Parks and Recreation Quotes
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Source: Parks and Recreation
Speaker: Ron Swanson
Dear frozen yogurt: you are the celery of desserts. Be ice cream or nothing. Zero stars.
Context
This line was spoken by Ron Swanson (played by Nick Offerman) in an episode of Parks and Recreation, written by Megan Amram (2009-2015).
On the Internet, everyone can be a critic, even Parks and Rec's Ron Swanson. And despite usually not being into technology, he writes strongly worded letters to all things he hates. One of these letters is for non-fat frozen yogurt, which is basically ice cream without all the fun stuff.
But bonus points for Ron writing all these reviews on his typewriter and mailing them directly to the recipients instead of leaving comments anonymously like some annoying online troll.
Where you've heard it
You've heard this quote when you're craving ice cream, pull into the local strip mall, and are greeted by three or four frozen yogurt places. This is a disgusting experience.
Additional Notable References:
- Even though the site might be a little too high fashion for his taste, Ron Swanson would definitely agree with this take on fro-yo. Ron Swanson hates many things, and this video compiles them all for your viewing pleasure.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Ice cream is better than frozen yogurt, full stop, and this quote is a great argument for its superiority.