Youri McAnespie 809 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Cough candy - utter fucking dreadful, the loose slab stuff. Surely not meant for kids? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
little whitt 495 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Escobarp said: Did you finger a bird on the back of a little gem this is all I want to know?? i think you know the answer 🖕 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mounts Kipper 2,553 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Aldi do a great range of sweets. I get the jelly babies. 45p I think. For old skool sweets I like chocolate cinder toffee. Edited March 3 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Traf 2,689 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 7 hours ago, DazBob said: Little Whitt, who is a midget, once fingered a bird on the back seat of a Little Gem. And that's how Lyons came up with the name. All very simple really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Traf 2,689 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 3 hours ago, Youri McAnespie said: Yes. I saw a bonny looking female tramp t'other week. She was a pretty vagrant. Nice Sex Pistols reference? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boltondiver 1,401 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Not all modern stuff is inferior. Used to enjoy a quarter of Merrie Maid caramels. Reisen is as nice, if not nicer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DazBob 1,116 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said: I get the jelly babies. 45p I think. For old skool sweets I like chocolate cinder toffee. AKA a Crunchie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mounts Kipper 2,553 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 14 minutes ago, DazBob said: AKA a Crunchie. Similar but there’s a subtle difference the cinder toffee is chewier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolton_blondie 150 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 9 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: Similar but there’s a subtle difference the cinder toffee is chewier. And rips your teeth out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Burndens Bogs 543 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Coltsfoot rock,Black Jacks, Penny Hobo's,Flying Saucers,Liquorice Allsorts,Love Hearts,Refreshers,Parma Violets,Swizzles,Fruit Gums,Fruit Pastilles,Bon Bons, Drumsticks,Opal Fruits,Pear Drops,Rhubarb & Custards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Burndens Bogs 543 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Oh and Gobstoppers, how could i forget them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MancWanderer 553 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 A constant in the drivers door pocket are Sports Mixtures (or Aldi’s decent version), sherbet lemons and pear drops Managed to get some ‘Army and Navy Tablets’ a few years ago from a retro sweet shop somewhere on my travels. Oh my!!!!!! Mrs Manc goes mental if we have a day out in places like Llandudno, Howarth, Keswick, etc. I load up the car with retro sweets and local cheese Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SatanGreavsie 612 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Old School? Really Old School, never to reappear? Well there's only one answer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Burndens Bogs 543 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 There used to be some sweets called Tics, they came in a tin, tiny black liquorice things - fuckin horrible they were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DazBob 1,116 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 14 minutes ago, SatanGreavsie said: Old School? Really Old School, never to reappear? Well there's only one answer He had some nerve pedalling those sweets, given his hatred of Nick O'Teen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolton_blondie 150 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 39 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said: Coltsfoot rock,Black Jacks, Penny Hobo's,Flying Saucers,Liquorice Allsorts,Love Hearts,Refreshers,Parma Violets,Swizzles,Fruit Gums,Fruit Pastilles,Bon Bons, Drumsticks,Opal Fruits,Pear Drops,Rhubarb & Custards. Parma violets are rank. Like sucking on airfreshener Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Burndens Bogs 543 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I’m showing my age here, but anyone remember those things that looked like a twig? Tasted okish when you first started chewing ,it was liquorice flavoured and after about an hour of chewing it became soggy and tasteless. Fuckin rank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolton_blondie 150 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Just now, Burndens Bogs said: I’m showing my age here, but anyone remember those things that looked like a twig? Tasted okish when you first started chewing ,it was liquorice flavoured and after about an hour of chewing it became soggy and tasteless. Fuckin rank. Yeah they sold them in the chemist? I stole a whistle lolly from the chemist once. Was only about 4. My mum marched me back to pay 😂😂😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SatanGreavsie 612 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said: I’m showing my age here, but anyone remember those things that looked like a twig? Tasted okish when you first started chewing ,it was liquorice flavoured and after about an hour of chewing it became soggy and tasteless. Fuckin rank. Liquorish root Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rudy 1,329 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 7 minutes ago, SatanGreavsie said: Liquorish root Lad I went to school with used to sneak into swan lane mill and rob bags of it 20p for a handful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embankment 156 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 53 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said: There used to be some sweets called Tics, they came in a tin, tiny black liquorice things - fuckin horrible they were. Bought a tin from the chemist last week. They now have a plastic internal cover with a tic tac style flap in one corner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embankment 156 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Memories of the middle kiosk on Moor Lane back in the early 70's. Used to get the 61 into town from County Grammar. Whilst waiting for 15 up to the posh side of town. Always bought a 1/4 of midget gems or winegums. Loved em . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embankment 156 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Burndens Bogs said: There used to be some sweets called Tics, they came in a tin, tiny black liquorice things - fuckin horrible they were. Imps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embankment 156 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 What were the round pink bubblys called ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ErnestTurnip 178 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, boltondiver said: Reisen is as nice, if not nicer. Fantastic they are, our corner shop has em in but not really seen them sold in other small outlets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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