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Posted: 09 Oct 2023

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The Dunkin' Donuts Evidence

The Dunkin' Donuts Evidence
Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: STRIKING A POSE
This is 1979 Brattleboro, Vermont. My Auntie Joan, who is visiting from Wales (in the middle, in the white jacket) had heard about Dunkin' Donuts and wanted to see what they were like, so we bought her a box.
She also wanted evidence to take back and show friends and relatives in Wales - so here we are, striking a pose, to confirm "the proof".
L to R: My boyfriend (husband-to-be), Brian, me, Joan, my friend Cheryl, my Dad, and Cheryl's boyfriend, Gene, in the back.
My Dad, Brian, and Gene apparently drinking beer with the donuts. Eww!

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 RicksPics
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Mmm! Beer and donuts, a unique taste experience. Both Dunkin and Miller would be proud to put this in an ad. What a fun photo. Out of curiosity I checked to see if Dunkin had made to the UK. Sadly, none in Wales, but 21 shops were open as of May, 2022, with three more scheduled to open. Most are in the north of England. Only one in London, on Baker St., at the insistence of Mr. Holmes.
18 months ago. Edited 18 months ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
haha!
Thanks for the info, Rick.
I'm a bit surprised that they haven't completely dominated the market over there (big American corporation) - *except* for the fact that English donuts are the BEST! Chewy, doughy, and SO good.
Occasionally you can find similar donuts here - but it's very rare.
Just one more thing that we missed so much when we left.
I do like D.D. cruellers, though!
18 months ago.
The Limbo Connection club has replied to Deborah Lundbech club
English doughnuts glory in being spelt properly. Americans favour do-nuts which must involve taking action affecting edible seed kernels encased in a hard shell. Doughnuts, in contrast, have a soft shell despite the unconscionable volume of sugar used in their production. Finally (presuming you haven't already given up in disgust at being lectured in this patronising fashion), if you eat doughnuts, your chances of keeping the impressive smiles on display in the photograph above are not good.
17 months ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
As an emigrant/immigrant I've been corrected and instructed for many, many years. (My teasing sons like to say, "In this country, we say...").
So, pretty used to it.
On flickr there was a British woman who went off the rails because I used "stroller" instead of "push chair". Sometimes it's an interesting or amusing corrective - sometimes just tedious. All in the presentation, I suppose.
It's given me a real compassion for immigrants who struggle with that barrier in a land where their language is truly unknown - with everything else strangers in a new culture have to learn.
Thanks for your visit.
17 months ago.
RicksPics club has replied to Deborah Lundbech club
You know, back when I was a boy we Yanks did spell it "doughnuts", said the elderly gent. I don't know who was responsible for the change or when it came to be widely accepted. I'm guessing it was an economy move by shopkeepers wanting to save money on signs.
14 months ago. Edited 14 months ago.

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