, but, by some horrible twist of fate, my hometown is just about as bad as the deep south hellhole Squidbillies takes place in, so half of the fun in that show is how frighteningly it reflected some aspects of my social environment. To be honest, I didn’t watch much of the second season. It came on at a freakish time, 12:15 AM or somesuch.

kingklash: It’s slightly dangerous to light a gas station on fire, so I was prepared to take rejection like a man.

GET OFF MY PORCH!

GIT OUTTA YOR HOUSE!

For anyone interested, here’s a clip of the scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO3Yw1SF9-I

Ghosted by Cordon Bleu @ 09/21/2007 12:55 PM EDT

Matt, I’m trying to get this straight, so correct me if I’m wrong. You don’t like the flavor of pumpkin. You don’t like the flavor of bananas. You barely tolerate ice cream. You can’t stand milk. And you’re too afraid of shark attacks to have sex in the ocean.

I’ve gotta say, I feel kind of bad for you. Okay, I can take or leave the bananas, but the rest? You’re missing out on a lot. Bummer, man. I feel like we should be sending you packets of Ghoul-Aid.

Tell you what: this October while I gorge myself on every delicious pumpkin flavored thing I can get my hands on, I’ll enjoy it for you. I’ll relish the flavor and think of you and how much you could enjoy it if you had been born with pumpkin-friendly tongue genes. Shit, you keep me entertained year round. Sending you out some psychic pumpkin goodness vibes is the least I can do.

Ghosted by Chris @ 09/21/2007 1:17 PM EDT

Chris: You are correct but I may have exaggerated a bit on the ice cream front.

Ghosted by Matt @ 09/21/2007 1:19 PM EDT

Pumpkin ice cream! I am so glad it’s this time of year again. I love anything pumpkin… so much so that I had shampoo, body wash and a room spray that smelled like pumpkin pie. Oddly enough, I can’t stand pumpkin pie. I (sometimes) eat the filling though, I just hate crust.. yuck! Good think I know how to make pumpkin spice bars instead :) Oh and on my way to work today I saw the first house of the halloween season, it was great all decorated with tomb stones and one of those huge blow up snow globes. It had me wondering if it belongs to anyone on here!

Ghosted by Alyssa @ 09/21/2007 1:29 PM EDT

I’m a fan of Squidbillies too, with my favorite character by far being Granny.

“When Jesus was president, he used to eat babies…all the time. Wait, maybe it was Satan…One of them ate babies…”

“Good lord, it’s the Rapture, get my Jesus Wig!”

Bev: “That’s not Patrick Swayze!”
Granny: “He is if I have another cold beer!”

I wish [as] would put it back on the schedule soon so we would get to see the Halloween episode (with Demons, one that will kill and had a gay affair with the Sheriff, one that does the same thing but is cool about the whole “killing you” thing, and another killer demon with OCD)

Ghosted by Invader Norbert @ 09/21/2007 1:34 PM EDT

Alyssa: Your hair must really smell gourd.

Oh, it is to laugh.

(I’m so sorry.)

Ghosted by Jedoc @ 09/21/2007 1:37 PM EDT

I tried to email you Matt but I’m using XP and Firefox. The top banner, especially Slimer, is sort of contorted and as I recall, was the same way last year on Firefox for the Halloween Countdown. No big deal but just letting you know.

Ghosted by Tony @ 09/21/2007 1:45 PM EDT

That’s awesome Matt I bought that ice cream right before you put the article up! Weird!

Ghosted by Tommy @ 09/21/2007 2:09 PM EDT

Norbert: One of the show’s weaknesses was that it seemed to lampoon the same subjects over and over and over. I went into it expecting Aqua Teen Hunger Force 2.0, but I left it off-put at the fact that I kept hearing different shades of the same joke(s) ad nauseum. It still had a few incredible episodes, though, and I couldn’t think of a better reference in all existing popular media than Squidbillies’ ponkin scene, which was absolutely golden.

I checked UDF today, pumpkin pie ice cream again this year. I swear enmity to them to the very ends of time and space.

Ghosted by Cordon Bleu @ 09/21/2007 3:18 PM EDT

I like that word. Enmity. I think I’ll try to use it today.

