Argentina isn't alone in selling milk in bags instead of bottles. Milk is still sold in bags in some parts of Canada, especially in Eastern Canada.
Trivia challenge: What small thing do Argentina and Canada have in common?
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Milk sold in bags in a few places. Spain for example , although less common than a few years ago
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I miss the milkman in the morning (but I’ve been around a long time).
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I miss the milkman in the morning (but I’ve been around a long time).
That is a lament they was usually heard from lonely housewives.
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That is a lament they was usually heard from lonely housewives.
I think most of the extracurricular activities involved icemen. Milkmen didn’t usually come into the house. Lots of kids looked suspiciously like that big guy carrying huge blocks of ice.
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Wow — so the expression predates electric refrigeration!
Many interesting things do.
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Anyone we know?
Well, there’s Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and William McKinley, ... but maybe you were thinking of something else?
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Well, there’s Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and William McKinley, ... but maybe you were thinking of something else?
Oh! Silly me! I thought you were thinking of members of this forum.
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Oh! Silly me! I thought you were thinking of members of this forum.
As spawn of icemen? Or just predating home refrigerators?
In either case, if I knew I’d never tell.
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