The Icarus Award is for the guac that soars closest to the sun, only to fall the farthest. The guac that fails so miserably, it has to be recognized. Here are some Icarus winners, and some that should have won…
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- Guacsicles. Frozen guac on a stick. Yes, they were as bad as they sound.
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- Hmm, there’s an awful lot of guacsicles still in there. I wonder why…
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- Look Who’s Guacing. With cranberries in the guac. Quite an appealing presentation!
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- “The Guacquarium”, with real living fish in the watery exterior, and real dead fish on the guac-y interior. 2012 Icarus Award winner.
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- Maybe because a cat walked through it at some point during the party.
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- It took up half the driveway, yet couldn’t take home a real trophy.
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- Guacweiler Beach. Icarus Award Winner 2008.
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- Guacata, a pinata filled with guac. This entry didn’t really aim for the sun, but it certainly failed spectacularly.
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- Gueer, the first ever beer brewed with guacamole. Winner of The 2009 Icarus Award.
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- It tasted like… well, let’s just say it deserved its Icarus Award.
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- This is what happens when you accidentally buy un-ripe avocados.
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- Guacasmoothy… Icarus-worthy because it was one of two smoothie entries in 2010.
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- Junior Guacs, inspired by Junior Mints. Finally, you can eat guac at the movies — and then vomit.
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- GWARcamole, based on the be-costumed heavy metal band GWAR. Winner of the 2010 Icarus Award.
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- This entry used a pump mechanism to make guac come out of the mouthhole. Icarus himself would be proud/horrified.
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- GuacaGuice, the second smoothie entry. Aaaaawkward
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- “Roadkill Guac,” with actual snake and gator meat inside… A true Icarus contender.
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- “Jellomole,” winner of the 2011 Icarus Award. Just like grandma used to make, only grosser.
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- “Meat the Guacers” was made with 10 types of meat, and nothing else. I think he was TRYING to win Icarus.
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- “Phoning It In Guac.” Which was a phone. Sure, it didn’t exactly soar like Icarus, but it did fall flat like him.
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- The Guac Ness Monster. With dry ice to create the fog…
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- Guac-king Stuffers, a Christmas-themed guac with “Sleigh Ride” (not “Jingle Bells” as previously reported) playing over and over.
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- Yes, those are crushed up candy canes in there.
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- …which ended up freezing the guacamole after half an hour.
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- Pop Guac. Yes, that’s pop rocks on top of guac. I hear if you eat that and drink Coke at the same time, you’ll die.
