Ode to McDonald’s Ice Cream Cones and How I Love Thee
Ode to McDonald’s Ice Cream cones and How I Love Thee
Ode to McDonald’s ice cream comes,
and how I love thee,
You’re really the best thing since Elvis Presley.
Creamy and cool,
Tasty and sweet,
You are the defintion of a quick treat.
On a cool spring night,
After a tough or easy day,
A few little words,
Is enough to make me dazed.
All Ben has to do,
Is look at me and smile.
Before he can say those three little words,
“Ice cream cone?”
I’m out the door.
It doesn’t take much,
To please a simple girl like me.
Give me some ice cream and country music,
And I’m really happy.
There’s just something about that mountain of ice cream,
Curling toward the sky.
And no matter how many licks or slurps,
It still tastes mighty fine.
Imagine my despair,
Once I reach the end.
After that last bit of cone is popped in my mouth,
It’s like I lost a dear friend.
And you know what that means, don’t you?
It’s time to order again!
Ode to McDonald’s Ice Cream Cones and how I love thee.
For the thing that makes me happiest,
the thing that makes me estatic,
Is that at 150 calories,
you’re not fattening.
Which means in my simple logic,
That’s a lot more ice cream cones for me.
And that makes me happy.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow we have a new Penelope’s pie shop story and Thursday, a brand new recipe! Then Friday we have a new Twirl and Saturday, more whimsical fun! We also announce the giveaway winner Friday, so stay tuned!
March 17th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Just wanted to say thanks for reminding me that McD’s has that creamy swirly goodness…I’m glad they open at 5:30 am…cause it’s a big PMS day around here!
Happy St. Patty’s Day!
March 17th, 2009 at 4:06 am
I haven’t had one of their cones in years. Your Ode brought back a lot of memories and you crazy woman it’s 8:00 AM and I’m jonsing for and ice cream cone! = )
March 17th, 2009 at 4:30 am
I have never had a McDonald’s ice cream cone, and now I feel like I’ve missed out on an important part of life!
March 17th, 2009 at 4:42 am
They are pretty darn good……but I’ve never been quite so creative about them!
March 17th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Soft serve ice cream is some mighty fine stuff, indeed!
March 17th, 2009 at 7:00 am
Hello Blondie! I just wanted to tell you keep an eye out for my St Patty’s Day post, I give you a shout out, and wanted to say, that I may not comment much on here of late, but I get busy, and only have had time to read blogs…my phone rings off the hook sometimes…
I love the cone blog…creamy and dreamy writing!
Reminds me of a story, but I get in trouble, because I talk too much!
March 17th, 2009 at 7:07 am
Sounds yummy!
Love your ode.
March 17th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Oh gosh, how I love vanilla cones from the Golden Arches!! My hubby has this moral issue with going to McDonald’s and hasn’t even had water from them in something like 5 years. Whenever we are on long road trips I make him take me to get a cone and I swear he whines the whole time! Even being inside the building makes him squirm. I started at a new job a few months back and there is a McDonald’s about 1/2 mile down the street. It has proven to be a bad thing.
March 17th, 2009 at 7:11 am
Hmmmm… I love vanilla ice cream cones. So delicious! And completely over looked by her evil sister Chocolate.
March 17th, 2009 at 7:14 am
I think I’m getting an ice cream cone today!!
March 17th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Duckie – you are just too cute! What a fun little poem!!! I love Micky D’s ice cream too. I think I need some right now!
I hope things are going well for you. I’ve been thinking about you a lot this past week.
XOXO
Jen
March 17th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Too cute and funny! You know, I don’t think I’ve ever had one of McD’s cones, but I’ve made up for that with everything else from there that I have had.LOL
March 17th, 2009 at 7:26 am
I love it, you are so creative! I have never eaten a McDonalds Ice Cream cone but I am going to try one now!
March 17th, 2009 at 7:39 am
It does look pretty darn good. Creamy and delicious!
March 17th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Just Mickey D’s or any soft serve?
~ingrid
March 17th, 2009 at 8:33 am
I Love McDonald’s ice cream cones too! Yet again something we have in common. I don’t know if they do the cones over here or not. But they do have lovely ice cream vans that go around in the summer that you can get a lovely soft serve ice cream cone from. ohhh, and at the seaside you can get one in a lovely sea shell made out of the same stuff as ice cream cones. It’s delicious!
PS I LOVE country music too!! Something we are sadly lacking over here! I write to sky television every month and beg for a country music channel, but so far nobody’s paying attention to lil count me!
March 17th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Oooh my, I haven’t one of those cones in ages! Once in a blue moon I’ll head over to our local Carvel for soft served vanilla cone, yummy!
March 17th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Yes! And today…a shamrock shake!
March 17th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Thanks for visiting my blog. Your blog is fantastic.Cheers!
