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*also suitable for adults


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 1:50 pm
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Opened thread ready to start an argument but that's pretty hard to argue with


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:02 pm
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Drum Sticks, I bloody love Drum Sticks!


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:04 pm
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Opened thread ready to start an argument but that’s pretty hard to argue with

Yup, although they are quite a chew so endurance can be an issue


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:06 pm
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What you need is the full on “teach your kids about taking cocaine” sweets...


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:06 pm
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Correct, which is why my favourite cycling jersey is:

I used to live just down the canal* from the Swizzels factory**

* a thing that you get in the North

** a thing that you used to get a lot of in the North, dam u Fatcha


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:08 pm
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Wrong. Everyone knows that Blackjacks and Fruit Salads are where it's at. 🙂


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:10 pm
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Chewits. Thread closed


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:14 pm
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IHN - awesome- want


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:15 pm
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According to my kids its this vile invention....

Image result for lickety lips


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:17 pm
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Strong contenders.

Refreshers or drumsticks... Its hard to choose between the two.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:18 pm
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For those after the jersey:

https://www.scimitarshop.co.uk/products/refreshers-blue-cycling-jersey


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:20 pm
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Chewits. Thread closed

False.

Image result for wham bar


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:22 pm
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And Drumsticks fans needen't be left out

https://www.scimitarshop.co.uk/collections/mens-cycling-jerseys/products/drumstick-cycling-jersey


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:22 pm
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Yeah, Blackjacks win.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:23 pm
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Hmmm dunno. Used to see Swizzels from the back windows of my house. You could smell what was being made when you were near too.

So as that was all a bit much, i'm going for:


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:30 pm
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I still regret the passing of the Aztec bar


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:32 pm
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Little Chef lollies, every day of the week.

Do they still exist? Wham bars (proper bloody sized ones!) if I can't get a little chef lolly.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:39 pm
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It's from this century, so it's going to be controversial, but these are fantastic:

Image result for the natural confectionery company


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:41 pm
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Little Chef lollies, every day of the week.

This, my friend, is a very good shout.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:48 pm
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Dobsons Fizz Bombs were very popular on Tyneside.  Not available nowadays, sadly.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:53 pm
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You’re all wrong - flying saucers every single day


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:54 pm
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Good old filling removers (and creators) some of these.

Anyway, cinnamon gobstoppers. Still find the smell of cinnamon is an instant memory flashback for me.

And showing my age, half penny chews.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:54 pm
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Shrimps!

Image result for prawn sweets


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:58 pm
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The best, why they are the ones you've stolen from your own children.

Yes, I'm  monster.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 2:59 pm
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When i was a kid i used to love foam mushrooms, as an adult i prefer a Mexicana cubensis mushroom.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 3:16 pm
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Haribo Goldbears or Smurfs.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 3:16 pm
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Hard to pass up on these.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 3:25 pm
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I'm ordering some chewits and wham bars (which I had completely forgotten about) and I will share my findings.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 3:31 pm
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Those white mice (not sure they are white chocolate) are vile. Them and the white buttons with sprinkles on them were about the only sweets I didn't like as a child.

If I had to pick one I'd choose gold bears


 
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I must of been an odd kid, these were my favourites when I was young.


 
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Those white mice (not sure they are white chocolate) are vile. Them and the white buttons with sprinkles on them were about the only sweets I didn’t like as a child.

The only sweets I actually disliked as a child were anything with coconut in (still don't like Bountys) and turkish delight. Not hugely fond of Ferrero Rocher either.

Oh, I forgot another candidate for best sweet: cola bottles, but only the ones that are quite thin and floppy, but very nearly see-through, which you don't seem to get these days now that Haribo have taken over the world. And a plus one for Wham bars, when they were A4 sized (as it seemed to me back then)


 
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Posted : 10/07/2018 3:41 pm
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Belts or laces is the only question!


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 3:43 pm
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I love sweets!! From the archives of childhood I used to love Parma Violets, Foam Bananas and Curly Wurlys.

These days it's gotta be Maoam Pinballs FTW.

RM.


 
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Posted : 10/07/2018 5:35 pm
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I just knew some sick **** would say parma violets and then two of the psychopaths turn up at once!

Beer bottles were my kryptonite.


 
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I was always partial to a curly wurly or sherbert fountain but i seem to recall eating a lot of Catch chocolate bars.

edit: pineapple chunks were pretty good too


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 5:45 pm
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Amateurs.


 
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Not sure what the British version of these were, but remember these.

Though the chocolate tasted shit.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 5:57 pm
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Today I had a vimto flavoured chewit, it was rather delicious.


 
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Not sure what the British version of these were, but remember these.

They're ace - they even have proper branding. I'm picturing a 9 year old asking for "20 chocolate B&H"...


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 6:09 pm
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Chewing Nuts


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 6:11 pm
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A bit left field but I always loved Bombay Mix. On s more normal note Highland Toffee bar.


 
Posted : 10/07/2018 6:22 pm
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Captain.

You'd love our local curry house.

Always get Refreshed after a meal.

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