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femmocrat

(28,394 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:22 PM Jul 2015

Grandparent says McDonald's Minion toy speaks profanity

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A Seminole County family contacted Channel 9 after the Minion toy they got from a McDonald's happy meal sounded like it was speaking profanity.
The popular Minion character originated from the movie "Despicable Me" and a toy version that talks comes with McDonald's happy meals.
But when grandparent Bradley Merten ordered a happy meal from a Longwood McDonald's, he was shocked to hear the Minion toy saying what he believes is profanity.

More, including video at: http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/grandparent-says-mcdonalds-minion-toy-speaks-profa/nms9B/

WTF????

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Grandparent says McDonald's Minion toy speaks profanity (Original Post) femmocrat Jul 2015 OP

Come on, look up "despicable" in the dictionary, would ya? PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #1

Good point! femmocrat Jul 2015 #2

To me it sounded like a group of jews praying but I grew up in New York City... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #3

Sounds the same, but.... femmocrat Jul 2015 #4

A girl I work with one got it in her happy meal for her daughter yesterday... 2theleft Jul 2015 #5

The video story in on youtube... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #6

"Minionese"...Well, I can tell you the one we had today 2theleft Jul 2015 #7

It is bleeped out in the video from the TV report. femmocrat Jul 2015 #8

A video with the actual sounds is also on youtube, here... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #10

THIS IS GENIUS!!! Happy meal sales will go through the roof... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #9

OMFG... the explanation from McDonalds is hilarious: Initech Jul 2015 #11

I hate to be one of those people but someone must. If you feed kids shit from McDonalds CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #12

Hey, garbage in, garbage out. n/t malthaussen Jul 2015 #13

There's an even better Minion inspired product... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #14

Some of those who Jamaal510 Jul 2015 #15

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Come on, look up "despicable" in the dictionary, would ya?

Reply to femmocrat (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:28 PM

Jul 2015

Ya paid for a despicable toy, ya gots a despicable toy...

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

2. Good point!

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:29 PM

Jul 2015

I have no idea what a Minion is supposed to sound like! hahaha

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. To me it sounded like a group of jews praying but I grew up in New York City...

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:32 PM

Jul 2015

(ok so it's spelled differently but sounds the same): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minyan

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

4. Sounds the same, but....

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:37 PM

Jul 2015

way different meaning! LOL

2theleft

(1,136 posts)

5. A girl I work with one got it in her happy meal for her daughter yesterday...

Reply to femmocrat (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:40 PM

Jul 2015

She brought it in today and said, "what do you think this thing is saying????". I said, he is saying "WTF". She pushed the button again..."I'll be damned"... I was cracking up!

- I can't watch the video for some reason it's blocked on my laptop. Did the video play what the minion said? It was seriously funny at work today. We all had a good chuckle over it and will be using it for our office mascot.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

6. The video story in on youtube...

Reply to 2theleft (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:47 PM

Jul 2015

(they bleeped over what the toy said)

2theleft

(1,136 posts)

7. "Minionese"...Well, I can tell you the one we had today

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:50 PM

Jul 2015

had a TOTAL potty mouth.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

8. It is bleeped out in the video from the TV report.

Reply to 2theleft (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:51 PM

Jul 2015

If you click on the smaller one in that article, you can hear it. It won't let me link that one directly. Sounds like it to me!

McDonald's says they speak "Minionese." Of course they do!

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

10. A video with the actual sounds is also on youtube, here...

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:00 PM

Jul 2015

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

9. THIS IS GENIUS!!! Happy meal sales will go through the roof...

Reply to femmocrat (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:57 PM

Jul 2015

I'm ready to out and get one right now, just to see what it says. Lookit the newsroom that bought a bunch to check it out.

(How much did they pay Bradley to call the nooz on this?)

Initech

(100,080 posts)

11. OMFG... the explanation from McDonalds is hilarious:

Reply to femmocrat (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 01:28 AM

Jul 2015

"Minions speak "minionese" which is a random combination of many languages and nonsense words and sounds. "Minionese" has no translation to, or meaning in any recognized language. Any perceived similarities to any words used within the English language is purely coincidental."

I read that in Dave Chappelle's white guy voice...

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

12. I hate to be one of those people but someone must. If you feed kids shit from McDonalds

Reply to femmocrat (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:00 AM

Jul 2015

you really forfeit any rights to complain about what a toy says. I would rather a kid hear "fuck" a hundred times a day than feed them shitty food that is full of nasty chemicals.