Two, two great snack ideas in one?
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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sumi - Apr 22, 2003 9:27:37 am PDT #3880 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
Angus G - Apr 22, 2003 9:32:58 am PDT #3881 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Leigh! G'day! Stay delurked! Smiths Crisps are as good a reason as any.
Actually there's one company--I think it may also be Smith's--which has been advertising ham and cheese (?) flavoured chips. In the advert a bloke walks into a milk bar and asks for "one ham and cheese", so the milk bar lady cuts a packet of chips in half a la a sandwich.
Jess M. - Apr 22, 2003 9:35:17 am PDT #3882 of 9843
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse
What's a milk bar?
I think the next UnAmerican thread should be named something regarding foods from around the world.
Cindy - Apr 22, 2003 9:36:07 am PDT #3883 of 9843
Nobody
Milk chocolate, I think Jess, but I'm not sure.
Jim - Apr 22, 2003 9:38:20 am PDT #3884 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
You still have Milk Bars? The only one I know of is on Brighton Beach - it was a '90s a bone of contention, because The Kids want to open it as a club/bar/artspace, while The Man refused permission.
Angus G - Apr 22, 2003 9:39:32 am PDT #3885 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Ha, no, a milk bar is just what I guess in the US you would call a corner store. Like a lo-fi version of a convenience store.
Jess M. - Apr 22, 2003 9:40:03 am PDT #3886 of 9843
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse
From context, I don't think that's it. How can you walk into a milk chocolate bar and place an order?
Edit: X post and thanks Angus
Jim - Apr 22, 2003 9:40:09 am PDT #3887 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Milk bars (in britain) were alcohol-free bar hangouts for kids. much like Soda counters in 50s Americana. They turn up in Clockwork Orange, too.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Apr 22, 2003 9:40:27 am PDT #3888 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
I think the next UnAmerican thread should be named something regarding foods from around the world.
For some reason, I'm now thinking: "UnAmericans 2: It's a Yam Sham".
I'm inordinately fond of the yam-sham line.
Angus G - Apr 22, 2003 9:41:44 am PDT #3889 of 9843
Roguish Laird
You still have Milk Bars?
Not that many, they're all being replaced by 7-11s. (To much gnashing of teeth, but the truth is that Milk Bars were usually crap anyway, and 7-11s are great, so I'm not complaining. Only difference is that a 7-11 won't make you a fresh sandwich or milkshake.)
t edit And from Jim's description Australian milk bars are a bit more basic and less groovy than UK ones.