Aah… The good old days! My dad used to send me to the candy store to get him two packs of cigarettes. He gave me fifty cents — two packs were 45 cents — and I was allowed to get a candy bar with the change.
When I was growing up in the fifties all the candy bars were a nickel except for two which cost a dime: Mounds and Almond Joy (each of which came with two pieces). As I wasn’t that fond of coconut I stuck with my favorites: Three Musketeers, Forever Yours, Nestle’s Crunch or Hershey’s Crackle, Junior Mints, and occasionally Chunky.
Reminds me a little of the old joke about two guys sharing a can of soda and the first guy lets the second get his half first. The second guy proceeds to finish off the entire can and when the first guy angrily asks why he did that the second guy responds “I couldn’t help it, my half was on the bottom.”
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
he’s a dog, Charlie Brown… why else?
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 4 years ago
Nowadays, they’re half the size and $1.50.
orinoco womble over 4 years ago
Kids often do that, too. And grown ups.
iggyman over 4 years ago
Always break it in half before you give it to him, CB!
dlkrueger33 over 4 years ago
I remember when a full sized candy bar was 10 cents. And when it was raised to a quarter, although it seemed astronomical, it was still the big bars.
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
To be fair, Snoopy didn’t promise anything!
treutvid over 4 years ago
Assuming chocolate bar, VERY bad for dogs!
Frank_Lecanto over 4 years ago
…but the dime bar is much bigger than the nickel bar, and therefore shareable
Frank_Lecanto over 4 years ago
Aah… The good old days! My dad used to send me to the candy store to get him two packs of cigarettes. He gave me fifty cents — two packs were 45 cents — and I was allowed to get a candy bar with the change.
Spence12 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Lil’ Orphan Annie eyes!
car2ner over 4 years ago
dogs don’t eat slowly to cherish the experience. They eat fast and cherish the memory (and maybe the chance to get more).
jrankin1959 over 4 years ago
Is that what happened to Little Orphan Annie?
gantech over 4 years ago
Because they don’t understand the concept of money and because they can.
I❤️Peanuts over 4 years ago
When I was growing up in the fifties all the candy bars were a nickel except for two which cost a dime: Mounds and Almond Joy (each of which came with two pieces). As I wasn’t that fond of coconut I stuck with my favorites: Three Musketeers, Forever Yours, Nestle’s Crunch or Hershey’s Crackle, Junior Mints, and occasionally Chunky.
Tentoes over 4 years ago
Dogs savor the millisecond.
Jogger2 over 4 years ago
Evolution, Charlie Brown. The wolf ancestors of dogs ate quickly to get some food before a bigger wolf could try to get it.
knight1192a over 4 years ago
Reminds me a little of the old joke about two guys sharing a can of soda and the first guy lets the second get his half first. The second guy proceeds to finish off the entire can and when the first guy angrily asks why he did that the second guy responds “I couldn’t help it, my half was on the bottom.”
Wichita1.0 over 4 years ago
Dime candy. A DISTANT memory.