# Move over Noid, there's a new most horrible food mascot **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198 "2003-04-22T01:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198/41 "2003-04-23T16:13:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Happy Lendervedder \* > \*\*And while, yes, this oven mitt is one of the most annoying ad gimmicks out there, I stress the word _one_, as I have found another, equally-- nay, more–annoying “gimmick:” > > The lady in the Michelina’s commercial singing that horrible spoof of the Macarena. Oh Sweet Moses Malone is that horrible. > > The Arby’s Mitt singing “Volare” makes my ears throb, but this broad singing “Heeeyyy Michelina’s” makes me want to chew my farkin’ thumbs off. > Happy \*\* You have read my mind word for word. I hate the mitt…and DESPISE the Michelina commercial. How old is that song?! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198/42 "2003-04-23T16:44:14Z")
I’ve got to go with Persephone: the Honeycomb monster has all others beat in terms of sheer odiousness. ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198/43 "2003-04-23T17:04:42Z")
I hate that freaking Idaho Potato guy. A potato in a sweater. St. Joseph-upside-down-in-the-garden that’s stupid. ---
**Author:** ![TeleTronOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@TeleTronOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeleTronOne)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198/44 "2003-04-23T18:00:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*Not worthy of a full-blown pit rant: > The Arby’s oven mitt. Sweet Zombie Jesus is this not the worst mascot to come down the pike in many a year? > > PEOPLE ARE GETTING PAID TO CREATE THIS CRAP! \*\* I agree completely. And it reminds me of something a friend of mine used to say whenever we saw something like this: > [@](#): > > Somebody went to college to make that! Makes me not feel so bad about never graduating. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198/45 "2003-04-23T20:02:23Z")
I have to vote for the [Slim Jim guy](http://www.advertisementave.com/tv/company.asp?u_company=Slim+Jim) as the most annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198/46 "2003-04-23T20:25:38Z")
I guess I had successfully suppressed my memories of the Oven Mitt because I opened this thread expecting it to be about “Bad Andy” that weird mascot Dominos had about a year ago. What was he supposed to be? He looked like a hairy turd with arms. But the OP caused my memories of the Oven Mitt to come flooding back. Aaaargh! The horror! ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198/47 "2003-04-23T22:48:25Z")
**Brahe** , that was beautiful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-noid-theres-a-new-most-horrible-food-mascot/170198.md?page=2)