BS: Israel & Hamas & gaza strip 2024

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Nov 12 - 03:37 PM

I can't imagine anything more ghastly than Marmite jelly

Ah, don't forget, Eliza, that jelly in US terms is Jam. Marmite and Strawberry Jam Butties. Mmmmmmm :-)

I am not sure about the opening sentiments though. Pretty sure that Marmte could be used as an offensive weapon. Particularly Marmite Gold (Look it up yourself!)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 23 Nov 12 - 03:07 PM

MtheGM, saying M****** is like Vegemite is as if you were suggesting that Arab resembles Hebrew. Wars have been fought over weaker feelings.

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: Ed T
Date: 23 Nov 12 - 06:56 AM

The good news. You don't have to eat marmite to smell of it anymore. Perfume anyone?

marmite perfume


A related concoction story.

Fruitcake toss for the homeless

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: gnomad
Date: 23 Nov 12 - 04:36 AM

I would agree re flippancy, Eliza, it is certainly a nasty business.

That said the proposal was at least a semi-serious one, making the point that an intractable problem may require a radically different approach if a solution is to be found.

This contemporary article gives more background.

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 23 Nov 12 - 04:25 AM

LOL olddude, you and jelly! I can't imagine anything more ghastly than Marmite jelly. UGH! I adore Marmite, but only about once every six months; I get a sudden craving and have it on toast for two or three days. Then I don't want any more. It's the same with peanut butter. It seems to me there are indeed certain vitamins or minerals in these two products which the body needs to top up from time to time. By the way, I do feel the terrible situation in the Gaza strip is not one to be treated flippantly. My heart aches for the poor civilians caught up in the conflict, and for the families of the dead. Let's hope the ceasefire will hold.

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 11:05 PM

No, dude, nothing like jell-o. More like the Oz Vegemite. It's a vegetable malt extract sp.read, can also be used in cooking Don't know what US equiv is but there must be one?

~M~

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: olddude
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 09:51 PM

does it come with a pole pdq?

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: pdq
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 09:45 PM

See Little Egypt do her new dance: "The Gaza Strip".

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 09:08 PM

I bet it tastes like jell-o

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: GUEST,999
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 08:19 PM

Nice stuff because there's 'no sweat' where it's involved.

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 07:47 PM

Is marmite related to gelignite?

Yeah, but not as tasty.

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: Ed T
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 07:35 AM

The believe the only kosher marmite is produced in South Africa, and some countries do not recognize it as kosher (possibly Israel, as it is hard to find there). So, there was a danger that it could be used as a offensive weapon, Hamas shooting jars of it over to Tel Aviv, disrupting the Kosher diet? Hardly anything the west would condone.

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 07:13 AM

Trouble with Marmite, as we all know and they admit in their own advertising, you either love it or you hate it*. Wonder which side would do which?

~M~

*I, personally, can quite easily take it or leave it alone for that matter; but then I was never the typical advertiser's Mr Average dreambody.

Subject: RE: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 07:01 AM

Is marmite related to gelignite?

Subject: BS: marmite and the gaza strip
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Nov 12 - 03:37 AM

The British Foreign and commonwealth office decided in 1999 tro launch an inititiave to solve the israel palestine crisis. They consulted mr de bono, who sugested sending them lots of marmite, apparently the middle eastern diet lacks zinc,zinc counteracts irritability.
perhaps the idea should be tried again, a kind of 21 century version of marie antoinettes "let em eat cake", more humane than selling them guns, anyway.

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