Tim Tams are EVIL!!!

I found this, my emphasis on the last part:

Marketing by stealth isn't the only tactic employed in relation to Tim Tams. They have also been associated with the double entendre, such as "Ten reasons why a Tim Tam is better than a man", and "Two and a half inches has never been so satisfying". These people are well aware the major devourers of Tim Tams are women. Perhaps the name "Double Trouble" is not so far off the mark. Arnott's has also reported that most Tim Tams are eaten in the privacy of the home, and forty percent of customers admit to hiding their purchase of Tim Tams from friends and family.

Just 40%? Surely some of the respondants are, um, just forgetting to share.

I'm sharing, but only with immediate family - and only because I got caught.

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Instead of venturing to your local costco or whatever..why not seek out the Aussie or Kiwi pubs in your city/county?

I'm sure if you look hard enough you might even find an Aussie rules/rugby team to cheer on.

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Must work on this in my neighborhood. Is there a petition I can sign?

Ahem..CWR...your time will come to experience the flavour of Tim Tams :D Dream of white sandy beaches & tim tams in your mailbox and they shall arrive soon.

C

oooohhhhhh......

I also wouldn't mind a few Aussies or Kiwis here to make friends with. I know they are good people. (Those Canadians are good people too)

I am led to believe that if you visit your local pub, i'm sure you'll find an Austrailan or Kiwi behind the bar. Aussies are everywhere and in places you won't expect them.

Hey, what about the YHA in Anchorage?

Seek and ye shall find!

C

Tim Tams are the best chocolate biscuit in the world!:D Tim Tam slams are a great, if sometimes messy, way to devour a whole pack! My favourites are the double coat (extra thick layer of chocolate on the outside) and the caramel (the have caramel in the middle as well as the chocolate cream). Has anyone tried them frozen??? Yum.... the freezer also makes a great hiding spot! ;)

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

I am led to believe that if you visit your local pub, i'm sure you'll find an Austrailan or Kiwi behind the bar. Aussies are everywhere and in places you won't expect them.

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You mean they all don't dress like Crocodile Dundee and carry knives???:eek:

"Aww, thaughts not a knife...now thaughts a knife!"

Weeelll Mr Silver it would depend on what part of the city you visited..:eek:
Those drop bears might come out and grab ya at the same time :p

How;s da wabbit hunting going?

C

I swear I begin to drool everythime I read this thread. :eek: :o

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How;s da wabbit hunting going?

C

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No time yet, but I'm plotting an attack strategy;)

Given that I started a high protein menu this week, I want to wait until I'm carbo loading

Running son ate the last two tim tams.... :(
Next time I will hide them. I just HAD to tell him about the nibble off the ends and dunk in milk trick... sigh...
I guess I didn't really need them anyway. But after getting my Western Australia travel brochure in the mail yesterday I have a hankering to find a true Aussie pub/ restaurant. So maybe I'll go on a hunt this weekend.

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Originally Posted by Running Mommy

Running son ate the last two tim tams.... :(
Next time I will hide them. I just HAD to tell him about the nibble off the ends and dunk in milk trick... sigh...
I guess I didn't really need them anyway. But after getting my Western Australia travel brochure in the mail yesterday I have a hankering to find a true Aussie pub/ restaurant. So maybe I'll go on a hunt this weekend.

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Oh tim tams are my favorite cookie in the whole world. I like to nibble off the ends and do coffee or tea through them. You can now buy them at world market (cost plus).
I know what you mean about hiding the cookies.

The current Australian advertisment for tim tams involves a rather handsome male genie magicaly offering a woman her every desire... eg a wardrobe stocked beautiful clothing, a gourgeous bedroom but she just shakes her head saying no that's not what I want. She show's him the empty tim tam packet and looks at him wishfully and he fills it up then disappears. Previous ads have also used this genie - and the wish is always a never-ending packet of tim tams!

Now where do I find a genie...;)

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Originally Posted by Keely

Now where do I find a genie...;)

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...that doesn't disappear!

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

How;s da wabbit hunting going?

C

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Aw darn...der goes dat wasskely wabbit....I struck out!

