The greatest outrage of our times.

super_furry

Animals, absolute animals. The people of Ireland won't take this lying down HB.

dxhound2005

There won't be a word about it this time next year.

pjohnson

#NotMyIceberger

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I never liked that soft limp 'wafer' biscuit, so I don't care and shall not send the usual strongly worded letter to my local TD.

whiskeyman

#Istandbysquare

The Backwards Man

Is there anywhere where you can still buy a wafer from the actual block of ice cream anymore?

TheValeyard

Nothing is sacred any more

dxhound2005

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Is there anywhere where you can still buy a wafer from the actual block of ice cream anymore?

Not since the invention of the cone.

nullzero

A decision probably made by a man. This stinks of patriarchy.

The Backwards Man

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Not since the invention of the cone.

I must be older than I thought

dxhound2005

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I must be older than I thought

How much was a wafer ice cream in your day. Threepence or sixpence?

Gravelly

#Rectanglelivesmatter

TheValeyard

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I must be older than I thought

You enjoy Tennents. You are very old indeed.

endacl

Remember the panic when the spice burger was going to be scrapped? I was outraged. I’d never had one, but I liked the idea that someday I might. A part of the Irish chipper experience was being stolen from me. One I’d never partaken of, but dammit, I wanted the option.

Happy to report, some years later, I’ve still never had a spice burger. I imagine they’re vile?

Stonedpilot

super_furry wrote: »

Animals, absolute animals. The people of Ireland won't take this lying down HB.

Whos with me on a chained hunger strike outside HB factory?.

super_furry

endacl wrote: »

Happy to report, some years later, I’ve still never had a spice burger. I imagine they’re vile?

They're grand. Like someone got a load of carvery stuffing, molded them into a burger shape, coated them in breadcrumbs and then deep fried them.......

BRB....going for a spice burger.

dxhound2005

By a strange quirk of fate, the spiceburger is the cause of the demise of the Iceberger. 85% of Dubs pronounced Iceberger as Iceburger and this prompted HB to change the name.

siblers

They probably are going to make them smaller too, changing them to a circular shape won't fool me. The bastards

Gravelly

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Whos with me on a chained hunger strike outside HB factory?.

We should all knit burger hats to show our outrage.

dxhound2005

siblers wrote: »

They probably are going to make them smaller too, changing them to a circular shape won't fool me. The bastards

That will keep you smaller as well. Win, win.

Barry Badrinath

First Marathon bars and now this!!!

This is worse than a Crystal Swing/Jedward mash up with Daniel O'Donnell doing back up vocals for a private concert with the Healy-Raes and yourself while drinking appletinis in Mayo.

cantdecide

It's not about the product concerned.

It's about the larger topic of education and understanding regarding concentricism.

#bloodsugarcountsup
#Istandwithsquare

PropJoe10

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Is there anywhere where you can still buy a wafer from the actual block of ice cream anymore?

The one that had a name that'd be construed as racist now? Nope. I loved those.

Gravelly

cantdecide wrote: »

It's not about the product concerned.

It's about the larger topic of education and understanding regarding concentricism.

#Istandwithsquare

Did you just assume shape?

Get in lane shapist.

The Backwards Man

dxhound2005 wrote: »

How much was a wafer ice cream in your day. Threepence or sixpence?

Small wafer was 30p, small cone was 25p. I don't know how much the bigger ones were because we needed the money for fags.

cantdecide

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Small wafer was 30p, small cone was 25p. I don't know how much the bigger ones were because we needed the money for fags.

I ate nothing between lunch and dinner for my whole leaving cert year and I turned out okay according to my local vet.

Gravelly wrote: »

Did you just assume shape?

Get in lane shapist.

Well our side eating itself just got a whole lot sweeter. Creamier too.

Gravelly

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Small wafer was 30p, small cone was 25p. I don't know how much the bigger ones were because we needed the money for fags.

What were you paying the fags to do?

Are Am Eye

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Not since the invention of the cone.

Whipped ice cream is different. Not better. Nor worse. Just different.

Sometimes you could have a cone or a 99. And sometimes you could
have a HB Golly bar.

That was back in the days of the old republic.

Pherekydes

Whoever designed that must be a flat-earther. #notmetoo

ThinkProgress

This is a bit like when Eircom did their expensive rebranding, by just chopping their name in half... :P

jmayo

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Whos with me on a chained hunger strike outside HB factory?.

Where is the factory now, Germany I think ?

The one in Rathfarnham around Nutgrove is no more.

Anyway HB now seem to be on the same road as Cadburys ever since the fooking septic tanks took them over. :mad::mad:

Sarn

Didn’t they discontinue icebergers last year?

A spokesperson on behalf of HB Ireland said: “It’s with regret that we say goodbye to this all-time classic - the decision to delist Iceberger is one we know will sadden ice cream lovers across Ireland.

"Icebergers will be available in select stores nationwide for a limited time only until stocks last.”

A roundy iceberger is better than no iceberger.

#Iamnotamonster

Sleeper12

Great title. I'm thinking rape trial fallout? The 8th amendment? Homelessness? But you hit the nail on the head.

The Backwards Man

PropJoe10 wrote: »

The one that had a name that'd be construed as racist now? Nope. I loved those.

Naw, this was an actual block of ice cream, could be vanilla, could be raspberry ripple, could be banana if the shopkeeper was in a mood for a row. They cut off a slab as you waited, size measured by expert eye, and gave you the wafer.

What times we lived in then.

iDave

#squarelivesmatter

dxhound2005

Halcyon days. Now gone due to Health and Safety madness.

http://www.dailyedge.ie/ice-cream-wafers-irish-treats-2992716-Sep2016/

emeldc

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Is there anywhere where you can still buy a wafer from the actual block of ice cream anymore?

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Not since the invention of the cone.

Of course you can buy them. We nearly always have a packet of wafers to hand.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=275678824

whisky_galore

What's the betting that it's smaller than the old one?

Irish Guitarist

They taste vile regardless of the shape.

The Backwards Man

emeldc wrote: »

Of course you can buy them. We nearly always have a packet of wafers to hand.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=275678824

If I go into Tesco now and take two wafers out of a packet and slap a slice of Neapolitan beetween them and waltz up to the till with it, what do you think will happen?

dxhound2005

emeldc wrote: »

Of course you can buy them. We nearly always have a packet of wafers to hand.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=275678824

Yes, but do you place a block of ice cream between two of them? This is a skill lost to recent generations. Now they use them to scoop up bits of ice cream from a dish.

ThinkProgress

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Naw, this was an actual block of ice cream, could be vanilla, could be raspberry ripple, could be banana if the shopkeeper was in a mood for a row. They cut off a slab as you waited, size measured by expert eye, and gave you the wafer.

What times we lived in then.

Wow, you're really old... well done on still being alive!

SuperSean11

They were alway Meh anyways. There’s always a better option in the freezer.

dxhound2005

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

They taste vile regardless of the shape.

You got a bad one, just like you can get a bad pint.

Bass Reeves

Wafer ice cream and cones sold side by side for years. I think it is health reasons they disappeared. They were kept in the same freezer as rest of ice cream. Shop where I grew up owner has a stainless steel rectangular plate with little stainless steel ribs on it. This marked block into 10 equal slices. He sold the sliced for 3pence each normal size wafer was 6p. He used to have two blocks on the go vanilla and banana. If you had two bob you could get the three slices and a penny bar.

CrowdedHouse

Wonder was that meant to be kept under wraps 'til Sunday?

dxhound2005

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Wafer ice cream and cones sold side by side for years. I think it is health reasons they disappeared. They were kept in the same freezer as rest of ice cream. Shop where I grew up owner has a stainless steel rectangular plate with little stainless steel ribs on it. This marked block into 10 equal slices. He sold the sliced for 3pence each normal size wafer was 6p. He used to have two blocks on the go vanilla and banana. If you had two bob you could get the three slices and a penny bar.

You're even older than the Backwards Man. He doesn't remember the Old Money.

I remember the farthing.

The Backwards Man

Finally someone knows what I'm talking about, even if they do seem to be a time traveller from the 1940s. I was worried I was losing it.

Kermit.de.frog

Scandalous OP. This is why we should be more British and rejoin HMG of Great Britain and Ireland. They have common sense, the British.

PropJoe10

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Naw, this was an actual block of ice cream, could be vanilla, could be raspberry ripple, could be banana if the shopkeeper was in a mood for a row. They cut off a slab as you waited, size measured by expert eye, and gave you the wafer.

What times we lived in then.

You're a veteran. Fair play. Ignore the haters! :cool: :pac:

topper75

Aren't these Golliwogs?