Changing Seasons

[bugshaw]

I went to Tesco, wondering if I might score some cheap post-Valentine chocolates, but the huuuge display of red and black and shiny gold Valentine's Day cards and gifts has been turned round overnight into a huuuge display of pale pink Mother's Day cards and gifts. A lot of the chocolate hasn't been physically moved, just repositioned with different messages. "Get laid tonight with a Cadbury's Creme Egg!" turns to "Thank you, Mummy, for hatching me!" then they just need to think of a new line for Easter. Or for a sales push a week earlier: "Beware the Ides of March - luckily, you always know you're safe with a Cadbury's Creme Egg!" (They're not actually pushing CCEs, but you get the idea)

What if you bought a box of Milk Tray marketed for lovers, but gave them to your mother? What if you give your lover chocolate, but it doesn't get eaten till March 2nd - does it turn into mother's chocolate?

Comments

Just to say

[rhubarbfool.livejournal.com]

we are going to be in tonight if you fancy coming round for a cup of tea or somethign similar.

Re: Just to say

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

See you circa 6:30 - without cheap chocolate from Tesco :-)

[frandowdsofa.livejournal.com]

This afternoon we are mostly eating:

- the penultimate box of Christmas Turkish Delight, there's still some ginger flavoured stuff in the kitchen hidey place
- the last packet of Dutch Christmas Speculaas Biscuits
- the penultimate bag of chocolate-coated coffee beans leftover from, ooh, that would be Christmas

and watching Battlestar - Razor.

It's an odd combination.

[damerell.livejournal.com]

Dark chocolate - for that snacks-at-a-funeral ambience!

[aardvark179.livejournal.com]

Says the man so goth he used muscovado sugar because demarara was just too light for his coffee. :-)

[ceb.livejournal.com]

Suggested Easter tagline: buy Easter eggs because that's what we actually made them for!

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

"Beware the Ides of March - luckily, you always know you're safe with a Cadbury's Creme Egg!"

I mean, ok, I'm aware people are gullible, but seriously, exactly how dumb do you have to be to hear someone say "Beware! Tis the ides of march! Only I will not betray you. You can only be saved if you turn your back, that's it, now shut your eyes..."