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Marmite is one of the longest-running memes on the internet

Marmite is one of the longest-running memes on the internet

Bartle Bogle Hegarty wrote "Love it or hate it" for Marmite in 1996. Twenty-nine years later, half the internet is still using it. That is the kind of longevity ad agencies dream of and almost never achieve. The reason it travelled is that it does not actually sell Marmite.

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Extreme Marmite: A Warning

Oh dear God, what some people will do..... A short film made for an Avant Garde film project (National Diploma Media at Guildford College). The main theme being an unhealthy obsession with Marmite.< Music by Aphex Twin and Add N to (X)

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Marmite Joke

It's not often (ever?) that you hear a Marmite Joke, but..... "We won a lifetime supply of Marmite in our house the other week..." "... one Jar!" Any more Marmite jokes out there? Please send them in.

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Marmite, world terrorist threat

I'm serious, British customs seize half eaten Marmite jar due to potential use in hijacking an airplane. Exactly what I was supposed to be able to do with my half empty 150g jar I don't know. Threaten to force feed the passengers and crew?

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On the material properties of Marmite

From The Daily Grind Interesting stuff, Marmite. I recently started a large new jar, and apart from the seasonal shock at how damned expensive the stuff is, I find myself musing on the yeasty material's viscosity. As one does.

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Painfully Funny Marmite Myth

16 year old pupil at one of England's leading fee paying schools, returned from school for his Christmas holidays in what appeared to be some measure of discomfort.

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