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Do you remember the vans that carried the
packets of crisps in tin cube boxes?
Long before the advent of motorways when
even 'major' highways were narrow and
overtaking was a 'takes-yer-chance' operation;
the Smith's Crisps vans had writing at the
top rear offside which IIRC stated;-
"We wish to extend the
Courtesy of the Road
if you wish to overtake
please sound your horn"

Those were the days ... courtesy and twisted
blue wrapped salt!

But imagine it now, the roads would be one long horn blowing ... :-(

Mary

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It's even more useful the older you get. You can feign frailty and they
leap
in to do it. You can tidy up the bits you don't like when they've gone
:-)

Mary

Male pride will not allow this I am afraid. However the 'Son you're a
real
man
now. You kin do jest lark yer ole pappy.' That does

Tell you what, I've just waved off No1 grandson. He knows even more than
his father, our son. I can get him to do anything I want!

Mary



Obviously not a recessive gene then? Hmm perhaps we should look at the
genome to see if we can spot the one for diy. Not in the Y that's for sure!

Peter Scott

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It's even more useful the older you get. You can feign frailty and
they
leap
in to do it. You can tidy up the bits you don't like when they've gone
:-)

Mary

Male pride will not allow this I am afraid. However the 'Son you're a
real
man
now. You kin do jest lark yer ole pappy.' That does

Tell you what, I've just waved off No1 grandson. He knows even more than
his father, our son. I can get him to do anything I want!

Mary



Obviously not a recessive gene then?

None of our children nor their children has recessive genes for anything -
except modesty.

Don't know where they get it from ...

Hmm perhaps we should look at the
genome to see if we can spot the one for diy. Not in the Y that's for
sure!

You mean you're not sure about the folk you've claimed tax relieve for ... ?

Mary

Peter Scott

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Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Never heard of that. I just about remember Five Boys chocolate. What a
great name, and the heads of 5 boys on the packet. They knew more about
marketing then.

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply and
on ration.

I don't remember either so does that make dIMM older than me or just a
sucker for fatuous adverts from an early age?

So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?

It probably tasted awful, unlike Mars bars.

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So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?

It probably tasted awful, unlike Mars bars.

I can't remember every tasting the Five Boys, they all looked so insipid
that they weren't inspiring. In those days I liked Mars Bars, probably more
to do with the ritual of eating the different layers than anything else.

But these days all mass produced chocolate (and much other) 'chocolate'
tastes awful. Like sweet lard.

Mary

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Roger

"Paul Mc Cann" wrote
| Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Are you sure you haven't mis-remembered slightly. McCowans of Stenhousemuir
still make Highland Toffee. 5 furra pound in Christies No Need To Ask The
Price It's 99p.

Owain

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wrote:

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from "Mary Fisher" contains these words:

Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Never heard of that. I just about remember Five Boys chocolate. What a
great name, and the heads of 5 boys on the packet. They knew more about
marketing then.

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply and
on ration.

Five Boys was around long after rationing stopped.

It probably tasted awful, unlike Mars bars.

Even deep fried?

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from "Bob Eager" contains these words:

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply and
on ration.

Five Boys was around long after rationing stopped.

ISTR rationing ground to a halt about 1952 but I can't remember is
sweets came off ration earlier. Or remember 5 Boys chocolate.

It probably tasted awful, unlike Mars bars.

Even deep fried?

I see you have been to Scotland. :-)

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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 21:45:40 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


But these days all mass produced chocolate (and much other) 'chocolate'
tastes awful. Like sweet lard.

So much "chocolate" nowadays seems to be designed for children.

Chocolate, like ice cream, is really an adult indulgence, and should
be presented as such.

--
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Sunderland

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Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Never heard of that. I just about remember Five Boys chocolate. What a
great name, and the heads of 5 boys on the packet. They knew more about
marketing then.

So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?


Probably because the "5 boys" image was out of the 30's whereas Murray
Walker updated Mars bar image with the "work, rest and play" theme.

In article ,
"Mike" writes:

Probably because the "5 boys" image was out of the 30's whereas Murray
Walker updated Mars bar image with the "work, rest and play" theme.

In the backs of some war-time Pelican paperbacks my parents have,
there are adverts for Mars bars. It shows you how to chop your
Mars bar up into 7 pieces so your confectionary ration lasts all
week;-)

--
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Consultant Software Engineer

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wrote:

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from "Bob Eager" contains these words:

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply and
on ration.

Five Boys was around long after rationing stopped.

ISTR rationing ground to a halt about 1952 but I can't remember is
sweets came off ration earlier. Or remember 5 Boys chocolate.

I remember it (5 boys) clearly, and I was born in 1950!
--
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from "Bob Eager" contains these words:

Five Boys was around long after rationing stopped.

ISTR rationing ground to a halt about 1952 but I can't remember is
sweets came off ration earlier. Or remember 5 Boys chocolate.

