RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 21 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Jeremy Cumberland said: My Bible knowledge is pretty good, but I wouldn't have recognised the reference if I didn't know it already. The traditional logo is absurd and well past its sell-by date, and really its only remaining value is as a pub quiz question (Which iconic British food has a picture of an insect-infested carcase on the packaging?). However, it seems I'll still be getting the dead animal version since I have no wish to buy more plastic than I have to, and I do like syrup on my porridge, and home-made millionaire's shortbread is perhaps the next-best thing (and the closest I am likely to get) to actually being a millionaire. Now then. Animals, living and dead. How about this one? Or, since this is a model railway forum, what about this less well known version: Presumably it's meant to be a Stirling single (there's a better picture of one in another Bovril/GNR collaboration). Not sure about the dome, though. I'm not sure about the bull, either. Highland, perhaps - I can't think of anything else with those horns or that colouring, although it doesn't look like a Highland in other respects. It could be a Sussex, I suppose. Most English reds were polled. More bizarre (to my mind) are these. Anyone care to guess at the thought process that led to them? I mean if were talking old logos surely this… i mean they died out in Henry 8ths time… yet the grass lives on… it actually tastes strange drinking it without the grass.. but the Aurochs… thats long gone. Edited February 21 by adb968008 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 So what have the Greenies been releasing in Kent then? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted February 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21 (edited) They're actually extremely good conservation grazers and were featured on Countryfile some time back. Edited February 21 by melmerby 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted February 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21 38 minutes ago, adb968008 said: i mean they died out in Henry 8ths time Never had European Bison in UK and the relative that was here became extinct long long before England had kings 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 58 minutes ago, adb968008 said: it actually tastes strange drinking it without the grass. Are you smoking the grass? 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22 (edited) 5 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said: Are you smoking the grass? The most sensible thing ive read tonight…. Look at the new model, grab a vodka, then use the grass to think about the price. Edited February 22 by adb968008 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 49 minutes ago, melmerby said: There actually extremely good conservation grazers and were featured on Countryfile some time back. Yes, but they are not Aurochs. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison? 🐃 🦬 You can't wash your face in a buffalo! 🤣 Well you can blame the French for the mistake! Wrongly identified by this chap, by the time the error was discovered the name had stuck with the French settlers and locals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain Edited February 22 by Steamport Southport 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Here, you can get custom vanity plates for cars. I saw a car this afternoon which was obviously being driven by someone with a job in technical support. The registration was “RTFM”. 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 A display of bear spray in an outdoor equipment store today: 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 8 hours ago, Hroth said: The tins are staying traditional, with the original dead cat and insects logo. The "updated" logo consisting of a lions head being bothered by a bee is going on squeezy packs and the like to make it more relevant to modern consumers, who might not get the biblical reference... The story is even picked up in the US: CNN: World’s oldest unchanged brand changes logo for the first time in over 140 years Including the reference to Judges 14:14 Quote In the biblical tale, part of the Book of Judges, Samson eats honey from inside the lion, gives some to his parents and then presents 30 wedding guests with a riddle alluding to the encounter: “Out of the eater came something to eat; out of the strong came something sweet.” 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 11 hours ago, Hroth said: The tins are staying traditional, with the original dead cat and insects logo. The "updated" logo consisting of a lions head being bothered by a bee is going on squeezy packs and the like to make it more relevant to modern consumers, who might not get the biblical reference... More daft change for the sake of it. Never impressed with people who think things need to be "modernised" or "made more relevant", almost always just comes across to pandering to the banal and ignorant. 1 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 33 minutes ago, Reorte said: More daft change for the sake of it. Never impressed with people who think things need to be "modernised" or "made more relevant", almost always just comes across to pandering to the banal and ignorant. It's so when the idea fails, someone will come up with the 'retro' look. Think New Coke, what a disaster that was. Fortunately it didn't make it outside of the US. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 Admittedly sometimes it's probably a good idea to change - a certain old jam and marmalade jar design probably wouldn't go down too well today. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium martin_wynne Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 16 minutes ago, Reorte said: Admittedly sometimes it's probably a good idea to change linked from https://shepherdminiatures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sugar-puffs-2.jpg Now Honey Puffs. Don't mention the sugar. Martin. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted February 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22 26 minutes ago, Reorte said: Admittedly sometimes it's probably a good idea to change - a certain old jam and marmalade jar design probably wouldn't go down too well today. And its probably not a good idea to wear the enamelled badges given in exchange for collecting the tokens either. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted February 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Reorte said: More daft change for the sake of it. Never impressed with people who think things need to be "modernised" or "made more relevant", almost always just comes across to pandering to the banal and ignorant. Mostly, it seems to be aimed at the semi-literate.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc60015 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Reorte said: Admittedly sometimes it's probably a good idea to change - a certain old jam and marmalade jar design probably wouldn't go down too well today. Depends how old you are🙂 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 hours ago, Reorte said: More daft change for the sake of it. Never impressed with people who think things need to be "modernised" or "made more relevant", almost always just comes across to pandering to the banal and ignorant. If you're employed as marketing manager for a product, you've got to be seen to be doing something to justify your salary. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DIW Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 3 hours ago, Reorte said: More daft change for the sake of it. Never impressed with people who think things need to be "modernised" or "made more relevant", almost always just comes across to pandering to the banal and ignorant. I thought I had stumbled into a Microsoft Windows thread for a moment 🤪 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 15 hours ago, Jeremy Cumberland said: Now then. Animals, living and dead. How about this one? Or, since this is a model railway forum, what about this less well known version: Presumably it's meant to be a Stirling single (there's a better picture of one in another Bovril/GNR collaboration). Not sure about the dome, though. I'm not sure about the bull, either. Highland, perhaps - I can't think of anything else with those horns or that colouring, although it doesn't look like a Highland in other respects. It could be a Sussex, I suppose. Most English reds were polled. More bizarre (to my mind) are these. Anyone care to guess at the thought process that led to them? Marketing is weird. Today that's the sort of thing PETA would use to make you vegan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted February 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22 4 hours ago, 30801 said: Marketing is weird. Today that's the sort of thing PETA would use to make you vegan. People Eating Tasty Animals? 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KeithMacdonald Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 22/02/2024 at 00:31, billbedford said: Yes, but they are not Aurochs. They are in Orkney. https://popular-archaeology.com/article/archaeologists-make-surprising-discovery-at-neolithic-site-in-scotland/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) No, no, Orkney kine are smaller, but more friendly: Edited February 24 by billbedford 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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