Just thinking aloud

Mick

Walkers Worcester Sauce crisps have never tasted the same since they reissued them a while back.  And this Mars bar, have they got smaller while the price has gone up.

You? 

monquixote

Yep 

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1676971/Mars-bar-shrinks-but-price-stays-the-same.html

RocknRollDave

Aren't policemen looking younger these days?

Mick

Aha, that explains it then.

"When challenged, Mars UK initially claimed the switch to smaller sizes was designed to help tackle the nation's obesity crisis. 

Strangely, this altruistic move was never advertised"

Dammit, I should have known they were only thinking of our health. Thanks Mars UK. 

 

chillidoggy

And I reckon Wagon Wheels have gone from 225/50 x 16 to a more miserly 205/50 x 15.

jd0272

I miss Spangles.

monquixote

They were kind of like cough sweets, but nice.

Myranda

Wagon wheels are scooter wheels now? 

0_o 

One thing I know has changed for the worse - Smarties!

E-numbered originals were yummy-tastic and now they're just bland and boring

viz

I had a friend who had a project as a process engineer for walls, and his job was to reduce the amount of chocolate in the bottom of cornettos.

strumjoughlamps

Its not the choc bar getting smaller its you getting bigger

Myranda

viz said:

I had a friend who had a project as a process engineer for walls, and his job was to reduce the amount of chocolate in the bottom of cornettos.

He must be rubbish at his job - there's loads of chocolate in cornettos still - yum...

monquixote

viz said:

I had a friend who had a project as a process engineer for walls, and his job was to reduce the amount of chocolate in the bottom of cornettos.

I imagine that's not the greatest from a job satisfaction perspective. 

"What do you do for a living?"

"I steal happiness from children"

Myranda

What if you could harvest that happiness for your own use? Children are often full of happiness they'd be a great source of joy joy feelings

VimFuego

monquixote said:

viz said:

I had a friend who had a project as a process engineer for walls, and his job was to reduce the amount of chocolate in the bottom of cornettos.

I imagine that's not the greatest from a job satisfaction perspective. 

"What do you do for a living?"

"I steal happiness from children"

sorry, your statement makes no sense. He steals joy from children. He gets to see their little faces drop and tears fall from their eyes. I can't imagine a better job.

viz

Myranda said:

What if you could harvest that happiness for your own use? Children are often full of happiness they'd be a great source of joy joy feelings

Been done in Monsters Inc.

Myranda

They only harvested the external happiness... by making them happy - Viz's friend stole happiness... seems it could be more effective

viz

That's true - better yield.

Myranda

And the best bit - give a kid a pretty balloon and suddenly they're filled up with happiness again! Like perpetual motion

viz

You've not had children have you.

equalsql

Club Biscuit... what the happened to them? When they first came out the chocolate on them was thicker than an Irish docker's accent.. but the last time I tried one you could have scraped it off with a feather.  I too miss Spangles .. if you sucked them for long enough the middle would dissolved and leave a sharp little hole that you could pop your tongue into... oh hell yes, us kids of the 60s knew how to enjoy ourselves back then  8->

viz

The corners are still ok.