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This Memory is looking a little short on nostalgia! Have you got anything you could add?

Before the UK went all American and European, we had the great Marathon Bar, and yes, it did really satisfy!

I am sure that I am not alone when I still refuse to call them the s... word. No, they will forever be Marathons, like Opal Fruits will always be Opal Fruits, not star whatever; but that is another story.

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Do You Remember Marathon Bar?

Do You Remember Marathon Bar?

  • Anonymous user
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    What an excellent marketing coup!! Rebrandish the s******* as Marathon in the U.K and the sales will, no doubt, go through the roof! Come on Mars give it a go! You might be surprised
  • Anonymous user
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    Knickers to snickers!!!!!Marathon it was and always will be! And while im on my band wagon.......M&Ms are Treets! Just have to pretend that they are not covered in brightly coloured e numbers Aaarghhh
  • Anonymous user
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    what was wrong with the yanks changing theirs to marathon?? also it definatley tasted nicer when it was marathon
  • Anonymous user
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    Yes me too it will always be a marathon bar even if it is much smaller than what it used to be. I could never understand why they called it the S word. Someone told me it was because it was known as the S word in other countrys. I have to say i went to many other countrys at the time & i never saw it called anything else than Marathon. :-)
  • Anonymous user
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    I've heard that quite a few retro sweets are coming back but don't know how true it is.Its not that hard to bring the Marathon back just a name change.
  • Anonymous user
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    Watch this space the MARATHON BAR will be back later this Year 2008 its all that retro wispa bar thing you heard it hear first
  • Anonymous user
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    490 BC - the Greeks defeated the Persian army at the battle of Snickers - doesn't sound right does it? BTW - the 8 inches of braided caramel & chocolate was (& still is, albeit a lot smaller) called Curly Wurly in the UK. It was banned in Ireland until 1979 - don't ask me why. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_Wurly
  • Anonymous user
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    marathon changed its name to snickers in 1987 i think,and can remember feeling angry about it! an advert in 72or 73 had a man in a space suit who shot toward the sky after taking a bite i can vaguely remember.
  • Anonymous user
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    "What has a hazelnut in every bite? SQUIRREL SH*T" Yes it was Topic with that advert but as schoolkids we couldn't resist changing it a bit. We were all a bit miffed when they changed the name from 'Marathon' to 'S******s' all in the name of harmonisation...
  • Anonymous user
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    The Marathon Bar was a full eight inches of braided chocolate and caramel. Introduced in 1973, the bar stood out, thanks to its bright-red package and gargantuan length. Inch markings printed on the wrapper showed that it was as long as it claimed. (The length was the result of its braided shape; it didn't weigh more than standard candy bars.) When sales didn't meet expectations, Mars Inc., took it off the shelves in 1981. Damn.. I miss these candy bars

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