Now they're attacking Irn Bru!

Post by **emanday** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:13 pm

The Which magazine has decided, after over 100 years production, that our beloved Irn Bru is bad for us and oor weans shouldna drink it

so they want what they call "child targeted" advertising and promotions stopped.

Scotsman article...

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=462332007

mitchell · Post by **mitchell** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:51 pm

It doesn't seem to have done this grand old lady any harm

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01dh/

Elaine

Post by **emanday** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:07 pm

Brilliant Elaine

She sounds just like my late mother. Loved her Irn Bru as well!

Our house was never without a bottle or two and, when I moved to England and couldn't get it here at first, I used to stash a case of it in the boot every visit!

I'm please to say that both my own kids, born and raised in England and grown up now, always have Irn Bru as well.

Harmful? Nutatall

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:37 pm

Hi Mary
Is nuthin' sacred....?

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **emanday** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:19 am

LesleyB wrote:Hi Mary
Is nuthin' sacred....?

Best wishes
Lesley

Apparently not Lesley! Today Irn Bru - tomorrow - who knows what

It'll be tattie scones next

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:29 am

Mary

What tattie scones are no on the food polices hit list already. I thought that the very nature of the scone, that is eaten with bacon, eggs and black pudding would have put it at the top of the food polices hit list.

I recall many years ago when the food police were just cadets, there was was an article in a university fund raising rag, listing all the things you now shouldnt do and eat, then when you followed the story to the next page it said you should now go into your backyard and do yourself in.

Even though we should look after our health (me!) the food police would take away all our wee eating pleasures, leaving us to eat tasteless stodge

patren · Post by **patren** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:56 am

I live in Italy and have relatives in Inverness. Every time we visited Scotland my kids immediately wanted Irn Bru. They are grown up now, but when I come over they always tell me to bring some Irn Bru back.
Ciao Pat

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:14 am

Had the article referred to all soft drinks with high sugar content, never mind that "fruit juice" which ain't, and also includes a high amount of sugar, then I could have understood the viewpoint.

Similarly, had the article referred to all such ads which can be seen as aimed at wains then I could have understood the viewpoint.

But I have to confess that I'm totally p****d off that Irn Bru should be so unfairly singled out.

But then I'm becoming more and more disillusioned by Which? magazine, in terms of accuracy and focus on England.

In a recent edition (January?) an article on wills very clearly stated that any will without the signatures of two witnesses was invalid. Absolutely no mention of the fact that the situation was different in Scotland.

On correspondence the editor seemed to think that a very brief mention elsewhere in the article that the probate process was different in Scotland and N Ireland was sufficient to lead readers to understand that there were different laws applying.

Only when it was suggested to the Chief Executive of Which? that the company was potentially liable to action from a Scot who followed their advice and disgarded a Scottish will on the basis that Which?'s advice was that the lack of signatures meant that it was invalid, was a correction printed in a subsequent edition, - but only in tiny letters on the inside back cover !

In the first place, the situation in Scots Law is that where a will is witnessed, then a single witness is sufficient.

Secondly, where a will is holograph or "adopted as holograph", then no witnesses at all are required. Since 1995 the equivalent term to holograph is "subscribed", - see http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ihtmanual/ihtm12047.htm for a very good explanation of the situation.

David

wini · Post by **wini** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:59 am

Good thing too.
Hated it as a wean, but when Isaw it on the shelf in a Supermarket chain in Australia I thought I would give it another go
STILL HATED IT.
Hated it as much as City Bakeries pies

2 things I don't miss about Scotland

wini

Post by **emanday** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:21 pm

Aw Wini, did you have to mention City Bakeries pies?

Ma mooth's fair waterin noo

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Now they're attacking Irn Bru!

Now they're attacking Irn Bru!

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