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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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For the older ones amongst us..who remembers root beer from mcdonalds??

That stuff was fookin lovely , why did they stop selling it??
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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yeah and them hot fudge dundays
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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I remember it. Tasted like fookin Germolene.

Rank stuff
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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Liquid shite, yeah I remember it !!!!
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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I loved it and they still have it in the usa
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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yeah i loved the stuff
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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Root beers available from adsa
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AJ
Root beers available from adsa
A trip to asda is in hand then
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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Root beers available from adsa
A trip to asda is in hand then
Or was it Sainsbury's

It's deffo one of em mate
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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Fook me thats a blast from the past im going shopping 2 mozz
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Yeah i remember it well, used to have it all the time.

Does anyone remember the 'Route 66' special meal about 10 year ago?

I loved that blue cheese sauce the burgers had, and i've not found a substitute to this day
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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mrviper
yeah and them hot fudge dundays
Hell they were gorgeous and those ltd edition ham and cheese melts, bring back the big tasties i say, theres no substritute for them they were the mutts nutts
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 02:21 AM
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and why have they stopped doing cinamon doughnuts ?

and that mustard sauce they done for a short period a while back.
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Adrian
I remember it. Tasted like fookin Germolene.

Rank stuff
I remember it to and agree with Adrian.....cant beat strawberry milkshakes!
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 10:11 AM
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i got some from Sainsbury's the other dsy
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Adrian
I remember it. Tasted like fookin Germolene.
You eat Germolene???


I remember rootbeer. Could get it from Sainsbury's but the missus won't shop in Sainsbury's just so I can have it. Selfish bitch
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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defo sainsburys brought some a while back love the stuff
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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ah man was havin this conversation with a m8 the other day....fookin loved root beer....hmmm wonder if they do it in tescos.....off i go lol
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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I wouldn't wash the oil off my driveway with that dog piss.... fooking foul stuff that was


Anyway..... bring back the 1/4 pounder deluxe!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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i remember them never had one though
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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i loved it too
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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dont remember that but i remember their pizzas and tropical milkshakes they did in the summer sometimes
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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what is root beer i've always wanted to try it i take it that its not alcoholic? lol
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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megamac was a goodun ... someone i knew can do a big mac in 3 bites ...
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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THE PISS POOR HOT DOGS

tasted like dog too
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Eagle
megamac was a goodun ... someone i knew can do a big mac in 3 bites ...
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by badcompany
Originally Posted by Eagle
megamac was a goodun ... someone i knew can do a big mac in 3 bites ...
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2 bites for me mate ! LOL
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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first time i ever had it was in maccy d's in swansea

me and my mates each sat in there with 6 filet of fish and 6 root beers

we thought we were real hard drinking the stuff !
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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i loved that stuff
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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would often just visit for 12 of them !

why did McD stop them?

.....and why did they stop supersize shakes as well ? really cheesed off
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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loved root beer


and they still do the quarter pound delux round the corner to my work
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-W-ROOT-BEER-...QQcmdZViewItem
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-W-ROOT-BEER-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RST_lee
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-W-ROOT-BEER-BEVERAGE_W0QQitemZ5676080982QQcategoryZ88433QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem
HAHA! Result! I live about a mile from sunbury
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:45 AM
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Root beer was fookin horrible

The mega Mac was the daddy though
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:03 AM
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Remember the Pizza's too..

Hot Dog's were crap.

And no I dont eat Germolene, just remember it tasted like it smelt.
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