Nancy Young wrote:
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> You do know the deep fried Snickers came from fish n chip shops
> in Scotland, right?


Years ago I found an really interesting movie by Scottish director William
Forsythe called "Comfort and Joy" about a Glasgow radio morning show host
whose kleptomaniac girlfriend leaves him on Christmas Eve. We becomes
infatuated with a young lady he sees in an ice cream vending truck and
becomes indirectly involved in an ice cream vending mafia conflict. He
brokers a resolution to their problems by mastering the process of deep
frying ice cream. It is a terrific movie, even if I did give away the
ending. It is well worth renting if you come across it in a video store.

Forsythe did another priceless film "Local Hero" about a man who is sent by
his Texas based oil company to buy up a Scottish seaside town to be
developed into an oil refinery and shipping facility. He is selected
because his name is MacIntosh, though it turned out that his parents were
Lithuanian immigrants who had anglicized their names. The movie is full of
interesting characters and repeated themes. There is a great sound track of
music from Dire Straits.