I remember it (5 boys) clearly, and I was born in 1950!

So perhaps it wasn't around earlier. By the end of the 50s the only
thing my limited pocket money bought was cigarettes.

--
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 21:45:40 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


But these days all mass produced chocolate (and much other) 'chocolate'
tastes awful. Like sweet lard.

So much "chocolate" nowadays seems to be designed for children.

Surely we should be teaching children to have discerning palates? We did
with ours and it paid off - we get lovely food from them when we visit :-)

Mary

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Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Never heard of that. I just about remember Five Boys chocolate. What
a
great name, and the heads of 5 boys on the packet. They knew more
about
marketing then.

So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?


Probably because the "5 boys" image was out of the 30's whereas Murray
Walker updated Mars bar image with the "work, rest and play" theme.

Not when 5 Boys was around.

Mary

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It's a wise child that...

Quite :-)

Anyway what tax relief? I only got that on my first batch of
children and that was yonks ago

I realised that I might be a tad out of date on that one ...

Hey I think someone might accuse of off thread soon!

What, on uk.d-i-y?

Heaven forefend!

Mary
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from "Bob Eager" contains these words:

Five Boys was around long after rationing stopped.

ISTR rationing ground to a halt about 1952 but I can't remember is
sweets came off ration earlier. Or remember 5 Boys chocolate.

I remember it (5 boys) clearly, and I was born in 1950!

So perhaps it wasn't around earlier. By the end of the 50s the only
thing my limited pocket money bought was cigarettes.

Tom, that is why you are like you are. Poisons have a long lasting mental
effect.



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Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Never heard of that. I just about remember Five Boys chocolate. What
a
great name, and the heads of 5 boys on the packet. They knew more
about
marketing then.

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply and
on ration.

Tom, Five Boys chocolate was around in the 1960s when I was wonderful child.


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So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?

It probably tasted awful, unlike Mars bars.

I can't remember every tasting the Five Boys,

I think Five Boys was made by Frys.


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So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?

It probably tasted awful, unlike Mars bars.

I can't remember every tasting the Five Boys,

I think Five Boys was made by Frys.

Devil Croot got something right!

Yes, same 'form factor' as today's chocolate cream and chocolate month
cream bars.

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The message
from "Mary Fisher" contains these words:

Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Never heard of that. I just about remember Five Boys chocolate. What
a
great name, and the heads of 5 boys on the packet. They knew more
about
marketing then.

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply and
on ration.

Tom, Five Boys chocolate was around in the 1960s when I was wonderful child.

Named Damian?

Fix your sig separator...

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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:00:09 UTC, Roger
wrote:

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from "Bob Eager" contains these words:

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply
and
on ration.

Five Boys was around long after rationing stopped.

ISTR rationing ground to a halt about 1952 but I can't remember is
sweets came off ration earlier. Or remember 5 Boys chocolate.

I remember it (5 boys) clearly, and I was born in 1950!

"Five Boys Chocolate
The famous 'Fry's 5 Boys' advertisement was first used in 1885. The
photographs ('Desperation/Pacification/Expectation/Acclamation/
Realisation.... it's Fry") were taken by Messrs Poulton & Son. The model was
the photographer's son Lindsay and a rag soaked in ammonia was used to
achieve the 'desperation face'.

When Fry's milk chocolate was launched in 1902, the 5 Boys picture was
featured on the label and the chocolate became known as 'Five Boys
chocolate'. It retained its popularity until it was withdrawn in 1976."





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Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Never heard of that. I just about remember Five Boys chocolate. What
a
great name, and the heads of 5 boys on the packet. They knew more
about
marketing then.

So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?

Probably because the "5 boys" image was out of the 30's whereas Murray
Walker updated Mars bar image with the "work, rest and play" theme.

Mars is a US company, and probably was only introduced in WW2.




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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:00:09 UTC, Roger
wrote:

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from "Bob Eager" contains these words:

Not a lot of marketing required when everything is in short supply
and
on ration.

Five Boys was around long after rationing stopped.

ISTR rationing ground to a halt about 1952 but I can't remember is
sweets came off ration earlier. Or remember 5 Boys chocolate.

I remember it (5 boys) clearly, and I was born in 1950!

See the Five Boys (well one boy really)
http://www.sterlingtimes.org/sweets.htm


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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Owain"
saying something like:

"Paul Mc Cann" wrote
| Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Are you sure you haven't mis-remembered slightly. McCowans of Stenhousemuir
still make Highland Toffee

I definitely recall Cowans (and McCowans) toffees. They're probably
still out there in their teeth-rotting glory.
--

Dave

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snip

Mars is a US company, and probably was only introduced in WW2.




according to http://www.mars.com/About_us/The_Mars_story.asp

It all started with Frank Mars back in 1911 when he and his wife Ethel
started making and selling a variety of butter-cream candies from
the spotless kitchen of their home in Tacoma Washington. In 1920,
after visiting a local drugstore with his son Forrest, he thought what a
good
idea it would be if they could produce a version of chocolate, malted milk
that could be enjoyed anywhere. The result was the MILKY WAY bar
- known in Europe as the MARS bar. It was an immediate success.

and the British connection ;-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1878064.stm
includes ...
" Since the first Mars bar was handmade in Slough in 1932,

So, I'd guess MARS bars was introduced _prior_ to WW2,

--

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So why is Mars still sold and 5 boys not?

