Getting fruity

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Original Poster:

1,173 posts

232 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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This made me laugh, until I read the infamous words
"The complaint stems from the letter to the Daily Mail..." rolleyes

http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/929902/Haribo-ca...

Great expression on the Lime's face though.

zetec

4,610 posts

257 months

Thursday 27th August 2009
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Saw this article in The Sun today,

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2606255/...

These sweets have been out for years and it is a long standing joke about the wrappers, I'm sure there's been a thread or two on here about them.

What made me laugh was the comment from the Dad,

"I demanded to see the shop manager and, during a heated exchange, my wife became quite distressed and had to sit down in the car park."

FFS they are sweet wrappers, get a life, why on earth is it the shop managers fault?!

Eric Mc

122,699 posts

271 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Disgusting - kids should not be allowed anywhere near this Continentsl rubbish. We all know that Johnny Foreigner only ever has sex on the brain.

What's wrong with upstanding, good old British sweets - like Opal Fruiits or Spangles.

T89 Callan

8,422 posts

199 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Idiot said:
"The lemon and lime are locked in what appears to be a carnal encounter. The lime, who I assume to be the gentleman in this coupling, has a particularly lurid expression on his face."
What a complete and utter fking tt. How do these people even manage to survive on a day-to-day basis?

spaximus

4,287 posts

259 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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That letter will have been planted, it is called negative promotion. Just look at how much publicity they have got for free. I had never heard of the sweets but now I have.
The agency who have done this have picked the paper well to send the letter to knowing that they would run with it.

.:ian:.

2,292 posts

209 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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zetec said:
"I demanded to see the shop manager and, during a heated exchange, my wife became quite embarrassed and had to hide in the car park."
EFA

Flanders.

6,394 posts

214 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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zetec said:
Saw this article in The Sun today,

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2606255/...

These sweets have been out for years and it is a long standing joke about the wrappers, I'm sure there's been a thread or two on here about them.

What made me laugh was the comment from the Dad,

"I demanded to see the shop manager and, during a heated exchange, my wife became quite distressed and had to sit down in the car park."

FFS they are sweet wrappers, get a life, why on earth is it the shop managers fault?!



rofl There really are some tts in the world.

cornishgirl

1,692 posts

198 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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It's as well Mr Simpkins never saw the Cadbury Flake adverts.

When I was younger I could never eat one of those without feeling embarrased!

Evel Knievel

38,822 posts

253 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Eric Mc said:
Disgusting - kids should not be allowed anywhere near this Continentsl rubbish. We all know that Johnny Foreigner only ever has sex on the brain.

What's wrong with upstanding, good old British sweets - like Opal Fruits or Spangles.
Blimey! Eric, you are showing your age there.........hehe

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/mtype2/whatever/archiv...

Gaspode

4,167 posts

202 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Eric Mc said:
What's wrong with upstanding, good old British sweets - like Opal Fruits or Spangles.
Surely you remember that news story from a few years back:

"I ate Old English Spangles and I grew women's tits!"

Oh Wait. I think I read it in Viz...



Edited by Gaspode on Friday 28th August 13:36

Marf

22,907 posts

247 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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I'm sure this happened a couple of years ago with MAOAM wrappers, the company changed them at the time.

jep

1,183 posts

215 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Maybe it should be called the lemon-stroke from now on wink

Glacier

75 posts

196 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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I wasn't aware that limes or lemons reproduced sexually.

Looks like I learned something about lovin' wink

The person that wrote the letter must not be getting any to see something sexual in sweets - in fact, it reminds me of a story about a packet of fruit pastels biggrin I certainly don't think children would be seeing the same thing.

MitchT

16,164 posts

215 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Excellent. I now know what to wash down with my next can of

Tango
With
Added
Tango

rofl

Tunku

7,703 posts

234 months

Friday 28th August 2009
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Simpkins ! what a handle. hehe

Evangelion

7,911 posts

184 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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"Simon Simpkins"?

You couldn't make it up!

Although actually I too have a feeling that somebody did.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

268 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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"If Mr Simpkins thinks these pieces of fruit are engaged in a 'carnal encounter' this is a problem in his own head that he needs to deal with."

pmsl!

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

261 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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option click said:
This made me laugh, until I read the infamous words
"The complaint stems from the letter to the Daily Mail..." rolleyes
You've lost me there, old boy, what's your point...?

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

261 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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Tunku said:
Simpkins ! what a handle. hehe


rofl


I bet Mr Simpkins will get a bit clammy about this....


Nero601

1,566 posts

202 months

Monday 31st August 2009
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jeez some people really do need to get out more !