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Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH!

Posted By: Wolfspirit, on host 206.47.244.93
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2000, at 10:18:55
In Reply To: Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH! posted by Paul A. on Wednesday, October 11, 2000, at 05:53:36:

> ObTrivia: In 1928, faced with declining sales, the makers of Vegemite decided to try renaming their product "Parwill". It didn't last long; even then, people thought it was a dreadful pun...

What pun. "Whippoorwill", a nocturnal nightjar? Or if you presume Mar Might, then Par Will? No... Sorry... That makes no sense at all. I just don't get it!

Wolf "Marmite is pronounced Mahr-MEET in French, and that means: 'a POT'" spirit

Replies To This Message

Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH! - Paul A. - Thu, 10/12/2000, 05:25:15
Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH! - Melanie - Wed, 10/11/2000, 12:53:02
- Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH! - Djinn - Wed, 10/11/2000, 19:08:00