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Old 26-10-2009, 11:28 AM   #1
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Old 26-10-2009, 11:33 AM   #2
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is it because he didnt give the other finger of kit kat to you??? were you slightly jealous lol

only joking i do both sometimes break it in half other times if im in hurry just scoff the lot.



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Old 26-10-2009, 11:44 AM   #3
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That's nearly as bad as opening a packet of crisps from the bottom. You just don't do it.
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Got to agree, a Kit Kat is made for splitting and I hate the chunky ones for this very reason, they just aren't real Kit Kats! Apart from that, if they did away with the 'fingers' it would reduce the overall surface area available for covering in chocolate!



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I’m not sure why, but I was quite shocked at this, it seemed plain wrong. Is it just me?
Next time put up a sign forbidding such actions!!
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Old 26-10-2009, 1:07 PM   #6
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It depends on my mood at the time - sometimes I just eat it as is and sometimes I break it into two. Have to say I LOVE the kit kat caramels that are out at the moment. yummmmmmmmmm.



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Old 26-10-2009, 1:26 PM   #7
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I thought you were more liberal than that Martin. If a man chooses to munch his kitkat in that way so be it.

I wonder what you'd have done if it had been the old style wrapper and he hadn't carefully rubbed his thumb over the top of each finger to expose the kitkat writing in the foil, followed by running a nail between the fingers to split the foil?
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Old 26-10-2009, 1:35 PM   #8
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I thought you were more liberal than that Martin. If a man chooses to munch his kitkat in that way so be it.

I wonder what you'd have done if it had been the old style wrapper and he hadn't carefully rubbed his thumb over the top of each finger to expose the kitkat writing in the foil, followed by running a nail between the fingers to split the foil?

I couldn't coped with that - Im not so small minded.

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Martin, did he offer you a (Kit Kat) finger or just eat as if you weren't there?

If it's the latter, then that's rude - next time you buy a finger-portioned Kit Kat, "forget" to offer him any *evil grin*

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Old 26-10-2009, 1:54 PM   #10
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well it isn't fully chocloate so no need to treat it nicely, I lick chocolate and bin wafer



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well it isn't fully chocloate so no need to treat it nicely, I lick chocolate and bin wafer
Why don't you just buy chocolate?



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Martin what would you have done if he had bitten across a 4 fingered one?



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Old 26-10-2009, 2:31 PM   #14
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TurkishDelight, forgot to put smilie, only meant to be a metaphorical response actually to say sometimes when we're mindful we treat things as how we find it

in any case chocolates are almost always gifts - I never remember buying a chocolate specially because I'm vegan but I never refuse anything anyone offers

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I thought you were more liberal than that Martin. If a man chooses to munch his kitkat in that way so be it.

I wonder what you'd have done if it had been the old style wrapper and he hadn't carefully rubbed his thumb over the top of each finger to expose the kitkat writing in the foil, followed by running a nail between the fingers to split the foil?
It's clearly been too long since I had a Kit Kat, I thought they still made them like that!

I must say I agree with Martin and this is many kinds of wrong.



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Hows this for wrong? I take 4 kit kat chunkies, I melt the edges and join them into 1 GIANT 4 finger kit kat, then I bite across ALL four lanes. HA!



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Hows this for wrong? I take 4 kit kat chunkies, I melt the edges and join them into 1 GIANT 4 finger kit kat, then I bite across ALL four lanes. HA!
and I thought your slave, Francesco Mazzola detto Parmigianino served you the chococlate wafers disemmbled it in layers as you wished



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My friend uses her kitkat fingers/segments as straws dipping them into her hot chocolate and sucking the hot choc through it, now that is wrong!



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Martin what would you have done if he had bitten across a 4 fingered one?

He'd have to have a heck of a big mouth to do that!!



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What's happening with all these bank charges anyway? any sign of me getting my money back so i can afford to buy a kit-kat?
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