This Guy's Unforgettable McDonald's Milkshake Story Turned Out to Be Fake

By Ann-Marie Alcántara
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Update: Like most funny things on the Internet, this ridiculous milkshake story is fake. Josh Raby, the man behind the story, wrote a series of tweets as to why he did it and why he doesn't feel bad.

I mean just flat-out, unadulterated foolishness straight out of my head. I am happy to tell you that, on the last day of this nonsense.

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 13, 2016


So the true truth is this: I wanted a milkshake, didn't get it, but met a truly lovely couple that were a total blast, & then I made jokes.

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 13, 2016


If you want to see the original story we all now wish were true, keep reading.

Original story: Sometimes, it's late at night and all you want to do is satisfy a food craving. That's exactly what one man did when he found himself in the middle of a strange love story at McDonald's.

The man, Josh Raby, a director and writer living in Nashville, TN, first started his story on April 10 with a few simple tweets. Keep reading to see the entire story go from wanting to a milkshake to regretting everything about drive-throughs.

First, it begins with wanting a milkshake. Turns out, it's not that easy to get that at McDonald's.

"Hey holy shit hello, you are at McDonald's, and I am begging your patience."

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


So I sit for a minute, then he finally returns and says "please tell me your order"

So I say "milkshake"
I don't know why that's all I said

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


He is gone for several minutes. When he returns he says flatly "we aren't going to be able to do the milkshake. I do have many apple pies."

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


Raby then decides to make sure this Mcdonald's employee is doing alright.

"I am not ok. Would you please tell me your order so I can try to punch it in? I will be very slow, but I will get it."

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016

I tell him not to worry, I am not upset, and at this point for some reason I order a chicken sandwich

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


My chicken sandwich order confuses him. Several minutes are spent repeating what I want on it, watching the screen as he tries over and over

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


In the middle of the chicken sandwich ordering, things get a little dark.

"I'm sorry, man, I-"

"Please describe your chicken sandwich to me again so I can succeed at one thing."

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


"Fine. I will buy an apple pie."

"Apple pies are cheaper than milkshakes anyway."

"Ok, thanks"

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


The story then, of course, takes another turn after Raby agrees to buy an apple pie.

"What? Who did you find?"

"MY WIFE. SHE WAS WATCHING ME FROM BEHIND THE BOXES!"

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


"Can you give me my total" I say because honestly I don't know if I want to understand his marriage or if I even could and I just want to go

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


"What is the discount?"

"2 apple pies for only 2 dollars. You should take it."

(Note: One apple pie is $1.19)

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


Raby decides to then roll up to the next window to pay. He gets another surprise and story.

I pull around and they are fucking making out in the window and he has his thumb out like he is aware I will be driving up to this

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


They unstick themselves from one another and I hand him my card "sorry about this. I haven't worked at McDonald's in 16 years" he says

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


His wife cackles and says "I knew that when I was 13, get with it, man!"

I have been here 37 minutes.

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


I am then treated to a story about how they met at a McDonald's that is very short and is really only "we met at McDonald's in 1993"

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


But, those two lovebirds weren't the only humans working at that Mcdonald's that night.

He hands me my bag, leans out the window and says "you get to drive away" then promptly shuts the window and sits on a stool, head in hands

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


Sadly, Raby didn't get the right order he wanted in the end anyway.

My chicken sandwich was wrong, by the way

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


To all the online publications asking me to confirm this dumb story I respectfully submit the following pic.twitter.com/arDMusgUwi

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 11, 2016


No worries! Raby will finally get his milkshake after all — courtesy of McDonald's itself.

I have been assured I will receive a milkshake.

— Josh Raby (@JoshRaby) April 12, 2016



The lesson here? Maybe think twice about going through the drive-through late at night. You'll never know what surprises might await you.