Ghosted by Matt @ 09/21/2007 3:23 PM EDT

Courtesy of Good Eats:
Pumpkin seeds can be roasted as a snack.
Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.
Pumpkins are used as feed for animals.
Pumpkin flowers are edible.
Pumpkins are used to make soups, pies and breads.
Pumpkins are members of the vine crops family called cucurbits.
Pumpkins originated in Central America.
In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.
Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.
Pumpkins range in size from less than a pound to over 1,000 pounds.
The name pumpkin orginated from “pepon” the Greek word for “large melon”.
The Connecticut field variety is the traditional American pumpkin.
Pumpkins are 90 percent water.
Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October.
In colonial times, Native Americans roasted long strips of pumpkin in an open fire.
Colonists sliced off pumpkin tips; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.
Native Americans flattened strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats.
Native Americans called pumpkins “isqoutm squash”.
Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine

Ghosted by Bill @ 09/21/2007 3:30 PM EDT

Invader Norbert That Squidbillies episode you mentioned is one of my favorite! “Hm, this phone’s got teetris on it!”

Jedoc hahahaHAHAHAHA!!! Gourd. hehehe!

Ghosted by DarkSideofBrightness @ 09/21/2007 4:12 PM EDT

Pumpkin ice cream is the greatest ice cream ever.

Ghosted by skarekroe @ 09/21/2007 4:12 PM EDT

Jedoc: Hahahahaha… that was a good one!! If I ever find that shampoo again, I’m going to buy it just so I use that line! ;)

Ghosted by Alyssa @ 09/21/2007 5:07 PM EDT

I saw the Halloween episode again the other day and noticed a bunch of jokes I didn’t catch the first time it was on. That’s thing abou that show. The jokes are so subtle sometimes and so quick you have to watch it a few times to catch it all. I agree-Granny might just be the best thing about that show.

Granny: “You didn’t use my date rape drugs, did you?”
Early: “I didn’t see your name on ‘em.”
Granny: “I told you to stay outta my date rape!”

I also love ‘Swayze Crazy’ and Early’s ‘Court Ordered Public Service Announcement’.

Is your hog on meth? How would you know? Here are some early warning signs:
–Sudden rapid weight loss
–Euphoria leading to paranoia
–Stealitization of yer thangs
–And jibbery style oinkery what make no sense a’tall.

Ghosted by DJ D @ 09/21/2007 6:04 PM EDT

I think I just had a giz-gasm!

Ghosted by Granny Cuyler @ 09/21/2007 6:15 PM EDT

Gourd tehehe

Bill I just wanna say, when I have control of the clicker on a tv that has basic cable I always flip it to the food network first. I love the food network and most people think I am a geek for loving it so. Watching an hour program during the christmas season on how Disneyworld cooks meals to make people feel extra christmasy and special isn’t for everybody, but it is for me (they make a HUGE gingerbread house and display it in the lobby! It’s very detailed!)

Anyway the reason why I mention that is I LOVE GOOD EATS!! I love it! Alton Brown is my idol and I want to be like him but in female form. I want to wear bowling shirts, having a spray bottle that has a dinosaur head on it (and the water/liquid comes out of his mouth) and I want a kitchenaid mixer that is black with flames down the sides!! I have never made anything because of that show but I have gotten cravings for one specific thing because of that show all day until the next program.

And that chick on Easy Italian is smokin’ hot…’nuff said.

I am bound determined to get pumpkin ice cream though on my best friend’s weekend which is monday and tuesday. And our walmart has those elvis peanut butter and banana reese’s cups I want to try (I bet they suck but I wanna try them!) and I forgot to snag them. Oh well :(

Ghosted by Goob @ 09/21/2007 8:10 PM EDT

I got hold of sommadat ice cream tonight.
I LOVES IT. Loves it so much. Tastes almost exactly like pumpkin pie.

Ghosted by Somethin' Funny @ 09/21/2007 8:13 PM EDT

im totally offended. i go away to a haunted house and all the prizes are gone. now i bet i was the only one who would have made a milkshake with the ghoul-aid, and pumpkin ice cream (and milk).now there is a review for you.

Ghosted by leo @ 09/24/2007 5:30 AM EDT

I just got some of that Pumpkin Ice Cream today. It does taste very much like pumpkin pie filling (very very fluffy pumpkin pie filling…) It was buy-one-get-one so I bought an Edy’s vanilla as the second carton, and I found that the pumpkin flavor goes really well with the vanilla.

Ghosted by Lizzi @ 09/29/2007 1:42 AM EDT

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