We treat 'love it or hate it' as if the 1996 advert invented it. The OED traces Marmite to a 1985 post on a Usenet cooking group explaining the jar to Americans: people fall into two groups, those who love it and those who would not stay in the same room as it. The divide, online, eleven years early.
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The devils spawn
would you tell me what Marmite means? It's a sort of thick black spread. It's made from yeast extract and you either love it or hate it. Me? I love the stuff and buy the biggest jars I can (it's cheaper in the long run). My current vice is a marmite and peanut butter sandwiches. Nonononono!
Typical newsgroup Marmite conversation
Barbara, run in the opposite direction!!!! It is horrible brown yucky salty stuff!!! Lynda ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [stillwater-homestead] Marmite ....deep question....?
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