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Mimi Launder
Jun 02, 2018
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Jamie Oliver got himself into hot water when he asked Twitter its go-to breakfast.
What started out as light-hearted chit-chat over how people like their eggs was soon consumed by people channelling anger over the foods the celebrity chef has taken away in the name of healthy eating.
It started out well enough with people queueing up to painstakingly describe exactly how they like their sausages, eggs and bacon.
@jamieoliver Grilled halloumi and tomato toasted sandwich— Tiggerblue10 (@Tiggerblue10) 1527668988
@jamieoliver Eggs softly scrambled in homemade lightly-salted butter, topped by slivers of the best smoked salmon S… https://t.co/uik4EVEKuY— Mark Acheson (@Mark Acheson) 1527670364
@jamieoliver Poached eggs on an English muffin. If it’s a weekend then i’ll add smoked salmon and homemade hollandaise sauce.— Steve Hood (@Steve Hood) 1527667375
But the tone quickly darkened. Come on, Jamie. Surely you saw this coming.
People still haven't got over that time he campaigned to ban Turkey Twizzlers...
Nor when he wanted to remove Tony the Tiger from Frosties, a pair that should never be separated.
And did he really think we'd forget when he tried to scrap two-for-one pizza deals?
@jamieoliver Pizzas that I bought in a 2 for 1 offer— Joel (@Joel) 1527784703
@jamieoliver If we're talking a Tuesday, dearest Jamie, then Imma have myself TWO (yes, two) Dominos large Margheri… https://t.co/L667l5yZdX— Rachel Hawkins (@Rachel Hawkins) 1527758426
@kishanj1185 @jamieoliver What's salad? Can I have cheese on it? Can I deep fry it?— Rachel Hawkins (@Rachel Hawkins) 1527758998
People aren't falling for it this time.
I’m not saying shit cos you’ll probably ban it https://t.co/WMEqGltxfm— 𓅰 (@𓅰) 1527892992
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