Canada bans Brit from selling Irn Bru and Marmite

[taxslave]

Yellow Dye #5 is alive.

Oh goody. I can make my own yellow cake.

 

[Blackleaf]

Why am I not surprised?


Then why does Britain ban heroin? Toxins being readily available and all.

I'm afraid there's no comparison.

Heroin is a dangerous drug which kills thousands of people a year.

Lucozade, Irn-Bru, Penguins, Marmite and Bovril are harmless products enjoyed my millions of people everyday with, as far as I know, no fatalities.

Comparing a soft drink to heroin is, to put it mildly, nothing short of ludicrous.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I'm afraid there's no comparison.

Heroin is a dangerous drug which kills thousands of people a year.

Lucozade, Irn-Bru, Penguins, Marmite and Bovril are harmless products enjoyed my millions of people everyday with, as far as I know, no fatalities.

Comparing a soft drink to heroin is, to put it mildly, nothing short of ludicrous.

Not as ludicrous as comparing a soft drink to guns.

 

[Christianna]

Looks to be a concentrated form of the natural source product... I'm going to take a look for some when I'm about

I use the beef base in soups , stews and gravy, however the chicken base was so bad I threw it out and it isn't cheap.

 

[bill barilko]

Briddish 'food'

 

[Simple Man]

Tell you what. You get Her Maj to drop her list of banned food additives, and we'll work on the Canadians to drop theirs.

Well...there's yer problem.

 

[damngrumpy]

Imagine extra viamins? added, not sugar or deadly dye but vitamins
we certainly can't have that can we.

 

[Nuggler]

Marmite.

Blech.

thought he meant "marmots".............double blech.




We used (use) Bovril for years when making gravy. Guess no more. Pity.

 

[Blackleaf]

Not as ludicrous as comparing a soft drink to guns.

Not as ludicrous, or as ironic, as banning "dangerous" Marmite yet allowing guns to be sold.
It seems the British stereotype of Americans not getting irony has some ring of truth to it.

This story has got some posters on an Irish discussion forum poking fun at the Canadians.

In a thread on this story the OP says: "In a brave customs and law enforcement crackdown, Marmite has been seized by Canadian customs officials. The horror of Marmite - worse than cocaine I hear. Could be room for a new Breaking Bad spinoff with the illegal Marmite trade."

If you want a cup of steaming beef, chicken, vegetable broth, there is a better product: Better than Bouillon - Google Search

No, thanks. I'll stick to good old Bovril, even though it does cost £3.20 (5.85 Canadian dollars) per 250ml jar.

Not british

What country is Scotland part of?

Remind me if you will; does Scotch whiskey originate from Scotland - that nation that is about to exit the empire?

You'll be disappointed. The latest poll puts support for independence in Scotland at just 29%. On 19th September I'll come back to this thread to mock you.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Can't speak for the other products, but the marmite:

Can be substituted with:

...if you're a sadomasochist, or something like one.

 

[Goober]

Not as ludicrous, or as ironic, as banning "dangerous" Marmite yet allowing guns to be sold.
It seems the British stereotype of Americans not getting irony has some ring of truth to it.

This story has got some posters on an Irish discussion forum poking fun at the Canadians.

In a thread on this story the OP says: "In a brave customs and law enforcement crackdown, Marmite has been seized by Canadian customs officials. The horror of Marmite - worse than cocaine I hear. Could be room for a new Breaking Bad spinoff with the illegal Marmite trade."



No, thanks. I'll stick to good old Bovril, even though it does cost £3.20 (5.85 Canadian dollars) per 250ml jar.



What country is Scotland part of?



You'll be disappointed. The latest poll puts support for independence in Scotland at just 29%. On 19th September I'll come back to this thread to mock you.

Keep your poisons in the UK. That and deep fried mars bars. Deep fried eggs as well.

 

[karrie]

Canada even has ingredients in our food that US doesn't allow, and vice versa. Happens all the time.

 

[L Gilbert]

Not sure about the other ones but marmite is used by some people to make something similar to PVV-5A (a plastic explosive). Plastic explosives probably taste better, though.

Canada even has ingredients in our food that US doesn't allow, and vice versa. Happens all the time.

Yep.

 

[Nuggler]

The solution is to have a pint of Canadian Rye Whiskey. Cures all that ails ya

Besides, we have real beef here in NorAm. No need for a cup of pretend beef broth

F K N eh !!

 

[captain morgan]

No, thanks. I'll stick to good old Bovril, even though it does cost £3.20 (5.85 Canadian dollars) per 250ml jar.

Of course you will... Nothing like some pretend beef broth to go along with that pretend navy that you fantasize about

What country is Scotland part of?

Ohh... Ahhhh.. Now, don't tell me... Scotland?

You'll be disappointed. The latest poll puts support for independence in Scotland at just 29%. On 19th September I'll come back to this thread to mock you.

There is only one poll that counts and that is on the day of the vote

 

[shadowshiv]

I can't say that I am overly concerned that I will never get a chance to taste the wondrous Irn Bru or Marmite.

 

[SLM]

Yes it will just be like before when I never bought the stuff.

 

[L Gilbert]

I've tried Marmite but not the others. Can't say I'll be heartbroken if I never get the chance either, SLM and Shadow. lol

 

[SLM]

I've tried Marmite but not the others. Can't say I'll be heartbroken if I never get the chance either, SLM and Shadow. lol

My life will not change in any meaningful way either, lol.

 

[shadowshiv]

I've tried Marmite but not the others. Can't say I'll be heartbroken if I never get the chance either, SLM and Shadow. lol

From what I've gathered from others in this thread, Marmite tastes like a-ss?