Where is the cat/kat in KitKat?
The KitKat was first made by Britain's Rowntree confectionery company back in 1935, and was called the Chocolate Crisp until 1937, when it became KitKat. It is thought to be named after a bar or club from the 1920s*.
KitKat is now made by Nestle around the world and by Hershey in the USA.
Sales have been soaring in Japan as the name sounds like "kitto katsu" meaning "I hope you will win" which is an expression of luck used between students before exams. See BBC News report.
*According to Nestle, "No one can be absolutely sure where the name KitKat came from but it is believed to be from the famous 1920's KitKat Club in South East London which had some influence. As the building had very low ceilings, it could only accommodate paintings which were wide and not very high. In the art world, these paintings were known as 'kats'. It's believed that KitKat derived its name from paintings, which had to be snapped off to fit into the rooms with the low ceilings." See KitKat.
So this yummy chocolate bar has nothing to do with kitty cats. Drats, I could have been the model for the wrapper! By the way, chocolate is toxic to cats.
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Elizabeth and Fritz from Melbourne left at 11.45am# today. It was a whirlwind visit. I was left alone last night from 6.30pm# til nearly midnight so they did not even stay for dinner. Where could they have gone? I heard mutterings of a birthday party.
Anyway, I sat outside with them this morning before they left. It was still exciting to have visitors for the weekend.
The weather has been more pleasant. I have been a lot more skittish which my human seems to like to see as he thinks I am a geriatric cat! We've played the ping pong ball a few times now. It was also cooler last night, I even snuggled under the covers for a few minutes.
#Do cats care about measured time? Of course we do. I know I should be served breakfast at 7am and dinner at 6pm. And the rest of the time is nap time.
keisercat@wildmail.com
KitKat is now made by Nestle around the world and by Hershey in the USA.
Sales have been soaring in Japan as the name sounds like "kitto katsu" meaning "I hope you will win" which is an expression of luck used between students before exams. See BBC News report.
*According to Nestle, "No one can be absolutely sure where the name KitKat came from but it is believed to be from the famous 1920's KitKat Club in South East London which had some influence. As the building had very low ceilings, it could only accommodate paintings which were wide and not very high. In the art world, these paintings were known as 'kats'. It's believed that KitKat derived its name from paintings, which had to be snapped off to fit into the rooms with the low ceilings." See KitKat.
So this yummy chocolate bar has nothing to do with kitty cats. Drats, I could have been the model for the wrapper! By the way, chocolate is toxic to cats.
........ooooooooOOOOOOOOoooooooo........
Elizabeth and Fritz from Melbourne left at 11.45am# today. It was a whirlwind visit. I was left alone last night from 6.30pm# til nearly midnight so they did not even stay for dinner. Where could they have gone? I heard mutterings of a birthday party.
Anyway, I sat outside with them this morning before they left. It was still exciting to have visitors for the weekend.
The weather has been more pleasant. I have been a lot more skittish which my human seems to like to see as he thinks I am a geriatric cat! We've played the ping pong ball a few times now. It was also cooler last night, I even snuggled under the covers for a few minutes.
#Do cats care about measured time? Of course we do. I know I should be served breakfast at 7am and dinner at 6pm. And the rest of the time is nap time.
keisercat@wildmail.com
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