Free drink giveaways are supposed to be a joyous occasion. Sadly, at least one customer lured to Carvel in the hopes of trying one of their new ice cream drinks was cruelly rebuked. This poor guy went to two different Carvel locations trying to get the free drink they've been advertising. As a great man once said: Hell hath no fury like a customer who is denied free ice cream. Or something.
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To preemptively celebrate St. Patty's, here's a classic Carvel commercial featuring Cookie Puss and her new friend, Cookie O' Puss. Copyranter writes:
Let's take a trip back to a St. Patrick's Day long ago. Tommy Carvel, ABSOLUTE FUCKING GENIUS, was still alive and he still had a great idea or two left in him. Sure, Cookie Puss was already a big seller. Fudgie The Whale, too. But then one late night, while many a stoned/wasted New Yorker was watching TV, this appeared (dig that spacey Irish accent!) Not only did it change the way millions (ok, maybe hundreds of thousands) celebrated the holiday, it also inspired a Beastie Boys song.
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