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[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I grew up in the 1970s. We were eating candy cigarettes. 😄

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

I had them in the '80s definitely, maybe even into the '90s in the US. They're still sold in Japan today (chocobaco or something like that).

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

I definitely had these growing up in the 90s. Though not as popular, candy stores still sell them today.

[-] Sprinks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I remember eating them in the early 2000s and then them vanishing from nearly ever store. I still see them in candy shops, but rarely and usually tucked away on the bottom shelf. I also remember those thick, bubble gum, cigars.

[-] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

They’re still sold in the US too, just as “candy sticks.”

“Big League Chew” the bubble gum was also supposed to resemble tobacco chew.

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

I loved big-league chew and bubble tape when I was growing up.

Edit: and I can't forget Bazooka. Also, shitty trading card pack gum (for nostalgia but not flavor).

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

They definitely had em in the US in the 90's. I only ever got them from the ice cream man. Never saw them in a store.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

I was eating those in the 90s...

[-] Custard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'm eating those today...

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

I recall these having Spider-man on the box for a while.

[-] jonesy@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

We had these in Australia but they were called something way worse...

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago

Fags, delicious fag sticks

Shove em in my mouth suck on them all day

I looked cool as hell with a fag in my mouth

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago
[-] jonesy@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

That was after the original name became... problematic.

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