I drink your milkshake!

I saw this image in a banner ad for Snorg Tees. While I think the shirt is neat because I like the reference to the film There Will Be Blood, I’m curious as to how many of the people who buy the shirt have actually seen the movie or are even aware of the film. Has it thusly become some sort of meme within popular culture? Could be.

Unfortunately, the thing that drives me crazy about such references is that often the person who is propagating them throughout everyday culture is usually blissfully unaware of its origin. While the utterance of the phrase “I drink your milkshake” by someone may appear to be an invitation to discuss There Will Be Blood, it is not. Don’t even try it. You’ll just get blank stares and “uh…I never saw that movie, dog.” The speaker is not unlike those fellows who want to kayak but are afraid of getting wet. You wonder how that can be since it is indeed a watersport. It’s like watching Reservoir Dogs without seeing Asphalt Jungle or Brick without the Maltese Falcon.

I guess what I’m looking for is little more depth. I think I drink your milkshake is cool, but I’m a little tired of getting blank stares when I try  to talk to someone about it. That’s all.

On a side note: I think we’re in kind of a lackluster period of summer movie season. Nothing is really getting me excited.  I’ll probably catch the Hulk at some point, but the idea of CGI men punching each other for an extended period of time doesn’t really appeal to me. I’ll guess I’ll just have to watch more Adam-12 on Netflix to get through the season.