Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Face to Face with a Classic

As a late birthday present I was presented with an American icon as extrudedly delicious as it is venerable:



Not much has changed in 25 years, although my Cookie Puss had ice cream sandwiches for eyes instead of half-moon cookies. That could be a regional thing, as I just learned from that Wikipedia article that half-moons were invented by the same bakery from which friends of mine bought my semi-legendary 21st-birthday cake. Please join me in a heartfelt rendition of "Circle of Life."

Naturally this brought to mind the first Beastie Boys song I ever heard, from 25+ years ago as well:



As the man himself used to say, "Thank you for your support."

3 comments:

EMM said...

Delicous and entertaining! Excellent post. Happy belated b-day.

Anonymous said...

I'd like to see Cookie Puss v. Lady Gaga Celebrity Death Match.

J. said...

And maybe next Father's Day, if you are a good boy, Laura will get you a Fudgie the Whale cake!