Talk:Fudgie the Whale

message: Regarding this edit:
Saying that it was "not an ideal solution", and that the fit was "poor", are opinions. The statement that this was what endeared Carvel to people (rather than, for instance, the ice cream they sold) isn't even an opinion; it's unfounded speculation. These statements require sources.
On a more minor note, the bit about "headgear" is overly wordy (see WP:MOS) and, in fact, inaccurate; ears are not headgear. They're ears. Kafziel Talk 21:16, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

message: Fudgie the Whale is so famous- is it just due to its status as an item in pop culture, or does it have a renowned taste? Or both? 72.160.170.225 (talk) 03:40, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taste 

message: *Comedian Patton Oswalt parodies Tom Carvel and his Fudgie the Whale commercials, particularly the re-cycling of the tray for holidays. 
*Billy Crystal parodies the New York area Carvel Ice Cream commercials on his 1985 album Mahvelous!
*In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer presents Marge with a Fudgie the Whale on the night of their wedding in Las Vegas. The cake reads "To a whale of a wife."
*A Fudgie the Whale cake was featured on WWE's RAW, being devoured by a Rosie O'Donnell impersonator. 
*In early episodes of Damages, main character Ellen celebrates her birthday with a Fudgie the Whale cake: "Nobody sing, because we all know Ellen hates singing!"  "But I love Fudgie the Whale!" 
*Andy Bernard, a character on the show The Office, requested a Fudgie the Whale cake for the group birthday celebration in the Survivor Man episode. 
: Most of this content is loosely related and highly trivial in nature, such that it degrades the quality of the already-lacking article.  If the more notable items can be rewritten into prose I have no objection to that, but we really don't need to dump on this article any further.  coccyx bloccyx(toccyx) 21:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:TRIVIA is a guideline, not a policy. There are exceptions. In the case of a subject like this, which is mainly notable because it is often referenced in popular culture, a trivia section can help readers understand why it has an article in the first place. More importantly, everything currently in the section is properly sourced and shouldn't be removed without discussion. I only wish the rest of the page was as well-referenced as the pop culture section is. What is and is not suitable for Wikipedia isn't up to you; if it's neutral, verifiable, and not original research, it's in. If you don't like that, this isn't the place to make your point. Kafziel Complaint Department 22:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

text: Sorry but I have to agree this actually, this section actually detracts from the overall quality of the article.  Rather than pile on trivia upon trivia where a cake is mentioned for 2 seconds (if that) in a television show, in passing, is there anything of historic value we can present about this brand of cake?  If not, perhaps the entire article should be deleted too.  JBsupreme (talk) 15:50, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This has already been covered: Wikipedia's content is not beholden to whatever arbitrary personal standards you may have. If it cites sources and meets WP:V, WP:NOR, and WP:NPOV, it's in. If you don't like it, work on making WP:N and WP:TRIVIA policies rather than guidelines. Kafziel Complaint Department 16:26, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: In popular culture