Timeline for What does "Some Polos" mean in this passage from "The Ferryman"?
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| May 16, 2021 at 23:13 | comment | added | nanoman | "a Timex watch was a low cost brand of digital watch" -- not in the early 1970s! "In 1972, Hamilton introduced the world's first commercial electronic digital wristwatch. It retailed for the pricey sum of $2,100..." The bog-man's Timex was analog, and almost certainly mechanical (not even quartz): "The first quartz watch from Timex was produced in 1972..." | |
| May 16, 2021 at 13:17 | comment | added | Susa | Many thanks to all of you. | |
| May 16, 2021 at 12:59 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | Advertised as 'the mint with the hole'. UK people would not usually call these things 'candy'. There's even an unboxing video on Youtube. | |
| May 16, 2021 at 12:49 | history | edited | James K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 16, 2021 at 12:45 | comment | added | flumperious | as i suggested. they are quite common in the UK/Ireland and would be instantly recognizable to a native, which is why they are just described by the brand name | |
| May 16, 2021 at 12:42 | history | answered | James K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |