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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people rather than the adorable BigFun fuzzball he's known as. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where drinking the titular shake would suddenly kill the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence, or summons the Grimace himself to do the deed, or because [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the shake is too unhealthy]], or some other deranged thing.

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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people rather than the adorable BigFun fuzzball he's known as. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', [[https://youtu.be/BTZVzl1xBF8?si=2vTUJMGR3LSohRSw nothing can kill the Grimace.Grimace]]. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where drinking the titular shake would suddenly kill the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence, or summons the Grimace himself to do the deed, or because [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the shake is too unhealthy]], or some other deranged thing.
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** Ronald was created and originally played by Willard Scott, who would skyrocket to fame as the longtime weatherman on ''Today''.
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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where drinking the titular shake would suddenly kill the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence, or summons the Grimace himself to do the deed, or because [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the shake is too unhealthy]], or some other deranged thing.

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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people.people rather than the adorable BigFun fuzzball he's known as. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where drinking the titular shake would suddenly kill the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence, or summons the Grimace himself to do the deed, or because [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the shake is too unhealthy]], or some other deranged thing.
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* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: The very reason for Mac Tonight's MemeticPsychopath reputation as "Moon Man", some have notices, was that his all-white head mixed with the crescent moon shape makes him look like he is wearing a Klan hood.

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* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: The very reason for Mac Tonight's MemeticPsychopath reputation as "Moon Man", some have notices, noticed, was that his all-white head mixed with the crescent moon shape makes him look like he is wearing a Klan hood.
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* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: The very reason for Mac Tonight's MemeticPsychopath reputation as "Moon Man", some have notices, was that his all-white head mixed with the crescent moon shape makes him look like he is wearing a Klan hood.
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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where people drank the titular purple shake, which quickly kills the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence or something.

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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where people drank drinking the titular purple shake, which quickly kills shake would suddenly kill the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence essence, or something.summons the Grimace himself to do the deed, or because [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the shake is too unhealthy]], or some other deranged thing.
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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where people drank the titular purple shake, which quickly kills the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence or something.

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** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where people drank the titular purple shake, which quickly kills the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence or something.
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** Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an outspoken, perhaps even violent, Irish nationalist.

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** Uncle "Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA IRA" story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an outspoken, perhaps even violent, Irish nationalist.

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** The "Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA" story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an outspoken, perhaps even violent, Irish nationalist.
** The Grimace is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where people drank the titular purple shake, which quickly kills the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence or something.

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** The "Uncle Thanks to Website/{{YTMND}}, Mac Tonight is depicted as a violent, racist criminal known as Moon Man. Over the years plenty of "Moon Man Raps" have been made using text-to-speech in which the mascot sings about killing ethnic minorities.
** Ronald [=McDonald=] too, [[MonsterClown perhaps inevitably]], used to have this reputation, not only due to the obvious "[[NonIronicClown no clowns are trustworthy]]" phenomenon, but also from the commercials where he frequently appeared randomly in [[MemeticMolester children's houses and did unusual things with them]] and the bizarre "Ran Ran Ruu" Japanese remix videos featuring him, often to the tune of menacing FinalBoss themes. He has, however, been almost entirely eclipsed in this regard by the Golden Arches' ''new'' mascot, "[[http://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2014/05/happy-happymeal-752x501.jpg Happy]]", usually depicted as a soul-stalking demon straight out of a survival horror game — and honestly, it is really [[AccidentalNightmareFuel not hard]] [[TheUnSmile to see]] ''[[UnintentionalUncannyValley why]]''.
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O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA" IRA story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an outspoken, perhaps even violent, Irish nationalist.
** The Grimace himself is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him into AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where people drank the titular purple shake, which quickly kills the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence or something.

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* MemeticPsychopath: The "Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA" story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an outspoken, perhaps even violent, Irish nationalist.

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The "Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA" story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an outspoken, perhaps even violent, Irish nationalist.nationalist.
** The Grimace is often parodied as being some sort of BlobMonster or HumanoidAbomination that eats people. This is something of a sly reference to the character's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original conception]], as he was initially a villain like the Hamburglar, with four arms and goat-like legs who tried to steal all the milkshakes in [=McDonaldland=] before [=McDonalds=] realized that they made him AccidentalNightmareFuel and changed his character to be LighterAndSofter. According to ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', nothing can kill the Grimace. This saw a revival in 2023 with the "Grimace Shake" meme where people drank the titular purple shake, which quickly kills the consumer because it contains the Grimace's unholy essence or something.
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** In one of his first Hollywood roles, Mac Tonight was portrayed by Creator/DougJones, now known for his roles in films such as ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' and ''Film/TheShapeOfWater''.

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** In one of his first Hollywood roles, Mac Tonight was portrayed by Creator/DougJones, now known for his roles in films such as ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' ''Film/Hellboy2004'' and ''Film/TheShapeOfWater''.
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* EpilepticTrees: There's always been debate in regards as to ''why'' the [=McDonaldland=] advertisements ceased, even if the official story was to do the "I'm Lovin' It" campaign. Some believe that the only reason this happened was due to the backlash towards them following the ''Film/SuperSizeMe'' documentary. Others believe was due to further legal issues with the supposed ''Series/HRPufnstuf'' plagiarism.

