Ben And Jerry's Ice Cream And John Lennon: Together At Last!

John Lennon can add “inspiration for ice cream flavor” to his quite lengthy posthumous resume as Ben and Jerry’s, purveyors of the finest “give yourself a heart attack – naturally” ice cream, have honored Lennon his own flavor – complete with signature printed on the carton so you know it's authentic.

Imagine Whirled Peace is “a toffee, cookies and fudge flavor and has peace signs whirled through it,” quotes Music News. World Peace through shared obesity! You know that’s what John Lennon was ultimately gunning for when he wrote all those anti-war tunes. While the pint promulgates peacenik propaganda, it also advises that the fudge-y Peace Signs, um, whirled therein are dangerous to those with nut allergies – whoever those freaks are.

Ben and Jerry’s has made a mint exploiting Baby Boomer nostalgia by naming their ridiculously high calorie frozen treats after rock stars and personalities leftover from the Sixties: Cherry Garcia, Wavey Gravy, Willie Nelson’s Peach Cobbler, and of course, Phish Food (okay, not just Baby Boomer nostalgia). Though Lennon won’t be around to sample his new product, Ben and Jerry’s will certainly clean up using his name for marketing. Now, if only Sean Lennon could harness the power of the Lennon name and produce a record worth a damn. There will probably be John Lennon brand chewing gum before that happens, though. Hell, I’d chew it. Anything to make Yoko Ono that much richer.