BORED! A question & a challenge

[Waxing_Gibbous]

By my count this is the 25th night of 100% cloud cover in my neck of the woods. Rather than drink too much I thought I'd throw out a couple of things:
1-Why are Telescope shops only open during the day?
and
2- How many space-based foods (plants and animals accepted) can you think of?
I'll start. Star Anise. Sunfish. Moon Pie.
Im sure there are more but my astro-spuds need turning.

[toryglen-boy]

1. So they can use thier own products in thier own time.

2. Star Fruit, eh? ...

[mozzie]

weve had a great run with fine weather for a while know :thumbsup:
its still a job for telescope shops they need time off and away from sales and that telephone
and space food sticks choclate and caramel
mozzie

[Kal]

mars bars!
pluto pups

[Robh]

Sunflowers
and if brand names are allowed ...
Starburst lollies
Galaxy fruit and nuts

Regards, Rob

[Darth Wader]

Sun Rice (If we're allowing brand names!)
Jupiter Log (Not sure if they still make them, was a health food bar)
Milky Way

[Waxing_Gibbous]

Excellent!! Brand names are indeed permitted.
I considered Venus Fly Traps, but even at a stretch, no one would consider them food:sadeyes:
I don't know if they have them here but in the UK you can buy Galaxy Bars.
So "foreign muck" counts too.

I still think you'd sell more high-end telescopes if you had evening viewings. But then, I'm such a sucker for glass and metal, I just walk into a shop and say "Sell me stuff!":P

[mental4astro]

Saturn- an australian tomato variety!

[dalemadison]

Marsipan ?

[DavidU]

:rofl:

[stephenb]

Do Milky Bars still exist? Remember the "Milky Bar Kid" anyone?

Sunnyboys? (I think only Victorians know the triangular-shaped frozen iceypole by this name http://www.sunnyboy.com.au/).

p.s. Can anyone correctly describe the shape of a Sunnyboy? A Quadhedron?

[mental4astro]

We NSW boys & girls also are fond of Sunnyboys, many a penny saved during summer school holidays to run down to the shops to score one. Their shape is a tetrahedron,:thumbsup:.

[DavidU]

Ah yes Sunnyboys
I got a "free" once, it had blue printing on the silver inside it:thumbsup:

[stephenb]

tetrahedron :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Mental, we are sliding down a dangerous path here of going off-topic, reminiscing about more simpler times, school holidays, spending a bob (or 20c) at the local milk bar. Kids miss out on all that these days. Arrrh don't get me started.

[stephenb]

David I remember that!! didn't you have to pull back a flap, or fully rip them open to reveal "free" printed on the inside? Struth, now your reactivating some brain cells at this end, mate.

Back on topic, wasn't/isn't there a brand of lady's razor blades called "Venus"?? (female IIS members, feel free to buzz in anytime on this one)

[mental4astro]

Eating razor blades is not something I did as a kid, :whistle:. Each to their own, I suppose.

'Moon & stars', a variety of watermelon. Has a dark green skin with small & large bright yellow spots. Big & tasty. Hmmm, summer can't get here soon enough...

[DavidU]

You got it ! You ripped it open.
We also had milk delivered to school, everyone got a small bottle at play lunch. I used to enjoy flicking the gold aluminium milk bottle caps across the school yard and risk the cane !
Imagine what would happen to a teacher who hit or caned a student today

[M54]

L.E.M.onade:P

[stephenb]

(Yes, I know but I couldn't think of anymore foods, so I was branching out into general products):whistle:


:rofl: well done Molly!

[BerrieK]

Hehe, what about any food products in the Archer Farms range!!

(Saggitarius eat ya heart out)

Kerrie

[GrahamL]

mmm sunnyboys :).. you could present an empty coke bottle for the refund 20c and get 3 of them and a few lollies.

and when the shop owner put it in a crate out back you could go back
and retrieve it again and get another 3 .. and when he put it out back again 3 more ... who says the older generation couldn't possibly understand recycling :)

[gts055]

Bubble nebula.... hmmmm..... bubble gum Mark

[mozzie]

sunnyboys i was explaining to my son that when you finished it and opened the packet to see if you recieved a free one he couldnt believe it something for free dad how times have changed they still sell them at the school they seem heaps smaller then in our day
mozzie

[Baddad]

Hi All, :)

Westport Wines in Washington State, one of their labels, "Red Sky At Night".

;) :lol: :cheers: :drink:

Cheers Marty

[Baddad]

Hi All, :)

The Moon, made of "green" cheese?????:lol:

Cheers Marty

[mental4astro]

Hey Marty, you just reminded me:

Cassegrain wines

Bit of a stretch. Their logo is a cassegrain pirmary mirror motif! Top Aussie drop too.

[Jen]

:lol: yeah there sure is i have Venus in my shower :lol::lol:

MMM sunny boys yum but they dont make em like they used to :doh:oh and remember those Return of the Jedi icy poles mmm :P


Mars Bars
Jupiter Bars
Milky Ways
Galaxy Bars
Starbursts
Moon Rocks (cookies)
Eclipse (mints)

:D

[stephenb]

I was staring at a tin of Eclipse mints on my desk at work today and didn't even think of them.:doh:

[Kal]

omg! I have a tin on my desk as well :doh:

[M54]

Ta Stephen:D.

What about ICE (in space) CREAM!
:lol:

[Baddad]

Hi Alexander,:)

How did I miss that one? Cassegrain Wines.:lol:

Cheers Marty

[tlgerdes]

There is an apple variety called Galaxy. Deep red skin with yellow/white speckles that look like stars.

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: yep mine live on my desk too :thumbsup::thumbsup: