RetroDaze - Thread | Famous Duos

Vaporman87 wrote :

eddstarr wrote :
I think it's time to teach you a lesson. Behold the un-duo:
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What a crazy name for a candy bar. No wonder it's discontinued. Then again, Whatchamacallit's are awesome, so it's not all in the name.
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Dude, you are amazing, that's exactly what went wrong!

The crazy guys at Peter Paul Candies wanted a catchy name for a new chocolate/peanut butter candy bar. The marketing guys thought it rather funny to say, "peanut butter and NO jelly".

While I'm sure that was a real kneeslapper back in 1972, me and my friends in high school found the name sorta off putting. Just looking at the wrapper made it a hard sell to me, and I love peanut butter. I bought one as soon as it appeared at the local Seven Eleven.

Here's the thing about candy, it will sell if it tastes good, no matter what you call it, Whatchamacallit!!!

Reese's' Peanut Butter Cups taste Great. The no jelly bar tasted funny, like the peanut butter was real old, sorta rancid tasting. Bought another one the same week, same funny flavor and the texture was weird - old peanut butter with mushy rice krispies for mouth-feel, LAME!

Peter Paul renamed it but it didn't taste any better because they couldn't just reshape peanut butter cup filling and cover it with chocolate. They insisted on making it taste different. The result was awful, imho.

You can experience what Peter Paul was really after by eating a Peanut Butter TWIX. Case Closed.

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By eddstarr At 02:59 On 18 March 2016 1829 Posts Timelord in Training	Vaporman87 wrote : Like Peanut Butter and Jelly. -end quote I think it's time to teach you a lesson. Behold the un-duo: Quote Disable Sigs
By Vaporman87 At 04:17 On 18 March 2016 10471 Posts King of the Hill	eddstarr wrote : I think it's time to teach you a lesson. Behold the un-duo: -end quote What a crazy name for a candy bar. No wonder it's discontinued. Then again, Whatchamacallit's are awesome, so it's not all in the name. Quote Disable Sigs You love this signature.
By eddstarr At 22:28 On 18 March 2016 1829 Posts Timelord in Training	Vaporman87 wrote : eddstarr wrote : I think it's time to teach you a lesson. Behold the un-duo: -end quote What a crazy name for a candy bar. No wonder it's discontinued. Then again, Whatchamacallit's are awesome, so it's not all in the name. -end quote Dude, you are amazing, that's exactly what went wrong! The crazy guys at Peter Paul Candies wanted a catchy name for a new chocolate/peanut butter candy bar. The marketing guys thought it rather funny to say, "peanut butter and NO jelly". While I'm sure that was a real kneeslapper back in 1972, me and my friends in high school found the name sorta off putting. Just looking at the wrapper made it a hard sell to me, and I love peanut butter. I bought one as soon as it appeared at the local Seven Eleven. Here's the thing about candy, it will sell if it tastes good, no matter what you call it, Whatchamacallit!!! Reese's' Peanut Butter Cups taste Great. The no jelly bar tasted funny, like the peanut butter was real old, sorta rancid tasting. Bought another one the same week, same funny flavor and the texture was weird - old peanut butter with mushy rice krispies for mouth-feel, LAME! Peter Paul renamed it but it didn't taste any better because they couldn't just reshape peanut butter cup filling and cover it with chocolate. They insisted on making it taste different. The result was awful, imho. You can experience what Peter Paul was really after by eating a Peanut Butter TWIX. Case Closed. Quote Disable Sigs
By Mr Magic At 22:46 On 18 March 2016 13449 Posts	Quote Disable Sigs "Magic can happen to you."
By eddstarr At 23:57 On 18 March 2016 1829 Posts Timelord in Training	Danger, danger . . . Epic Duos Are Forbidden! Quote Disable Sigs