Unless of course I go up to cost plus world market.
The only Australian food I could find in Phoenix is Bettys Burgers.. sigh..
But I did find this...

http://www.simplyoz.com/products/aus...cuits/tim_tams

BESTILL MY HEART!!! (warning mr. silver- open at your own risk)

I'll keep my eyes open though. I would always rather patronize the local places..:)

I can feel my heart a-fluttering from that link. Wow. I've never seen so many Tim Tams. :eek:

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Originally Posted by Running Mommy

Unless of course I go up to cost plus world market.
The only Australian food I could find in Phoenix is Bettys Burgers.. sigh..
But I did find this...

http://www.simplyoz.com/products/aus...cuits/tim_tams

BESTILL MY HEART!!! (warning mr. silver- open at your own risk)

I'll keep my eyes open though. I would always rather patronize the local places..:)

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Ok I just have to ask - what is Betty's Burgers????

apparently it's an Australian burger joint here in Phoenix. When I did a google search of aussie places out here all I got was Bettys Burgers and Outback steakhouse?? I looked at Bettys website, doesn't look like anything special to me..:rolleyes:

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apparently it's an Australian burger joint here in Phoenix. When I did a google search of aussie places out here all I got was Bettys Burgers and Outback steakhouse?? I looked at Bettys website, doesn't look like anything special to me..:rolleyes:

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LOL I wonder what makes the burgers Australian?? Maybe you can get them with Beetroot on them (mmm I do miss Beetroot on my burgers). I think the only thing Australian about the Outback steakhouse is the silly names of the things on the menu.

Back to Tim Tams if you live in DC I think the Australian Embassy has a shop that you can get all sorts of yummy Aussie products from including the addictive Tim Tams. My husband was in DC awhile back and came home with some and they were demolished by the family in record time.:D

However, the new IU president is from Australia, I think.

Today, I ask one of my assistants if she knows of anyone who sells Tim Tams...she goes "Oh yeah, we had some friends bring us some from Australia!!!":mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

:mad: It seems everyone has experienced these things but me!!!:mad:

But, I lost three pounds this week!

I looked for those in the international section of the grocery today but no luck.
If a food is deemed evil, I wanna try it

Mr. Silver - do you have a "World Market" in your neighborhood? If so, check out their cookies section. If not, PM me your address and I'll drop some in the mail to you. Of course you must share with Silver!

MMMM>.betty burgers..We have it in Perth..mmmmm..

C

There's also this place: http://www.aussieproducts.com/

It's right by the airport here in sillycon valley.

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Originally Posted by snapdragen

There's also this place: http://www.aussieproducts.com/

It's right by the airport here in sillycon valley.

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So what you're saying is that I can go to SJC and it is right there? Walking distance maybe?

Flight benefits are a dangerous, dangerous thing :D

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There's also this place: http://www.aussieproducts.com/

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Indiana is about to no longer be a Tim Tam Free Zone!

After all the discussion here(I am a victim of peer pressure), and being near a World Market, and it being that time of the month (I really don't like chocolate except for one week each month) - I procured some Arnotts Chocolate Biscuits on Thursday - by tomorrow they will be no more. They are a tasty treat.

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Originally Posted by teigyr

So what you're saying is that I can go to SJC and it is right there? Walking distance maybe?

Flight benefits are a dangerous, dangerous thing :D

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Well, the area around SJC isn't the most pedestrian friendly...but I suppose one could do it if the siren song of Tim Tams was in the air.:D

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Originally Posted by farrellcollie

I procured some Arnotts Chocolate Biscuits on Thursday - by tomorrow they will be no more. They are a tasty treat.

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Wow, how'd you make them last so long......:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by farrellcollie

I really don't like chocolate except for one week each month

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:D :D So, what's my excuse for loving chocolate all month long???:p :p

I still have some hershey's kisses that are in red and green wrappers - I hope they are from xmas 2006. My weakness is salt/grease which I try to keep in check by substituting popcorn for corn chips, potato chips, bacon etc.

I am down to two Arnotts biscuits left in the package.

9 down- two to go!!!:D
Hmm.. Maybe a trip up to cost plus would ease my back pain. :D :D :D
A tim tam sounds REAL good to this gimpy girl right now! 'specially since it appears my planned ride is off for tonight! :cool: :( :cool:

14 pounds of Tim Tams just arrived at my office!:D :D

I'm 120 miles away from my office.:( :(

I suggested the box be opened and shared (what a boss I am).;) ;) :cool:

Unfortunately, within 10 minutes, Bloomington Indiana just became a Tim Tam free zone again!:mad: :mad: :mad: Rumor has it that folks came running from the building across the street when word got out. It must have been a riot!!! Oops...this just in while I'm typing, I received a call indicating one potential Tim Tam Overdose...apparently, it just took three.
:mad: :mad: If there's not at least one left when I get back, there my be some stressed performance reviews this year!:mad: :mad:

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: But, a small sacrifice for the happiness of my staff AND my waistline:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Mr. Silver,

That is about how long Tim Tams last in my house. :o

Glad to see such a Tim Tam following here! A friend of mine from Australia introduced them to me a couple of years ago and I can't leave them alone. I especially love the caramel Tim Tams. Yum.