What?
 The symbol the makers of Pringles used when they invented their worst ever flavour.

When?
c.2002 -

Why?
 Something about that symbol. I think it's meant to be an onion or something.

What happened?
After a very long, very drunk night with my friend Jon, the only thing left in the house by way of munchies was a tube of Curry flavour Pringles. Being trollied, we promptly scoffed the lot. I woke up the next morning with the taste of the things still in my mouth, and crumbs of them everywhere. If you've ever been in a similar situation, you'll be familiar with how last night's seemingly delicious kebab / pretzels / gherkins / pickled baby octopus in brine / etc. becomes the nausea-inducing spectre of the morning after. That's just what happened, and I spent the morning staring at the empty tube and feeling sick.
At some point when I stopped feeling sick, I found that I couldn't seem to get that onion thing out of my head.. Thankfully there were two on the packet, so, with the help of Jon's trusty swiss army knife, off they came.
We kept out respective curry symbols, and took to using "curry" as a greeting instead of "hello", usually accompanied by a quick flash of the symbol. I keep mine in my wallet to this day, and I think Jon still has his.



When Will it End?
 It's more or less run its course. I still keep it for old times sake though.

Loose Ends
The following loose ends still remain. If you can answer them, please email me.


 Play Along at Home
Do they still make these? If you can get hold of some, you too could have a curry symbol. It's just the right size to fit in the average purse / wallet, and it's a great way to confuse passers by in the street, when you try and convince them you're some sort of official with a "curry" badge.