Mary Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 A large-scale clean-up operation is under way after a tanker carrying more than 20 tonnes of yeast extract - believed to be Marmite - overturned on a busy motorway. Police shut a section of the M1 in South Yorkshire at around 10.15pm on Monday following the incident, which saw the vehicle crash and and spill its contents onto the carriageway. The road remains closed in both directions between junction 32 and 33 near Sheffield and is expected to cause delays for rush hour commuters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I was waiting for the punchline there Mary as I thought it was a joke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Other odd spills on our roads have been March - a beer spill on the M74 in Lanarkshire saw a lorry lose thousands of cans of Stella Artois as they were strewn across two lanes. A major clean-up operation was needed to remove the cans of lager. June last year - gallons of milk were spilled on the M69 near Hinckley, Leicestershire, when a van overturned. Firefighters were called in to mop up the milk with absorbent matting and water, causing the road to be closed for several hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I was waiting for the punchline there Mary as I thought it was a joke I was going to say there must be material there for a good joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Pity this is a north-south m-way - ruins the chance of references to yeast bound carriageway. I suppose references to yeast infections are possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Yer being very witty today Nick T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Yer being very witty today Nick T I've had my weetabix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I worked as a contract sparky on Kellogs for years in the 90's and one day one of their trucks fell over on the roundabout near Urmston going on to the Motorway.... In less than 20 minutes, most of the contents had been carried off into the big council estate by gangs of scallys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've just had a Marmite butty, and was wondering if it was true that we are really split 50/50 on the love/hate thing. Anyone with an opinion worth hearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 My mum was travelling down that road. I'm worried that marmite be a bit late now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 So that's really another 'nope' then Wolfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 If someone tells a Marmite joke; will 50% of the people like that too I wonder?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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