"It's moments like these" has become part of the Australian language. The entry for "Mintie" in a major Australian dictionary defines the phrase as "... widely current ... used allusively as an emblem of solace". At that time, the lolly wrappers (white waxed paper) were decorated only with the text "Minties" and "The Universal Sweet" in red and green. Now the only artwork is on the wrappers; simple anonymous cartoons of people engaged in recognisable activities with no attempt at humour, accompanied by the caption "It's moments like these ...". Many cartoonists have drawn "Minties moments". While many of the cartoons were unsigned, some of the better known names are: Dick Alderton George Aria James Bancks (creator of "Ginger Meggs") Ian Gall Alex Gurney (created "Bluey and Curley") Peter Harrigan "Middy" Norman Hetherington "Heth" (created Mr Squiggle) Eric Jolliffe Hardtmuth Lahm "Hotpoint" "Hotti" or "Hottie" Percy Lindsay F G Longstaff Jack Lusby Stewart McCrae "Pep" Arthur Mailey Emile Mercier Syd Miller (Chesty Bond artist) Minainnick Norm Mitchell Rufus Morris Morrissey Syd Nicholls (creator of "Fatty Finn") Adrienne Parkes Petrov William Edwin Pidgeon "Wep" Hal Quinlan Virgil Reilly "Virgil" Jim Russell (drew "The Potts") Ted Scorfield (largest number of contributions) David Souter Les Such Dorothy Wall Harry John Weston (1874–1938) Unk White Jeremy Andrew References Sources Lindesay, Vane It's Moments Like These'' Sun Books, Melbourne 1979 Brand name confectionery New Zealand confectionery Australian confectionery Australian snack foods Breath mints Australian cartoonists Pascall (company) brands Mondelez International brands Products introduced in 1922