Message Forum: Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH!

Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH!

Posted By: Paul A., on host 130.95.128.51
Date: Thursday, October 12, 2000, at 05:25:15
In Reply To: Re: Marmite? AAAARGGH! posted by Wolfspirit on Wednesday, October 11, 2000, at 10:18:55:

> > 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...

Yes, I'm afraid. "Parwill" was being marketed in direct competition with Marmite.

Paul