March 17th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I looooove McDonald’s ice cream cones and I just realized how long it has been since I’ve had one! I think I’ll stop on the way home….
March 17th, 2009 at 10:02 am
What a yummy tribute:-)
March 17th, 2009 at 10:39 am
He he he. Very funny! Nice work!
March 17th, 2009 at 10:41 am
I love McDonald’s ice cream cones! Their mcflurries too — especially the oreo one.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:42 am
ode, how I love thee, too!!!!
March 17th, 2009 at 10:53 am
I have never had a McDonald’s ice cream cone: it looks delicious!
I would have a cream/chocolate cone!
March 17th, 2009 at 11:09 am
I have never had one. Are they really that delectable? I guess I’d better check this out then. I’ve always gone to Dairy Queen.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Cute! I love Mcd’s ice cream!
March 17th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I am all about the Shamrock shake today!
March 17th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
OK, my dear — I am amused.
But, like Jenni, I’m writing my odes to the Shamrock Shake until she’s gone
Speaking of shakes, what ever happened to the Arctic Orange Shakes?
March 17th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
McDonalds ice cream is yummy!!
March 17th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Man, I’m craving this now! Happy St Patrick’s Day!
March 17th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
They are yummy! I haven’t had one in sooooooo long!
March 17th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
i just introduced my 14yo paige to the “ode tot he mcd’s sundae last night…it cure what ails us!
March 17th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Haha Duckie! McDonalds has never had it so good!
March 17th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I refuse to eat at McDonald’s for anything, but I do love ice cream cones, just from other places:)
March 17th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog! You make MickeyD’s ice cream almost, almost, desirable… lol You have me laughing.
March 17th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I love them too! My hubby’s downfall are the McFlurries.
March 17th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I love this post. You are so creative. Did I tell you my son and wife live in texas. Wouldn’t it be fun if you actually knew them!
March 17th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
What more can I say! McDonalds should hire you as their poet laureate.
March 17th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
There are few things in life better than a quick treat like this. My other weakness is for a frosty freeze from Dairy Queen. Y’all have those in Texas?
-Francesca
PS: Got your e-mail with the interview questions. Thank you! I am on these. Will try to get you something later tonight or tomorrow.
March 17th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
you are such an enabler.
March 17th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Oh, I LOVE McDonald’s ice cream cones! Now I can’t get your song out of my head! I think it’s time for a “recording contract!”
March 17th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
LOL I Love McDonald’s ice cream cones too! Wonder how my husband will manage bringing one home to me tonight?!
March 17th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
you crack me up! i love their cones!
March 17th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I don’t think our McDonald’s has ice cream cones! They might have shakes and at one time sold “Dipin Dots” for a while, but stopped. Hmmm … not fair!
March 17th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Oh, I love it! I wanted to tell you get yourself to NYC, you’d love it, it’s just magical!
March 17th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Wow. I haven’t had one of those in a long time! They are great!
March 18th, 2009 at 12:08 am
Oh I’d love one of those to soothe my sore throat. Home ill today with a rotten cold and temperature with earache! Jane x
March 18th, 2009 at 2:05 am
LOL – of all your writing, I like your poems the best – they always make me smile.
March 18th, 2009 at 9:52 am
my children would agree – bu tit must have swirls!!!!!!!!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Oh my gosh, those are my favorite! I don’t know anyone else who loves them as much as I do… Ah, you’re awesome!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Sometimes, during the summer, those ice creams from McDonalds are so wonderful. I used to love it when they’d make the tiny ones for little kids. I’m sorry that they stopped.
March 18th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
I haven’t eaten anything from a McDonalds in over 10 years.
March 19th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, ice cream……….
March 19th, 2009 at 4:17 am
I love this! There aren’t enough poems about life’s simple pleasures.
March 19th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Hiyas
Well, I piped the icing on some of the cupcakes with an XL round tip from Wilton. The others I frosted by hand. Sometime in the next week I’ll be posting a blog on how to frost a cupcake! Make sure to check out all the tips I’ve learned!
Thanks for stoppin by my blog!! xoxoxo
March 19th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
OH my GAWD how I love McDonald’s ice cream. As a kid they were .25 and I could walk to it from my house! As a pregnant lady I, both times, would probably have one at least every other day! If I have another child, I am seriously going to figure out how to have one at home.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
I LOVE McDonalds Ice cream cones!
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
I. Love. McDonald’s. Ice. Cream.
Tastes like frozen Cool-Whip!
It is SUPER YUMMY with their salty french fries.
March 28th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I LOVE THE CONE!
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I won’t even tell you how many of those I got last summer, except I got them dipped in chocolate. Plus, I don’t even *know* how many I got so I couldn’t tell you even if I wanted to. ;0P
Love your little jingle!
July 7th, 2010 at 6:06 am
I love the ice cream cones. Tell me how many calories in one cone and the fat content. I need to know, I have one everyday. Anne Manganelli