Obama: The Ice Cream [UPDATED! A LOT!]

[OhioChick]

Last night, after Barack Obama won Vermont, we called on our loyal readers to help us name an Obama ice cream flavor. Ben & Jerry's is famous for such flavors as Cherry Garcia (named for the Deadhead), Phish Food (named for the Dead successors), and Americone Dream (named for the not-dead Stephen Colbert), and if Ben & Jerry's delivered a victory for Obama, then it should also honor him with a taste of his own.

Plenty of you responded with riffs on Obama's name. Peanut Butter Barackle, Obamana Split, and Barackadamia Nut all raised a chuckle. But it was Aaron Nathan of Amherst, Mass., who really impressed. Eschewing Obama's name, he reached another level of ingenuity when he sent in his entry: "Yes, Pecan!"

Bravo, Aaron. Bravo.

Think you can beat it? Try us.

http://slate.com/blogs/blogs/trailhead/archive/2008/03/05/obama-the-ice-cream.aspx

[melody]

1. "Yes, Pecan!" - brilliant

It's perfect.

[Zachstar]

2. I love it!

Yes, Pecan!

[npincus]

3. and here's the graphic!

Love it!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. We have a winner! Fantastic graphic. Now what would we call Hillary's flavor?

[npincus]

17. Whine & Cheesecake?

[C_U_L8R]

24. Sour Grape ?

Triangulation Berry Crunch ?

Nutty Pundit Spin ?

Razzberry Smear ?

[Adelante]

4. "Yes, Pecan!"

BWAAHAHAHAAAAA :rofl:

[babylonsister]

5. Love it! Here's the picture of the ice cream...

[OhioChick]

6. I Love it! n/t

[Ian David]

8. I hate it when Obama dresses like Mr. Rourke. n/t

[Ian David]

7. It can't be nearly as good as Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream. n/t

[tridim]

26. I tried Americone Dream and it's nowhere close to Haagan Daz' version

But that's not really fair because "Carmel Cone" is the best ice cream I've ever tasted.

Sorry Ben and Jerry. :)

[Lisa0825]

9. ROFLMAO!

I love it!!! :rofl:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

10. Ouch!

A horribly delightful play on words.

Painful.

[TexasLady]

11. Yall know it took me a full minute

to 'get it', because we pronounce it pah - kahn'.

lol

Good One!

[msallied]

18. I know. I pronounce it the same way, but I do feel like I'm

reverting back to my southern roots a little bit now. lol

[eissa]

12. BWAH!

I love it! Can't wait to try some. MMMMMMM......pecan ice-cream!

[Scriptor Ignotus]

13. self delete

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

14. Close second.

[msallied]

16. I love it! And it's a good thing I love Pecans too... lol

But I have to admit, I did love someone's suggestion of Baracky Road! LOL

"Yes, Pecan" is perfect, though. I can't wait to try some! :)

[housewolf]

19. This had me laughing out loud

"Yes, Pecan"!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

How long till it hits the markets? Can't wait!

[Barack_America]

20. I love it! But, how will it play down South?

Where it becomes "Yes Puh-kahn"?

[Maraya1969]

21. "We have a Dream" CREAM!

Well it's more Mr. King but Obama seems to be his reincarnation anyway.

[AtomicKitten]

22. Sounds delicious.

:)

[berni_mccoy]

23. I just put on 5 lbs thinking about eating it. YES, PECAN!

[TheDonkey]

25. LOVE IT!

That is really a clever one . :)

[ChromeFoundry]

27. Very clever!

Sounds good. :)

[stray cat]

28. I'd buy it!

[Orsino]

29. Good one. n/t

[MagickMuffin]

30. Yum, Yes Pecan...... ;=P

I hope I don't have to ASK my grocer to stock it like I did with Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream.

Americone Dream had been on the market for several weeks. I finally asked the frozen food manager to stock it for me, so I could at least try it. I wasn't that impressed it was okay, but my fav is Cherry Garcia.

Now I'm ready to try me some of that Yes Pecan.:loveya:

[wildflowergardener]

31. Pecan?

I'm sorry but I just don't get it. Can someone phonetically write out the way to say this so it's funny or at least makes sense? Or spell it out for someone really slow

Meg in Missouri.

Ok - I just read the link - you pronounce it pee-can in the east - like in a can of soup - I've never heard it said that way. I say it pe-con

[trof]

35. Yeah, doesn't work for southerners. puh-KAHN.

[blogslut]

32. Hee hee

Great name. I dig it.

[zabet]

33. 'Pecan Tan' is a racist reference

used against lighter skinned
African-Americans.

:puke:

[Mz Pip]

34. Barackberry

I Like "Yes, Pecan!" too.

[catgirl]

36. Fun! (nt)