At primary school break time we could troop down to the office and buy; Quarterbacks, Meanies, Skydivers or all manner of strange flavoured Benson potato crisps - I reckon' they got these weird flavours cheaper from the cash and carry...

I noticed Quarterbacks are erm back in the corner shop last night and bought a bag - a very poor imitation of the 80s ones.

When they brought back Ringos it was a travesty - no relation whatsoever to the flat powdery originals - just dogmuck ten a penny maize onion rings.

Not seen Smiths Salt 'n' Shake for ages...

In normal circumstances I never eat crisps - but doing so much sitting on my arse of late I think it's only right to be troughing on  empty calories as well...

Warby's did excellent crisps at one time - only available from Hampsons, or did I imagine that?

4 minutes ago, blackleywhite said:

I'm fairly sure they all write on the front of them which flavour they are as well....

Yeah but you have to put your readers on for that. 

Back in the day it was only golden wonder or smiths, you knew were you were.

Then i can remember KP , don't get me wrong, nice crisps but iirc they put cheese n onion in YELLOW packets????.

Hadn't even heard of walkers in them days.

1 minute ago, Whitestar said:

Back in the day it was only golden wonder or smiths, you knew were you were.

Then i can remember KP , don't get me wrong, nice crisps but iirc they put cheese n onion in YELLOW packets????.

Hadn't even heard of walkers in them days.

TBF law cheese and onion are yellow packs because YKnow err cheese is yellow. Madness I know 

1 hour ago, Rudy said:

TBF law cheese and onion are yellow packs because YKnow err cheese is yellow. Madness I know 

The Seabrook's livery on their 'Cheesy' flavour packets is yellow.

Makes sense really as you say most cheese is various shades of yellow normally.

Fuck Covid, Brexit, Trump/Biden let's get the issues that matter resolved.

Yellow packs for cheese crisps.

Oh aye, they sell 'craft' crisps at my corner shop 89p for a small bag.

Their cheese ones are in an entirely yellow packet. Maybe the green, or worse, blue packets for cheese crisps madness and turmoil is finally coming to a close.

5p Thingamummies had a yellow pack for cheese, with an elephant iirc.

Quavers too.

See Chicken crisps, they were yellow packet.

My least favourite of the traditional flavours.

Smith’s square shaped crisps show what a good crisp should be.

 

Was that the advertising strap line in the 70s?

Edited January 10, 20215 yr by MickyD
Extra word added

@MickyD

'We want to be Smii-iiths Crisps...'

Sommat about 'waiting until the farmer goes for tea...'

Sung by a field of anthropomorphic spuds.

Bastard advertising twats.

'D'ya think lad's alright?'

'Fried Onion Rings...'

'Re-record not fade away'

etc.

Burned into the brain.

Wankers.

 

Edited January 10, 20215 yr by Youri McAnespie

57 minutes ago, Whitestar said:

See Chicken crisps, they were yellow packet.

My least favourite of the traditional flavours.

Light brown surely - roast chicken colour..?

They're good for (unbuttered) crisp butties.

A crisp butty needs a bit of salad cream or some dairylea.

1 minute ago, Whitestar said:

A crisp butty needs a bit of salad cream or some dairylea.

Wrong. Can't remember the last time i had a crisp butty but it has to be thick white bread, lurpack butter and cheese and onion walkers. That is it. 

1 hour ago, Youri McAnespie said:

 

'Re-record not fade away'

etc.

Burned into the brain.

Wankers.

 

Fucking hell, that got me thinking

 

44 minutes ago, Whitestar said:

A crisp butty needs a bit of salad cream or some dairylea.

 

41 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

Wrong. Can't remember the last time i had a crisp butty but it has to be thick white bread, lurpack butter and cheese and onion walkers. That is it. 

A bit of Mayo (Helman’s) is a delicious bonus on any crisp butty.

And regarding the Marmite crisps mentioned further up the thread which I bought yesterday, I’ve just opened a pack and, if I’m honest, if it said Bovril flavour I wouldn’t notice any difference.

@SatanGreavsie

That skeleton, specifically his dance, used to 'jive' (annoy) me as a kid, unaware he was supposed to be mimicking Mick Jagger...

Second only, animated advert characters-wise, to the potato/punk* on the Bitza Pizza advert (Dave Clark 5) - what a c*nt (the potato).

Edit: * This c*nt 😡...

51 minutes ago, Whitestar said:

A crisp butty needs a bit of salad cream or some dairylea.

The picky veggie ex I mentioned in another thread, one 'meal' in her childlike repertoire was salt and vinegar crisps, or cheese and onion, on a couple of fluffy barms (or slices of Warby's toastie) with Dairylea cheese slices...only Dairylea ones mind.

TBH I sampled the salt and vinegar variation of this repast for the under-10's and it was quite tasty. Didn't tell her that, though.

Edited January 10, 20215 yr by Youri McAnespie

1 minute ago, Youri McAnespie said:

@SatanGreavsie

The picky veggie ex I mentioned in another thread, one 'meal' in her childlike repertoire was salt and vinegar crisps, or cheese and onion, 

Not sure if it’s still the case but Walkers C&O crisp packets were once marked Not Suitable for Vegetarians whereas the chicken flavour crisps were labelled Suitable for Vegetarians. 

Filmed at Ainsdale sand dunes apparently

 

 

 

19 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Not sure if it’s still the case but Walkers C&O crisp packets were once marked Not Suitable for Vegetarians whereas the chicken flavour crisps were labelled Suitable for Vegetarians. 

Their beef ones (were) halal, the cheese and onion haram.

Edited January 10, 20215 yr by Youri McAnespie

Walkers Max doing KFC flavour and Zinger flavour.

 

sorry if it’s been mentioned. 

On 10/01/2021 at 15:40, SatanGreavsie said:

 

Bloody hell, remember that.

2 hours ago, superjohnmcginlay said:

Walkers Max doing KFC flavour and Zinger flavour.

 

sorry if it’s been mentioned. 

Ooo!

Will have to try those. Normally my crisp choice is very boring. I hate S&V, C&O and prawn should be incinerated. However, bacon fries are immense and I like beef monster munch/space invaders. Bacon wheat crunches are good too as are frazzles.

I like bacon 😊

Pretty sure burnden crisps were bensons then XL

50 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

C&O and prawn should be incinerated 

Wash your mouth out.

King Prawn Sizzler flavoured McCoys are one of the greatest ever crisps. Factafuckingmundo. 

1 minute ago, DazBob said:

Wash your mouth out.

King Prawn Sizzler flavoured McCoys are one of the greatest ever crisps. Factafuckingmundo. 

Prawn crisps are the work of the devil.

Smiths Salt and Vinegar were the business.

Walkers killed them.