Twister vs. Tangle Twister

hacktavist

Can anyone help settle this argument, some people I know seem to think that Twisters used to be called Tangle Twisters. They insist on calling them Tangle Twisters! Who's right?!

ceegee

They are.

You,and anyone else who calls them Twisters, are wrong on many many levels (I include HB in that statement)

star-pants

I thought they did used to be called 'Tangle Twisters' ?
''Tangle your tongue around a Twister lolly'' is the new phrase though

Jesus Wept

The slogan is 'Tangle your tongue round a Twister lolly.'




This website says 'Also from the Sunday Business Post, HB have brought out a variation on the traditional Twister (Tangle Twister to those of us who remember the ’80s).'

Maybe it was originally called Tangle Twister and reduced to Twister?
I always thought of it as a Tangle Twister.

star-pants

You beat me to it Rigger, that exact source & quote of
'Also from the Sunday Business Post, HB have brought out a variation on the traditional Twister (Tangle Twister to those of us who remember the ’80s) called the Twister Mini Chocolate.'
lol but yeah we all called them tangle twisters.

ceegee

Think they changed the name a few years back, probably brought about by the same bright sparks who thought starburst, cif and snickers were good ideas

Jesus Wept

star-pants wrote: »

You beat me to it Rigger

winner!

hacktavist

I still don't think there's any proof shown! For example a picture of a Twister wrapper with the words "Tangle Twister" on it! or something on HBs website!

Jesus Wept

email them

rubadub

hacktavist wrote: »

I still don't think there's any proof shown!

Yep, your mates and all these people here are playing a big joke...

They were definitely called tangle twisters, I used to eat them all the time until, like everything, they brought out a "new & improved" version which was total crap compared to the original.

Hogzy

Twister is a game you play with drunk naked girls, tangle twisters are what you play with with drunk naked girls (the ice lolly)

Ann22

Tangle Twisters originally came out in the late 80's with orange and lemon stripes with a cola bit in the middle where the strawberry bit is, in the modern one. I think they may have been called Twisters back then.
My oh's mam was going to the shop years ago and asked him if he wanted anything....he said 'a twisty wisty please' ('cos he used to call them that for the craic). Needless to say, she had an embarrassing encounter in the shop when she asked for one:o.

timoconnor50

Correct and Right! They're Tangle Twisters!

Mellor

timoconnor50 wrote: »

Correct and Right! They're Tangle Twisters!

What a strange post to dig up, only to agree with everything.

ceegee wrote: »

Think they changed the name a few years back, probably brought about by the same bright sparks who thought starburst, cif and snickers were good ideas

Snickers was the original name though

Dingleye

Tangle twisters!!!
I asked one of the lads in work to get me one a few months ago and he looked at me and said "a what?"
They used to be tangle twisters, didnt realise they were changed to twisters until that day... I prefer the name tangle twister, so thats what I is sticking with

Remember they changed coco pops to choco krispies?... That didnt last long... :eek:

Hogzy

Dingleye wrote: »

so thats what I is sticking with

+1

ceegee

Mellor wrote: »

Snickers was the original name though

Yeah but Marathon is cooler

Mellor

ceegee wrote: »

Yeah but Marathon is cooler

Mr. T doesn't think so,

end of imo

ceegee

Mellor wrote: »

Mr. T doesn't think so,

end of imo

Touché

ToniTuddle

Tangle Twisters forever!

But I've noticed they have changed the colourings in it...the green bit is not as bright green as it used to be.:(

DigiGal

My mate is ginger and when he wears his celtic jersey everyone calls him tangle twister


So yeah tangle twister lol

Shanannigan

A rose by any other name is still a rose!

RacoonQueen

I know it's an old thread and all. But do ye remember when they changed the ice cream from vanilla to banana for a while and everyone stopped buying them? What was that all about? :eek:

Marty_McFly

They are lovely and they only have 70 calories!

mairin84

Haha!! You must be like 15 to not have heard of the tangle twister. Proof of it's existence:

http://wheresgrandad.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/1988-ice-pops.jpg

Swiper the fox

mairin84 wrote: »

Haha!! You must be like 15 to not have heard of the tangle twister. Proof of it's existence:

http://wheresgrandad.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/1988-ice-pops.jpg

That is an amazing first contribution to boards, its stuff like that the internet was invented for. The scribbler was a great little pop.

I remember the original ad for tangle twister, it went "i knew a girl her name was melissa, she had a passion for tangle twister" etc.

Islander13

mairin84 wrote: »

Haha!! You must be like 15 to not have heard of the tangle twister. Proof of it's existence:

http://wheresgrandad.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/1988-ice-pops.jpg

I would probably pay north of 10 euro to just have one more Chunky

00112984

Swiper the fox wrote: »

That is an amazing first contribution to boards, its stuff like that the internet was invented for. The scribbler was a great little pop.

I remember the original ad for tangle twister, it went "i knew a girl her name was melissa, she had a passion for tangle twister" etc.

God, now I have that song in my head. From memory, I think it was
"Know a girl, her name's Melissa,
She fell in love with a Tangle Twister.
Vanilla ice-cream, strawberry and pears,
With HB's flavours you can go anywhere.
Bing, bang, boom her world's upside down,
Since she fell in love (love),
With a Tangle Twister!"