Please settle an office argument - do you know the Birds Eye Potato Waffle song?

Turn the toaster on its side, add cheese to the waffly versatile waffle, and then attempt to slide said waffle into the toaster. It works sometimes..usually when I'm pished.

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Djinjja-Ninja@reddit

I tried this once.

Needed a new toaster afterwards due to a small cheese fire.

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Pin1888@reddit

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Too much cheese, maybe?

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Sinnistrall@reddit

Does it not fling the waffles across the kitchen?

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Pin1888@reddit

Never happened yet, but I do point it at the wall for minimal damage just in case.

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Purp1eMagpie@reddit

I did this Friday morning for my breakfast

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SophieSofasaurus@reddit

I found that they made my toaster nasty and greasy.

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ScreamingDizzBuster@reddit

These days if you put them in the toaster you get put in jail.

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Purp1eMagpie@reddit

Pretty sure they put it as one of the cooking options on the packaging now

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pointedshard@reddit

Fuck that ad. For some reason it was earworm yesterday. And now it’s going to be again. And I have never eaten one of those fuckers.

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bartread@reddit

Birds Eye potato waffles, they're waffly versatile

Grill them, bake them, fry them, eat them,

Waffly versatile! (cuckoo)

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Reddit__user_@reddit

If I had to guess I’d say late 80s into early 90s and yes it was ubiquitous.

Not to mention 🎶waffly versatile🎶 😁

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BulkyHulk78@reddit

Birdseye Potato waffles they're waffley versatile, grill 'em, fry 'em, cook 'em, eat 'em. Birdseye Potato Waffles, they're waffley versatile! Or something like that, hope it helps!

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Triordie@reddit

They go with beans, bangers, bacon, burgers, fish, fingers, fish fingers, eggs in, eggs on, gammon, steak, chops.

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Paamparaam@reddit

Yeah I always worried a little about the the non-fish fingers, but not so much it kept me up at night.

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The waffle ad (which to answer OP’s question is still burned into my brain half a lifetime later) always reminds me of a great song about supermarkets that Brian Cant sings on a Play Away LP, which includes the classic line “Oh no, it’s fish fingers - they’re pointing back”.

Ah, naturally it was out there for anyone willing to put in the effort - song starts at 3:11: https://youtu.be/4Xwsl3MDE6w

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warksfoxile@reddit

The words, not the song.

Chicken Tonight, though......

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HarB_Games@reddit

Well, I was born in 2004 and I know it.. however my house was full of folk on the spectrum that would randomly blurt out stuff as a stim.

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bob_the_rod@reddit

The Mary Whitehouse Experience had a sketch that explored what would happen if Elvis Costello did the Potato Waffle song.

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Dave91277@reddit

Now it’s in my head! Cheers for that! I couldn’t tell you what was on the advert but we all know the song!!

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DieCuss@reddit

They're waffily versatile!

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best-friends-arm@reddit

you would not believe how often my sister and I find an excuse to sing this. a banger

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MundaneMums@reddit

I was singing it before I got to the end of the question. I didn't even know I still knew it.

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Gobsmacked_Mongoose@reddit

Are you talking about… Now take your waffle by the hand Grill em, bake em, fry em in a pan They’re crisp outside with a fluffy inner Sausages, eggs, burgers too It’s up to you whatever you do So give the family some my-oh-my Potato Waffles from Birds Eye

I used to sing this when roller skating down a big hill holding onto my ankles 🤷‍♀️

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biflux@reddit

Yep 👍 I’ve never (ever) bought any though.

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Lopsided_Soup_3533@reddit

I have never, nor will I ever buy birds eye potato waffles without saying to my husband they are waffly versatile

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StockholmGirl29@reddit

Birdseye Potato Waffles, their waffly versatile!

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OllyDee@reddit

Yes, sadly it’s burned a hole into my brain and now can never be forgotten.

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Morazma@reddit

I was born in the early 90s and have no idea what you mean

Also lots of people probably didn't watch TV as much as you

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cold_tap_hot_brew@reddit

That soundsso judgy. You didn’t have to sit glued to the tv for those jingles to get stuck in your head.

I remember phone numbers for car garages, insurance brokers and other useless things for a kid because I heard them on adverts. I never actually watched the ads.

