# The Marmite Horror **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 5, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627 "2009-10-05T02:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/41 "2009-10-05T18:05:16Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > In the past week, I’ve enjoyed marmite, vegemite, and even a bit of promite! I just got a new 2.5 kg tub of vegemite shipped in, so all’s well at the Mercotan household at present. Geez loo-eez. And I was under the impression that _I_ have an impressive habit. I’ve been getting my Marmite in 500g jars and 600g tubs. I had no idea it was available in larger containers. I bow before the awesomeness of your saturation with natural B vitamins. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/42 "2009-10-05T18:26:38Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > Geez loo-eez. And I was under the impression that _I_ have an impressive habit. I’ve been getting my Marmite in 500g jars and 600g tubs. I had no idea it was available in larger containers. I bow before the awesomeness of your saturation with natural B vitamins. Well, clue me in as to where I can get Marmite in 600g tubs, and I’ll let you know where I get my 2.5 kg of vegemite from! I currently have my marmite in mere 125 and 250g jars, tho in the past I’ve gotten the 500g ones. All those mites do wonders for the complexion, too! Just smear it on. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/43 "2009-10-05T18:30:25Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Well, clue me in as to where I can get Marmite in 600g tubs, and I’ll let you know where I get my 2.5 kg of vegemite from! I currently have my marmite in mere 125 and 250g jars, tho in the past I’ve gotten the 500g ones. > > All those mites do wonders for the complexion, too! Just smear it on. 😉 Sure and from the distance people would be looking at you, you would look fine. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/44 "2009-10-05T18:31:31Z")
“The Marmite Horror” sounds like a good title for a Sci-Fi (excuse me, ScyFy) original movie. Does anyone know if Bruce Boxleitner is free? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/45 "2009-10-05T18:36:13Z")
Excellent parody! Bonus points for squeezing in “eldritch,” “ichor” and “fetid,” though I will subtract a point for not spelling the latter “foetid.” 😉 > [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > And as much as I enjoy Lovecraft and a good homage thereof, I’d suggest that if you’re not prepared to type the word “God” for whatever religious or moral beliefs you have, find another word to use instead, as opposed to missing a letter out and pretending that makes it a different word. And I would suggest that if you’re not prepared to comprehend the style of a parody thread, you should find another thread to comment in instead. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/46 "2009-10-05T18:49:02Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Well, clue me in as to where I can get Marmite in 600g tubs, and I’ll let you know where I get my 2.5 kg of vegemite from! I currently have my marmite in mere 125 and 250g jars, tho in the past I’ve gotten the 500g ones. > > All those mites do wonders for the complexion, too! Just smear it on. 😉 [https://www.jollygrub.com/OnLineStore1/index.php?main\_page=index&manufacturers\_id=19](https://www.jollygrub.com/OnLineStore1/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=19) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/47 "2009-10-05T19:07:01Z")
Got the 600g tubs on eBay. I’d hook you up with the particular seller, if you’d like. Decent price, prompt delivery. ---
**Author:** ![Orr\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee59a6/32.png) [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/48 "2009-10-05T19:07:31Z")
I cannot claim to be a scholar of such… distasteful practices. I have however heard it said that the followers of the Old Ones are so horribly twisted and mad, that they pray and sacrifice to their gods so that they, the faithful, be permitted to eat the Marmite… first. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/49 "2009-10-05T19:19:11Z")
> [@Bacon\_Salt](#): > > Tried Marmite for the first time two weeks ago and am in love. The combination of poster name and post contents here is quite disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/50 "2009-10-05T19:22:55Z")
Bovril ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/51 "2009-10-05T19:23:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > The combination of poster name and post contents here is quite disturbing. Hmmmm Baconnn marmiiiiteeee. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/52 "2009-10-05T19:42:21Z")
> [@Orr\_G](#): > > I cannot claim to be a scholar of such… distasteful practices. I have however heard it said that the followers of the Old Ones are so horribly twisted and mad, that they pray and sacrifice to their gods so that they, the faithful, be permitted to eat the Marmite… first. Good Lord. How do Men fall so far astray from the wholesome traditions of civilization? ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/53 "2009-10-05T19:51:49Z")
> [@Nametag](#): > > The cry of the acolytes of the Old Ones is Ia, not La. Other than that, well done! > > You know you’re going to hear from **Qadgop** , right? First, it’s technically Iä. Second, I’d nominate [scrapple](http://www.rapascrapple.com/products/index.htm) for the American rant. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/54 "2009-10-05T19:55:46Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > Second, I’d nominate [scrapple](http://www.rapascrapple.com/products/index.htm) for the American rant. Not head cheese? [sub]yum![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/55 "2009-10-05T20:08:01Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > …I’d nominate [scrapple](http://www.rapascrapple.com/products/index.htm) for the American rant. That is _so_ not what I was expecting. I had images of apple crumble–wholesome autumnal apple crumble–in my head, and then I read the list of ingredients. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/56 "2009-10-05T20:47:12Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > I’m actually not sure whether or not Lovecraft wrote “G-d” - but yah, I figured it fit in with the rest of the purple prose, so I went with it. 🙂 Actually, I found it quite distracting. I was anticipating the narrator making a reference to Marmite not being kosher or suitable for Passover or something. Otherwise, it was a good read. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/57 "2009-10-05T20:53:33Z")
I find the idea of Marmite on Ebay much scarier than Marmite itself. I endorse the Marmite on buttered toast method, or Marmite on a buttery cracker with cheddar cheese on top. It’s delicious. I also kind of like the smell of Marmite, but then I am the sort of person who opens a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips and takes a big whiff of them. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/58 "2009-10-05T20:57:49Z")
> [@chowder](#): > > Just substitute peanut butter for the holiness that is Marmite and the story aint so bad. > [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > I’d nominate [scrapple](http://www.rapascrapple.com/products/index.htm) for the American rant. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Not head cheese? I doubt most Americans know what head cheese and scrapple are, let alone have tasted them. (The only place I’ve seen head cheese on a menu was in Paris.) I get the idea that Marmite and Vegemite are quite popular in their homeland, so the U.S. equivalent would have to be something that’s ubiquitous here but repulsive to people who didn’t grow up on the stuff – like peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/59 "2009-10-05T21:09:48Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > Actually, I found it quite distracting. I was anticipating the narrator making a reference to Marmite not being kosher or suitable for Passover or something. Otherwise, it was a good read. The use of Chr-st made that moot. I was just wondering what religion this was supposed to represent. (Messianic Jews don’t use the word Christ.) The idea seems to be that, in this world where Marmite is from the Devil, certain words for other deities cannot be spoken aloud. Still, I loved it, even though I don’t know the source material. I just thought it was a creative way of describing how bad something was. We need more creative pittings like this. BTW: what do you marmite lovers think of peanut butter? I’ve heard that they are supposed to be mutually exclusive tastes. ---
**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627/60 "2009-10-05T21:26:14Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > Geez loo-eez. And I was under the impression that _I_ have an impressive habit. I’ve been getting my **Marmite in 500g jars and 600g tubs.** I had no idea it was available in larger containers… What? WHAT??? Six Hundred Grams?? A pound and a third of Marmite? Lurking at my local grocer? Oh no. No no no. When the BBC has a story about a crazed man running straight through the plate glass window at Sainsburys, you’ll know I’ve seen that horror on the shelves. I turn around at the Hula Hoops on the crisps aisle. Yes, next to them is the Marmite encrusted cashews. Urgh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627.md?page=4)