On 13/12/2021 14:39, WUN wrote:
> On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 1:31:38 PM UTC, Salad Dodger wrote:
>
>> Peek.
>
> Poke.
>

POKE 47196,201

Oh hang on, not the right sort of immunity.

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ChrisND @UKRM wrote:

> On 12/12/2021 17:41, Champ wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:51:40 -0800 (PST), ogden <eldaifo@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Champ wrote:
>>>> Italy was only unified by Garibaldi [1] in the 19th century as well,
>>>>
>>>> [1] insert biscuit joke here
>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMuSA63eoA
>>
>> Yes, exactly.  The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment
>
> But they are now part of United Biscuits...

Who are part of Pladis now ...

On 13/12/2021 15:09, Andy Burns wrote:
> ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
>
>> On 12/12/2021 17:41, Champ wrote:
>>> On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:51:40 -0800 (PST), ogden <eldaifo@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Champ wrote:
>>>>> Italy was only unified by Garibaldi [1] in the 19th century as well,
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] insert biscuit joke here
>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMuSA63eoA
>>>
>>> Yes, exactly.  The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment
>>
>> But they are now part of United Biscuits...
>
> Who are part of Pladis now ...
>
Yes, its all getting increasingly Catch-22!
Depressing when brands aint wot they yewssed 2B
C

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On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:31:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
<salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:

>>>> Italy was only unified by Garibaldi [1] in the 19th century as well,
>>>>
>>>> [1] insert biscuit joke here

>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMuSA63eoA

>>Yes, exactly. The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment

>Peek.

Ah, yes, of course
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:31:16 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:31:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
><salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:

>>>Yes, exactly. The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment
>
>>Peek.
>
>Ah, yes, of course

I used to pass their Bermondsey factory every morning on the 07:29 to
Cannon St.
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On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 2:54:34 PM UTC, Pete Fisher wrote:
> On 13/12/2021 14:39, WUN wrote:
> > On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 1:31:38 PM UTC, Salad Dodger wrote:
> >
> >> Peek.
> >
> > Poke.
> >
> POKE 47196,201

POKE 59458,62 on a Commodore PAT was "interesting", apparently. Never had the
courage to try it.

--
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WUN <nigel.eaton@gmail.com> wrote in
news:13b5a544-09e8-470c-8cb4-3fa6c404a802n@googlegroups.com:

> On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 2:54:34 PM UTC, Pete Fisher wrote:
>> On 13/12/2021 14:39, WUN wrote:
>> > On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 1:31:38 PM UTC, Salad Dodger wrote:
>> >
>> >> Peek.
>> >
>> > Poke.
>> >
>> POKE 47196,201
>
> POKE 59458,62 on a Commodore PAT was "interesting", apparently. Never
> had the courage to try it.
>

Commodore PAT? That's bullshit.

On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 5:55:35 PM UTC, wessie wrote:
> WUN <nigel...@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:13b5a544-09e8-470c...@googlegroups.com:
> > On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 2:54:34 PM UTC, Pete Fisher wrote:
> >> On 13/12/2021 14:39, WUN wrote:
> >> > On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 1:31:38 PM UTC, Salad Dodger wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Peek.
> >> >
> >> > Poke.
> >> >
> >> POKE 47196,201
> >
> > POKE 59458,62 on a Commodore PAT was "interesting", apparently. Never
> > had the courage to try it.
> >
> Commodore PAT? That's bullshit.

Hah! PET, or course, Fat fingers.

--
WUN

On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:38:09 +0000, Salad Dodger
<salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:31:16 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:31:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
>><salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>
>>>>Yes, exactly. The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment

>>>Peek.

>>Ah, yes, of course

>I used to pass their Bermondsey factory every morning on the 07:29 to
>Cannon St.

I dream of working in a biscuit factory
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neal at champ dot org dot uk

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You never slow down, you never grow old

On 14/12/2021 14:52, Champ wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:38:09 +0000, Salad Dodger
> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:31:16 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:31:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
>>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Yes, exactly. The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment
>
>>>> Peek.
>
>>> Ah, yes, of course
>
>> I used to pass their Bermondsey factory every morning on the 07:29 to
>> Cannon St.
>
> I dream of working in a biscuit factory
>

Expressing that desire would probably fail the interview :-)

--
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YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote in news:spagc3$crg$1@dont-email.me:

> On 14/12/2021 14:52, Champ wrote:
>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:38:09 +0000, Salad Dodger
>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:31:16 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:31:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
>>>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> Yes, exactly. The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment
>>
>>>>> Peek.
>>
>>>> Ah, yes, of course
>>
>>> I used to pass their Bermondsey factory every morning on the 07:29 to
>>> Cannon St.
>>
>> I dream of working in a biscuit factory
>>
>
> Expressing that desire would probably fail the interview :-)
>
>

there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product

although, being a fitter in a cheese factory never put my brother off
cheese, despite having to get inside the machines when they broke

On 14/12/2021 16:26, wessie wrote:
> YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote in news:spagc3$crg$1@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 14/12/2021 14:52, Champ wrote:
>>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:38:09 +0000, Salad Dodger
>>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:31:16 +0000, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:31:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
>>>>> <salad.dodger@idnet.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, exactly. The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment
>>>
>>>>>> Peek.
>>>
>>>>> Ah, yes, of course
>>>
>>>> I used to pass their Bermondsey factory every morning on the 07:29 to
>>>> Cannon St.
>>>
>>> I dream of working in a biscuit factory
>>>
>>
>> Expressing that desire would probably fail the interview :-)
>>
>>
>
> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
>

Very much the experience of an old work colleague that started out as a
lab technician at Mars confectionery.

--
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On 14/12/2021 16:26, wessie wrote:
>>
>>
>
> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product

United Biscuits litter their drivers rest rooms with packets and packets
of stuff, "Take as many as you like..."

It would have been rude not to...
:-)

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On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:26:48 -0000 (UTC), wessie
<willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
>like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product

Cadbury's Bournville factory used to be the same.

--
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FJR1300A

On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 5:33:36 PM UTC, Colin Irvine wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:26:48 -0000 (UTC), wessie
> <willn...@tesco.net> wrote:
> >
> >there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
> >like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
> Cadbury's Bournville factory used to be the same.

Greene King Brewery - sadly - was not.

--
WUN

"ChrisND @UKRM" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote in
news:j1s2pkFabo5U2@mid.individual.net:

> On 14/12/2021 16:26, wessie wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>
>> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as
>> you like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the
>> product
>
> United Biscuits litter their drivers rest rooms with packets and
> packets of stuff, "Take as many as you like..."
>
> It would have been rude not to...
>:-)
>

My father was a HGV driver. He often worked for a local farmer that had his
own artic tipper truck. It used to be great when he took spuds to the
Seabrooks crisp factory. Returned home with a couple of bin bags of
underweight bags.

Not so good when he took sugar beet for processing.

On 14/12/2021 17:39, WUN wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 5:33:36 PM UTC, Colin Irvine wrote:
>> On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:26:48 -0000 (UTC), wessie
>> <willn...@tesco.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
>>> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
>> Cadbury's Bournville factory used to be the same.
>
> Greene King Brewery - sadly - was not.

Scottish & Newcastle was on Friday afternoons, IIRC.

--
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On 12/14/2021 6:52 AM, Champ wrote:
>
>
> I dream of working in a biscuit factory
>
You WANT to get fat?

--
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Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote in
news:j1s3rjFahi7U1@mid.individual.net:

> On 14/12/2021 17:39, WUN wrote:
>> On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 5:33:36 PM UTC, Colin Irvine wrote:
>>> On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:26:48 -0000 (UTC), wessie
>>> <willn...@tesco.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much
>>>> as you like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't
>>>> stand the product
>>> Cadbury's Bournville factory used to be the same.
>>
>> Greene King Brewery - sadly - was not.
>
> Scottish & Newcastle was on Friday afternoons, IIRC.
>

Bulmers had a very popular staff "shop" when my cousin worked there in the
1980s. I think the current owners, Heineken might have tightened up
policies now, not that they make anything worth drinking now.

