Since candy has been a subject lately, thought I'd ask. Saw a candy bar
the other day called a Marathon- think it was a type of Snicker's.
Anyone remember the Marathon bars they had in the 70's? It was like a
caramel "braid". I saw one in a Long's Drugs a few years ago in the
British section, but it was made by Cadbury, I think, and it was called
a Curly Wurly. What about 7-Up bars? 7 sections, all different flavors.
Ok, one more thing- is it just me or does Donald Rumsfeld remind you of
Simon Bar Sinister? He was on the news last night, and he is really
creepy!

One time on Usenet, "merryb" > said:

> Since candy has been a subject lately, thought I'd ask. Saw a candy bar
> the other day called a Marathon- think it was a type of Snicker's.
> Anyone remember the Marathon bars they had in the 70's? It was like a
> caramel "braid". I saw one in a Long's Drugs a few years ago in the
> British section, but it was made by Cadbury, I think, and it was called
> a Curly Wurly.

Oh yes, I remember those -- AAMOF, I was just jonesing for one of
those the other day. One of the few defunct candy bars that I really
miss. I even remember the wrapper being red. :-)

> What about 7-Up bars? 7 sections, all different flavors.

That I don't recall, as I never liked 7-Up soda, so I probably never
tried the candy. 7-Up meant I was sick, in my house.

> Ok, one more thing- is it just me or does Donald Rumsfeld remind you of
> Simon Bar Sinister? He was on the news last night, and he is really
> creepy!

ROFL!! OMG, I haven't thought of Simon Bar Sinister in years -- I
was a big Underdog fan in primary school (early 70s). Yeah, Rumsfeld
*does* remind me of him. Thanks for the laugh, Merry...

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

>
> ROFL!! OMG, I haven't thought of Simon Bar Sinister in years -- I
> was a big Underdog fan in primary school (early 70s). Yeah, Rumsfeld
> *does* remind me of him. Thanks for the laugh, Merry...

"There's no need to fear -- UNDERDOG is here!" *g*

What killed me, even as a kid, was that Wally Cox did Underdog's voice!
ROFL

~Eri in TX

"merryb" wrote in message
> Since candy has been a subject lately, thought I'd ask. Saw a candy bar
> the other day called a Marathon- think it was a type of Snicker's.
> Anyone remember the Marathon bars they had in the 70's? It was like a
> caramel "braid". I saw one in a Long's Drugs a few years ago in the
> British section, but it was made by Cadbury,

Marathon was re-badged 'Snickers' in the UK http://tinyurl.com/yy6s2q
Google then produced this one, which carries both logos
http://tinyurl.com/ya9rmr , all a bit confusing.

Bertie

In article .com>,
"merryb" > wrote:

> a Curly Wurly. What about 7-Up bars? 7 sections, all different flavors.
> Ok, one more thing- is it just me or does Donald Rumsfeld remind you of
> Simon Bar Sinister? He was on the news last night, and he is really
> creepy!

I think you can still get 7--Up bars through the Vermont Country Store.
Haven't seen a catalog for a while.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
"Maligning an individual says more about you than the one you malign."
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller; blahblahblog 10/13/2006
http://jamlady.eboard.com, Cedric Adams' Hotdish, 10/20/2006

Little Malice wrote:
> One time on Usenet, "merryb" > said:
>
> > Since candy has been a subject lately, thought I'd ask. Saw a candy bar
> > the other day called a Marathon- think it was a type of Snicker's.
> > Anyone remember the Marathon bars they had in the 70's? It was like a
> > caramel "braid". I saw one in a Long's Drugs a few years ago in the
> > British section, but it was made by Cadbury, I think, and it was called
> > a Curly Wurly.
>
> Oh yes, I remember those -- AAMOF, I was just jonesing for one of
> those the other day. One of the few defunct candy bars that I really
> miss. I even remember the wrapper being red. :-)

Oh yeash. I liked them becasue they were long - didn't they have a 12"
ruler on the side for a while? I figurted theyw ere the best value when
i could choolse something from the candy shelf on sundays when we went
to the smoke shop to get the paper. i could make one last a lot longer
than a milky way. my other favorite was razzles.
>
> > What about 7-Up bars? 7 sections, all different flavors.
>
> That I don't recall, as I never liked 7-Up soda, so I probably never
> tried the candy. 7-Up meant I was sick, in my house.

No recollectin of those either, but I do remember how much I loved rott
beer Bottle Caps!

>
> > Ok, one more thing- is it just me or does Donald Rumsfeld remind you of
> > Simon Bar Sinister? He was on the news last night, and he is really
> > creepy!
>
> ROFL!! OMG, I haven't thought of Simon Bar Sinister in years -- I
> was a big Underdog fan in primary school (early 70s). Yeah, Rumsfeld
> *does* remind me of him. Thanks for the laugh, Merry...

Oh, no wonder I like you so much, Jani. You're just like me but the me
on the west coast. =)


Underdog was THE dog! Forget Snoop, forget the dawg house, forget
tiger, underdog was the one and only.
>
> --
> "Little Malice" is Jani in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

=)jude

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article .com>,
> "merryb" > wrote:
>
>> a Curly Wurly. What about 7-Up bars? 7 sections, all different
>> flavors. Ok, one more thing- is it just me or does Donald Rumsfeld
>> remind you of Simon Bar Sinister? He was on the news last night, and
>> he is really creepy!
>
> I think you can still get 7--Up bars through the Vermont Country
> Store. Haven't seen a catalog for a while.

I got one of their catalogs in the mail yesterday. I searched the site but
don't find a match for 7-Up bars, though. www.vermontcountrystore.com

Jill