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One day me and a bunch of my friends were hanging out when my friend's mom brought out about 10 cans of pringles. So we took them one by one, passed them around the table, and finished ALL 10 CANS! It was frickin hilarious.

Pringles 'are not potato crisps'

Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge has ruled.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7490346.stm

 

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Pringles 'are not potato crisps'

Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge has ruled.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7490346.stm

 

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I suppose you lived on them at Glasto??:rolleyes:

Nope, I lived on Walkers and Maryland cookies until Sunday. Then on Sunday I let myself go and tried out some festival food (Cheesy Chips)

Nope, I lived on Walkers and Maryland cookies until Sunday. Then on Sunday I let myself go and tried out some festival food (Cheesy Chips)

 

And you lived to tell the tale??:stunned:

And you survived the cesspits, too??:rolleyes:

They only really smelt bad if you got down-wind of them.

They only really smelt bad if you got down-wind of them.

 

But not as bad as if you got down-wind of Shamy Linehouse, I expect............... :rolleyes:

True, she was pretty bad

True, she was pretty bad

 

She stank in more ways than one??:rolleyes:

She sank without a trace

She sank without a trace

 

No heroin available??:rolleyes:

Surprisingly no heroin, but other drugs were available

Pringles exempt from VAT because they are 'not crisps' rules High Court

 

By Steve Doughty

Last updated at 11:13 PM on 04th July 2008

 

 

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Pringles will now be free from VAT after a High Court ruling decided they are not potato crisps

 

They may be found next to each other in the supermarket - but Pringles are not potato crisps in the eyes of the law, a judge ruled yesterday.

 

The decision means the snack will remain free of VAT, which will save manufacturers Procter & Gamble millions.

 

During the hearing at the High Court in London Mr Justice Warren was asked to consider the ' potatoness' of a Pringle.

 

He was told by P&G's barrister that Pringles, which have a distinctive patented shape, were more like biscuits or cakes than crisps.

 

Under UK law, most foodstuffs are exempt from VAT.

 

But the taxman had claimed that Pringles fell within one of the exceptions for 'potato crisps, potato sticks, potato puffs and similar products made from the potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch'.

 

That would have meant that the moreish snack - sold in tubes bearing the face of their mascot Julius Pringles - would have been subject to VAT at 17.5 per cent. Pringles sales are worth more than£100million a year in Britain.

 

Richard Cordara QC, appearing for P&G, told the High Court: 'The appearance and taste of a Pringle is not that of a potato crisp.

 

'It has none of the irregularity and variety of shape that it always present in crisps. It has a shape not found in nature being designed and manufactured for stacking.'

 

The colouring and texture were also different, which, Mr Cordara said, 'betrays its doughy origins'.

 

He added: 'A Pringle does not taste like a crisp, or otherwise behave like one. It is totally different.

 

'A Pringle is designed to melt down on the tongue. It is not designed to present the kind of jagged sensations associated with a crisp or similar product.'

 

Crisps are made from slicing and frying a slice of potato, he said.

 

Pringles, by contrast, are made from dough like a cake or biscuit, but with some potato content.

 

He made his claims even though the brand was called Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips when it was launched in the U.S. 40 years ago.

 

P&G's U.S. website refers to them as crisps. In May last year, a VAT and Duties Tribunal ruled that Pringles fell within exception 5 of the VAT Act 1994 and so were subject to VAT.

 

Yesterday, Mr Justice Warren allowed P&G's appeal against that decision, ruling that Pringles were not 'made from the potato' in the eyes of the law.

 

He said that to come within the exception 'the product must contain nothing, or substantially nothing, other than potato'.

 

The judge rejected an alternative approach put forward by lawyers, which would have required him to decide the 'potatoness' of a Pringle.

 

Pringles are made from potato flour, corn flour, wheat starch and rice flour together with fat and emulsifier, salt and seasoning, with a potato content of around 42 per cent.

 

As a result, he concluded: 'This appeal is allowed because Pringles are not, on the facts found, products "made from the potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch".'

 

Good news for the many fans of Pringles. Still, it's probably best not to dunk them in your tea.

Surprisingly no heroin, but other drugs were available

 

So how many did you sample??:rolleyes:

Ive taken Parcetomals, thats as far as it goes with me with drugs!

oh, I love pringles.

I love them all

I love good old' salted/original pringles. oh! and salt and vinegar, sooo sharp but nice!

i plan to buy the "hot holland hot" and "oranje kaas" variety this week and report back here :D. i missed this thread! and pringles!

 

also, I HAVE A PRINGLE-SHAPED LIGHT FIXTURE IN MY ROOM HERE!:

So how many did you sample??:rolleyes:

 

I lost count after sampling 10

:ears:Gizmo doesnt eat Pringles, they go straight to his thighs

I lost count after sampling 10

 

So which one had the most effect?:rolleyes:

BEHOLD.

 

a holland-exclusive flavor:

 

they're quite the experience, let me tell you.

:shocked2::shocked2:

which flavour does this have?

Dutch cheese? gouda? or somethin...

BEHOLD.

 

a holland-exclusive flavor:

 

they're quite the experience, let me tell you.

Woah, they look quite impressive! :stunned:

 

I sure hope you're not leaving any crumbs around as evidence of your smuggling... :P