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hipster heaven

Eh, look what McDonald's has done to the Hamburglar

The internet was… divided.

HE USED TO look like a small chubby child, but now the Hamburglar is all grown up.

Fast food fans got a bit of a shock when his new look was unveiled on Twitter this week.

McDonald’s teased people with two videos, which appear to show that the Hamburglar is a suburban dad nowadays:

The company is trying to boost flagging sales, and it seems that turning the Hamburglar into a hipster is part of the 2015 strategy.

The new look had people divided. Some were all for it:

And others were convinced he was a bit creepy:

We know it’s not the most pressing question of the day, but give your brain a break and let us know what you think about the new Hamburglar:


Poll Results:

Don't mess with the original (1440)
Yuck (552)
He seems cool (428)
I like his beard (274)

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