It probably tasted awful, unlike Mars bars.

I can't remember every tasting the Five Boys,

I think Five Boys was made by Frys.

Oh yes, you're right! I remember :-)

Mary

"Doctor Evil" wrote in message
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"Five Boys Chocolate
The famous 'Fry's 5 Boys' advertisement was first used in 1885. The
photographs ('Desperation/Pacification/Expectation/Acclamation/
Realisation.... it's Fry") were taken by Messrs Poulton & Son. The model
was
the photographer's son Lindsay and a rag soaked in ammonia was used to
achieve the 'desperation face'.

You're bringing back very clear memories now, thanks! But I didn't know
about the tear-inducing ammonia.

When Fry's milk chocolate was launched in 1902, the 5 Boys picture was
featured on the label and the chocolate became known as 'Five Boys
chocolate'. It retained its popularity until it was withdrawn in 1976."

I only enjoyed Fry's cream bar, because of the dark chocolate was well as
the filling. But either the formula for that changed or my palate did
because the last time I tasted it it was awful ...

Mary

"Brian Sharrock" wrote in
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" Since the first Mars bar was handmade in Slough in 1932,

Might have been 'handmade', but I seem to remember that it was made in old
soap bar moulds.

--
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www.annalaurie.co.uk

In article ,
says...
It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Owain"
saying something like:

"Paul Mc Cann" wrote
| Bar of Cowans toffee was 3d, chocolate version was 4d

Are you sure you haven't mis-remembered slightly. McCowans of Stenhousemuir
still make Highland Toffee

I definitely recall Cowans (and McCowans) toffees. They're probably
still out there in their teeth-rotting glory.

Definitely Cowans Highland Toffee ISTR. It had a long haired highland
steer on the cover
--
Paul Mc Cann

"Grimly Curmudgeon" wrote
| Are you sure you haven't mis-remembered slightly. McCowans of
| Stenhousemuir still make Highland Toffee
| I definitely recall Cowans (and McCowans) toffees. They're probably
| still out there in their teeth-rotting glory.

McCowans have diversified into a cornucopia of countlines including the very
Scottish Irn Bru Bars.

The other day, I saw a woman shaking a baby's bottle of Irn Bru to get the
fizz out before giving it to the baby.

Owain

Brian Sharrock wrote:

according to http://www.mars.com/About_us/The_Mars_story.asp

It all started with Frank Mars back in 1911 when he and his wife
Ethel
started making and selling a variety of butter-cream candies from
the spotless kitchen of their home in Tacoma Washington. In 1920,
after visiting a local drugstore with his son Forrest, he thought
what a
good
idea it would be if they could produce a version of chocolate, malted
milk
that could be enjoyed anywhere. The result was the MILKY WAY bar
- known in Europe as the MARS bar. It was an immediate success.

So what do the mericans call what we know as Milky way?


NT

In message .com,
writes
Brian Sharrock wrote:

according to http://www.mars.com/About_us/The_Mars_story.asp

It all started with Frank Mars back in 1911 when he and his wife
Ethel
started making and selling a variety of butter-cream candies from
the spotless kitchen of their home in Tacoma Washington. In 1920,
after visiting a local drugstore with his son Forrest, he thought
what a
good
idea it would be if they could produce a version of chocolate, malted
milk
that could be enjoyed anywhere. The result was the MILKY WAY bar
- known in Europe as the MARS bar. It was an immediate success.

So what do the mericans call what we know as Milky way?


"Freedom Way" ?

--
geoff

"Paul Mc Cann" wrote
| Definitely Cowans Highland Toffee ISTR. It had a long haired highland
| steer on the cover

Cowans does not produce any google results. McCowans does. (And I worked
there for a while.)

http://www.scottishsweets.co.uk/Prod...yName=McCowans
http://www.scottishsweets.co.uk/prod...?ProductID=204

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Owain

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"Paul Mc Cann" wrote
| Definitely Cowans Highland Toffee ISTR. It had a long haired highland
| steer on the cover

Cowans does not produce any google results. McCowans does. (And I worked
there for a while.)

http://www.scottishsweets.co.uk/Prod...yName=McCowans
http://www.scottishsweets.co.uk/prod...?ProductID=204

Disposable Anti-Shark Attack Surfboard
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Dispo...ck_20Surfboard

If sharks don't have lips why don't their faces fray?

Mary

Owain