[Gratuitous reminiscence]What discontinued food do you want back?

Gilly · 7 Feb 2008 at 00:28

Dark_Injection said:
That is SO wrong

I don't do wrong

Dark_Injection said:
they had different colours

I'm colourblind

Dark_Injection said:
Opal fruits had Lemon

So did Starburst.

Kol · 7 Feb 2008 at 00:31

Meh, I never understood the cult following of mountain dew. There is a small shop in the Victoria Centre (Nottingham) that sells all imported US foods. All the foods they stopped selling over here and the US still produce so I tried some random things today. Jeeeez, mountain dew is rubbish. I don't see the appeal. Sure I can drink and mildly enjoy it, but I think people only like it because it's harder to come by...

Also, to clear up the choc dip debate, yes they do still produce white choc dips. The shop 10 seconds away sells them, chocolate/white chocolate/toffee. The latter two are rank in comparison.

Gilly · 7 Feb 2008 at 00:32

Kol said:
Meh, I never understood the cult following of mountain dew. There is a small shop in the Victoria Centre, Nottingham, that sells all imported US foods. All the foods they stopped selling they still produce so I tried some random things today. Jeeeez, mountain dew is rubbish. I don't see the appeal. Sure I can drink and mildly enjoy it, but I think people only like it because it's harder to come by...

Isn't it because it is more laden with caffeine than caffeine itself?

joey1211 · 7 Feb 2008 at 00:40

Rowntrees Fruit Gums and Pastilles before Nestle took over.

Is anyone else getting that sickly sugar overdose headache from just reading this thread?

Kol · 7 Feb 2008 at 00:42

Gilly said:
Isn't it because it is more laden with caffeine than caffeine itself?

Interesting point. Probably. I did drink my can over the period of half an hour or so, though and I'm not the biggest fan of caffeine anyway. Cheers!

Nash · 7 Feb 2008 at 02:57

Gilly said:
Possibly mixing two ads up, it was definitely an ape of some sort, an orang-utang makes sense given that they're ginner. Tummy-tuck, buttock-suck all-over pluck was definitely a line in an ad though and although Google knows it its just a passing comment on some site, its not about the ad

What's an "orang-outang"? :confused:

Gilly · 7 Feb 2008 at 03:01

Nash said:
What's an "orang-utang"?

Its a 'person of the forest'. Also spelt orangutan or orang utan

PureAppleJuice · 7 Feb 2008 at 03:02

I miss those Rowntree bursting bug things and fruit bursts. Sort of like wine gums but loaded with goo, they were surprisingly amazing.

Mr Joshua · 7 Feb 2008 at 03:32

KP used to do some nice Gammon flavour chrisps, they were great in a sandwich but they stopped making them about 15 years ago.

Also I'm sure Cadburys used to make chocolate coated nuts in a yellow packet the ice cream van that used to go around the streets sold them but again they stopped them probably about 17-18 years ago.

joey1211 · 8 Feb 2008 at 00:01

Slush Puppy. Probably still available, but i've not seen it lately. Sucking the flavouring/colouring out in 30 seconds and chucking the rest.

DaveOwl · 8 Feb 2008 at 00:19

Not really read this thread but the first one that springs to mind is Potato Wheelz (round salt and vinegar crisp snack) think the only place I remember seeing them is Netto (no I don't shop there regularly

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Jimbeam3678 · 8 Feb 2008 at 00:35

Gilly said:
I think the tag line was 'drink in the sun' or something along those lines.

was ki ora and guessing the other one your thinking of is um bumgo "drinking it in the jungle......" :confused:

Just a stab in the dark if i'm wrong i'll wonder back into my corner

stevenazari1 · 8 Feb 2008 at 00:38

anyone seen the lion bars at all lately? not by me.

"wild thing... (bew bew bew bew)... you make my heart sing...(bew bew bew bew)... you make eeeeverything, oooo babeh...... wild thing (bew bew bew bew bew bew..... bew bew bew bew....) wild thing I, think I love you... (RoAr!)

with the lion prancing about

Jimbeam3678 · 8 Feb 2008 at 00:42

stevenazari1 said:
anyone seen the lion bars at all lately? not by me.

"wild thing... (bew bew bew bew)... you make my heart sing...(bew bew bew bew)... you make eeeeverything, oooo babeh...... wild thing (bew bew bew bew bew bew..... bew bew bew bew....) wild thing I, think I love you... (RoAr!)

with the lion prancing about

In most costcutter shops i've had pleasure/displeasure of working in

Scuzi · 8 Feb 2008 at 00:54

stevenazari1 said:
anyone seen the lion bars at all lately? not by me.

"wild thing... (bew bew bew bew)... you make my heart sing...(bew bew bew bew)... you make eeeeverything, oooo babeh...... wild thing (bew bew bew bew bew bew..... bew bew bew bew....) wild thing I, think I love you... (RoAr!)

with the lion prancing about

The noise inbetween the lyrics is nothing like a bew.

Gilly · 8 Feb 2008 at 01:22

Its more like a duh, maybe a dun

divaboy said:
was ki ora and guessing the other one your thinking of is um bumgo "drinking it in the jungle......"

Just a stab in the dark if i'm wrong i'll wonder back into my corner

You mean Kia Ora and Um Bongo (not um bumgo, though that is slightly amusing), they drink it in the Congo.

No, read my posts again. This was a Sunkist advert, Drink it in the Sun.

2Thumbs · 8 Feb 2008 at 01:35

Opal Fruits.

Gilly · 8 Feb 2008 at 01:40

2Thumbs said:
Opal Fruits.

http://www.starburst.com/

cheets64 · 8 Feb 2008 at 01:52

These

Only place that seems to sell them is Spain with British tourist, not seen this round Wigan since the 90s use to get ribbed because my name cheetham so for primary school kids was a laugh.

lmao Um Bongo, they drink it in the congo, I still remember that advert well.

Also a classic advert Softmints.

MR SOOOOFFFFTTTT

This scared the **** out of me, 1987 freaky advert.

Biohazard · 8 Feb 2008 at 01:55

Marathon bars, as big as they were as a child. same with lion bars.