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Hi all, Got my 2 orders last week (5 boxes arriving on 5 different days). The X-wing box was already opened and although it looks complete, the box seems half empty. Can someone do me a quick polybag count please? I have 18 here, plus 2 sheets of (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) My Daughter commented that they looked and smelled like school crisps. If you dab one into your mouth, they are clearly organic in composition, dissolving and tasting much like, erm, school crisps. I am not surprised they fermented. I shudder (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I put mine in the garage, thinking I'd reuse them for packaging - but after a day their smell was so pervasive I had to throw them out. Chris (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Ian Bishop" <ianbishop@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:G7J4Bt.3sz@lugnet.com... (...) I think they are corn-based, so that's not surprising. They probably degrade quickly in landfills, which is I suspect why they are made. Huw (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I was going to put some in an empty packet of Wotsits and leave them lying around at work for a laugh - but on closer inspection they were too much like the real thing. I'm not sure anyone would spot that they were fake. I'm sure they're made (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) The regular polystyrene white stuff is sometimes known as 'ghost pooh' (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) It is most reassuring to hear I was not the only one who sampled this gastronomic delight! Jennifer Clark (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I find the whole thing a little disturbing (no, not trying them, I mean their similarity to children's snacks). These things are being given away in huge numbers as packing, and they're obviously not much different to some types of crisp. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Those things are, I've been told, pure corn starch and are supposedly completely harmless to eat though they don't taste good. I suspect that theysmell quickly for being such a good protein source for mold and yeast etc. However I would love (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) That's a good point, it was the smell that initially "attracted" me to them - they actually smelled like Wotsits or something similar. They didn't taste much worse either. My concern was that they had some form of chemical preservative in them (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I think if people are honest we all have, and if you actually put them in a Wotsit bag with a bit of salt and vinegar you can get through most of them before you feel full. That way it doesn't fill up the dustbin. Oh yes they are non toxic I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Jennifer Clark (<3A6F4512.AE346474@...e.dmem.str ath.ac.uk>) wrote at 21:11:46 (...) LOL. I thought Ian was talking about the low quality of Wotsits, not the dangerousness of packing :-) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Hey another Ferris fan! Do you have a kiss for daddy? The main problem I found when dissolving them was that the outsides dissolved well but shrivelled up, thus stopping the core from completely dissolving. If you were to chop them up into (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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