On 14/12/2021 17:39, WUN wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 5:33:36 PM UTC, Colin Irvine wrote:
>> On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:26:48 -0000 (UTC), wessie
>> <willn...@tesco.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
>>> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
>> Cadbury's Bournville factory used to be the same.
>
> Greene King Brewery - sadly - was not.
>

Not a great loss

--
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On 14/12/2021 18:01, Turby wrote:
> On 12/14/2021 6:52 AM, Champ wrote:
>>
>>
>> I dream of working in a biscuit factory
>>
> You WANT to get fat?
>

I don't think he is capable of it

--
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On 14/12/2021 17:32, ChrisND @UKRM wrote:
> On 14/12/2021 16:26, wessie wrote:
>>
>> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
>> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
>
> United Biscuits litter their drivers rest rooms with packets and packets
> of stuff, "Take as many as you like..."
>
> It would have been rude not to...
> :-)

Cadburys have (or at least had, don't know if it still applies) that policy.

An old friend of mine finished up working in a biscuit factory. Well,
when you were a miner in Thatcher's Britain, you had to be ready to take
on anything else to pay the mortgage. Don't think he was that keen on it
though (but he's no longer around to ask).

On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:34:10 +0000, Pete Fisher
<peter@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>On 14/12/2021 16:26, wessie wrote:
>> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
>> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
>>
>
>Very much the experience of an old work colleague that started out as a
>lab technician at Mars confectionery.

Absolutely not my experience when working at Mars confectionery. They
had trays of the stuff at vatious strategic points around the (all
open-plan, even the MD's) offices, with samples straight off the
production line before shipping, as an added final QA.

Siome self-control is required for health reasons, but getting sick of
chocolate wasn't a common issue AFAIWA.

--
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On 15/12/2021 08:25, Ace wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:34:10 +0000, Pete Fisher
> <peter@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 14/12/2021 16:26, wessie wrote:
>>> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
>>> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
>>>
>>
>> Very much the experience of an old work colleague that started out as a
>> lab technician at Mars confectionery.
>
> Absolutely not my experience when working at Mars confectionery. They
> had trays of the stuff at vatious strategic points around the (all
> open-plan, even the MD's) offices, with samples straight off the
> production line before shipping, as an added final QA.
>
> Siome self-control is required for health reasons, but getting sick of
> chocolate wasn't a common issue AFAIWA.
>

TBF, IIRC it was just the smell of embryo Mars bars that put him off
them in particular, not all chocolate.

I can't ask him to clarify because he now has dementia (correlation is
not causation!)

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On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 4:26:49 PM UTC, wessie wrote:
> YTC#1 <b...@ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote in news:spagc3$crg$1...@dont-email.me:
> > On 14/12/2021 14:52, Champ wrote:
> >> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:38:09 +0000, Salad Dodger
> >> <salad....@idnet.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:31:16 +0000, Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:31:35 +0000, Salad Dodger
> >>>> <salad....@idnet.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>>> Yes, exactly. The Peak Freans Trotsky Assortment
> >>
> >>>>> Peek.
> >>
> >>>> Ah, yes, of course
> >>
> >>> I used to pass their Bermondsey factory every morning on the 07:29 to
> >>> Cannon St.
> >>
> >> I dream of working in a biscuit factory
> >>
> >
> > Expressing that desire would probably fail the interview :-)
> >
> >
> there's at least one confectionery factory that says, "eat as much as you
> like" which lasts a couple of days before someone can't stand the product
>
> although, being a fitter in a cheese factory never put my brother off
> cheese, despite having to get inside the machines when they broke

I had a friend that used to wander around the country fixing production line chillers in the food industry.

This was back in the mid 90s.

He visited Ginster's to upgrade some of their equipment which sounded like a grand day out to me, not being shy of a pie or a pasty.

He never ever ate a Ginsters pasty ever again after spending a few days there.

I'm claiming ignorance is bliss in my defence.