what ever happened to golly bars ?

lucozader

they were lovely

Sergeant

They were a bit racist Ted.

Hande hoche!

Seems to be discontinued. Bit disappointing.

super_furry

The were still about as 'Ice-Cream Bars' for a couple of years after the Golly went, but they're long gone now.

Odysseus

Nice as they where, the were I presume deem to be rasist. Same as you won't see a golly-wog in kids shops either.

senorwipesalot

Werent they called Gollywogs in the 70s?

iPlop

Racist like the minstrels for Lyons tea

joshrogan

Did not black people enjoy these voluptuous-treats aswell? First dey take our jerbs and now our sweets!

Nolanger

Odysseus wrote: »

Same as you won't see a golly-wog in kids shops either.

Try the Doll's Hospital shop in South Great George's Street, Dublin 2.

ilovesleep

Whatever about golly bars; what in the holy name of god happened to fat frogs? they were lovely.

Amaru KGB

ilovesleep wrote: »

Whatever about golly bars; what in the holy name of god happened to fat frogs? they were lovely.

The French had them taken off the market

o1s1n

ilovesleep wrote: »

Whatever about golly bars; what in the holy name of god happened to fat frogs? they were lovely.

You can blame the Fat Frog alcoholic drink on that one

OutlawPete

Golly Bar wrapper.

Humans eh!

The Incredible Fridge wrote: »

Racist like the minstrels for Lyons tea

I bought a packet of Roma spaghetti yesterday...:pac:

Phoenix Park

OutlawPete wrote: »

Golly Bar wrapper.

look at his cute little face..

Simon Adebisi

Phoenix Park wrote: »

look at his cute little face..

lol, id had forgotten about that cover. Jesus, is it any wonder they are gone.

They were lovely though.

Oh_Noes

senorwipesalot wrote: »

Werent they called Gollywogs in the 70s?

They were called Gollywogs when I was growing up and I wasn't even born in the '70s. So they either changed it to Golly Bars around the 1990 mark or else my local shop was selling some seriously expired ice cream.

--LOS--

they can only be in icecream heaven, the icecream in them was so amazing!

ejmaztec

Amaru KGB wrote: »

The French had them taken off the market

I hope they never remember what French letters are.

No1J

The Incredible Fridge wrote: »

Racist like the minstrels for Lyons tea

Don't get me started on the Black and White pudding apartheid.

Myself and my ol' man were talking about golly bars yesterday too. Saying how we hadnt seen them for years. I used to love them.

Speaking of Gollywog dolls. I actually have one, here beside my desk. My mother bought it for my son when he was a baby. Its 25 years old.

WOnder could I sell it....;):D

jackiebaron

Humans eh! wrote: »

I bought a packet of Roma spaghetti yesterday...:pac:

I bought a Goodfellas Oven Pizza :pac:

All gangsters them deigo bastards (in Sean Connery accent)

Saila

they were just a block of plain ice cream on a stick , just get a big hb ice cream bar..same thing

stovelid

I really want to say there's loads on Parnell street in Dublin but people will think I'm racist.

No1J

--LOS-- wrote: »

they can only be in icecream heaven, the icecream in them was so amazing!

They were a pain in the ass to eat if someone bought you one on a hot day and had a bit of a walk to get it to you. You opened the wrapper and the fecker hit the deck, you left with the stick in your hand and mates rolling around.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Funniest one I remember from childhood was 'velcro' being referred to as 'N*ggers Hair'.

And there was a successful call to ban this TV ad as it was deemed racist against the Irish-American community...

Nick O'Teen

MitchKoobski

Few of the lads thought this themselves last summer while having a few beers in the afternoon.
After a few more beers they decided to do something about.

Rang 11850 and asked to be directed to HB. As soon as they were connected they started roaring down the phone asking where the feck were the golly bars and fat frogs gone and why weren't they being produced anymore. After some awkward silence the poor girl on the other end had to explain they weren't through to customer relations. They were through to the HB stall in City Square in Waterford. They gave up after that.

stovelid

Rory Lemon Pollution wrote: »

Funniest one I remember from childhood was 'velcro' being referred to as 'N*ggers Hair'.

Our neighbours had a black Alsation called n*gger. This was around 81-82 and they always called him loudly without a second thought.

seafood dunleavy

o1s1n wrote: »

You can blame the Fat Frog alcoholic drink on that one

Is that really why they stopped making them?

Amalgam

The Iceberger makes for a good stop gap. Both the Iceberger and Golly Bar were great if you let them thaw a bit, not eaten straight from the shop freezer.

Hmm, Milk Pops.. I guess the Big Foot is long gone too.

Floodric

stovelid wrote: »

Our neighbours had a black Alsation called n*gger. This was around 81-82 and they always called him loudly without a second thought.

You're not from around Ballyfermot no?

Rubberlegs

Golly bars are gone to golliwog heaven like that marmalade with the golliwogs on the jar( think was Robinsons), and the golliwogs in the Enid Blyton books:(

arybvtcw0eolkf

stovelid wrote: »

Our neighbours had a black Alsation called n*gger. This was around 81-82 and they always called him loudly without a second thought.

That was fairly common too, even dark skinned Irish people were typically given the nickname 'The N*gger' - ie 'The N*gger Murphy'.

Another un-pc memory - when I joined the army we were issued with an item of kit known as 'The House Wife'.. It was a simply uniform repair kit with spare buttons, needle & thread, wool and other bits and bobs.

MrsMcSteamy

Golly bars were discontinued and hb brought out vanilla ice cream tubs instead, these too seem to have now been discontinued.

My all time favourite had to be loop the loop that was until they messed with the green part and added cabbage to get the green colour so there was no artificial preservatives and all that crap. Yucky now !!!

stimpson

Racist culinary marketing enthusiasts can take some comfort from the fact that there is a Cafe Sol van going around Dublin with "Sambos" plastered down the side of it. Never knew it was a slur until I asked a friends black girlfriend for one.

stovelid

Floodric wrote: »

You're not from around Ballyfermot no?

No, but like Maki says, I've heard of other examples!

Rory Lemon Pollution wrote: »

That was fairly common too, even dark skinned Irish people were typically given the nickname 'The N*gger' - ie 'The N*gger Murphy'.

Aye, I remember a white guy with really dark skin being called darkie (in a friendly nickname sense) as a kid in Tallaght.

davyjose

OutlawPete wrote: »

Golly Bar wrapper.

Jazz hands and all. Magic!

sonic85

what happened to smiley bars? used to love those

senorwipesalot

Theres a woman in my town called the white n****r.

My parents were telling me recently about an old shoe polish which was called N*gger Brown.

Humans eh!

Rory Lemon Pollution wrote: »

That was fairly common too, even dark skinned Irish people were typically given the nickname 'The N*gger' - ie 'The N*gger Murphy'.

Yeah I knew two Irish guys at school called N*gger.
Also the eight ball in pool was always referred to as "Potting the N*gger.

We never thought it was racist or offensive though, we just never thought about it at all.

candy-gal1

Oh yeah!! used to love those!
And what happened to ice creams and ice pops costing like 50p, and an "expensive" one was like 90p

Islander13

I know I'm raising an old thread but they're back! Under a different name! Big Bite Vanilla!

ToddyDoody

lucozader wrote: »

they were lovely

Recalled. Cause cancer. Contentious litigations ongoing.

RainMaker

They were renamed to "Giant" bars for a while.
It got a bit confusing then as I think both Dale Farm and HB had "Giant" bars on the market...

According to Wiki they are still available, but I got for a Brunch these days instead

Degag

Brunches are lovely but they messed with the coating on that a few years ago too. Can't bate an aul' '99.

Pumpkinseeds

I remember my parents regularly buying golly bars for their collie x. We all loved that dog, I'm convinced that if they'd had him before us, we'd never have been born:)

I won't be happy til they bring sky ice creams back.