Talk:Mr. Yuk

Question

Is it Mr. Yuk or Mr. Yuck? This page uses both spellings. LegalTech (talk) 00:27, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Mr. Yuk -- 67.40.28.84 (talk) 19:23, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Scary?

I personally think Mr. Yuk looks a lot less scary and more friendly than the skull-and-crossbones symbol. There's absolutely nothing in Mr. Yuk that even hints at the fact that poisons will kill you. All it seems to convey is that poisons taste bad. Now I'm not a Merkin, but I personally find this campaign utterly counterproductive. — JIP | Talk 22:19, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

I think Mr. Yuk does his job well. A child so young that they'll drink from a bottle with a skull and crossbones on it because it reminds them of pirates is unlikely to fully understand the concept of death in the first place. And no young child is going to drink something if they think it's going to taste bad.

If that ever came to Britain, I'm sure it would freak out kids - it certainly freaks me out :-\ I agree with the unsigned comment above. Mr Yuk signifies that the substance tastes horrible, and a kid who sees that is likely to stay well away. The Lilac Pilgrim 19:50, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

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Cult Status?

Here is a quote from the present article:

"Mr. Yuk has taken on a cult status throughout the city of Pittsburgh among older residents, the best example being the Ultimate team at Carnegie Mellon, which affectionately goes by "Mr. Yuk" and uses a variety of discs adorned with the classic logo."

What??? As a resident of Pittsburgh, I can state with certainty that Mr. Yuk has not taken on "cult status" here. And, the "best example" is a college Ultimate Frisbee team? College students are not "older residents"! What the hell does the author mean by this sentence? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.145.50.55 (talk) 00:10, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi I'm not the original author of the 'cult status' section; I agree with the above poster, that the 'cult status' sentence as written is confusing because it gives the false impression that '...the best example...' is meant to modify 'older residents', when, in fact, I think the original writer merely meant that the Carnegie Mellon Ultimate Frisbee Team being named "Mr. Yuk" is an example of the 'cult status' of the symbol within the City of Pittsburgh. Anyway, I wanted a reference for the claim of the Carnegie Mellon Ultimate Frisbee Team name, so I googled it; someone should add it if you think it's appropriate:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ultimate/yuk/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.2.241.105 (talk) 21:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)