Before April 30, I had never even heard of shawarma. Now, all I can think about is trying some shawarma.
And I’m not alone. People in the US (Los Angeles, to be precise) are apparently driving up the sale of shawarma by 80%. We have Tony Stark and the Avengers to thank for this. Like it’s any surprise. As I’ve admitted, I’d totally jump on that bandwagon too. It seems fitting, like how you can only eat doughnuts while watching The Simpsons.
While I’m still upset about the international release not being given that extra post-credits scene (I think I’d gladly trade an early release over that scene any day), I’m kinda hoping the shawarma joke doesn’t end here. I see it as a running gag now; one that needs to feature in the remaining Marvel films. Imagine Iron Man 3 opening with Tony and Pepper having some shawarma for takeout. Or seeing Cap running the streets of New York chasing down some villain and we see a shawarma sign on a bus. Honestly, it’s too good a joke to just leave it at that. For one, at my fourth viewing (yes, fourth!) it became extra funny when I finally noticed that “Shawarma” sign in the background as Iron Man fights off the Chitauri, moments before Stark suggested having it at the end. I think such attention to detail makes the post-credits shawarma scene all the more hilarious now, especially since that scene also featured shawarma store employees cleaning up the debris.
Speaking of attention to detail, I saw this post that finally explained to me (No kidding, I wondered about them each time I watched the movie!) the appearance of the two ravens during that Thor/Loki scene. Seriously, Whedon? CLAP. CLAP.
So yes, shawarma. I’m so taken with this word now that I’ve decided to incorporate it into my vernacular, wherein it shall mean “food that is eaten after a long, exhausting day at work”.
I think it’ll catch on. Don’t you? ;)
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Song of the Day
Back In Black, by AC/DC
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