I like Faggots - - - - I'm Guessing

Kintarō Hattori

After having a delicous Chicken Tikka Masala yesterday I was looking through Irish and British cuisine on the web and came across Faggots - - - which apparently are a type of meatball. Seemingly they are or have been available in Ireland, at least according to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****_%28food%29

We've all seen some funny brands while abroad but have you seen anything in Ireland that really makes you think the market researchers didn't do their job properly. I know I have but can't think of them now, if I come across them I'll share them here (providing this isn't locked in a nano-second).

Any funnies to share?

GhostInTheRuins

I love **** balls

6th

I remember in Woodies they had bird food called "FAT BALLS" ... they changed the name after the first year

Abroad the best I saw were hotdogs called "Knackers" ... priceless. "je like hatdags?"

6th

I wonder how many faggots I can fit in my mouth at once?

KTRIC

6th wrote: »

I wonder how many faggots I can fit in my mouth at once?

I heard Yore Ma can fit a fair few faggots into her mouth

6th

Germany hmmm ... I believe you like your faggots well done?

feylya

I saw Faggots in Aldi's or Lidl's a couple of years ago. Wonder if they still have them.

KTRIC

6th wrote: »

Germany hmmm ... I believe you like your faggots well done?

No we like our faggots flaming

Kintarō Hattori

Now kids - simmer down otherwise the thread will get locked prematurely. Keep the yapping to any oddities you've seen in the shops.

mike65

Faggots are for real men (like Pork Pies)

Mike.

stereo_steve

=6th;54803470]I remember in Woodies they had bird food called "FAT BALLS" ... they changed the name after the first year

Abroad the best I saw were hotdogs called "Knackers" ... priceless. "je like hatdags?"

As someone who used to work in Woodies, I remember them well!

I used to live in Germany and took a picture of some knackers in the canteen!!

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/shuggard/Germany/photo#5113508634264692354

Agent Smith

A **** can also mean a Bundle of sticks!


In before lock, From people eiter taking offence or Making derogatry remarks

6th

stereo_steve wrote: »

As someone who used to work in Woodies, I remember them well!

People who worked in Woodies tend to be great people

Anyway even the name Woodies is great. I remember a granny came into a store complaining because she asked her granddaughter to show her the woodies website and when she typed in woodies.com (or similar) the granny nearly died ... she told the manager she wasnt happy. The grandaughter bookmarked the page afaik

Mr. CooL ICE

While (also) in Germany, I found a wash-up powder called Linux

mike65

Faggots with a pint in Cockfosters

Mike.

RandolphEsq

Faggots make me sick

KTRIC

LordChessington wrote: »

While (also) in Germany, I found a wash-up powder called Linux

Did you get any Bumbum while you where there ?

Kintarō Hattori

Now kids - simmer down otherwise the thread will get locked prematurely. Keep the yapping to any oddities you've seen in the shops.

I'll just reiterate the above.

KTRIC

eo980 wrote: »

I'll just reiterate the above.

Who died and made you Mod ?

Sam Vimes

apparently ben and jerry's came out with a flavour called black and tan which was promptly withdrawn

GhostInTheRuins

Commander Vimes wrote: »

apparently ben and jerry's came out with a flavour called black and tan which was promptly withdrawn

Holy **** you're right - http://peertrainer.com/CWImages/216.jpg

http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/flavor_details.cfm?product_id=180

Kintarō Hattori

KTRIC wrote: »

Who died and made you Mod ?

Ehhh no-one just trying to keep it from completely going off the rails.

KTRIC

eo980 wrote: »

Ehhh no-one just trying to keep it from completely going off the rails.

Only f*ckin with ya

Keep up the good work

Degsy

i remember seeing a drink called "spunk" a while back,but i may have dreamt it.

AnonoBoy

There's a whiskey called Knob Creek.

Hah! Creek!

...no wait...... Knob!

(I get jokes)

www.knobcreek.com - Surprisingly enough it's totally safe for work!)

KTRIC

I posted a thread here a while ago about "Black Bastard" , a new energy drink available in the stores here.

Kintarō Hattori

Pictures and links people or its all make believe!

Gran Hermano

Mitsubishi Pajero - only in Ireland would people happily drive a car that means
'w anker'.

The Chessplayer

feylya wrote: »

I saw Faggots in Aldi's or Lidl's a couple of years ago. Wonder if they still have them.

I saw some faggots when I was doing my shopping in Lidl on Parnell St a while ago. Needless to say, I never shopped there again!

