We were introduced to Donald Trump's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, just a few days ago when he gave some "alternative facts" about the size of the inauguration crowd and refused to answer multiple questions. Luckily, we have Twitter to give us some laughs during this terrifying time. As the AV Club reports, Spicer has had a longstanding feud with the once-popular ice cream balls, Dippin' Dots. The first of his rage-filled tweets occurred in 2010.
Dippin dots is NOT the ice cream of the future
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) April 8, 2010
What could've caused this blatant disrespect to the beloved frozen treat? Did his latent lactose intolerance become active after a cup of Dippin' Dots from the Boardwalk on a warm summer night? Did a seagull snatch them out of his hungry hands at the amusement park when he was a little boy? We can only wonder.
A year later, Spicer reiturated his insult.
I think I have said this before but Dippin Dots are notthe ice cream of the future
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) September 22, 2011
A few months after that, he retweeted an article from The Wall Street Journal about the novelty dessert company going bankrupt. It's like he found some kind of joy in their failure.
Ice Cream of the Past: Dippin' Dots Files for Bankruptcy http://t.co/xPifdujD
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) November 4, 2011
After the retweet, his hate fire seemed to burn out. He decided to tweet about things other than spherical ice cream, namely, Barack Obama. All seemed to be well in Spicer's world. Whatever scars Dippin' Dots had left on him seemed to fade from memory...until 2015.
The day was Sept. 7. It was sunny. The Nationals game was going well. Spicer was having a blast with family and friends, and he was enjoying the food and the baseball. But then the Dippin' Dots stand had the audacity to run out of vanilla.
If Dippin Dots was truly the ice cream of the future they would not have run out of vanilla cc @Nationals
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) September 7, 2015
When Spicer's savage burns came to public attention, Dippin' Dots wrote an open letter to the press secretary asking if they could "be friends rather than foes." They even offered to host an ice cream social for the White House and press corps. Spicer responded to the letter on Monday night with the idea to "do something great for those who have served our nation & first responders."
Sorry for the delay How about we do something great for the those who have served out nation & 1st responders https://t.co/G9BPmVAXKS
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) January 24, 2017
NPR reports that Dippin' Dots is prepared to host a huge ice cream social, so this could really happen. Could futuristic ice cream for the troops be just what we need to heal a divided nation? Probably not, but it's still a nice ending to a ridiculous story.
