The Grimace Shake (2023)

What it was

McDonald's released a purple Grimace birthday shake, and TikTok turned it into horror-comedy — teens filming themselves "dying" after one sip, collapsing in parking lots, purple shake everywhere.

Why it mattered

Proof that teens can turn any corporate product into surrealist horror in 48 hours flat.

Status: dead.

Grimace survived.

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