Saint_Mel

eo980 wrote: »

Pictures and links people or its all make believe!

http://blackbastard.eu/

I think at one stage they had some slogan ...
The Blacker The Berry The Sweeter The Bast@rd
(or that couldve been the joke doing the rounds when I 1st heard about it)

Wigertoods

was in the states a few years ago and saw a tour coach named massey and the slogan "where can massey's take you today".

Trojan911

I wouldn't be a fan of faggots and the thought of munching on a spotted dick doesn't appeal to me either. Call me fussy....

bandit197

The perfect hangover cure.......cool piss! http://www.funnypictures.net.au/userimages/user1680_1173446649.JPG

jester77

Degsy wrote: »

i remember seeing a drink called "spunk" a while back,but i may have dreamt it.

It does exist. The first time I saw it was in a club in the Czech Rep. about 7 or 8 years ago when Reb Bull was taking off (excuse the pun ). I was a little worried at first as the walls of the club were all painted in match stick men with boners, some down on all four. It was only when I went to the bar and saw the yellow cans of spunk with the same matchstick men on it that I lost the worried expression

Edit: To add my own strange one names. There are packets of crisps in Finland called Mega Pussi. Plus you can get bags of Mega Pussi with extra cheese as well. Have a pic of that somewhere at home if I can find it.

In Denmark you can get little packets of Spunk.


I also recall a bus company around Krakow/Zakopane having an offensive name but I can't remember what it was!

sprinkles

Degsy wrote: »

i remember seeing a drink called "spunk" a while back,but i may have dreamt it.

You dream of a drink called spunk..... me thinks you like faggots.

I love this thread!

Is that Black and Tan icecream still available?

EDIT:

Just found this

Contrary to popular belief, however, Black and Tan is not a drink commonly consumed in Ireland.....In March of 2006, Ben and Jerry's released an ice cream flavor in the United States for Saint Patrick's Day inspired by the drink; the name offended Irish nationalists because of the paramilitary association. Ben and Jerry's has since apologized. A spokesman told Reuters, "Any reference on our part to the British Army unit was absolutely unintentional and no ill-will was ever intended."

Not a big seller in Cork apparently

Ninja_scrotum

Aldi/lidl have chocolate bars called disco biscuits. Some bang off them.

bandit197

http://www.funnypictures.net.au/userimages/user1680_1173446476.JPG
ROFL:D

Saint_Mel

bandit197 wrote: »

http://www.funnypictures.net.au/userimages/user1680_1173446476.JPG
ROFL:D

New And Improved ... the old ones must have tasted like sh!te

Cool_CM

Foreign energy drinks have weird names, a few examples
http://www.pinelli.cz/system/galleries/pics/img_pinelli/semtex.jpg
http://www.pinelli.cz/Produkty/prehled_produktu/erektus.jpg
http://jacko0.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/bb.gif

PeadarofAodh

The obvious one...Smeg!

mike65

Too expensive for me.

Mike.

Giblet

I cook on smeg.

Jack Sheehan

Try this one out for size, apparently it tastes like it sounds.

Jack Sheehan

Giblet wrote: »

I cook on smeg.

Also Dylan Moran:
'The cooker is a smeg, the whole house is made of smeg, we're made of smeg aren't we dear?'

bandit197

Jack Sheehan wrote: »

Try this one out for size, apparently it tastes like it sounds.

I think you'd need to be putting the toilet paper in the fridge if you were going drinking a lot of that!

Wossack

sorry bout going back 3 pages to refer to the OP, but does anyone find it even more disconcerting that they sorta stylise the 'sauce' in the phrase 'In a rich west country ~sauce~'

sprinkles

Wossack wrote: »

sorry bout going back 3 pages to refer to the OP, but does anyone find it even more disconcerting that they sorta stylise the 'sauce' in the phrase 'In a rich west country ~sauce~'

everyone knows that **** balls are best enjoyed in a rich west country suace!!


EDIT: Never thought I'd ever write those words

pickarooney

for when your pooch has lost his zing...

Sir Gallagher

I seem to recall chocolate bars in Spain last year called "Token", what was the dark chocalate Token called i hear you say, yes thats right "Token Black", South Park should sue.

Alun

eo980 wrote: »

After having a delicous Chicken Tikka Masala yesterday I was looking through Irish and British cuisine on the web and came across Faggots - - - which apparently are a type of meatball.

I used to have them as a kid in England, a looooooong time before the word **** had other connotations. They're actually very nice .. a kind of large spicy liver meatball served in a rich gravy. Mainly known in the south west of England .. Bristol, Bath that kind of area.

mike65

Fagotts...Bristols...

Mike.