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#1 2003-07-31 2:36 am
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- excrementalist
- From: noodley goodness
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stuff that is no longer available...
really not a rant, but a nostalgic twinge of loss over product(s) that are no longer available...
first, i was inspired by the now "missing gordita" at Taco Smell. i really liked that southwest gordita with its black beans, corn and pico-de-gayo.
you bastards, i want it back.
BUT, what i really miss. is the Dorito Thins. did you ever get those? they were doritos flavors on thin, white corn tortilla chips.
i especially miss the "salsa and cheese" flavor.
bastards.
now they have "guacamole flavor" chips. you just know they will be good, and then they will take them off the market.
i refuse to even try them.
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#2 2003-07-31 2:41 am
- TheConfuzed1
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
I miss "Almond Delight" cereal. 
The storm starts when the drops start dropping. When the drops stop dropping, the storm starts stopping.
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#3 2003-07-31 2:51 am
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
those foods will probably kill you anywayz. so maybe the reason they take them off the market is because if they're around too long, too many people will start dying.
I'm going to slap your ass so hard, your bell-bottoms will be ringing.
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#4 2003-07-31 4:07 am
- KingFred
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
Cripy Critters. With pink elephants.
(Although this is actually the box I remember)
Quisp.... and Quake.

Side note: HOLY CRAP! I can't believe how many of these old cereals I saw while hunting these pix up were "Sugar Smacks" and "Sugar Pops" and boldly described as "Sugar coated this" and "Sugar sprinkled that" and "Corn flakes with a Magic Sugar Coating"...
Sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar...
Good thing things have changed now-a-days. We just don't SAY sugar so much (but there's likely just as much fructose, glucose and other 'oses as ever)
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#5 2003-07-31 4:32 am
- Blaze
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- Registered: 2002-12-23
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
The 80s were a good time to be a kid.
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#6 2003-07-31 6:58 am
- ckm
- f/k/a captkevman

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- Registered: 2001-03-13
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
I miss chocolate soda.
(if it's still available anywhere, please let me know)
{{EDIT: I've been able to find chocolate soda, but the one in particular that I remember was clear (like Sprite)...I can't find that one}}
I miss banana Quik (milk mix).
(ditto for that one)
{{EDIT: I FOUND IT!}}
I miss Jolt cola (it's not as available as it used to be).
(I can find Jolt...it's just a lot less convenient)
...there's probably a whole list of other stuff, but those are the things that pop into my head immediately.
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#7 2003-07-31 7:01 am
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
I miss the Apple Adjustable Keyboard.
Oh, wait, you're talking about junk food.
Never mind.
a non-cheap, non-domestic beer can be ok on occasion. but a pbr in a plastic cup can be a thing of beauty.
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#8 2003-07-31 7:42 am
- Stop the Robots
- I'm Jesus

- From: Michigan
- Registered: 2002-12-01
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
Dammit KFC, I WANT MY POPCORN CHICKEN!

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#9 2003-07-31 8:49 am
- W2ttsy
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
i miss my ADB keyboard. ahh those were the days. now i have a new pro board which is even better
W2ttsy
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#10 2003-07-31 8:54 am
- Zetetic Apparatchik
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- Registered: 2001-01-07
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
GmanViz wrote:
I miss the Apple Adjustable Keyboard./quote]
Still got mine hooked up to a demi-functioning Duo 230.
I miss systems I could actually reverse engineer.
Join the MAF AudioScrobbler group.
Protest ist, wenn ich sage, das und das paßt mir nicht. Widerstand ist, wenn ich dafür sorge, daß das, was mir nicht paßt, nicht länger geschieht.
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#11 2003-07-31 8:59 am
- Tetrachloride
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- Registered: 2001-01-29
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
I miss the original "Johnny Quest".
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#12 2003-07-31 9:11 am
- LeonHikari
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- From: Somewhere that you aren't.
- Registered: 2003-06-01
- Posts: 288
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
I miss the ORIGINAL wonderball. You know, the one that caused thousands to choke?
"If it moves and it shouldn't, Duck Tape. If it doesn't move and it should, WD-40."
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#13 2003-07-31 9:15 am
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If you're longing for food items you can't find anymore, you might be able to find them at Hometown Favorites.
KingFred ... Quisp appears to be available on this site.
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#14 2003-07-31 9:58 am
- VegasACF
- Flogger of Deceased Equines

- From: Knoxville, TN, USA
- Registered: 1999-02-21
- Posts: 4051
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
I want my Maypo!
And a Marathon bar!
(Though I'm told the Cadbury Curly Wurly bar is the modern equivalent)

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#15 2003-07-31 10:15 am
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
Dammit KFC, I WANT MY POPCORN CHICKEN!
eeeeew. No offense guy, but that's some nasty smurf.
You do know that that stuff is just the crud they can't sell as recognizable chicken parts to they batter and fry it until it doubles in size.
eeeeeew.
yes, I had it. once.
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#16 2003-07-31 10:46 am
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
I miss the Honda CRX Si.
If I could find a 1991 model that came out of a time capsule, I'd give up my Integra in a heartbeat. And my 'teg is a fantastic little car.
a non-cheap, non-domestic beer can be ok on occasion. but a pbr in a plastic cup can be a thing of beauty.
-moby
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#17 2003-07-31 11:47 am
- hopalong
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- From: nowhere
- Registered: 2003-07-29
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
i don't want red fusion to go away, but one day i think i might have to do one massive stock up. i also miss surge and the purple and black cherry coke cans.
more wholesome than a pentagram
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#19 2003-07-31 11:52 am
- shoeman
- when did this happen?

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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
Dammit KFC, I WANT MY POPCORN CHICKEN!
eeeeew. No offense guy, but that's some nasty smurf.
You do know that that stuff is just the crud they can't sell as recognizable chicken parts to they batter and fry it until it doubles in size.
eeeeeew.![]()
yes, I had it. once.
eww--popcorn chicken. Blech! That stuff was repulsive.
Anyways--I want the old KFC fries back!
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#20 2003-07-31 11:55 am
- hopalong
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Re: stuff that is no longer available...
well it'll last long enough for me to get sick of it.
more wholesome than a pentagram
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#21 2003-07-31 12:05 pm
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
Cripy Critters. With pink elephants.
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(Although this is actually the box I remember)
Neither of those are the Crispy Critters I remember.
This is the Crispy Critters cereal I remember. (It was the only link I could find.)
(Translation: KingFred is an old fart.
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#23 2003-07-31 7:34 pm
#24 2003-07-31 8:08 pm
- Halbie
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- From: detached from reality...
- Registered: 2001-01-09
- Posts: 2923
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
This is close to on topic, but for 2 years I missed SkyBar. But 2 weeks ago I went to this run down convenience store and found them (I am sure they were fresh
)and took one to the counter to buy. When I presented my find the clerk/owner bursted out "Where did you find that? In this store?"
My internal response was "No, I found it some other store, I am a reverse shoplifter. I like to go into stores, buy stuff, and then take that stuff into other stores and pay for it again"
But I politely showed him where I found it.
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#25 2003-07-31 8:32 pm
- Fracai
- Evacipate

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- Posts: 2836
Re: stuff that is no longer available...
quesadilla tostitos...the best chips ever created.
now I have to stick with lime tostitos...not as good, but that hint o' lime is pretty nice 
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