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Bring back the Golly lable please it is a reminder of our youth
B.Gandon
Thursday, April 15, 2010 13:59

IT'S A SHAME THAT THE PEOPLE WHO RULE OUR LIVES BY SAYING ''YOU CAN'T DO THIS, DO THAT IN FEAR OF UPSETTING THE MINORITY OF PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES. I WORK WITH A COLOURED COLLEAGUE FROM SOUTH AFRICA, AND HE DOESN'T MIND ME DRINKING FROM MY GOLLIE MUG DURING THE TEA BREAKS. BRING BACK THE GOLLIE AND STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE.
TREVOR DENT, NHS
Monday, May 18, 2009 19:42

I don't know the whole story behind the Golly Woggs and why they stopped them. I only know what my husband has told me. But I don't understand. It is a cute childrens doll and story that it illistraded. I think people need to get a life and stop making a mountain out of a mo hill. I guess next someone will try to say that making a black Barbie is racist. No wonder our country is in such a mess. Why can't people just see things for what they are instead of making them something they are not.
LaVerne
Saturday, February 07, 2009 09:30

I for one would definitely purchase the fine preserves of Robertson's if they were to stick the little fella back on their labels . . PC, Pathetic Crap.
Frankie, Bring him back
Thursday, February 05, 2009 13:43

If, as non-black people, we can stop using the term golliwog as a statement of respect for entire races who have been opressed and enslaved by our predecessors then it is a good thing to do. I collect the badges though because they are very cute and unusual.
Ruth
Thursday, September 25, 2008 13:19

why dont we just hand over the country to the politicaly corect brigade. I for one loved the Gollywogs for what they were........TOYS. If we stoped every thing that anyone found offensive we would have nothing. VIVA LA GOLLY
ian ralph, rare books and records
Tuesday, September 02, 2008 05:00

four old gollys for sale open to offers
James
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 18:51

I am a Robertson all though not directly/ immediately related to the jam makers from the west coast. I am not fussed whether the golly symbol exists or not, it was a fictional character for children, and also was originally seen as a gesture to honour/ display the workforce on the farms in carribean. I think a nice one! Much a like to now, if you were to go to sains or tesco's you may see 'Black Farmer labels' ,The fact is the term Golly Wog, some how got dragged through the dirt (possibly americas)and became a sensitive term, hence we took it off the labels. shame. as it casues confusion about my name. lol
Colin Robertson
Saturday, July 05, 2008 17:27

Its funny people proclaiming the innocence of the Robertson's Golly - When I was a lad growing up in London during the 70's - being addressed as Golly was a regular occurrence.Aww its such a shame such a great ICON is gone, there's many out there who are thank full their children are not subjected to such ridicule! some of you have such selective memories!
Wayne Ramsay, Anon
Friday, March 28, 2008 10:15

When I worked in Poplar in 2003, in London's East End, the local population was mainly Bangladeshi and Somali, with some white cockney English and Latvians, Lithuanians etc. I was amazed to find one day, in the window of a Bangladeshi-owned fancy goods/toy shop, a big soft toy golliwog ! The genuine article - no pc alterations. I was gobsmacked. I never imagined I would ever seen one for sale in the 21st Century, especially in an "ethnically-owned" shop. Funny enough, I wondered why it was all Bangladeshis in that area and no Pakistanis. A local told me that Bangladeshis and Pakistanis can't stand each other.
Lachlan Gow
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 05:26

We were very poor as children, no money for toys, so my Aunt made me a Golly. He never left my side for the next 20 odd years, and then only because he fell to pieces! No racism there.
Trish
Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:26

Golly is dressed smart and smiling - what is wrong with that? I noticed in Holland they still celebrate the feast of St. Nicholas with Zwart Piet ('Black pete'). This is racist! The 'sint' is always white and his servant is black. But the Dutch will say thats OK, that's tradition... so was slavery.
Martin, -
Wednesday, October 04, 2006 01:34

Logos do not necessarily perpetuate racism. The education we give our children at home, in schools and in the media does. R.I.P, Gollywog.
Becky, attorney
Saturday, August 05, 2006 08:34

I remember as a child having a gollowig called Huggy Bear - named after the black actor in Starsky and Hutch. I am very sad that they have stopped producing the golliwog badges. I used to love the golliwog jazz band set.
Fred Smith, Fred Smith Golf Clothing
Saturday, June 24, 2006 05:56

Having just realised that this is, indeed, the end of the Robertson's Golly era it occurrs to me that this small item had a part to play in my childhood. It was the excitement of receiving the little figure in the post...always something to look forward to and always a surprise, never a disappointment. This simple item was special somehow and never failed to please. Even today I have not learned to live without it yet because, I always feel like that kid at home again whenever I am lucky enough to find one on my travels...even in Australia ...Robertsons you were great... Thank you so much for the memory...!
Steve Martin
Friday, April 07, 2006 06:38

thats heavy talking i just read we should all try to get along better,an not slash our race.do this for our children a grangchildren please
raggs, best USA ever
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:59

You see, everybody, the problems in the world are to do with human idiots like those expounding their views below. Toys are innocent.
wiggie, golly liberation front
Monday, March 27, 2006 17:29

Golly is a hero. To all Americans and Americanized Brits, Golly is NOT Little Black Sambo, the name "golliwogg" is derived alliteratively from "pollywog", and is much older than the offensive term "w*g," and the fact that I am black does not automatically make me racist. Is Shiva racist? What about Kali? And what about Mahakala and Shri Devi? They're all Gods, you morons. They're ARCHETYPES, not real people. The words "Golly" and "Gosh" are both 17th Century terms for God. Just because the Americans are so goddamned racist (just look at Iraq), they shouldn't assume we see everything the same as them. And to those morons who say things like "where are the honky dolls?", can you honestly find me an uglier doll than a Cabbage Patch Kid? Yet I don't hear any honkies claiming that all their problems in the world are on account of this TOY! Get real, people. Golly loves everyone, even the Golly-haters. Forgive them Golly, for they know not what they do.
wiggie, golly liberation front
Monday, March 27, 2006 12:09

Firstly it is not a "golly" but a gollywog. I'm not saying that people of African origins are wogs, I am just using the CORRECT TERM!! I found the logo friendly, and was part of my childhood. But it is a victim of the dictature of the politiquement correcte!
Ian Myersa, D McG and M Communications
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 14:17

I'm amazed that none of you find anything wrong with the golly image. You can't relate to its offensiveness because characitures of whites have never been popularized as with people of color. Where are the honky dolls, jam labels, etc? Anyone who defends the golly image is racist and those who deny that are the very ones who don't understand what racism and prejudice are.
greenfairyarchives
Monday, March 20, 2006 04:30

This is political correctness gone mad. I'm sick of being told what it is ok and not ok to like and appreciate. There was nothing wrong with the golly. If they really want to tackle racism, they should get up off their backsides and do something meaningful instead of reading the backs of jam jars.
ClaireScott
Sunday, March 12, 2006 19:43

A point that seems to be missed is that the robertsons golly, (if you look at the badges they did) is multi talented. The amount of things golly did on the badges I thought gave quite a positive impression. he should be returned to his/her rightful place.
tom spooner, none
Thursday, January 05, 2006 19:24

Another logo I remembered! Whats offensicve about the Golly? I never heard anyone compain about it. Another logo to bring back!!
Matt F, Just a College boy
Sunday, January 01, 2006 22:07

Golly is a much loved image from our childhoods who has been treated abysmally by the politically correct brigade. So he's black! Why does that have to make him racist? He's an affectionate caricature and keeping him banned is ridiculous! FREE THE GOLLY!!!
Rhino
Saturday, December 24, 2005 21:56

Its interesting to know that these narrow-minded PC people complain all about black advertising characters yet don't make a peep about Aunt Jemima? Funny the PC people don't complain about WHITE advertising characters but when its a BLACK advertising character its all like "OMG THAT'S OFFENSIVE!!!!" Part of racial equality is to have multi-cultural spokespersons for products to show that minorities are equally important as whites. Unless the character in question is depicting blacks as "stupid" or "bad" or anything else that can truely can be offensive, the character is harmless. I see blacks and all ethnic groups as human beings and I think black spokespersons for products are fine as long as though don't demean,or stereotype them. The first African American guy for the first Thermacare ad was much more enjoyable to watch than the new white guy they have now ;)
Mark J
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 01:45

When I look at this logo I think ITS CUTE! Please explain how the logo itself is offensive. How is the logo itself offending anyone? nevermind the name, look at the logo itself! ITS THE CUTEST LOGO IN THE WORLD RIP 'Golly' sad I never knew you gone too soon due to regulated Political Correctness.
Mark J
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 01:20

The people who were being offensive before should not do this again it is not very nice
John
Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:12

do people really think that banning the golly from jam jars it will stop the racist scumbags from calling black/coloured/african americn people golly woggs? that's just as narrow minded as the racist scumbags who use the term offensively! the demise of the golly is purely senseless! and it is very sad that Robertsons have scrapped him for fear of being sued (tho they'd never admit that was the real reason). and even if it did stop people using the name offensively, racism still exists and racist people would just find another phrase to use. R.I.P. golly. you are dearly missed.
hayley
Monday, September 12, 2005 20:13

You know, It's really sick that people can take offense of a fictional cartoon logo. I mean, please. It's about time that people grow up and give it a rest. I get so tired of everything being black against white. Golly had never been associated with "black" people until just recently. What's next kicking Ronald McDonald out for being too "white"? I'm white, but lived for the first 18 years of my life with a black man for a father figure....I will never say African American. He was born in the USA not Africa. Guess I should take offense to being called white....I'm actually a nice rosy peach color. Goodby Golly another victim of liberals around the world.
Reverend Ric
Saturday, September 03, 2005 12:13

This golly wog is offensive to me,and i cant believe when i go to white areas around the country ie yorkshire that they still have golly dolls everywhere. look at the year we are in now, and people still put these racist dolls on display everywhere. White people dont seem to know what it means to be black and to be labelled with the word golly, as i was from a very early age. I used to get upset about it, but learned to live with name calling like its and everyday thing. come on drop the golly everyone its just not worth upsetting people is it. its the racists that love to use words like that, yes and for that reason alone they should get rid of it.
shaz
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 23:50

Woudl liek to also add after reading that website in the link. Didn't know some of that history but still he was a likeable character in the end & was NOT used in that way by Robertsons Jam, I used to refer to him as "Jam Man" anyway & knwo loads of people who had badges/dolls & were not racist, just liked the little character
Johnny
Saturday, August 20, 2005 22:22

Such a shame Robertsons dropped the "Golly" but that was mainly down to the few racist scum bags that called people "Golly Wog's". Although of recent times this hasn't been used to describe black people at all. A sadly missed great little character However I'm suprised Homerpride's "Fred" hasn't been dropped for been TOO white & offensive to white people. He is again another great little charagcter
Johnny
Saturday, August 20, 2005 22:05

Yeah, I saw another offensive trademark the other day... a Johnny Walker label... I consider it an insult to all the caucasian people... doh, nonsense. Byebye Golly, RIP
Hardy Pike, freelance
Saturday, August 13, 2005 00:25

I am only 20 and have been facinated with Golly's since I found my mom's pins a few months ago. My first thought wasn't "geez, what a racist product", I thought "wow, such a cute little pin". I think politically correctiveness is completely out of control today. I can't refer to my african-american friends as "black" in a place of business, because it's deemed innappropriate. When I was little, I would play with my black friends, who I didn't even know were different until an "all-knowing" adult pointed it out. Golly's aren't the symbol of racism that everyone makes them out to be, they're a fictional character created for children. If they are so bad, then why haven't the people who have grown up with them joined up with the KKK yet?
Tina, Student
Thursday, June 30, 2005 07:39

Forgot to mention - see this URL for more: http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/golliwog/
P.C. Brigadier (Apparently)
Thursday, June 23, 2005 06:23

This logo clearly has its origin in a distorted, mocking stereotype of a black person's appearance. Nostalgia or no, it's time to see that the world has changed and that insulting caricatures, no matter how "loving" their origin may have been, will not be tolerated. (I must admit that I love the Roald Dahl illustrations that replaced it, too!)
P.C. Brigadier (Apparently)
Thursday, June 23, 2005 06:22

This has got to be the most BS logo I've EVER seen in life and Robertson better thank God I didn't meet his offensive racist azz in a dark alley, cuz the new logo would have been a white man with a bullet hole in his forehead!
Sharon, CELEBRATEHISDEATH!
Sunday, June 19, 2005 22:22

OBRTSONS* MY MISTAKE
MATT NADIN, TONYS TINY TOYS
Friday, May 06, 2005 13:08

IF YOU TAKE THE LETTERS R,A,C,E OUT OF ROBERTSONS IT WOULD BE OBRTONS AND THAT WOULD JUST BE SILLY BUT NOT AS HALF AS STUPID AS THE p.c BRIGADE...LEAVE OUR GOLLYS ALONE
MATT NADIN, BIG BERTHAS BOOKS
Friday, May 06, 2005 13:06

"It's Political Correctness Gone Mad." ,you all bleat. It's just an old jam logo. That's all.
Simon.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:18

Calling a black man a coconut is offensive because it means he is black on the outside and white on the in... but if a black man takes offence does this mean he think less of white men and thus is himself racist? I love Golly he is the symbol of purer times when people did not take offense of these things... he represents the wealth within coloured societey and is one of the first coloured people in advertising.
Andy, /
Friday, April 08, 2005 18:29

Stop this PC nonsense. Golly was a harmless and amiable character, whose only offence was his ghastly attire.
A J Amis, Vintage Books
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:47

Ronald, i think YOU meant you don't have to be White TO enjoy racism. but whatever
luren, risd
Monday, January 03, 2005 23:20

Mark. You said and I quote....... "Some black people enjoyed the black and white minstrels, which just goes to show that you dont have to be black to be offended by racism" mark soyo, non Wednesday, August 25, 2004 13:15 I think what you mean is that you don't have to white, not to enjoy racism don't you? The difference is subtle but your statement was meaningless. Ron
Ronald
Thursday, December 09, 2004 15:34

Having been a Robertson's golly badge collecter since I was a child I was gutted when I heard that Robertson's would no longer be producing them. The new badges that Robertson's are producing are rubbish compared to the original golly badges and I refuse to buy them.
Angela
Friday, October 29, 2004 13:30

Gollys origin was as a Childs toy; it is only in later years that it has come to be perceived as a so-called racist object. In Robertson’s case it was a marketing icon that they stopped using for fear of a drop in sales if some people objected to their products. RIP Golly, you will not be forgotten.
Chas
Saturday, October 23, 2004 17:32

Missed by Golly Collectors everywhere. However we had never realised what a ghastly product Robertson's jam is until we stopped collecting - we now make our own which is much nicer!
Broads_sailor
Saturday, October 23, 2004 17:09

It's such a pity that Robertson's have retired Golly. No matter what the company says, I have no doubt that his demise was brought about by the small minority of people who have no knowledge of Golly's history. I agree that the word "wog" could be deemed racist, but the word "Golly" only refers to the inoffensive children's toy. After all, the word Golly only refers to the ragdoll that was made by the Blacks of America for their own children to play with. These children called the doll a "Dolly", but due to the local accent it sounded to English ears like Golly and the name stuck. As a white Englishman I do not find the words Brit, Limey, pom or even spook to be an offensive term, even if you were to put an expletive in front of any of these words, I still wouldn't consider them offensive to me. So why is it that when you call a Pakistani a Paki or a Nigerian a Nigger, everyone gets upset? Golly will live on. Contrary to popular belief the Golly has not been banned in the UK. He is still alive. I hope he manages to outlive this PC madness and continues to bring joy to the old and young alike.
Pissed off with PCness
Friday, October 22, 2004 22:10

RIPGolly, "Robertsons" just another jam maker with out you.
Dave, na
Friday, October 22, 2004 21:55

Tis sad...but life goes on...
JF.Jimmy, TTm.
Friday, October 22, 2004 16:14

If people find the Robertson's golly badges offensive they should get a life and see what's happening in the real world out there. I collected these badges as a child and still, at the age of 53, collect them. I didn't know the word racist then or what it was, or that it even existed. Of course now I am aware and appalled at my fellow beings who can dislike someone purely for the color of their skin. I have two grown kids now and we have brought them up and are proud that not only have they never mouthed a racist remark in their lives but are ashamed if their companions ever do. For those that condemn these badges purely out of political correctness and shallow thinking I am sad. These badges do no one harm. If they depicted funny little white people, should they have been banned. This is a crazy world and I suggest people get out there and teach the next generation to accept each other for all our differences. For those who think badges enjoyed by generations of innocently minded children are now the cause of our troubled world, they should look a little further than the corporate ends of their noses.
Jules, Nurdburers Ltd
Thursday, October 21, 2004 23:46

Thankfully they replaced this with the all new Robertsons 'Gook'. Hopefully that will get the PC people off their backs!
Jim Rand, Rand designed it, San Jose, CA
Monday, October 04, 2004 05:58

to realise that this is racist you have to look at where the golliwog (gollywog) came from. Once you know that you cannot help but see it as a racist image. Some black people enjoyed the black and white minstrels, which jsut goes to shsow that you dont have to be black to be offended by racism
mark soyo, non
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 13:15

OK, I'm an American Black man, educated, nice apartment to live in. I don't think it's racist. I don't feel shame looking at it. I just don't understand PC gone overboard. That's not what we wanted nor is it what we got. Golly Gosh, the world has gone mad
Brent
Monday, August 23, 2004 19:56

Its political correctness gone mad again. The Gollywog looks happy enough and not repressed by the rest of the world. I had one as a kid and I used to torture it like the rest of my toys. Not because it was black, I didnt care less at the time. Some folk are just too sensitive. After all it was a cartoon charicter not a real person. You must also agree that blacks and Asians are just as biggotted as some white people, if you dont think so then your living in a different country to me. Some people cannt take a joke any more!
White Honkey, Golly
Saturday, May 22, 2004 00:17

Good riddance golly! you are a racist stereotype that domesticates prejudice... Did you know that the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders wore a Robertson's golly brooch for each Arab they killed in Aden (southern tip of Saudi Arabia) in the 1960s. Rest In Pieces.
J. Goldhagen, Fribourg, Switzerland
Thursday, May 13, 2004 13:54

I wonder what Ron Atkinson, the SkyTV sports pundit, would have to say about this character? (This week he called a footballer a 'lazy fucking nigger')
Football fan
Monday, April 26, 2004 10:55

In this PC frenzy will Robertson's now change the name of their BLACKcurrant jams?
Jason, AGI
Saturday, March 13, 2004 15:30

im sorry, but why is it racist?
Charlie, Axmedia
Saturday, March 06, 2004 19:49

This logo was doomed because of its association with the word "Gollywog", not because of the graphic itself. They should've renamed him "Fresno Bob" and given him a cigar and a jewel-encrusted codpiece instead.
felix mandibles, Longa Ars Trumpets Ltd
Sunday, February 22, 2004 05:21

It amazes me that some people can say that the "best defense against racism" is a sense of humor. Obviously spoken by someone who is not a victim of racism. Golly served his purpose in his time, it's now time to move on. We need to admit to a bad idea, or at least an idea that is no longer appropriate, rather than hang on to it for nostalgic reasons and a "sense of humor". And if for no other reason than gearing marketing according to our times, we can certainly take a lesson from KFC who is now going from "Kentucky Fried" to "Kitchen Fresh" ... this image will no longer work. Period.
Cora, Cora Rue
Saturday, February 21, 2004 12:00

If only we'd give him another chance, the loveable old golliwog can help to stamp out racism by teaching children to ignore the colour of our skin. Learning to love Golly could prove to be the first step on the road to racial harmony.
J. C., Amsterdam
Monday, January 05, 2004 19:36

I agree that sometimes political correctness can usurp any real dialogue of issues. I, also think this little guy can be looked upon just like any little white guy drawn out there, but I would have to have lived on a planet where slavery and apartheid's never were apart of one race's imprint upon another. I grew up in the 70's and this company's logo is unfamiliar to me. Looking at Golly, I am still perplexed as to what it means. It helps me little in understanding what this company's function is about. Is it a food service industry? Is it a service provider for butlers, Is it a greeting service? Is it a sign company from the South that directs one to "black only restrooms and water fountains. Maybe, because of my knowledge of the theater circuit in the early part of the twentieth century, I was drawn to that line of culturally specific questioning. Sorry, but that is what came to mind when pondering this graphic. Using humor in a logo is tricky to say the least. One has to be in on the joke or at least have control completely of the source of references to draw from so that meaning specifics don't get out of control from it's intended use. I think this symbol in connection with this company was unwise either now or when it was initiated. If one knows anything of social life in the early part of the 20th century, one is quick to note the disparaging servitude that the majority of African Americans lived under. One would be quick to note that the American laws society of the time were sorely lacking in intelligent interpretation, and one could say, still is. If I were a white graphic image maker at the time, I might have probably drawn this image and put it to press, because of my desire to get on the band wagon and make money, but if I were still working for that company by the 1960' and was not an ego centric thick headed knucklhead, I would have seen how ridiculous and generationally specific specific this image was becoming and would put in for new logo befitting of the times or put in my resignation pronto for another more modern company or retirement.
David, David's Suff
Monday, December 22, 2003 18:07

