The Tuck Shop

[woofmarkthedog]

Oh my days....

Those "Craft-y" Americans have gone and bought "our" Cadburys.

I ask you is there anything more defiantly old school than this veritable institution & what do americans know about chocolate anyway. I mean they eat "Hersheys" a brown flavored wax with a distinctly sour note masquerading as "chocolate" it got the flavour because the milk originally soured on its long & arduous journey to the factory

Rightly so the chocolate "capitol" of Bournville has gone into "official gold foil limited edition" mourning.

Even worse "they" (of nasty "Craft" cheese fame) borrowed the money from us to do it ( well from RBS, so same difference )

Now not being known for their sentimental approach the new parent company will implement cuts across the "ranges"

Now are you sitting down, OK I have some news ...

They are getting rid of "Curly Wurly's" & other items we love

I won't accept this however, I do intend on stockpiling enough to last me the rest of my mortal life

Please let me know your favorite & I'll do my best to stockpile these in my "Tuck Shop"

I know, the bastards

W**F

[computedshorty]

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[Michael Palaeologus]

.. and they cant event spell "Craft" proper.

The Curly Wurly is one of Britains gifts to the world, like the railway, pennicilin and the Empire.

Not surprising that the yanks want to get rid of it.

[Narnia]

I might dispute the Empire bit if I were fussy.

[Roll Deep]

The modern day Muck Shop favoured by today's youth.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1019/1203753019_1812da7e32_m.jpg

[woofmarkthedog]

computedshorty Wrote:

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British Rubber gave you, if you wanted it

something for the weekend.

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What ?

Washing up gloves , a galvanized rubber apron or even a snorkel ?

Oh I know , a rubber chicken

Hmm "Mam loved a slice o'rubber chicken"

Dad played "Denture Dominos"

While I played wit' matches

Them days was heaven

W**F

[Roll Deep]

computedshorty Wrote: British Rubber gave you, if you wanted it something for the weekend.

An inflatable companion?

[daizie]

LOL

[Michael Palaeologus]

British rubber - from Malaysia - part of Empire.

For India - the British Empire invented tea

For Kenya - coffee

For Canada - maple syrup

For Australia - Marmite (Vegemite is an aboration for which they dont deserve our Royal Family)

For New Zealand - frozen lamb

For South Africa - dried beef

For Jamaica - Cadburys Old Jamaica chocolate

For Bermuda - hot pepper sauce (I have recently discovered)

For America - turkey

For Ireland - spuds

All of which can be found in a good Tuck shop, all thanks to Empire.

[Keef]

You've only just discovered hot pepper sauce?!?!?!? Where have you been man! A good firend of mine (bald fella, used to play in band) literally carries a bottle with him at all times. I sh!t you not, I have been for a Sunday roast with him, and he pulled it out of his pocket and poured it all over. That is a step too far for me!

[woofmarkthedog]

Try

Jamaica Joe's

Authentic

"Hot Mustard Sauce"

Man even your gums pour sweat, you could cold weld the "Severn Bridge" with this stuff

OOOooo aaaaaaaa

OOOoooo

W**F

[katie1997]

Are 'they' really getting rid of curly wurlys....shock horror. What's the world coming to..?

Its bad enough that Freddos went up from a reasonable 10p to an absolutely, extortionate.....15p!!

As long as chocolate buttons are 'safe'...;-)

[Narnia]

Michael Palaeologus Wrote:

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> British rubber - from Malaysia - part of Empire.

>

> For India - the British Empire invented tea

> For Kenya - coffee

> For Canada - maple syrup

> For Australia - Marmite (Vegemite is an aboration

> for which they dont deserve our Royal Family)

> For New Zealand - frozen lamb

> For South Africa - dried beef

> For Jamaica - Cadburys Old Jamaica chocolate

> For Bermuda - hot pepper sauce (I have recently

> discovered)

> For America - turkey

> For Ireland - spuds

>

> All of which can be found in a good Tuck shop, all

> thanks to Empire.

Michael, we in Ireland are so grateful for Empire introducing us to the spud and subsequent famines. However I would never have thought they were tuck shop fare except perhaps in the form of Tayto's. A brand of crisps.

[Jeremy]

Keef Wrote:

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> I sh!t you not, I have been for a Sunday roast

> with him, and he pulled it out of his pocket and

> poured it all over.

Reminds me of the rather dubious "comedy" Undercover Brother, where the protagonist is given a special weapon to help him blend in - a watch which dispenses hot sauce. It makes even the blandest caucasian food edible.