so courtesy of a post on gawker, i'd like to direct your attention to the wikipedia article about McDonald's Grimace. Best facts:
* Grimace also has a relative, Uncle O'Grimacey, a green-colored Irish-version of himself. O'Grimacey was a holiday-themed character used by McDonald's in the 1980s in celebrating St. Patrick's Day, in particular marketing its Shamrock Shake.
* In Brazil, Grimace is known by the name of Shaky. A record released with Happy Meals (McLanche Feliz in Portuguese) in the early '90s featured a song about Shaky called "La Venho Shaky" ("Here Comes Shaky"). In the song, Shaky puts his shoes on the wrong feet, which causes a lot of confusion.
also, read the thread where that helpful hint came from, about a Post article concerning a mcdonalds customer's homophobic outburst. i like it, check it out. and if you're inspired with a lead of your own, share it.