Why are Lucky Tatties called Lucky Tatties? Easy – because in olden times, some Lucky Tatties would contain a hidden coin… sadly they no longer do (for obvious reasons!)
the best comic ever?
It was my favourite comic when I was young... and the inspiration for the look and feel of A Quarter Of...
Remember the advert on TV? A Clint Eastwood style cowboy in a spot of bother, captured by some sombrero wearing outlaws. One asks the cowboy, "A last request gringo?"
The cowboy asks for a Texan bar. He chews on it laconically (love that word!) and it takes him so long to eat it that the baddies fall asleep and he escapes!
"Texan... sure is a mighty chew."
Texans made a very brief, limited edition re-appearance in 2005 but we fear they have now gone for good.
A Seventies Classic
Talk about a sweet becoming an instant legend.
Did anyone in your class used to eat it in lessons? Opening their mouth as it crackled so everyone could hear... until the teacher looked up and silence was restored?
