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BristolUK Jul 31st 2017 9:37 pm

Food confiscations - Marmite amnesty
 
'Marmite amnesty' under way at London City airport

A UK airport has declared a “Marmite amnesty” today, after the popular savoury spread was found to be the number one branded food item confiscated from passengers’ hand luggage.

Twitcher1958 Aug 1st 2017 12:04 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12306494)

It's the only thing I've ever been caught with - I packed it in hand luggage - never thought of it being a problem 😏

magnumpi Aug 1st 2017 12:07 am

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Hope ISIS don't see this :@)

dave_j Aug 1st 2017 12:28 am

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It's one way of ensuring that this awful stuff leaves the UK.. hope it doesn't come here.

BristolUK Aug 1st 2017 1:17 am

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Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 12306557)
Hope ISIS don't see this :@)

You mean they might want to steal our delicacies?

bats Aug 1st 2017 2:29 am

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Hang on, are they stopping it leaving the country?

BristolUK Aug 1st 2017 2:34 pm

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 12306620)
Hang on, are they stopping it leaving the country?

Size of the jar limited I believe.

Oakvillian Aug 1st 2017 3:02 pm

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 12306620)
Hang on, are they stopping it leaving the country?


Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12306951)
Size of the jar limited I believe.

I suppose Marmite qualifies as a liquid or gel... "sludge, delicious but otherwise unspecified" is not part of the rules for airport security-theatre, sadly.

Souvy Aug 1st 2017 6:44 pm

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I'm more interested that one of the most-confiscated items is furry handcuffs.

What are these people doing on holiday?

Former Lancastrian Aug 1st 2017 9:21 pm

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12307096)
I'm more interested that one of the most-confiscated items is furry handcuffs.

What are these people doing on holiday?

If Brits probably handcuffing themselves to a sun lounger closest to the pool when on holiday.
British holidaymakers are the worst culprits when it comes to grabbing sunloungers early according to GERMANS | Daily Mail Online

Davita Aug 1st 2017 9:33 pm

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This is a turnaround because, for years, it was the Germans who were shamed for doing this.
It even coined an airline joke...which I'd heard was actually true...
At LHR Lufthansa was told to taxi to the holding point so BA could pass and take-off ahead.
The Lufthansa pilot asked "Why BA has priority take-off...we were first?"
The ATC controller replied "Because BA put a towel on the end of the runway!"

BristolUK Aug 1st 2017 9:39 pm

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Originally Posted by Davita (Post 12307222)
This is a turnaround because, for years, it was the Germans who were shamed for doing this.
It even coined an airline joke...which I'd heard was actually true...
At LHR Lufthansa was told to taxi to the holding point so BA could pass and take-off ahead.
The Lufthansa pilot asked "Why BA has priority take-off...we were first?"
The ATC controller replied "Because BA put a towel on the end of the runway!"


Pizzawheel Aug 4th 2017 3:18 pm

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Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 12306557)
Hope ISIS don't see this :@)

If ISIS had marmite they might not be so angry.

AdrianR Aug 12th 2017 11:23 pm

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Originally Posted by dave_j (Post 12306565)
It's one way of ensuring that this awful stuff leaves the UK.. hope it doesn't come here.

Too late - the brown deliciousness is freely available at Superstore :p

dave_j Aug 13th 2017 12:03 am

Re: Food confiscations - Marmite amnesty
 
Let's face it, it's fake news.
Who thinks that Marmite's tasty? Marmite is in fact awful.
I use it to get rid of moles. Where all else fails, a small teaspoonful smeared onto a mole hill and the mole gets the message and ravages next door's garden instead.
It's also wonderful for persuading cats who like to think that my flowerbed is their favourite place to crap. Forget pepper spray and levelling that faithful M16 at 6 inches, a Marmite jar placed near the offending spot is simply enough to put the cat's nose out of joint.
And those pesky bears. Pin a copy of an order you've placed for Marmite to your bin and you'll not be pestered by bears ever again.
You have to accept it that only the animal world appreciates the true taste of Marmite.


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