Posted by David Brooks (USAian who has never eaten Marmite) on January 28, 2004 at 19:08:40 from 208.210.80.40 user DavidBrooks.
In Reply to: Re: marmite? posted by Peter H on January 28, 2004 at 18:42:04:
Lovely paragraph at the end of that lovely Guardian article:
It is an oft-quoted fact that the world is divided into those who like Marmite, and those who are imbeciles. Indeed, Marmite has shamelessly milked the love-it-or-hate-it factor with its recent "love-it-or-hate-it" marketing campaign. In one television advert, some young foxtrel drags an unsuspecting gentleman back to her pad. While the young fellow awaits her, the femme fatale guzzles a round of Marmite on toast. Needless to say, he is not overly impressed by her Marmite breath. "Snogging someone after they've eaten Marmite," says my gentleman friend (and frankly, he should know), "is like licking paint." Imbecile.