Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Minion Craze


 









Malaysians are watching Despicable Me 2 in droves and enjoying it. Malaysians are also queuing up at McDonald's to buy Happy Meals. The lines are getting even longer because Malaysians have been infected by the Minion craze. They get a free Minion premium when they buy a Happy Meal but the the supply of these toys deplete so quickly that staff are learning to make apologies as fast as they make their Big Macs. It would seem that many are either distressed by the fact that they couldn't get their hands on the yellow plastic toys or bewildered as to why many would be distressed by the fact that they couldn't get their hands on the yellow plastic toys!
Image credit: http://www.mcdhappymealtoys.com/2013/05/despicable-me-2.html#

It's simply amazing that Malaysians can fall for these yellow, cylinder-shaped, genetically humanized kernels who first made an appearance in the 2010 movie Despicable Me. But they returned to become scene-stealers in the 2013 sequel. If you watch this video clip below, you can understand why. The Minions are just so adorable! So cute! So lovable!

And of course, the  "Banana Song" – but be warned, listen at your own peril. It can numb your brain – if you have it, that is – and if you can spare 3:59 minutes!

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