Arcari - home of the 99

by **Bob Jefferson** » 15 Jan 2006, 17:58

Remember the story in ?

Further elucidation is promised on 'Balderdash & Piffle' on BBC2 at 9pm tomorrow night when Daniela Nardini will be trying to discover the origin of the '99'. Will Arcari's be credited with its invention? Will it even get a mention? Tune in to find out.

by **Jamesie** » 15 Jan 2006, 22:33

by **Jamesie** » 15 Jan 2006, 22:57

by **teddygirl** » 15 Jan 2006, 23:04

Wikipedia has an entry on the subject and if the dates are to be believed then Acari predates Cadbury by eight years.

by **Bob Jefferson** » 16 Jan 2006, 22:17

by **Pal of Porty** » 16 Jan 2006, 22:18

by **Bob Jefferson** » 16 Jan 2006, 22:45

by **Poppy** » 16 Jan 2006, 22:49

by **Maria** » 16 Jan 2006, 23:03

by **foxy** » 16 Jan 2006, 23:33

by **Maria** » 16 Jan 2006, 23:36

by **Brenda** » 17 Jan 2006, 12:46

by **Dadaist** » 17 Jan 2006, 18:57

by **Bob Jefferson** » 17 Jan 2006, 19:13

by **Dadaist** » 17 Jan 2006, 19:22

by **Bob Jefferson** » 17 Jan 2006, 19:51

Got it!

by **Angus** » 17 Jan 2006, 19:59

All reference to '99's seem to have been removed from the BBC website. It can only be a high-level cover-up.

http://www.oed.com/bbcwordhunt/list.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/wordhunt/

by **Poppy** » 18 Jan 2006, 15:50

The battle goes on!!

by **Bob Jefferson** » 18 Jan 2006, 18:59

I'm beginning to think that Ms Bradley ought to be paying us a commission for the number of stories she has nicked from this forum.

Just remember folks - you read it here first! Well ok, second after the Portobello Reporter.

by **Brenda** » 18 Jan 2006, 19:32

[quote="Dadaist"]*stop press*

Portobello and the 99 were on Wogan (BBC Radio 2) this morning!!!
Has this been posted elsewhere? Or have I got the scoop? (geddit)

Sorry, Dadaist - The Portobello Reporter scooped everyone else, including the Evening News, with our story on this in the last issue.

by **Dadaist** » 18 Jan 2006, 19:56

by **Poppy** » 19 Jan 2006, 09:07

by **Jamesie** » 19 Jan 2006, 14:30

by **Bob Jefferson** » 19 Jan 2006, 21:29

by **Bob Jefferson** » 19 Jan 2006, 21:35

by **ecm** » 16 Apr 2006, 21:41

by **Bob Jefferson** » 17 Apr 2006, 08:04

by **ecm** » 17 Apr 2006, 09:05

by **Bob Jefferson** » 17 Apr 2006, 09:07

by **ecm** » 17 Apr 2006, 09:11

by **Poppy** » 18 Apr 2006, 15:20

by **Bob Jefferson** » 28 Jul 2006, 12:19

The debate continues:
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5223328.stm]
Why are 99s called that?[/url]

by **Cleopas** » 28 Jul 2006, 13:11

My gran (aka Ivana the Terrible) tells me the 99 cone was first seen in Porty way back when she was a cossack and it was Arcari's was the only shop you could get it from.

My mother (aka Stalin in a skirt) says she remembers getting 99s from Arcari's van when it came round our area. She also remembers the song a guy who drove a Mr Whippy van (Arcari's competition) taught the kids. It went ...
Aricari sells fish
Tuppence haepenny a dish
Dinnae try it
Dinnae buy it
Cos it's made o' cat's p**h!!

Ice cream wars indeed! :roll:

by **wangi** » 24 Aug 2010, 12:55

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