April 18, 2011
— Open Blogger The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article today about what happens when unions feel their special privileged status slipping away. The article, aptly titled: When Unions Get Desperate, contained a humorous tidbit. One of the union's strategies is to appeal to Ben & Jerry's to create a "labor-union flavored ice cream."
One wonders just what exactly "labor-union flavored ice cream" would taste like and what ingredients it would contain. Certainly it would contain nuts, grease, and wine. In the comments below, please make your suggestions. H/t weaselzippers.us
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Posted by: BuckIV at April 18, 2011 11:42 AM (Ph9N2)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 18, 2011 11:42 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at April 18, 2011 11:42 AM (8y9MW)
Considering Ben & Jerry's is in Vermont, I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen.
Hmm... flavors... I don't know why, but I'm getting a strong feeling that lots and lots of lard would be involved.
Posted by: MWR at April 18, 2011 11:45 AM (4df7R)
All you would get is an empty cup because the ice cream didn't show up for work,but you would still have to pay for it of course
Posted by: kj at April 18, 2011 11:46 AM (P/tet)
Posted by: OSUsux at April 18, 2011 11:46 AM (DFXmi)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2011 11:47 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: FAB at April 18, 2011 11:48 AM (v85We)
Posted by: catmman at April 18, 2011 11:48 AM (DTzwU)
Posted by: ATaLien now a COadian at April 18, 2011 11:48 AM (2p0vz)
I can imagine the protest marches already...
Protesters: (chanting) I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
*Protesters raise middle fingers to the sky*
Protesters: FUCK YOU, Haagen-Daaz!
Posted by: MWR at April 18, 2011 11:48 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Dr Spank at April 18, 2011 11:49 AM (aUpU1)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2011 11:49 AM (UOM48)
it comes with six highly paid guys that just stand there and watch you eat it.
Posted by: kj at April 18, 2011 03:49 PM (P/tet)
Okay, THAT made me snort.
Posted by: MWR at April 18, 2011 11:51 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Truman North at April 18, 2011 11:51 AM (G5JPI)
>>it comes with six highly paid guys that just stand there and watch you eat it.
stop you from eating it yourself due to union rules
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 18, 2011 11:52 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 18, 2011 11:53 AM (UlUS4)
Posted by: Ed Anger at April 18, 2011 11:53 AM (7+pP9)
Well, IF you can get it delivered to the store (barring any issues with truckers/transportation Unions) AND actually get it stocked (barring any issues with stockers and bagger Unions)...
With above mentioned problems, you'll just be able to call it:
"Milk"
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 18, 2011 11:55 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: Talibill at April 18, 2011 11:55 AM (WEWGu)
Posted by: JoeInMD at April 18, 2011 11:56 AM (PIahf)
Since presentation is important, it will be placed in a cup printed with a genuine copy of Obama's birth certificate.
Yes, and if you are wondering it will be made under a union contract funded by taxpayers (hey, it's a green job) which includes collective bargaining rights for a new pair of shoes each year.
Posted by: Marcus at April 18, 2011 11:56 AM (CHrmZ)
Posted by: a_feral_duck at April 18, 2011 11:57 AM (P7xkj)
Posted by: catmman at April 18, 2011 11:57 AM (DTzwU)
Posted by: Talibill at April 18, 2011 11:58 AM (WEWGu)
Posted by: joeindc44 at April 18, 2011 11:59 AM (QxSug)
Posted by: Berserker at April 18, 2011 12:00 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: somebody else, not me at April 18, 2011 12:02 PM (7EV/g)
Posted by: davidr at April 18, 2011 12:02 PM (ONqbz)
Posted by: Talibill at April 18, 2011 03:55 PM (WEWGu)
...with a dash of Parliament Lights.
Posted by: The guy who shouts, at April 18, 2011 12:04 PM (r3bZe)
Posted by: davidr at April 18, 2011 12:05 PM (ONqbz)
Posted by: San at April 18, 2011 12:06 PM (fFn9y)
And so no matter what they mix in when coming up with the recipe for labor union ice cream the result will be unfortunate.
I'm going to need a million dollar gov't grant to confirm this.
And another million to determine the effects of global warming on ice cream of different flavors. But mostly chocolate.
Posted by: Mama AJ at April 18, 2011 12:06 PM (XdlcF)
Posted by: lawdvd at April 18, 2011 12:07 PM (UpdGw)
Posted by: Ira at April 18, 2011 12:07 PM (bJm7W)
Union version of Rocky road: bits of cinderblock, like the ones dropped off of an oeverpass during a union thug strike, one of which went through the window of a car and killed a toddler in her child seat.
"It's for the children"
Posted by: Ben&Jerry sold out to Unilever at April 18, 2011 12:07 PM (6rX0K)
Let's see. One guy to carry the container. One to open the container. One to bring the spoon, who hands off the spoon to another guy to scoop out the ice cream. One guy to drive the other 5 guys, and one guy to supervise. He's the guy with the clipboard.
And if you even DARE to open the container by yourself, all 6 guys sit down and refuse to work because you violated the contract.
Posted by: CUS at April 18, 2011 12:07 PM (wOGfT)
One of the union's strategies is to appeal to Ben & Jerry's to create a "labor-union flavored ice cream."
Oh yeah. Would that be "Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream which has been owned by multinational conglomerate Unilever since 2000"?
Who's the unions' PR guy, Forrest Gump?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 18, 2011 12:11 PM (sBoN3)
Posted by: mpfs, really anti-social today at April 18, 2011 12:13 PM (iYbLN)
lol. We always had trouble with B&J's ice cream lids when we still bought it. My recollection is that the lid trouble began around the same time as their "One Percent for Peace" campaign. (Remember that? Supposedly 1% of their profits went for some sort of "peace initiative.")
