[SOC] Mars Update

Sat, 23 Aug 2003 01:54:05 -0400

FYR: Moon pies can be purchased nationwide in (of all places) Restoration
Hardware. Usually right next to the cash register, in a jar. I know because
my XYL is CRAZY about them.

73,

Mark W1EOF #574

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> Behalf Of JMcAulay
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 12:40 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [SOC] Mars Update
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>
> At 11:34 PM 08/22/2003 -0400, Nick K3NY wrote:
>
> >Did you know that in the UK a Mars bar is the same as what we in the
> >US call a Milky Way bar? A Mars is definitely not 1/75 th of a Milky
> >Way.
>
> Neither, of course, satisfactorily emulates the OLD Mars bar; which was
> flatter, had a greater surface area, and contained several toasted whole
> almonds under that top chocolate layer.  Yum.
>
> Not only that, but either Mars Bar (UK or US type) is 'way more than 1/75
> of a Moon Pie.
>
> For the benefit of those who have never been within twelve thousand
> furlongs of Chattanooga, Tennessee (sole area of manufacture):  a Moon Pie
> is a somewhat delightful confection which consists of a marshmallow of
> somewhat less than 10 cm diameter sandwiched between two flaky, rather dry
> vanilla pastry discs, with the whole thing covered by chocolate, in the
> style of a candy bar.  Strange that when I was a kid, I never cared for
> them.  But when I reached the age of 45 or so, the darn things began to
> appeal to me amazingly.  Thank God they can be bought in California.  Of
> course, you might have heard that almost anything might be bought in
> California, not to the exclusion of politicians.
>
> Newspaper in my area had an editorial cartoon yesterday -- Uncle Sam
> talking to an Iraqi:  "First, well get your power grid working, then we'll
> show you how we hold an election>"  Iraqi's delayed reply:
> "We've suffered
> enough."
>
> But I do go on....
>
> 73
> John WA6QPL  SOC 263
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