The Ultimate Lolly

Nuggs
Nuggs Posts: 1,804
edited July 2009 in The bottom bracket
The ultimate lolly of all time was the Zoom. Discuss.

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What I wouldn't give for one now!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Cider Barrel for me :D
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Hhmm, Im going to have to think about this one for a bit.

    Only boys who taped lolly sticks to their seatstays so that they sounded like proper motorbikes should be allowed to post 8)
  • sicrow
    sicrow Posts: 791
    not a lolly man, I'm a mr whippy man :oops:

    did a really say that !!!
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  • nolf
    nolf Posts: 1,287
    Got to be the FAB.

    Not only is it fab (hah!) , but it has unlimited potential for snooty debating on how to eat it.
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  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    Once you reach your 30's, Fabs lose their appeal. Zooms, for sure were the best 8)
  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    nolf wrote:
    Got to be the FAB.

    Not only is it fab (hah!) , but it has unlimited potential for snooty debating on how to eat it.
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    +1! By far the most sophisticated ice lolly ever produced.
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  • blu3cat
    blu3cat Posts: 1,016
    APIII wrote:
    Once you reach your 30's, Fabs lose their appeal. Zooms, for sure were the best 8)

    +1

    Had a retro lolly fix on Saturday - a Feast. It was nowhere good as I remembered (sighs)
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    What sort was it that you could eat the stick?

    (I mean it was edible, thanks! No pointing out you could eat the wooden stick if you had to. :P )
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    at the moment I can't get enough of Asda's own make orange ice lollies, 8 for a quid, eating one at the minute. Always put them in the microwave for 6 seconds first. we get two boxes a week and there's always a scrap over them. Have been known to hide a couple at the back of the freezer

    orange maids were nice, lager and lime and cider lollies as well
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Strawberry Split.

    Simple, classy, elegant.

    Visually, the red of the ice lolly and pale yellow of the ice-cream complemented each other perfectly. A real design classic.

    As you crunched through the outer layer, the ice would refresh your mouth. Your taste buds, stimulated and excited, would then be treated to the splendid luxury of the vanilla, and your soul would feel caressed by the gods.

    Oh, if an ice-cream van came round the corner right now....
  • jellybellywmb
    jellybellywmb Posts: 1,379
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Cider Barrel for me :D

    + 1 can you still get them?

    I once made my own for a bbq out of scrumpy jack!! that and a vodka melon.
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  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    Feast for me, lots of lovely chocolate :lol:
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  • nitesight
    nitesight Posts: 119
    Ok, not a lolly but

    Just one CORNETTO!! gIVE IT TO MEEEEEEEEE!

    Otherwise there is something marvelous about seeing a woman devour a Mini Milk.........
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    I like the a bugs life ones with bits of chewy stuff in.

    Cornettos are not pleasing anymore, they have shrunk.
  • fatblokefromwarwick
    fatblokefromwarwick Posts: 331
    johnfinch wrote:
    Strawberry Split.

    Simple, classy, elegant.

    Visually, the red of the ice lolly and pale yellow of the ice-cream complemented each other perfectly. A real design classic.

    As you crunched through the outer layer, the ice would refresh your mouth. Your taste buds, stimulated and excited, would then be treated to the splendid luxury of the vanilla, and your soul would feel caressed by the gods.

    Oh, if an ice-cream van came round the corner right now....

    OH MAN, I'd forgotten about them. They were the best. Always liked anything strawberry flavoured.

    Why can't you find tubs of plain strawberry ice-cream anymore, like you used to have watching the wrestling on World of Sport with your dad, lol.
  • ademort
    ademort Posts: 1,924
    Has to be the lolly gobble choc bomb, Delicious.
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    Here it is
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  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    nolf wrote:
    Got to be the FAB.

    Not only is it fab (hah!) , but it has unlimited potential for snooty debating on how to eat it.
    Yes, Fab's are awesome.

    I was slightly disappointed to read (while searching for Zoom pics) that it was aimed at 5-13 year old girls :?

    I just had one this evening at it was a truly beautiful moment.

    That said, I do feel short-changed by the plain bottom section - aesthetically pleasing, yes but somehow lacking in the je ne sais quoi of the first two sections...
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    ademort wrote:
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    Here it is
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    We once (1977) sent my Aunty Vera into a corner shop to get:

    Three Lolly Gobble Choc Bombs and a Lord Toffingham

    What you have to understand is that my Aunty Vera was, until that moment, a deeply scary woman of whom we were profoundly terrified and this was us taking the p1ss big time.

    However, to her great credit, she fulfilled the order with aplomb and it broke the ice (lolly) good and proper. We were all best mates for ever after.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    The finger. Job done.
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    edited June 2009
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  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    pneumatic wrote:
    ... We once (1977) sent my Aunty Vera into a corner shop to get:

    Three Lolly Gobble Choc Bombs and a Lord Toffingham

    What you have to understand is that my Aunty Vera was, until that moment, a deeply scary woman of whom we were profoundly terrified and this was us taking the p1ss big time.

    However, to her great credit, she fulfilled the order with aplomb and it broke the ice (lolly) good and proper. We were all best mates for ever after.
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  • Ash_
    Ash_ Posts: 385
    Often enjoyed the aforementioned Cider Barrel, was sometimes partial to a Strawberry Split, never ever felt like having a Fab though.

    My favourite was this:

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    Although sometimes, to be different, I would go for these wafer-in-shape-of-an-oyster-impossible-to-eat efforts:

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  • fatblokefromwarwick
    fatblokefromwarwick Posts: 331
    Ash_ wrote:
    Often enjoyed the aforementioned Cider Barrel, was sometimes partial to a Strawberry Split, never ever felt like having a Fab though.

    My favourite was this:

    zoom.jpg

    Although sometimes, to be different, I would go for these wafer-in-shape-of-an-oyster-impossible-to-eat efforts:

    2628338239_4049034890.jpg

    had a one night stand a very long time ago with a bird that looked just like that :shock:
  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    Ash_ wrote:
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    How the HELL could you eat that!!!

    I shudder at the site....

    :lol:
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  • fatblokefromwarwick
    fatblokefromwarwick Posts: 331
    so do i thinking back now :wink:
  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    fatblokefromwarwick wrote:
    so do i thinking back now :wink:
    Well, my home isn't far from yours, maybe it was the same woman!! :shock:

    :lol:
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  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    fatblokefromwarwick wrote:
    had a one night stand a very long time ago with a bird that looked just like that :shock:
    Like an astronaught with a ray gun? :shock:
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Modern ice cream of choice - the mighty Maxibon!

    I used to go for a mint feast or perhaps a push up if I was feeling a bit frisky 8)
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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    fatblokefromwarwick wrote:
    like you used to have watching the wrestling on World of Sport with your dad, lol.

    I'm sorry if you know better - but I just do not remember this at all. :P

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