Things that have got smaller in your lifetime

Square Eyes
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Those little tubs of beans that you get at KFC and Wagon Wheels (or is that me just getting bigger ?)
Jenny
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Most coins. And banknotes too, for that matter.
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Satellite Dishes, and mobile phones , duh
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cdd
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Créme eggs... (although we all knew that)
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Jenny wrote:Most coins. And banknotes too, for that matter.
I only noticed not long ago that bank notes are different sizes. The £5 note is tiny compared to the £50.

Talking of bank notes, does anyone else think the new £20 is really nice? It's a really nice, smart looking bank note.

I guess the Bank of England will get round to making the other notes the same design soon. Although, there wouldn't be much point if the Queen dies - they'll have to re-issue all the notes and coins with Charles's face on them!
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The Isle of Wight.
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cdd wrote:Créme eggs... (although we all knew that)
They've actually denied that it has...

"If you're eating a Cadbury Crème Egg in the UK or Canada - nothing has changed, they're the same size as ever. However, in the United States, our business partner, Hershey, elected to reduce the size of the crème egg."

http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/Bran ... emeegg.htm
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Cadbury's creme eggs are vile. It's like eating a chocolate covered placenta or something equally stomach-churning.
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The IQ of politicians (although that was on the decrease already as soon as the Tories got in in the 70s).
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