https://twitter.com/McDonalds/status/916656903173890049
Today, Rick and Morty fans lined up at McDonald’s locations across the country just so they could dunk some buttermilk crispy tenders into the increasingly-mythical Szechuan sauce. The one-day-only event featuring the discontinued dip was such a success, it left fans wishing for an alternate universe in which McDonald’s didn’t underestimate the ridiculous amount of enthusiasm for the sauce.
Who knew a former McNuggets condiment that shared so much DNA with Sweet and Sour it would only last for a limited time would become a weird collector’s item thanks to a nihilistic cartoon? The best answer is: Don’t think about it.
https://twitter.com/McDonalds/status/916752002268450816
The response by Rick and Morty fans who waited for hours in line only to walk away empty-handed (or with maybe some burgers in their hands) ranged from genuinely upset at the Golden Arches for not having the sauce or having a small supply, to just being in awe of the weirdness of the situation.
A lack of Szechuan sauce made people very upset. This is peak 2017.
https://twitter.com/allenbomaye/status/916735164335747078
#szechuansauce They didn't get the sauce at UPenn, but I enjoyed a police speaker saying "Return to your homes. They do not have the sauce"
— Roland the Parody (@90sAlternative7) October 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/TieDyeShyGuy/status/916743732984209408
https://twitter.com/Dtaazz/status/916763159830155264
https://twitter.com/Angeleyyz/status/916717196776177669
https://twitter.com/JonMalikPalmer/status/916740879687274497
https://twitter.com/PoeticRapper/status/916711806630006785
https://twitter.com/lostboyphotos/status/916773148720279552
If this doesn’t tell McDonalds that there’s interest in bringing back this sauce, then I don’t know what will! #szechuansauce pic.twitter.com/cca5F6CDUc
— Jonalope (@Jonalope9889) October 7, 2017
ITS OVER. I DROVE AN HOUR FOR NOTHING. MY LIFE IS A LIE. @McDonalds #szechuansauce pic.twitter.com/zh5RAyS1hu
— NightlyH (@nightly_h) October 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/QL_Artist/status/916673035293417477
A few people got the elusive sauce, and now they’re doing what any worthwhile human should do when in possession of the most coveted dip in the world — eat some of it and show it off on social media.
Yooo @RickandMorty, I got the first #SzechuanSauce in the state and I'm scared to open it 😭@McDonalds pic.twitter.com/FFj6YpmcJu
— Lindsey Carmela Bartlett (@lindseybartlett) October 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/RogueCheddar/status/916702161727295488
