Chocolate bars

[Don Petter]

Presumably I'm an ignoramus then. I don't think I've ever had a Lion bar; and recall (but only just) being underwhelmed by a Picnic bar. Does the latter have raisins in?

You are not alone. I've never heard of a Lion bar either (not the same as a Lyons Tea House, I presume).

Whatever happened to Cadbury's Plain Fruit and Nut, that's what I want to know.

[Petrushka]

Presumably I'm an ignoramus then. I don't think I've ever had a Lion bar

Back in the mid-1970s I used to survive on a Lion bar and a bag of crisps for lunch most days. The things you do when young!

[teamsaint]

Isn't Hoover a brand name, rather than a verb?

Both, but check with Jean and FF, if its critical.
Or you could Google it, or Facebook someone who knows.!!
sorry for the delayed response though,I was just sellotaping a parcel up.


i'm just off to do a little brand verbing......

[Petrushka]

Isn't Hoover a brand name, rather than a verb?

I think it's acceptable as both. Hoover is one of those brand names that has entered the language.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Both, but check with Jean and FF, if its critical.
sorry for the delayed response though,I was just sellotaping a parcel up.

Did you label it with a biro, or were you interrupted by the tannoy?

[teamsaint]

Did you label it with a biro, or were you interrupted by the tannoy?

Talking verbs, not nouns, EA.

Do you have a tannoy at home?
Actually,when we had teenagers around, would have been a bloody good idea!!

( didnt know tannoy was a brand name).

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Talking verbs, not nouns, EA.

Nouns and verbs are becoming increasingly interchangeable, ever since Peter Hain threatened to parliament-act the House of Lords

Do you have a tannoy at home?
Actually,when we had teenagers around, would have been a bloody good idea!!

( didnt know tannoy was a brand name).

http://tannoy.com

[Dave2002]

In Scotland they have things called Tunnock bars, and Tunnock tea cakes. These latter look very similar to the chocolate marshmallow things we had in England years ago, but I can't remember who made them. Anybody?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Getting back to chocolate, what happened to the Wagon Wheels of old? They were "marshmallow things".

[eighthobstruction]

No, but how about the sweetest of snacks - The Snowball....

[HARRIET HAVARD]

Getting back to chocolate, what happened to the Wagon Wheels of old? They were "marshmallow things".

You can still get Wagon Wheels.....

[HARRIET HAVARD]

Anyone else tried liciorice twists mixed with assorted nuts (not salted)? ...Yummy!

[Beef Oven!]

You can still get Wagon Wheels.....

Have they shrunk or is that just that I've got bigger? They were much were dearer than the other biscuits that were available in the Hackney Baths cafeteria after swimming , back in the day, so could only look. But made up for it as an adult! But weren't they bigger in the 1960s?

[Don Petter]

Talking verbs, not nouns, EA.

Do you have a tannoy at home?
Actually,when we had teenagers around, would have been a bloody good idea!!

( didnt know tannoy was a brand name).

Tannoy was often used as a verb. 'He's not around - you'll have to tannoy him.'

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[teamsaint]

Have they shrunk or is that just that I've got bigger? They were much were dearer than the other biscuits that were available in the Hackney Baths cafeteria after swimming , back in the day, so could only look. But made up for it as an adult! But weren't they bigger in the 1960s?

Prolly they got small AND you got bigger.

As mentioned earlier, Bar Six only ever seemed to be on sale at Swimming Baths.