Snap into a Slim Jim (and a Jack's Links)

I vividly remember Slim Jim's unhinged, "Snap into a Slim Jim! Eat me!," commercials, but I cannot remember the last time I had a actual Slim Jim. I may buy jerky from time to time, but meat-based snacks normally don't appeal to me. The closest thing would be the Slim Jim themed milkshake from Wayback Burger that I reviewed in...2015!? Almost a decade ago?! It feels like it was only one or two years ago, but that tracks!  

What made me gravitate towards these now? I'm a sucker for novelties. With Dr. Pepper winning me over with their Creamy Coconut flavor I figured, why not give this a try? Then I saw the pickle flavored one next to it and grabbed that too. Let's see what I think! 

Slim Jim Jerky Protein Milkshake - Wayback Burger

Slim Jim Jerky Protein Milkshake - Wayback Burger

Welp...I did it. I ordered a Slim Jim milkshake. Which is a thing that actually exists. When I placed the order at the register, the two (really nice) employees tried to talk me out of it, which is a pretty big red flag, but I really wanted to get something fun to post on the blog, so I ignored their warnings. May the foodie gods have mercy upon my stomach.

Cricket-Protein and Slim Jim Shakes at Wayback Burger? And it's not even April Fools?

Okay, so a friend of mine posted this on Facebook, I saw it and laughed thinking it was a gag...but it's not?! 

Apparently these were announced on June 29th, and they're totally real. I don't know about you, but I am no where near adventurous enough to eat cricket-based protein powder, even with chocolate to cover it up.

I might try the Slim Jim variety (only if it's cricket-free), but is this just a shock tactic? Are there people out there so protein-crazed that they are demanding bug-based shakes? I get it, protein is really trendy right now, but this? This has to be a ploy to get a ton of publicity. If so, it works! Here I am writing about it right now.

What is the foodie world coming to? Will any of you be trying the Oreo Mud Pie Cricket shake?