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/1110/2002 Archived Entry: "Munchies"
I've just had a packet of Munchies. And very nice they were as well. However, as I was eating them, I had a thought. Just a single one, mind you... And that thought was this:
I remember when I was young (so much younger than today..) that Munchies (despite their name) had this sort of grown-up chicness about them, that was, at least partly - if not mostly - to do with their price. They were similar in a way to Ritter chocolate or those big bars of fruit and nut or rum'n'raisin chocolate that Cadbury's make. However, other chocolate bars seem to have got more expensive faster than Munchies has, thus making them only 5p or so more costly than a Mars bar or what have you. So, and here we finally get to my thought - the rest was just prelude to thinking - are they still as chic as once they were or are they now 'just another chocolate' and, what is the alternative in chocolate chic nowadays?
Y'see, that's what I like about blogs. If you have a silly whimsical thought like this, you can, immediately commit it to virtual paper and have your whimsy and silliness there for the rest of the world to see until your ISP goes arse-up or global thermonuclear war ensues...
Replies: 2 comments
Chocloate chic? I had exactly the same regard for Munchies when I was little and regarded them as a delicacy. Now they're just there - and really not that preferable to a good suck on a packat of Minstrels. More suck for the buck.
As for choccy chic? I think it has to be the various VERY dark chocolates that you can only get in supermarkets. Lindt, is that it? Most people will stick to the 70% cocoa stuff, which is edible - but there is always SOMEONE who will swear blind that the 85% cocoa version is the only true chocolate experience, despite it tasting like congealed coffee grounds. Great for cooking, but never going to replace a Galaxy. Oh, and the Nestle Double Chocolate Cream thingy that they have just brought out is a sub-par Galaxy as well. It appears to have a much lower melting point, meaning you have to eat it all or you just have a rather suspect stain to explain to whoever does your laundry!
Oh well, on with the bollocks
Neil
Posted by Neil @ 10/17/2002 09:42 AM GMT
Your ISP is not going to go arse-up. Not for long anyway. Not when I'm running your hosting service. Unless I'm on holiday. :-)
Posted by Roger Cornwell @ 10/11/2002 06:54 PM GMT