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Posted by jlittle, 12:10, 4th June 2003:
 

Poll:

  • Love
  • Hate
Discuss/Vote
Posted by chandler, 12:12, 4th June 2003:
 
i love marmite, so does my wife

(what does that "so does my wife" thing come from?)
Posted by chandler, 12:15, 4th June 2003:
 
oh and she does.
we're gonna have marmite kisses :D
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:15, 4th June 2003:
 
Like, but don't touch it anymore as my g/f hates it. I seem to get on better with girls who hate marmite.
Posted by chandler, 12:16, 4th June 2003:
 
lol
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:23, 4th June 2003:
 
I hate marmite

its from 'life of Brian'
Posted by chandler, 12:25, 4th June 2003:
 
are you sure?
Posted by chandler, 12:31, 4th June 2003:
 
"I'm Brian, and so's my wife"

hmm im sure i heard it elsewhere though
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:43, 4th June 2003:
 
Maybe you saw it in something which was a homage to life of brian, which was, in turn a homage to Spartacus.
Posted by chandler, 12:46, 4th June 2003:
 
yes, probably
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:51, 4th June 2003:
 
I detest Marmite.
Posted by beargod, 13:04, 4th June 2003:
 
I love marmite, but can't eat too much of it or it makes me want to heave
Posted by Rosie, 13:06, 4th June 2003:
 
Marmite tastes of shit. Its a revolting pot of turd.
Posted by cal, 13:20, 4th June 2003:
 
ditto
Posted by Gary, 13:26, 4th June 2003:
 
Marmite. Urgh.

we're gonna have marmite kisses :D


I repeat, urgh!
Posted by arsepuppy, 13:31, 4th June 2003:
 
"we're gonna have marmite kisses :D"

*TWEENESS ALARM EXPLODES*
Posted by chandler, 13:38, 4th June 2003:
 
tweeness? :(
Posted by arsepuppy, 13:39, 4th June 2003:
 
That was *so* twee, Mr. "I love lil Mista Snuffles". Do you write songs for Belle and Sebastian perchance?? :)
Posted by chandler, 14:02, 4th June 2003:
 
lol
well i dont have an arab strap.

and leave Mista Snuffles out of this :)
Posted by t.m., 19:39, 4th June 2003:
 
vegimite is the way forward people.
Posted by chandler, 19:44, 4th June 2003:
 
nooo! its like a weak nasty version of marmite!!! its terrible stuff, all gritty and nowhere near as nice as yummy marmite!
Posted by t.m., 19:48, 4th June 2003:
 
blood has been spilled on this topic before.
Posted by November Eclectica, 19:49, 4th June 2003:
 
What is Marmite?
Posted by beargod, 20:04, 4th June 2003:
 
nice substance nov
Posted by Redmaiden, 20:24, 4th June 2003:
 
marmite is beautiful
Posted by November Eclectica, 21:25, 4th June 2003:
 
That still doesn't answer my question. What is it??
Posted by beargod, 21:31, 4th June 2003:
 
sandich spread, its what twiglets are dipped in, especially mr bean style
Posted by November Eclectica, 21:32, 4th June 2003:
 
twiglets? I am so confused.
Posted by Redmaiden, 22:21, 4th June 2003:
 
I don't like twiglets
Posted by jeff, 22:45, 4th June 2003:
 
its horrible yeast extract smelly sandwich spread, its kinda browny black, you either love it or hate it... i managed to stop my old housemate eating it by telling her the yeast in it would give her thrush.. muahahahahaha
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Posted by reitsma, 23:25, 4th June 2003:
 
=D
Posted by jeff, 23:28, 4th June 2003:
 
there is NEVER apathy when marmite's involved..
Posted by Victor Menendez, 23:28, 4th June 2003:
 
a good point, well made.

(in response to reitsma)
Posted by Redmaiden, 23:43, 4th June 2003:
 
technically posting the word apathy in 6 posts is not apathy
Posted by jeff, 00:10, 5th June 2003:
 
exactly... caring enough to request apathy is like a big ole oxymoron.. or something...
Posted by chris, 02:41, 5th June 2003:
 
marmite is the product of satan, oh, and evil
Posted by reitsma, 04:52, 5th June 2003:
 
reddy: yeah, i was going to type

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...but i thought some of you slower types wouldn't have caught on. =P

and apathy definitely counts here - i don't love marmite, but i'll have it on toast (YAY FOR TOAST!!!1) from time to time.

hence, apathy. I don't really care whether or not it's in my fridge.
Posted by anotherdave, 09:36, 5th June 2003:
 
Promite is a tasty spread on bread or toast. It can also be added to soups, stews and gravies to enhance their flavour or made into a hot drink. Vegetable and yeast extract - a good source of B vitamins
PROMITE Spread is a vegetable and yeast extract which is a delicious spread on toast or bread. PROMITE Spread can also be used in soups, casseroles or gravy for added flavour. Simply add to hot water for a delicious, nutritious hot drink.
PROMITE Spread has a smooth texture with a unique taste which all the family will love. The taste is slightly sweeter than other yeast spreads.

