Is a PHD in Australian Lollies just too 'sweet'?

 

How many times have you looked at your favourite lollies from childhood and thought, “they’re so much smaller than I remember”?

Well, you may not be wrong but the reality is that you’re probably paying less now than you were a couple of decades ago.

According to doctor of lollies, Toni Risson, who completed her PHD in Australian Lollies, individual lollies may be smaller but the packs are larger. An example given is a 300g bag of Fantales that in 1992 would have cost $2.85 – $5.16 in today’s money. But given that the pack size is now 40 per cent bigger and costs $5.50, the reality is that we’re actually paying less.

As interesting as all this is, you would have to question that usefulness of a PHD in Australian Lollies. But, if you could study anything as a PHD topic, what would it be?

 

 

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A Doctorate for interviewing 300 people to get their opinion on lollies ???

How is Toni Risson going to get a job to contribute to society ???

Is this what the Taxpayer is subsidising in the Universities.

Found these after a bit of research online

Someone who was doing research about the men and women who visit the 'ping-pong' clubs inThailand. 

 

Phd on the sport of Ultimate Frisbee

 

 PhD in the Eurovision song contest

 

PhD on Bread

 

PhD studying salad leaves.

 

 PhD involved painting the feet of mice with different coloured paints, letting them run around, then measuring the distances between their little multicoloured footprints

 

 PhD  to see if budgerigars could tell the difference between constants and vowels. 

 

 PhD in texting,

I am sure there are plenty of other "strange" ones out there which I am sure will be equally as rivetting!

Apply to the Grattan Institute and they will probably issue you a grant to research any one of the above.

Hmm! Looks as if a few have been stripped of their PHD ?

These PHDs are absolute rubbish and a total waste of money -- they have little to do and even less between the ears

The only thing good about this trivia is that Fantales are NOT Halal certified - no terrorist camps funded.

That is only because they contain pig fat in them

So we no longer have to pay tax on them

So could we assume Abby they will be cheaper...I bet not ;)

Dr Toni Risson says in her PHD "the reality is that we’re actually paying less"

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