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Word of the Day: Munchies
When you’re feeling a little peckish and need a little snack, you, my friend, have the munchies.
I’ll take another trip down memory lane now, and we’ll go back to Canada in the 1980s.
Back then, Hostess was the most prominent brand of potato chips in Canada.
There were many flavours.
The ones I remember are dill pickle, salt and vinegar, ketchup and, of course, plain salt.
There may have been others; wait a moment; as I’m writing this, I remember there was also sour cream and onion.
Now munchies can have two meanings.
First, it can refer to the feeling of hunger.
Second, it can apply to small snacks or items of food that you can eat quickly.
Potato chips definitely fall into the category of munchies.
I remember going to the small corner store in my outport community with a dollar and buying a bag of potato chips, a chocolate bar and a bottle of pop with some pennies left over for a few loose candies.
It was much cheaper to satisfy your hunger when you had the munchies back then.
If I really begin to wax nostalgic, I can remember the commercial jingle which was often on TV and radio,
“When you got the munchies, nothing else will do – HOSTESS POTATO CHIPS.”
Back then, the bags weren’t made of plastic.
They were paper with a foil laminate.
When you finished your munchies, you could fold up the bag or do some origami with it, and it would stay folded.
They weren’t like today’s chip bags that make a lot of noise and refuse to remain folded.
Actually, to go off on a tangent again, did you know that modern potato chip bags were designed to be noisy?
Yep, that’s right, the crinkly sound of the bags mimics the crunching sound of crisp potato chips.
Anyways, the holidays are just around the corner.
Watch out for the munchies!
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