We always thought it should have been 1% for Lids.
Posted by: Y-not at April 18, 2011 12:14 PM (pW2o8)
Posted by: mallfly at April 18, 2011 12:14 PM (bJm7W)
Posted by: nine coconuts at April 18, 2011 12:20 PM (uz3hs)
Posted by: oneforthegipper at April 18, 2011 12:20 PM (lqrLr)
Posted by: joeindc44 at April 18, 2011 12:27 PM (QxSug)
Posted by: AmishDude at April 18, 2011 12:28 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Brendan at April 18, 2011 12:29 PM (saRwI)
Posted by: Keven at April 18, 2011 12:29 PM (UMRed)
Posted by: Rick at April 18, 2011 12:30 PM (Gfgj6)
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 18, 2011 12:34 PM (Ilc9V)
Posted by: Truman North at April 18, 2011 03:51 PM (G5JPI)
Got a liberal asswipe for a professor?
Posted by: Steph at April 18, 2011 12:37 PM (AkdC5)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 18, 2011 12:45 PM (081kp)
Posted by: Joejm65 at April 18, 2011 12:49 PM (rynqC)
Tastes exactly like any other brand, but costs 3x as much. The package is oddly shaped, so it doesn't fit well or stand upright in your freezer. When advertised as 'new and improved' the only thing that changes (besides the price increase!) is the carton's artwork.
Contains: as many artificial ingredients as possible, while maintaining 'food' status; no essential vitamins or minerals, but plenty of fat and calories. Has the maximum allowable contamination due to minimum adherence to sanitation standards during processing/handling.
Satisfaction is not guaranteed--no refunds. If you don't like it, you may file a grievance at any nlrb office. Your complaint will then be denied by a panel of hacks who will send you a bill for their time (padded, of course) spent considering your complaint. Meanwhile, picketing thugs will surround your house and follow you everywhere you go, while others constantly make harrassing phone calls.
Posted by: stillwater at April 18, 2011 01:15 PM (0GpN4)
Posted by: John Smith at April 18, 2011 01:22 PM (7cXE7)
Posted by: Kemp at April 18, 2011 01:23 PM (JpFM9)
Posted by: stillwater at April 18, 2011 01:24 PM (0GpN4)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 18, 2011 01:24 PM (BOojr)
ground to a fine mash.
They'd make better booze than ice cream, wouldn't they? Would probably be safer to ingest, too.
Posted by: stillwater at April 18, 2011 01:28 PM (0GpN4)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 01:29 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 01:30 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: runningrn at April 18, 2011 01:54 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: joeindc44 at April 18, 2011 02:05 PM (QxSug)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 02:14 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 02:16 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at April 18, 2011 02:18 PM (Pzf4N)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 02:20 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: madamex at April 18, 2011 02:21 PM (ice9D)
Posted by: Red Shirt at April 18, 2011 02:27 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: Hawk777 at April 18, 2011 02:27 PM (KLjOE)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 02:28 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: Bill Johnson at April 18, 2011 02:38 PM (9X1+H)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 02:49 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: not the droid you seek at April 18, 2011 02:53 PM (zQTMd)
Ain't nothing in my zipper. Well, not anymore; dang that hurts.
Posted by: Where's the Weasel? at April 18, 2011 02:59 PM (kGCjj)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 18, 2011 03:12 PM (mHQ7T)
Posted by: Matt at April 18, 2011 03:14 PM (1ha9G)
Posted by: not the droid you seek at April 18, 2011 03:25 PM (zQTMd)
Posted by: Robert at April 18, 2011 04:33 PM (4q6A5)
Posted by: chewydog at April 18, 2011 04:52 PM (dVE1a)
Posted by: 5th Level Fighter at April 18, 2011 05:57 PM (hfWKa)
Already been done. Marketing ad is on the internet as "Two Girls, One Cup".
(Warning... if somehow you haven't seen that video, do NOT go looking for it. Trust me... you don't want to watch it.)
Posted by: malclave at April 18, 2011 06:03 PM (OCRaO)
Posted by: The Dude, He ain't abidin' at April 18, 2011 07:55 PM (x1k6f)
I say model it after the Big Mac...two all shit paddies, (100%, USDA inpsected) 'special sauce' (urine, left left over from the buckets full of defecation/ urine mix, from the Union thuggery at the Wiscinsin/ Ohio/ Illinois/ Indiana State Houses, stale pickled eggs, 'let us', cheese to go along with their whine, from all the shit they eat on a regular basis, all piled together atop a "seseme street" bun!!!
They seem to live in some type of fantasy world...where we the tax payers are somehow beholding to them for the privilege of working for us??? Where else, in a normal/ common sense type of arrangement, could the employee EVER dictate to the employer (US) the terms under which they'll work...there are approximately 30,000,000 US citizens out of work today who would gladly replace them tomorrow and probably never once complain about having to purchase their own health care bennies with and from the wages these lazy, over-paid, under-worked, entitlement demanding, pocket puppets seem to feel is their due!!!
What they ought to be angry about is the magically disappearing pensions they paid into that Stearns and Trumpka gave to the very dems who claim to support them yet turned around and ass fucked them just like the union reps did!
These unions keep going on and on about jobs that are falling off faster then ticks and fleas off a road killed dog, then want to find a way to employ the invaders, over Americans, for what few decent jobs are left....if this isnt doublespeak, nothing is!!!
Posted by: Kelly at April 19, 2011 06:37 PM (vXZRU)
Posted by: Spurwing Plover at April 19, 2011 08:43 PM (vA9ld)
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Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 18, 2011 11:39 AM (UOM48)