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Morazma@reddit

Calm down, you don't need to be so sensitive. I wasn't being judgement. I don't care how often any of you watch tv.

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Appropriate_Cap_3458@reddit

Absolutely bizarre - The waffly Versatile song came in my head as an ear worm 2 hours before I saw this. Anyway they are Waffly Versatile.

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Opposite_Radio9388@reddit

It took me decades to get that "waffley" is a nod to "awfully."

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Future-Exercise-7433@reddit

It's a really bad play on words. I understood it years ago but I'm still annoyed about how bad it is

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lady_faust@reddit

😯

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Acceptable_Tap_2251@reddit

Me at 40: wait what

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EddieCase67@reddit

Me at 59 🤦🏻‍♀️

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DivePotato@reddit

Grill them. Bake them. Fry them. Eat them Waffley versatile. Woo hoo.

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TruthSeeker890@reddit

Lobster? Well it's my family favourite (a different advert I know)

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HermioneGunthersnuff@reddit

I saw the League of Gentleman play the Birmingham NIA 26 years ago. At one point Steve Pemberton ad-libbed the Birds-Eye jingle in a scene where his character was meant to be talking gibberish. It brought the house down.

Granted it was a simpler time back then, but the point is we all got the reference.

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jamesdownwell@reddit

Absolutely. I can go one further, there was a documentary on the telly back then which followed the day in a life of a kid and he obviously had the song stuck in his head cause he was singing it pretty much the whole way to school.

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Postik123@reddit

I remember, "Bird's Eye Potato Waffles, they're waffley versatile." Then something about "beans" and "fish fingers" but I just start making the lyrics up at that point. Much to the confusion of my family who have no idea what I'm talking about.

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TheLibrarian75@reddit

Yes, I do as I am Gen X and here is the advert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSq_Fhcckvo and oh no I now have a brain worm

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veryblocky@reddit

No, but I was not alive during the 80s or 90s.

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nellynottom@reddit

Grill em bake em fry them eat em they’re waffly versatile

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matthalusky@reddit

They're waffley versatile

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Chargerado@reddit

It’s right up there with Noodle Doodles and Mr Cadbury’s parrot.

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pgnlzbth@reddit

Absolutely!

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forget_it_again@reddit

Grill em, bake, fry em, eat em...

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DryBee1762@reddit

Birds Eye Potato waffles, waffley versitile.

Grill 'em, bake 'em, fry 'em, eat 'em.

No, I don't know what you're on about. Maybe they hope it's chips, it's chips?

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martin8777@reddit

Or "fried onion rings"?

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DryBee1762@reddit

You'll have to wait and see ;-)

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randobonando@reddit

Eggs on. Ham on.

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MrJeoffreyMann@reddit

Of course!

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sudden-arboreal-stop@reddit

They're waffley versatile

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Fantastic-Dingo-5806@reddit

I've got no idea what you're talking about.

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Critical_Awareness95@reddit

Ah, as a freelancer I so miss random office craic!

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djwillis1121@reddit

Only because my mum sings it whenever anyone mentions waffles

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Ill-Appointment6494@reddit

Grill ‘em, bake ‘em, fry ‘em, eat ‘em.

Birsdeye potato waffles. Waffly versatile.

That one?

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Ivan_Dobsky_MD@reddit

Couldn’t remember that first line. Thanks.

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AthenaRedites@reddit

boidseye potado hwoff-olls

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MaltDizney@reddit

I was a child of the 90s, and have no idea what this song is.

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blumpkinator2000@reddit

Oh, we know it alright. Any time waffles are bought, cooked or served, we HAVE to sing it, using the proper OTT showtune-y voice. I think it might actually be a criminal offence not to.

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Mumstheword76@reddit

Was literally singing it to my adult daughter the other day and yes, she thought I was mental.

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remmy84@reddit

The one about them being waffley versatile?

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FennelGlum357@reddit

It's possible that the ad was only shown in some TV regions - so might not be famous all around the UK

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Pacopicopiedra66@reddit

Wife and I both late 40s and much to the chagrin of our teenage children, if the potato waffles are ever on the shopping list, then that jingle is getting SUNG

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Hoop66@reddit

Not only know it, but have several alternative lyrics (that make no sense).

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PocketOos@reddit

Waffley versatile

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MissingScore777@reddit

I was born 85 and this is one of the more recognisable ads from my youth, up there with 'crisp and dry'.

