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[Don Draper's Hat]

Hail to the king, motherfuckers.

Come on, mate. That's a chocolate bar. Play the game.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

This issue goes well beyond mere party politics

I bet citizen smith preferred digestives

 

[Solaire of Astora]

Better stock up on ginger nuts then, I guess. I live in Japan and if my local import store is anything to go by, the shortage wasn't felt in this part of the world... Of course, the biscuits they're selling probably spent a long time in transit. Perhaps there's a shortage incoming.

Morrisons is charging £1.11 for a pack of Hobnobs!!!!

ONE POUND AND ELEVEN PENCE!!!!

You should see what they cost here. Which is understandable, I guess. But that £1.11 wouldn't seem so bad then.

Too bad none of the stores here seem to import the chocolate Hobnobs.

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Chocolate Hobnob>all biscuits

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Would happily give up all Biscuits for some Irn Bru.

 

[industrian]

I dunno man, they look like bars to me. If they qualify then so do Club and Rocky bars.............

Come on, mate. That's a chocolate bar. Play the game.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakaway_(biscuit)

Breakaway is a brand of chocolate-covered digestive biscuit

Checkmate, atheists.

But if you want to push the issue then I will withdraw my Breakaways and instead opt for Jaffa Cakes as the undisputed king. For multiple reasons.

1) They're Jaffa Cakes.
2) They're awesome.
3) They managed to convince a judge they are cakes and not biscuits and thus were VAT exempted.

 

[cabot]

yeah guys breakaway actually has biscuit in it, come on


also, Jaffa Cakes are GOAT and my trigger. I don't buy them because I eat them in bulk fast.

I respect the guy who mentioned them (though they ain't biscuits)

 

[Don Draper's Hat]

Twix has biscuit too, but I'm not putting that in a fucking biscuit barrel. It would go with the chocolate bars.

 

[Dougald]

You'll be telling me Twix is a biscuit next

And Jaffa Cakes, while clearly awesome, are cakes, and there was even a court case which defined them as such

 

[Markitron]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakaway_(biscuit)
Checkmate, atheists.

What some randomer writes on Wiki doesn't count for anything, they are chocolate bars.

 

[cabot]

What's in your biscuit barrel is such a great conversation topic!

 

[QuicheFontaine]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakaway_(biscuit)

Checkmate, atheists.

But if you want to push the issue then I will withdraw my Breakaways and instead opt for Jaffa Cakes as the undisputed king. For multiple reasons.

1) They're Jaffa Cakes.
2) They're awesome.
3) They managed to convince a judge they are cakes and not biscuits and thus were VAT exempted.

The best part is that they did this by baking a massive Jaffa cake. A landmark moment in British legal history.

 

[Plum]

You are all mistaken. The best biscuits are Garibaldi.

Foxes chocolate cookies come a close second.

The fuck is a Garibaldi?

Is it one of those strange Northern things like Booths and poor people?

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

Does this mean your little episode is over and you're staying in the EU or what?

Lol.

Hey, tea time is serious business!

 

[velociraptor]

Come on, mate. That's a chocolate bar. Play the game.

They are not a chocolate bar. They're biscuits coated in chocolate.

This is a chocolate bar:

 

[industrian]

Is this biscuit fascism a real thing? Or are you guys just fishing for startup funds to create a CAMRA for round biscuits?

 

[cabot]

I really want a biscuit now, guys.

 

[British Monsoon]

Those look like cookies to me

Cookies are merely a subgenre of biscuits.

 

[mclem]

Those aren't chocolate hob-nobs.

 

[Dougald]

I'm proud of GAF for taking what could easily have been yet another "hurr America and Britain use different words for things" thread and turning it into a pointless yet thoroughly entertaining argument about what does and does not constitute a biscuit

I could really use a custard cream now

 

[Markitron]

Cookies are merely a subgenre of biscuits.

And a lesser sub-genre at that.

I'm proud of GAF for taking what could easily have been yet another "hurr America and Britain use different words for things" thread and turning it into a pointless yet thoroughly entertaining argument about what does and does not constitute a biscuit

Give us time, it will surely still happen.

 

[mclem]

The fuck is a Garibaldi?

Affectionately nicknamed Dead Fly Biscuits...

...for obvious reasons.

 

[Robin64]

Garibaldis. Just say no.

 

[Breakage]

Saw Bourbons back in stock at Sainbury's yesterday so I bought a pack.

 

[ZimbAdam]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakaway_(biscuit)



Checkmate, atheists.

But if you want to push the issue then I will withdraw my Breakaways and instead opt for Jaffa Cakes as the undisputed king. For multiple reasons.

1) They're Jaffa Cakes.
2) They're awesome.
3) They managed to convince a judge they are cakes and not biscuits and thus were VAT exempted.

Yo, are Penguins biscuits then? I don't know how to handle this.

 

[toweringinferno]

Garibaldi? Seriously? Squashed fly biscuits? Good lord.

Try one, you'll change your mind.

The fuck is a Garibaldi?

Is it one of those strange Northern things like Booths and poor people?

Nah it's not Northern. My Granddad introduced them to me, they are more old people biscuits.

 

[Lirlond]

I quite like a garibaldi, dead cheap too.

This is good news though, I've been getting my ginger fix from these bad boys and they're so expensive.

 

[cabot]

Yo, are Penguins biscuits then? I don't know how to handle this.

of course they are #teamchocolatebiscuit

 

[pitcairn55]

I really want a biscuit now, guys.

Yeah, me too. We normally have a supply in the office, but not today.

I've got a Drifter in my lunch box, but I'm trying to save that, and anyway it's not a biscuit. Though it does say biscuit on the packet.

 

[8bit]

Hail to the king, motherfuckers.

🎶Can't take away my breakaway!🎶

Anyway, these were the best :

 

[Dougald]

Garibaldis. Just say no.

My mouth is like sandpaper just looking at those

 

[ZimbAdam]

What about fig rolls? Are fig rolls biscuits now?

 

[Plum]

Nah it's not Northern. My Granddad introduced them to me, they are more old people biscuits.

Ah, that explains why I've never heard of them. Also explains why they look straight out of a time where rationing was still needed! What do they taste like?

 

[cabot]

What's your opinions on shortbread?

googled fig rolls, they look like nutri grain bars? I'd put them more cake-like.

we need to get to the bottom of this right now, postpone the EU referendum this is important.

 

[pitcairn55]

What about fig rolls? Are fig rolls biscuits now?

Absolutely.

 

[Lollipop Dave]

Garibaldis are lovely, but Bourbons are the best biscuit, with Digestive as a close second.


Rich tea would be up there with them if it wasn't so naff at dunking.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

And a lesser sub-genre at that.

The maryland cookies aren't bad when they're super hard. Wouldn't be my first choice though, yeah.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Let's start with something we can all agree on, and then work our way up to the contentious stuff:

Wagon Wheels aren't biscuits.

 

[Covfan]

Hail to the king, motherfuckers.

In a world where Trio's exist, that is merely a jesters hat these days.

 

[cabot]

Garibaldis are lovely, but Bourbons are the best biscuit, with Digestive as a close second.


Rich tea would be up there with them if it wasn't so naff at dunking.

come on dave, you lay em in for about 3 seconds and carefully lift and let your other hand go below in case it falls off.

 

[industrian]

You should see what they cost here. Which is understandable, I guess. But that £1.11 wouldn't seem so bad then.

Too bad none of the stores here seem to import the chocolate Hobnobs.

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Chocolate Hobnob>all biscuits

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Would happily give up all Biscuits for some Irn Bru.

Get your mum or dad to send you a care package every Christmas or birthday.

I used to get a box full of Wagon Wheels, Breakaways, Penguins, and Jaffa Cakes sent to me when I lived in Korea and Taiwan. They'd occasionally slip in a wee bottle of ginger but it adds weight like a motherfucker.

 

[cabot]

Let's start with something we can all agree on, and then work our way up to the contentious stuff:

Wagon Wheels aren't biscuits.

are they even food?

Just kidding, I do enjoy the jam ones.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

are they even food?

Just kidding, I do enjoy the jam ones.

I think they're classified as a building material. The 'mallow' filling makes an efficient insulation for roofs and cavity walls.

 

[Dougald]

Let's start with something we can all agree on, and then work our way up to the contentious stuff:

Wagon Wheels aren't biscuits.

I'm pretty sure they're recycled cardboard disguised with a thin "chocolate" coating

 

[Plum]

I really want a biscuit now, guys.

Here you go, lad. Proper biscuit right here.

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I feel a deep sadness when I see the old, square Cadbury chocolate.

 

[cabot]

Here you go, lad. Proper biscuit right here.

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I feel a deep sadness when I see the old, square Cadbury chocolate.

can people stop bringing cadburys in here, please. We know they've went down a dark path in recent times. Stop depressing us all.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

I'm pretty sure they're recycled cardboard disguised with a thin "chocolate" coating

Lol I don't think they're legally allowed to refer to it as chocolate. The adverts all used to say "chocolate flavour coating". God know what it actually is.

 

[8bit]

wee bottle of ginger

Haha, that's going to confuse some.

 

[cabot]

I think Wagon Wheels are the reason I look like my avatar.

 

[toweringinferno]

Ah, that explains why I've never heard of them. Also explains why they look straight out of a time where rationing was still needed! What do they taste like?

I'm not too sure how to describe the taste. Like raisins, currants and cranberries with plain biscuits. Not too sweat which makes it lovely.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Lol I don't think they're legally allowed to refer to it as chocolate. The adverts all used to say "chocolate flavour coating". God know what it actually is.

the souls of dead cowboys

 

[cabot]

I'm not too sure how to describe the taste. Like raisins, currants and cranberries with plain biscuits. Not too sweat which makes it lovely.

Biscuits not tasting like sweat is definitely something I look for!