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99's

Why are 99's called 99? Heard it had something to do with either rationing during war. Or somthing to do with 100 &1000 sprinkled on the top.

 

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They used to cost 99p?

They used to cost 99p?

 

Fucking hell, Gonzo, you are young aren't you? In mine and Undies yoof that was a week's wage! :D

It is because the flake is infact 99mm long.

 

And that kids, is a fact.

It is because the flake is infact 99mm long.

 

And that kids, is a fact.

 

Well why is the above not called a 297 ??

according to Wiki . . . (I know, I know) it was invented at a shop based at 99 Portabelo High street

99p

according to Wiki . . . (I know, I know) it was invented at a shop based at 99 Portabelo High street

 

in which city Michael?

99p

 

Have you put Gonzo on ignore?

 

Anyhow, Baz isn't right either, apparently.

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5223328.stm

 

 

Wiki indeed, Michael!! It's still a bit of a mystery after reading that.

Edited by no balls

in which city Michael?

 

Edinburgh

Wiki gives quite a few possibilities. I quoted the most plausible.

 

It seems Cadbury don't know so why would anyone else?

They were invented before decimilisation and therefore anyone who put 99p is a spunkbubble

Edited by Gonk

or 99mm for that matter.

Because it takes 99 seconds to demolish one?

Havn't got a clue, always assumed it was because of the 99 pence but have never really thought how long they have been in existence.

To be fair i just ate them.

It is because the flake is infact 99mm long.

 

And that kids, is a fact.

Anybody else just look at a ruler and thought, he's probably reet too?

Cant remember the full story but im sure its something to do with roman numerals-

 

google - "Another theory goes that the initials of ice cream are IC, which is one way to write 99 in Roman numerals. But the convention is to write it XCIX - but it's possible this was ignored or not known."

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5223328.stm

Anybody else just look at a ruler and thought, he's probably reet too?

 

Fucking hell R - they were 99's when I was a lad when millimetres hadn't even been fucking invented!

 

The fact is to do with percentages and, with the flake resembling t'number '1', the rest of the cone was christened a '99 per cent' which soon got truncated to just '99'.

 

Google it.

Edited by bolty58

Bullshit with authority and they'll take it! FFS, I can't believe no fcuker pulled me up on this one :D

I thought it was because there were 99 types of bacteria in every scoop of mr whippy.

Heard this on t'wireless this morning, they reckoned it was the 99mm thing

Heard this on t'wireless this morning, they reckoned it was the 99mm thing

 

Dave, my percentage thing was utter bullshit but this millimetres thing runs a close second. I had my first 99 when the Flakes were four inches long so why wouldn't we have christened them four inchers (other than making Big E self conscious again)?

 

They were 99's in the Imperial system era.

Heard that the 99 refers to the order code for the cone, if you bob a flake in it, it's a '99 Flake'

Just had one now in the sunshine. Got monkey's blood down me shirt.

i know they used to come in boxes of 99..

 

could be that one

i know they used to come in boxes of 99..

 

could be that one

 

Did they?

 

I thought they came in boxes of 144

Another theory here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/aug/24/99-flake-ice-cream

 

Cadbury's press bumph repeats the fallacious but appealing story that a former king of Italy had a private army of 99 elite soldiers, and that the Italian immigrants who pioneered the 20th century British ice-cream trade used "99" as a corresponding symbol for quality and prestige.

 

 

The Edinburgh one seems to be favourite though.

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