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What’s so fun about fun size? I don’t want to come off as a jerk-o-lantern but who — in the name of Bobby Boris Pickett — decided to call them Fun-Size chocolate bars? I mean, what’s so fun about a chocolate bar that’s 1/8 the size of a lessthan-fun chocolate bar? Really, you rip it open, pop it in your mouth and one chew and then it’s gone. Whatever happened to the days when you could savour the nougat, the caramel and the chocolate. There is absolutely no savouring going on with a so-called Fun-Size Oh Henry. And what is nougat anyway?
I have so many questions. I miss the good old days when you got a regular chocolate bar once in awhile, along with hundreds of Halloween kisses, a handful of Rockets and enough apples to bake a small pie. Sorry, I’m just creepin’ it real. What candy company CEO has a skeleton in their closet that won’t allow them to adjust the name just slightly to something a little less offensive to us chocolate bar lovers? I may suggest alternative names like dollop of chocolate bar, chocolate barlike substance, length-challenged chocolate bar or even chocolate bar portion.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
and other musings
RIB’S RAMBLINGS
Imagine if they started doing that with other small items like medication, clothing or even cars. Mark Ribble I can see myself in the pharmacy asking for fun size Advil and fun size Preparation H. Or making a stop at a men’s wear will not include Fun-Size anything. I’ve store and asking for fun size dress decided to boycott this nonsense and pants. go back in time to my childhood where Even worse would be going to a deal- popcorn balls, candy apples and genuership and asking if the new pickup ine Halloween Kisses ruled the day. comes in fun size. Pickups are all fun, The Kisses were small and nobody aren’t they? ever called them fun-size. Who’s witch me? Show me your spirFangs for the memories. it! I hope the Halloween puns didn’t So my Halloweens going forward drive you batty.
1955 Chevy sedan delivery being restored
An email arrived from Mike Hamlin at Essex Auto Wreckers in Essex, along with a photo of the vehicle you see here. Even though it’s missing its windshield, hood and Ferrari-inspired grille, we can spot it as a ’55 Chevy right away because of the parking lights. Mike tells me it is slated for restoration, and he could not have chosen a better vehicle to bring back to life. The ’55 Chevy was known as the “hot one” when it first arrived in showrooms 66 years ago, and thanks to its timeless styling and hot new tire-squealing V8, these Chevrolets are just as hot today. The 1955 Chevrolet sales brochure
sings the praises of these great vehicles. “New Swing-Type Pedals. Brake and clutch pedals swing downward with a light pressure of your toe. They pivot at the top, leaving the floor free and clear.” “New Knee-action Front Suspension. Four self-adjusting spherical joints absorb road shocks to help give you a wonderfully new kind of ride. And they require much less lubrication.” “New Anti-Dive Braking Control. This new Chevrolet development means ‘heads up’ stops – even when you stop in a hurry! It’s a great new advance that only Chevrolet offers!” And most exciting of all: “Great New
1955 Chev sedan delivery with original parking lights. Jim Heyens PUBLISHER
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V8 with 162 horsepower and 8-to-1 compression ratio!” Four versions of the ’55 Chev station wagon are illustrated in the sales brochure, and the sedan delivery is really a station wagon with the side windows covered up and a different door at the back. Stop in at Essex Auto Wreckers at 65 Gordon Avenue and let Mike show you a ’55 Chevy sedan delivery being re-
THE OLD CAR DETECTIVE Bill Sherk stored right before your dazzled eyes! I’m always looking for stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca.
Lunar eclipse November 19 By Gary Boyle The Backyard Astronomer Nothing is more magical than viewing a lunar eclipse. A few times each year, the full moon steps into the earth’s shadow for a few hours, leaving us with lasting memories. Such an eclipse will take place in the early morning hours of November 19 with the Full Beaver Moon. This one will be extra special and appear very close to a total eclipse. Because of the geometry, the moon will be in the larger shadow of the earth except for a mere three percent, leaving the edge in sunlight. A lunar eclipse is very safe to enjoy. Even though it is not officially proclaimed total, the lunar surface will still exhibit darkness and some colour as typically seen in a total event. People commonly referred to this type of eclipse as a “blood moon”. If you were on the moon at the centre of the shadow during the mid-point of this eclipse, you would see an orange ring around
the earth. From this vantage point, you would see sunlight refracting through our atmosphere, witnessing every sunset on the left side of the earth along with every sunrise on the right side at the same time. For astrophotographers, the moon will be located amongst the bright winter constellations of Orion the Hunter, Taurus the Bull and not too far from the Pleiades star cluster. The only drawback is its late hour. Eastern time, the partial umbral eclipse begins at 2:18 a.m. The moon begins to enter the shadow. Greatest eclipse is 4:02 a.m. and the moon will be 97% covered. The partial umbral eclipse ends at 5:47 a.m. and the moon completely exits the shadow. Known as “The Backyard Astronomer”, Gary Boyle is an astronomy educator, guest speaker and monthly columnist for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Follow him on Twitter @astroeducator or his website at www.wondersofastronomy.com
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