<![CDATA[Mars bar (1955)]]>I thought I remembered something about the UK's Mars Bar being like the US's Milky Way. A brief jaunt to wikipedia,

The Mars bar was first manufactured in Slough, England, in 1932 by Forrest Mars Sr., son of American candy maker Frank C. Mars. He modelled the Mars bar after his father's Milky Way bar, which was already popular in the US, adjusting the recipe to better suit European tastes. He had a staff of twelve people, and originally advertised it as using Cadbury's chocolate couverture. As a result, the "British" Mars bar (also labelled the "European", "Global" or "Original" Mars bar) is considered to be a version of the American Milky Way bar, with only a slightly sweeter taste.

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]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/f6992606-7510-4a2f-bfff-0dedc7c669ee/mars-bar-1955RSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 03:45:25 GMTThu, 20 Aug 2026 19:29:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Mars bar (1955) on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:02:58 GMT]]>The UK and the United States are two countries separated by a common language.

Just let me fish these chips out of my fanny pack.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/27002235https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://sh.itjust.works/comment/27002235Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:02:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mars bar (1955) on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:44:47 GMT]]>We just need to add this to those travel expression helpers, so when Brits say boot Americans think trunk, and when they say Mars Bar, we think Milky Way.

I have no idea what we're supposed to think when they say things like "Give 'im a tickle on the blower" or "'He's a shamwackle rounder", only one of which I just made up.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.ca/comment/5968939https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.ca/comment/5968939Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:44:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mars bar (1955) on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:19:02 GMT]]>TIL about the Institute of Candy Controversies.

https://oregonl5.nss.org/mist/marsbar.html

I miss the old internet.

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