"Topic” is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Incorporated and sold in Europe. “Pick a topic any topic and i’ll be ready in an hour! hmmm topic, nuts and chocolate!” was posted on Twitter on April 20, 2009. “I’ll pick a topic.... um.... chocolate bars… discuss” was posted on Twitter on February 10, 2010.
“‘Welcome to chocoholics anonymous.’ ‘Who wants to pick a topic?’” was posted on Twitter by Matthew Garner on March 28, 2012. “At the chocolate’s anonymous quiz it didn’t start well when I got asked to pick a Topic” was posted on Twitter by Gary Miller on March 26, 2015.
Wikipedia: Topic (chocolate bar)
Topic is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Incorporated in France and sold throughout Europe. It contains hazelnuts, nougat and caramel.
The bar was first introduced in 1962. In the UK, it was advertised with the line “A Hazelnut in Every Bite”
Twitter
Twizzle
@Squiretwizz
Replying to @Firgs
@Firgs pick a topic any topic and i’ll be ready in an hour! hmmm topic, nuts and chocolate! #MonChat
10:59 AM - 20 Apr 2009
Twitter
Gareth Sutherwood
@grekwood
Replying to @SianTilly_
@Sian_xD i’ll pick a topic.... um.... chocolate bars… discuss ;P
4:02 PM - 10 Feb 2010
Twitter
Matthew Garner
@matofcourse
“Welcome to chocoholics anonymous.” “Who wants to pick a topic?”
5:29 PM - 28 Mar 2012
Twitter
Gary Miller
@gazgagman
At the chocolate’s anonymous quiz it didn’t start well when I got asked to pick a Topic
#badjokethursday
4:08 AM - 26 Mar 2015
Twitter
Gary Miller
@gazgagman
At the chocolate’s anonymous quiz it didn’t start well when I got asked to choose a topic
1:32 AM - 18 May 2015
Twitter
Gary Miller
@gazgagman
At the chocolate’s anonymous quiz it didn’t start well when I got asked to pick a Topic
1:25 PM - 27 Mar 2017
Twitter
Matthew Garner
@matofcourse
“Welcome to chocoholics anonymous”
“Would anyone like to pick a Topic?”
7:58 AM - 21 Jan 2018
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