An unusual sweet name!

If you ever get offered a Manx Knob don’t worry, you’re not the subject of a sexually lewd comment, they’re just trying to offer you a boiled sweet much like a mint humbug (and very tasty too).

The name of these sweets caused me to have a bit of a chuckle when I spotted them in the duty free shop of the Douglas airport departures lounge.  I found them especially giggle worth when I considered the fact that they were boiled sweets that you needed to suck on!

They certainly did the trick for me up in the air and I got through a fair few of them before landing (I hate the pressure changes you get in your ears when ascending and descending) in Gatwick when I took great delight in offering one to Ben.

Well, one always needs to look for something bright to laugh about!

Happy chuckles!!

Wealie x

Manx Knobs - Copyright R.Weal 2010

Manx Knobs - Copyright R.Weal 2010

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One Response to An unusual sweet name!

  1. bench808 on November 8, 2010 at 11:35 am

    I’d never sucked a knob before! It was quite tasty but not really my thing ;-)

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