Newer Tourist Mucalinda Buddha

Couldn't resist this piece of modern exotica for 4 bucks ! It weighs 4 1/4 pounds, is a foot high and looks to be made of solid brass & wood or composition base. No markings,black felt on base.
They still sell these but whether this is an older casting or not isn't too important. By 'Old' I mean- is it 1950's or 1990's.
Anyway-a fun (cheap) piece.

 

No idea, but it's cool.

 

I think so too Ruth. It reminds me of my childhood version of Post-War Exotica I grew up with,personified by Korla-

 

quite a nice one, good feeling of serenity about it, and i don't always get that from them

i also get.......no i've got quite enough jaffa cakes thank you

 

HELP-Our local market started carrying Mcvities Biscuits milk & dark -i'll be praying to Buddha & Weight Watchers !

 

If the dark ones ever turn up here, I am DOOMED.

 

never tried the dark choc but the milk choc unbeatable with a cuppa tea

seem to do something pleasing to the belly as well

the only thing i don't like about dipping biscuits is the fall (when it happens)

really does feel like SSSHHHH******TTTT sometimes

 

After my 7th or 8th biscuit (or more !), I've got a very pleasing sludge in the bottom of my cup and I pull out my spoon-Delish !

 

did they ever do these in america bosk ?, stopped making them around the 90s i think

would kill for one........kill (ish)

 

Nope on the Hubba (discontinued 1990)-someone's trying a TikTok campaign to bring it back.
But you can but these ('ROWDY RODDIE' wha ! )-

 

I never saw it here, but there's a local-only company called Avery that makes crazy flavors. Some are limited run or seasonal; they also do political jokes whose profits go to charity. They're the company that makes a Thanksgiving turkey gravy soda. Crazy, but it sells.

 

interesting, thinking the roddies will be oldies as well,but will lookout for the bazooka one (haven't tried)

god it was good (stopped at ring pull period)

i've seen a blog of someone making vodka infused with the actual hubba bubba bubble gums

another one i miss badly (oop) is brannigans beef and mustard chrisps, realthick cut beauties they were

 

i'm mad on original coca cola,have heard theres a mexican one? that is supposed to be better? (obviously not better for you)

 

I had a Mexican Coke w/ my burrito last night. The Mexican version still uses pure cane sugar. Coca-Cola stopped using cane sugar in the United States in 1984,transitioning to high-fructose corn syrup.
Man-it tasted like the Coke I drank for the first 30-odd years of me life, IMHO-it was excellent.
Re: the UK crisps/chips-these blew my mind ! Yes-the crisps are thicker & come in flavors Yanks have never dreamed of ! Some of the meat ones are excellent.

 

I can get the Mexican coke at my pharmacy.... for some odd reason.

 

I couldn't beleive how different it was. I wonder how many other things tasted different 50 years ago !?
In the Stephen King novel 11/22/63, the protagonist goes back in time to 1959,walks into a small country store and describes the taste of biting an apple-makes you wonder.

 

the thing i love about coke (even standard/full sugar one) is the lasting taste in your mouth

most soft drinks nowadays taste nice for a second, then you go urgh

pepsi(full sugar) i tried recently and just went urgh from the start (artificial as anything)

binned it (and wouldn't do that likely)

 

now THAT i gotta try

 

how did we ever get this old?