PROMITE Spread is an excellent source of B Vitamins. In fact 5 grams of PROMITE Spread contains half the average daily requirements of B group vitamins.

5 grams of PROMITE Spread contains;


Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 0.55mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.80mg
Niacin 5.50mg

Someone said on the vegemite thread they suspected this may be the case, so i looked around the net and nothing i could find supported this. In fact it seems like it has pretty much the same ingredients as both marmite and vegemite.

It′s something I′d very much like to know...what is it in Promite that is no good for vegans/vegetarians?

I remember also in primary school, the kids used to say that promite had oxe′s blood in it, and that vegemite was better. Surely there′s no Oxen blood, but where did that theory come from? Does it have any truth in there anywhere??
Posted by anotherdave, 09:40, 5th June 2003:
 
Marmite product of Australia is both Kosher and Pareve.
Posted by beargod, 09:40, 5th June 2003:
 
Red how can you like marmite and not twiglets? they taste the same

and I thought vegemite was the Australian equivilant of marmite
Posted by anotherdave, 11:06, 5th June 2003:
 
We're happy little Vegemites

As bright as bright can be.

We all enjoy our Vegemite

For breakfast, lunch, and tea.

Our mother says we're growing

stronger every single week.

Because we love our Vegemite.

We all adore our Vegemite.

It puts a rose in every cheek!
Posted by chandler, 11:08, 5th June 2003:
 
My Mate
Your Mate
Our Mate
MarMite
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 11:12, 5th June 2003:
 
Oor Wullie
Your Wullie
A'Body's Wullie
Posted by anotherdave, 11:23, 5th June 2003:
 
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles.

I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegimite sandwich.
And he said,

"I come from the land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder.
Posted by sal, 13:19, 5th June 2003:
 
once you've had branston pickle, you never go back to marmite
Posted by arsepuppy, 13:20, 5th June 2003:
 
That's a euphemism if I've ever heard one :D
Posted by Ana, 13:32, 5th June 2003:
 
I love marmite... they sell it in Tesco's cafes now, have you noticed?
Posted by jlittle, 13:33, 5th June 2003:
 
wohoo - VOTE MARMITE!
Posted by chandler, 13:34, 5th June 2003:
 
ana - thats cos it is the greatest!
Posted by chandler, 13:35, 5th June 2003:
 
personally i carry a jar of it where ever i go
Posted by beargod, 14:19, 5th June 2003:
 
I have only ever seen one tescos with a cafe in it, that was the daventry one
Posted by Redmaiden, 18:38, 5th June 2003:
 
reitsma you don't put marmite in the fridge!

Twiglets do indeed taste of marmite but they are too strong for lil ol me
Posted by chandler, 19:42, 5th June 2003:
 
no you certainly don't put marmite in the fridge, what a daft notion.
Posted by phoenix, 22:52, 5th June 2003:
 
marmite on hot buttery toast MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, but marmite on just plain bread is horrible
Posted by Redmaiden, 22:56, 5th June 2003:
 
amen sister
Posted by Rach, 13:55, 7th June 2003:
 
i had some last night \o/
Posted by samhandwich, 20:00, 7th June 2003:
 
I don't love it or hate it, its nice on toast, shit in sarnies, its too bloody difficult to spread for me to be arsed with it most of the time anyway!
Posted by 100% kitten, 01:04, 8th June 2003:
 
bleee.
horrid.
Posted by Parakeet, 13:43, 8th June 2003:
 
I hate marmite. but love twiglets... wierd!
Posted by anotherdave, 09:54, 9th June 2003:
 
What are twiglets ??
Posted by sal, 18:15, 9th June 2003:
 
little rounded wonkey crisp sticks that taste of marmite (and are horrible)
Posted by angel_mouse, 18:42, 9th June 2003:
 
i hate marmite but love twiglets too. maybe i should try marmite again, because i havent had it since i was about 4 years old. things change. but its not very pretty lookin'
Posted by Parakeet, 21:12, 9th June 2003:
 
it looks like mud. something i will have to try again sometime too, but i'd rather spend my money on tasty things :o9
Posted by syslinkdown, 03:44, 10th June 2003:
 
mmm.... maramite *is* good, but i'll have to agree with the wiseman who said that branston pickle still wins... with cheese... on crackers... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm