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Originally Posted by Theodoric
Can anyone hold up their hands and honestly say that they have actually eaten one of these semi-mythical deep-fried Mars Bars? If so, what was the result of such a reckless action? Nausea? Fear? Unconsciousness?
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Yep. You can buy one at the chippy next to the pier at Brodick, Isle of Arran. It was quite nice although as I waited to have it as a 'pud' rather than with my chips, it had gone a bit cold and chewy by the time I ate it. Mrs T was aghast at my purchase. She is proud to be a Scot and a Weegie but dismayed at certain aspects of the West of Scotland culture, including artery-clogging fried foods like this.
We're just back from holidays in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, which is a popular destination for people from Glasgow and the surrounding area. I have never seen so many fat people in my life. I think I read somewhere that West Scotland now has a worse obesity problem than New York - well, I can believe it. IMO the health fascists are quite right to complain in this instance. Where public health becomes so bad that it is a burden on the country to cope with it, the State has a right to try to change people's behaviour.