The happiness didn't last long.

[Tristram Fourmile]

Did anyone ever choke on a Spangle and have their Dad hold them upside down by the ankles till they coughed the offending item out. Or was that just me? Maybe its a 1970's thing. Still at least I know what to do with my kids.

 

[Notters]

Liquorice tastes like poo

 

[BensGrandad]

What has happened to Lincoln Cream Biscuits?

Also it is getting more difficult to find Peanut Brittle in sweet shops, mores the pity.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Wagon Wheels are OUTRAGEOUSLY vile. Instead of CCF, I used to 'Granny Bash' and the only delight (sic) that was served with the tea, that they provided, was the dreaded WW. Rank food. How did they ever market that culinary catastrophe?

 

[skipper734]

Wagon Wheels are OUTRAGEOUSLY vile. Instead of CCF, I used to 'Granny Bash' and the only delight (sic) that was served with the tea, that they provided, was the dreaded WW. Rank food. How did they ever market that culinary catastrophe?

The Grannies gave them to you as a treat. In the early, mid-fifties they were chocolate, a rarity for us kids in those days and they were relatively cheap.

 

[fire&skill]

awful

missed

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The Grannies gave them to you as a treat. In the early, mid-fifties they were chocolate, a rarity for us kids in those days and they were relatively cheap.

Judging by the palatable properties, I would hasten to guess that these particular WW were from the mid-fifties.

 

[skipper734]

Maybe they laced them with Rohypnol.

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

Liquorice tastes like poo

Therfore.................... Poo must taste like liquorish. Yum I'm off to try some.

 

[Winker]

When I were a lad you could buy sweet cigarettes, sweet matches, sweet pipe tobacco (that was nice) and liquorice pipes. Did they turn me into a smoker? - no - but my teeth fell out!

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

Liquorice tastes like poo

Therefore.................... Poo must taste like liquorish. Yum I'm off to try some.

It doesn't is all I have to say on the matter.

 

[pasty]

and Curly Wurly's. Have you seen the ridiculous size they are now. I swear when I were a lad they were about three feet long!

 

[skipper734]

When I were a lad you could buy sweet cigarettes, sweet matches, sweet pipe tobacco (that was nice) and liquorice pipes. Did they turn me into a smoker? - no - but my teeth fell out!

Don't forget the laxative properties.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

remember the pez sweets with the toy dispenser?, you used to flick the head back and a pink one would pop out, sounds rude dunnit.

The story was that Pierre something-or-other started selling these over the fledgling internet in about 95/96, and did quite well, until it grew into what we now know as.........eBay!

Probably on his way to his first billion

 

[Cian]

The story was that Pierre something-or-other started selling these over the fledgling internet in about 95/96, and did quite well, until it grew into what we now know as.........eBay!

Probably on his way to his first billion

First? eBay made nearly $2Bn in *profit* last year! Forbes has him down as being worth about £3Bn I think...

 

[rcf0712]

remember the pez sweets with the toy dispenser?, you used to flick the head back and a pink one would pop out, sounds rude dunnit.

still going, son from me got Yoda one hmmmm.....

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Space Dust and Coca Cola in your mouth at the same time will kill you. 1981 schoolboy FACT.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Wagon Wheels are microscopic now as well. Or am I just getting bigger?

Bloomin good point. But I am confused - because mars bars seem to be getting bigger.

 

[Northstander]

Who remembers Chewits with the dinasour eating the skyscrapers until he discovered.....

CHEWITS

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Fry's chocolate cream bar with multi flavoured fruit filling in each bit (Fry's Five Centres, previously Frys Five Boys) - now it's just the mint version (and I think an unfindable orange-only one)