What a delightful post. A mixture of nostalgia and... Gold stacking? Even now I recall the oompa loompa song and Charlie and his grandpa's excitement over the gold wrapper. Theres a capitalist analogy right there - work hard, be a good person, and you might get a slice of the pie.

That story and film sure wormed it's way in - even on the weekend, my daughter in law called my 3 yo grandson Violet Beauregard for hogging his way through a big bowl of purple grapes. He's too young to get it of course, but the reference didn't escape any of the adults.