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* EpilepticTrees: There's always been debate in regards as to ''why'' the [=McDonaldland=] advertisements ceased, even if the official story was to do the "I'm Lovin' It" campaign. Some believe that the only reason this happened was due to the backlash towards them following the ''Film/SuperSizeMe'' documentary. Others believe it was due to further legal issues with the supposed ''Series/HRPufnstuf'' plagiarism.
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** Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions. Urbano also did the bat effects in ''Film/ItLivesByNight''.

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** Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/ShortCircuit'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions. Urbano also did the bat effects in ''Film/ItLivesByNight''.
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** Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.

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** Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions. Urbano also did the bat effects in ''Film/ItLivesByNight''.

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpY5t9PeUYc one commercial]] for [=McDonaldland=] Cookies, all the characters settle down for bed. They all immediately begin squabbling and being rowdy over ridiculous things, and Ronald (who is the only one genuinely trying to sleep) [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is pretty annoyed, which doesn't happen very often]]. It isn't until after he's met their demands for [=McDonaldland=] Cookies and turning the moon off that Grimace, Mayor [=McCheese=], Hamburglar and Captain Crook are willing to go to bed.

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In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpY5t9PeUYc one commercial]] for [=McDonaldland=] Cookies, all the characters settle down for bed. They all immediately begin squabbling and being rowdy over ridiculous things, and Ronald (who is the only one genuinely trying to sleep) [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is pretty annoyed, which doesn't happen very often]]. It isn't until after he's met their demands for [=McDonaldland=] Cookies and turning the moon off that Grimace, Mayor [=McCheese=], Hamburglar and Captain Crook are willing to go to bed.bed.
** The 1995 Halloween ad campaign revolves around Ronald trying to decide what costume he'll wear this year. He eventually gets his idea after meeting a goofy FrankensteinsMonster, who responds in kind by going as Ronald!
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* CommonKnowledge: It has been a common misconception that Birdie the Early Bird is intended to be a chicken, with people accordingly joking about her apparently [[CarnivoreConfusion endorsing a restaurant that has chicken nuggets as one of its products]] or the other [=McDonaldland=] characters killing her to make [=McNuggets=]. None of the ads have ever indicated Birdie to be a specific kind of bird (aside from the one-minute cut of "The Night Birdie the Early Bird Came to [=McDonaldland=]" implying that Early Bird is her species and not just a title) and the instances where she was shown flying clearly showed her flight capabilities to exceed those of a chicken.
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: In one commercial, all the characters settle down for bed. They all immediately begin squabbling and being rowdy over ridiculous things, and Ronald (who is the only one genuinely trying to sleep) [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is pretty annoyed, which doesn't happen very often]].

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpY5t9PeUYc one commercial, commercial]] for [=McDonaldland=] Cookies, all the characters settle down for bed. They all immediately begin squabbling and being rowdy over ridiculous things, and Ronald (who is the only one genuinely trying to sleep) [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is pretty annoyed, which doesn't happen very often]]. It isn't until after he's met their demands for [=McDonaldland=] Cookies and turning the moon off that Grimace, Mayor [=McCheese=], Hamburglar and Captain Crook are willing to go to bed.
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* DesignatedHero: Ronald [=McDonald's=] efforts to thwart his rogue's gallery in the earliest commercials sometimes fall into this category.

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* DesignatedHero: Ronald [=McDonald's=] efforts to thwart his rogue's gallery in the earliest commercials sometimes fall into this category. In one ad, Ronald and two kids are glooming over the loss of [=McDonald's=] triple-thick milkshakes and Coca-Cola, because the Evil Grimace has stolen all the cups. To outwit the baddie, Ronald disguises himself as a mailman and delivers a fake letter informing Grimace he has been selected for the "[=McDonaldland=] Beauty Contest", which convinces Grimace to leave with his nicest swimsuit. Impersonating a postal worker is actually considered a federal offense.

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* DesignatedHero: Ronald [=McDonald's=] efforts to thwart his rogue's gallery in the earliest commercials sometimes fall into this category.
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In one ad, Ronald and two kids are glooming over the loss of [=McDonald's=] triple-thick milkshakes and Coca-Cola, because the Evil Grimace has stolen all the cups. To outwit the baddie, Ronald disguises himself as a mailman and delivers a fake letter informing Grimace he has been selected for the "[=McDonaldland=] Beauty Contest", which convinces Grimace to leave with his nicest swimsuit. Impersonating a postal worker is actually considered a federal offense.



* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.

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Many of the puppeteers who had performed in the mid-'80s [=McDonaldland=] commercials (including Tim Blaney, Kevin Carlson, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, and lead puppeteer/puppet builder Tony Urbano) would go on to puppeteer on films and shows like ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'', ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'' and several Creator/JimHenson productions.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: A fair complaint. Or rather, [[{{Pun}} Tastes Like Fast Food]].
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** In one of his first Hollywood roles, Mac Tonight was portrayed by Creator/DougJones, now known for his roles in films such as ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' and ''Film/TheShapeOfWater''.
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* MemeticPsychopath: The "Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA" story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an strident, perhaps even violent Irish nationalist.

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* MemeticPsychopath: The "Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA" story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an strident, outspoken, perhaps even violent violent, Irish nationalist.
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* MemeticPsychopath: The "Uncle O'Grimacey was dropped because of an incident relating to the IRA" story mentioned in the Pop Culture Urban Legends entry has circulated on Website/{{Twitter}} a few times, leading to lots of comments portraying O'Grimacey as an strident, perhaps even violent Irish nationalist.

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