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@Catogrande said in Old people talk about the olden days:
Have you lot even considered that all these favoured childhood confections were always just a bit shit and it’s you that has changed?
I came to this conclusion when I tried Wagon Wheels for the first time in years and was appalled. My kids loved them though.
No mate - k bars and buzz bars still up there. Can still remember biting down on a k bar and it pulled one of my loose teeth out.
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@taniwharugby said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@Catogrande nah, some stuff they do change the recipe, sometimes cost cutting, others, who knows why.
But what they do more is reduce the size and charge you the same price, so stealth inflation.
We have this chocolate muffin recipe that we cook at Easter as it involves putting a Cadbury caramello egg in the centre to give it a nice warm gooey centre when cooked. The recipe makes 12 muffins and the small caramello eggs came in a packet of 12 so only needed to buy one packet right. Except not this year - get the packet opened and 10 eggs! Everyone knows (except Cadbury obviously) that eggs come in dozens, real or chocolate you piston wristed gibbons!
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@voodoo said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@majorrage said in Old people talk about the olden days:
Nothing beats a fish burger from an old school NZ Fish & chip shop.
Massive bun, fillet of fish, tartare, coleslaw, lettuce, tomato, pickle.
Reckon it must have come in at night on 2,000 calories.
(spot the guy on a diet)
In Palmy, Golden Takeaways skipped the tomato, lettuce and pickle, but whacked 3 full pieces of fish in - all for $3.80. So big you didn't need chips so you had coins leftover to play Shinobi while you waited
Funnily enough, a guy at the pub last night was talking about this very burger.
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@Smudge said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@voodoo said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@majorrage said in Old people talk about the olden days:
Nothing beats a fish burger from an old school NZ Fish & chip shop.
Massive bun, fillet of fish, tartare, coleslaw, lettuce, tomato, pickle.
Reckon it must have come in at night on 2,000 calories.
(spot the guy on a diet)
In Palmy, Golden Takeaways skipped the tomato, lettuce and pickle, but whacked 3 full pieces of fish in - all for $3.80. So big you didn't need chips so you had coins leftover to play Shinobi while you waited
Funnily enough, a guy at the pub last night was talking about this very burger.
One of my favourite food moments was going to a fish and chip shop somewhere nr Takapuna a decade or so ago and having a glass of Sauvignon Blanc while they cooked my takeaway.
Heaven
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For some reason I’ve been hammering wine gums since I’ve been in NZ. Also been getting three years of rush munros eating in too.
Also, the expected expensiveness, petrol aside, hasn’t played out at all. Brunch, lunch and dinner have all been similar to Oz prices.
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@Nepia but dont all you Aussies earn a squillion dollars more than us poor kiwis?
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@taniwharugby @nepia Ooh wait, I just need to get my popcorn...
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@taniwharugby Also shouldn't Flaxmere be a sh*tload cheaper than Sydney?
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@taniwharugby said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@Nepia but dont all you Aussies earn a squillion dollars more than us poor kiwis?
Unlike others like maybe @mariner4life and @voodoo I'm not eligible to vote in the Oz elections so no Aussie.
@Toddy said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@taniwharugby Also shouldn't Flaxmere be a sh*tload cheaper than Sydney?
Bro, I'm not risking going to Flaxmere now with all my Aussie wealth.
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@Nepia said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@taniwharugby said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@Nepia but dont all you Aussies earn a squillion dollars more than us poor kiwis?
Unlike others like maybe @mariner4life and @voodoo I'm not eligible to vote in the Oz elections so no Aussie.
@Toddy said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@taniwharugby Also shouldn't Flaxmere be a sh*tload cheaper than Sydney?
Bro, I'm not risking going to Flaxmere now with all my Aussie wealth.
Yep, I'm a voter here and also eligible at home, but I don't typically vote there because I don't feel educated / affected enough.
I do however reserve the right to whine about NZ election outcomes and the resulting 3yrs of governance
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Old people talk about the olden days:
Speaking of Easter eggs, I really miss the chocolate coated marshmallow ones. The ones with the pink marshmallow and yellow "yolk" were the real deal.
Follow up: Mrs Meldrew has suggested I buy these, make my own marshmallow eggs and chocolate coat them. Worth a try.
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@Smudge said in Old people talk about the olden days:
I just walked past Count Homogenised at Pak N Save Petone!
fuck off you did. how would you even know what he looks like now?
Edit: Wait, after a google i take it back. I played cricket with that guy!
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I'm sure back in our day it was a right of passage to have a near death experience choking on a K-bar.
I recall going on fishing trip with the old man and insisting on taking K bars with us, the poor fulla had a choking fit that started out as hilarious and descended into a genuine fear that I might need to take the oars and pilot the boat back to shore to get medical assistance.
Thankfully he recovered and no emergency maneuvers were required by my 10 year old self.
Ahh the fond childhood memories.
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