Golly is gone, but he will meet his brother, Sambo, of the defunct "Sambo's Resturant" chain in that advertiser's heaven. May that speak Gullah and Ebonics forever.
Lew A, Retired Gentleman of Leisure
Saturday, December 20, 2003 05:49

Poor misunderstood "golly" you made it possible along with mammy, uncle tom, amos and andy and stepn fetchit, for us to develop a sense of affection and fellowship for a group who otherwise are unwelcome everywhere. As Jesse Jackson (discredited race pocket liner) said, " I was embarassed at the relief I felt in negro Washington DC USA, that the footsteps I heard behind me one night walking were those of a white man.
oogabooga, Great theivin monolith
Saturday, December 20, 2003 04:38

why cry over branding?
d myers, all of them
Friday, December 19, 2003 22:10

Obviously none of you were ever called a "gollywog" at school. Good riddance.
wp
Friday, December 19, 2003 21:54

I think it is such a shame that a perfectly harmless cartoon ad evokes talk of racism...how many commercials and ads have stupid white guys in them,but I have yet to hear anyone cry racism about it. I think the best defense against racism and prejudice is to have an open mind and a sense of humor,personally...and to stop using it as a justifacation of what ever doesnt seem to be poitically correct. There is way too much political correctness in society now,in an effort to avoid dealing with issues.
robin
Friday, December 19, 2003 21:13

Racist? Maybe, but as a child i had no idea; and as an adult i still didn't until some twit "enlightened" me. A symbol is what you put in it. My Golly is a memory of happy days; wish i still had the enamel pins.
Lindsay
Friday, December 19, 2003 16:02

Good riddance Golly and all the misrepresentation of a great population he stood for.
Nicole Who
Friday, December 19, 2003 02:06

I agree with the the term saccharine pc destroying expression. I'm not black but I'm brown and though I'm not familiar with the symbol, it manages to bring warm fuzzy feelings to me, heck even a smile. Marketers should keep away from creatives...... don't kill anymore joy.
gerard salcedo
Friday, December 19, 2003 01:39

The saccarine tang of political correctness stole your form and finess too soon. Remember us as we remember you every morning over warm toast and cups of tea.
Rufus Spiller, BITSOFME.tv
Tuesday, December 16, 2003 13:49

"Mammy, how I love ya!"
Al Jolsen, Vaudeville
Sunday, December 14, 2003 04:15

OBITUARY: When Golly woke up with a head looking like a chocholate chip cookie, he took his life with a butter knife. Being Lactose intollerant, he couldn't bare going through life not being able to dip his head in a glass of milk. RIP Cookie head
Seth Cohen, Ex: Strawberry
Thursday, December 11, 2003 16:29

Good Golly - Golly is Gone - Good
Nick Johnson, ImageNow
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 17:33

He was a caricature of a caricature! I will not be attending any memorial services.
Sacha Ruiter, Waterstones
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:48

You were apparently a racist gollywog, but i loved you. You'll be sorely missed, a dark cavern in my marmalade cupboard.
griff, blueberryfrog
Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:57

The feeling of loss is so great that it indeed drains the very soul from me, golly's pain was all to know, his sense of isolation on the breakfast table, was hidden from view, nobody seen the tears, how could they! The shadow of a cocopop cereal box, the allure of a shreadie, was golly's death knoll. My thoughts and prayers are with your brothers and sisters.
Simple Friend, Board failte, Dublin
Saturday, December 06, 2003 14:14

Anyone familiar with 'Darkie' toothpaste? A recent restyle has made the minstrel neither black or white... but what about the name? Bizarre
Wouter
Friday, December 05, 2003 12:58

The poor Golly - well preserved but forced to die!
Aisling Keane, Leeds
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 23:11

Why did poor Golly come to a sticky end?
Ciarán T Kirwan, Design Alliance
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 22:14

Another trademark gone to Heaven way too soon...The Golly was a constant companion at the breakfast table. He will be missed.
Adrienne Stone, Leading Edge, Dublin
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 22:13

The real reason why Robertson's eventually gave up on their trademark golly was because it was no longer any damn use as a marketing device.
Mary Lewis, Housewife
Tuesday, December 02, 2003 21:57