I'd be amazed at anyone old enough to have memories back to the 90s not recognising this advert.

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YoungGazz@reddit

They’ve got nothing on Shake N Vac

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n3m0sum@reddit

The best version.

https://youtu.be/xOlk_3kyY9g?si=jEKbr3ognVPHWmOd

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YoungGazz@reddit

🤣🤣🤣

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MissingScore777@reddit

With me being born 85, Shake N Vac was just a little before my time.

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GeggingIn@reddit

Woooooahhhh, Bodyform. Bodyform for you.

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ARobertNotABob@reddit

Alongside "We Hope It's Chips"

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ConsciouslyIncomplet@reddit

Middle-aged, yes I am aware of the song.

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McLeod3577@reddit

Bird's Eye Potato Waaaaffles, they're waffly versatile!

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bahumat42@reddit

I literally just sang it to myself on reading this.

It's definitely a thing for 90s people.

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PianoMiddle346@reddit

Everyone knows this tune, it never leaves your brain. Grill em, bake em, fry em, eat em! 🤣

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JC_vee@reddit

Egg in, egg on, gammonnnn! Grill 'em, bake' em, fry 'em, eat' em. Bird's Eye potato waffles, they're waffle-y versatile!

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Dry_Database2198@reddit

Also remember the Findus Crispy Pancakes song from around the same time ….

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bluntnwuk@reddit

They’re waffley versatile!

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Street-Frame1575@reddit

Me as a kid: "Adverts don't work on me - I just buy what I want"

Me in the frozen foods section, over 40 years later: "...eggs in, eggs on, gammon, steak chops..."

I swear I'll remember that song long after I've forgotten my own name

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oneconfusedqueer@reddit

Birdseye potato waffles, they’re waffley versatile.

That one? :)

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davenuk@reddit

grill em bake em fry em eat em

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wintermute023@reddit

You work with a load of luddites. My dad used to run the company that made these. He used to bring huge cardboard boxes of them home so we ate a lot of them.

https://youtu.be/Je3UGI1jMP8?si=dunBhYoqAwozbnBb

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cinesister@reddit

My brain sings it whenever I see some in the freezer. I definitely know it.

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emmjaybeeyoukay@reddit

Birdseye's potato waffles , so waffly versatile, Grill em, bake em, , , they're waffly versatile.

GenX so I grew up on these.

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Doireboy@reddit

fry 'em, eat 'em!

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Appropriate_Wave722@reddit

"birds-eye potato wa-aa-fles", like a jingle?

I heard someone singing "mummy wow, I'm a big kid now" which was the Huggies jingle from 30-something years ago th'other day

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Old-Awareness4657@reddit

i think it went up to B# actually

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DanielReddit26@reddit

Thats the one I remember- not this versatile nonsense others are remembering.

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wanbeanial@reddit

Luddites

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JasonStonier@reddit

While we're on the subject, any folks from Yorkshire remember:

"Ring YTV's...Christmas line...on Leeds double four eight one nine nine"...?

You're welcome.

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The_Phantom78@reddit

I hear they're "waffley versatile"

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wolfwynd@reddit

I sing it quite often when I’m making said waffles 😅

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JasonStonier@reddit

You absolute arse. That song was safely locked away in long-term storage, but now all I can hear from my internal monologue is "grill 'em bake 'em fry 'em eat 'em - Birdseye potato waffles, a-waffly versatile".

So that's my day written off.

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Soggy_Detective_4737@reddit

I absolutely do. It seemed it was played every ad break for a couple of years. And yes, I do randomly get it sick in my head and have to sing it, complete with a Cuckoo noise at the end.

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Flash__PuP@reddit

Sang it yesterday while toasting waffles for my bacon and egg sandwich.

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zednero237@reddit

Eggs in, eggs on, gammon, birds eye potato waffles, they're waffley versatile.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

'gammon, steak, chops...'

Or did I dream it?

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Opening_Succotash_95@reddit

It's the true national anthem for me

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I_Magien@reddit

They're waffley versatile!

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CaptMelonfish@reddit

Aaaaaand now it's stuck in my head.

I rather fancy waffles for tea now, what should I have them with?

