So says famed puppy holder young master Lindow. I can sympathise with his point of view, because all right-thinking people find the revolting yeast extract an aberration against nature, but in defence of Marmite its manufacturers have in recent years produced some wonderful examples of what may be called (I’m sure there’s a term for it) negative advertising, playing cleverly on the disgust of many to make those freaks who like the stuff cherish it all the more. It takes a lot of courage to launch an advertising campaign which specifies that lots of people loathe your product, and you have to take your hat off to Marmite for it. They’ve even created a website - http://www.marmite.co.uk/hate/.

On the other hand, I can’t find any reason to defend Cadbury’s Creme Eggs, which in addition to being the single most repellent piece of confectionery ever to despoil the newsagent’s shelf have inspired some of the most objectionable and irritating commercials to hit television screens in living memory. For many people Easter is a time for religious celebration; personally, it is the time when I rejoice as Cadbury’s Creme Eggs are banished for another nine months.