March 25, 201214 yr 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.
March 25, 201214 yr 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!
March 25, 201214 yr It is because the flake is infact 99mm long. And that kids, is a fact. Well why is the above not called a 297 ??
March 25, 201214 yr according to Wiki . . . (I know, I know) it was invented at a shop based at 99 Portabelo High street
March 25, 201214 yr according to Wiki . . . (I know, I know) it was invented at a shop based at 99 Portabelo High street in which city Michael?
March 25, 201214 yr 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 March 25, 201214 yr by no balls
March 25, 201214 yr Wiki gives quite a few possibilities. I quoted the most plausible. It seems Cadbury don't know so why would anyone else?
March 25, 201214 yr They were invented before decimilisation and therefore anyone who put 99p is a spunkbubble Edited March 25, 201214 yr by Gonk
March 26, 201214 yr 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.
March 26, 201214 yr 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?
March 26, 201214 yr 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
March 26, 201214 yr 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 March 26, 201214 yr by bolty58
March 28, 201214 yr Bullshit with authority and they'll take it! FFS, I can't believe no fcuker pulled me up on this one
March 28, 201214 yr I thought it was because there were 99 types of bacteria in every scoop of mr whippy.
March 28, 201214 yr 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.
March 28, 201214 yr Heard that the 99 refers to the order code for the cone, if you bob a flake in it, it's a '99 Flake'
March 28, 201214 yr i know they used to come in boxes of 99.. could be that one Did they? I thought they came in boxes of 144
March 28, 201214 yr 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.
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.