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From: alan@cae780.UUCP (Alan M. Steinberg)
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Re: Re: Remember When??? (Snack foods)
Message-ID: <848@cae780.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-May-85 17:23:04 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 17:23:04 1985
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In article <29000008@ISM780.UUCP> joan@ISM780.UUCP writes:
>
>     My memory is really hazy on this but when I was younger, I
>  think I remember seeing commercials for something called
>  "Koogle" (hope that's spelled right).  I believe that it was
>  supposed to be flavored peanut butter (banana, chocolate, and
>  vanilla flavors) and the commercials featured a big furry
>  creature singing the praises of the stuff.
>
>     Does anybody else remember this one?  I never saw the stuff
>  in a store or anything, I just saw commercials for it.
>
>******************************************************************************

    Yes, indeed, I remember Koogle (Koo-Koo-Koogle with the Koo-Koo-Koogly
    Eyes).  I begged my mother once to get the chocolate Koogle.  Have you
    ever spread a Reese's peanut butter cup on bread?  How about a 3-week-old
    Reese's?  That's what it tasted like.  Wonder why it's not on the
    shelves anymore?

    While we're on the subject of food, who recalls some of the old char-
    acters on some current cereals, e.g. the Postman on Post Alpha-bits?
    I'm sure there were others before the Dig'em frog from Sugar Smacks.
    Ah, yes.  The days before PacMan and E.T....




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