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nickspeeed@reddit

Curry

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AvoriazInSummer@reddit

Eggs in, eggs on, gammon, steak chops

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cloud__19@reddit

Well they're waffly versatile as you know but sausage, egg and beans is a bit of a classic.

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fieldhog@reddit

Beans and eggs, of course.

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Hippadoppaloppa@reddit

I do and now I want potato waffles for tea.

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Organic-Can7856@reddit

Waffley versatile

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Novel-Structure-2359@reddit

Grill em bake em fry em eat em

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Sufficient-Cover8824@reddit

They're waffly versatile... right?

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cold_tap_hot_brew@reddit

Very proud to be part of the wafflly versatile chorus

🧇

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ThurstonSonic@reddit

Giiiiiaaaaamonnn

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buy_me_a_pint@reddit

Yes I remember the advert

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macjihad@reddit

Stuart Millard just put out a YT video looking back at all the 80's adverts, and the birdseye one was obviously featured. I thoroughly recommend it, very nostalgic and funny AF!

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Naturallynoble@reddit

Yes, I remember it well. They are versatile.

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Braylien@reddit

They have to be trolling you. Everyone knows it

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OnlymyOP@reddit

Yes .........Birds Eye Potato Waffles, they're waffles versitile

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Single-Aardvark9330@reddit

I'm too young to weigh in, but my mum, who's always singing old ads, has never sung this one

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CMDRDrazik@reddit

The waffleyversatile one? no, never heard it

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Swimming_Possible_68@reddit

Birds eye potato waffles, Waffley versatile, grill em, bake em, fry em, eat em, waffley versatile, ooh ooh..

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Lion-Resident@reddit

You are correct.

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Typical_Agent_4118@reddit

“Birds Eye potato waffles they’re waffley versatile” Do u mean that advert ? If so, no, never heard it

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Wrong-Target6104@reddit

Came here to type this!

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IAmLaureline@reddit

Nope, no idea what you are talking about

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zednero237@reddit

Eggs in, eggs on, gammon, birds eye potato waffles, they're waffley versatile.

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yiddoboy@reddit

Everyone saying 'waffley versatile'. I remember it as 'awaffley versatile'. Subtle but different.

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strawberrypops@reddit

I have no memory of a Waffles song :( I do remember quickity quick microchips though!

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cloud__19@reddit

I didn't remember that until this moment lol

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BitterOtter@reddit

Yes, and now it'll be stuck in my head for days.

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mousepallace@reddit

Yes and still sing it regularly. Never eaten one.

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Think-Committee-4394@reddit

They go with

Beans, bacon, burgers, bangers Eggs in, eggs on! Grill em, bake em, fry em! Eat them

Never heard of it 🤷‍♂️

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fourlegsfaster@reddit

Luddites? Do you mean Philistines?

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Any_Willingness_9085@reddit

Grill 'em, bake 'em, fry 'em, eat 'em, they're waffley versatile

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cloud__19@reddit

Woohoo

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Traditional-Leg-1122@reddit

Imagine not knowing every lyric for the Birds Eye Potato Waffles song from the 90’s advert.

These people haven’t lived.

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Silhouette_Sneezes@reddit

I sing this to my six year old every time he has waffles, asks for waffles, or we walk past waffles in a supermarket.

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Tonybham01@reddit

I too had never heard it until recently. Additionally, I had never heard of potato waffles. Sad but true. I assumed that all waffles were made from batter.

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Barnagain@reddit

Are they waffly versatile?

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Intrepid_Bearz@reddit

It just played in my head as I read the title and now it’s on a loop 😩

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L-0-T-H-0-S@reddit

You mean this, yes - its it's real and probably still actually going.

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CaptMelonfish@reddit

Gah that was missing the end bit!
https://youtu.be/gQ_Ig5w5HYI?si=uYALFIioWlYY9WEJ

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snavej1@reddit

Grill 'em, bake 'em, fry 'em, eat 'em...

Yeah, but now I have diabetes so I can't eat many potato waffles anymore. 😢

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R05579@reddit

How can this not be imprinted in your brain if you are over 40?

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lookhereisay@reddit

Yep. Born 92 and I don’t remember the ad but it stuck around long enough in general life to stick.

We always say waffley versatile in my house. Even my 4yo!

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Brave_Reaction_4968@reddit

WAFFLY VERSATIIIIIIILE

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