
Colin vs Cuthbert: 17 Twitter highlights from the caterpillar feud
Personally, I’m team Cuthbert.
M&S recently decided to defend the honour of Colin the Caterpillar by taking Aldi to court over Cuthbert the Caterpillar.
Naturally, the feud between the two chocolate caterpillars has been made 10 times better by the beef on Twitter.
Not much brings students joy during the peak of exam season, so I consider this series of events a real blessing. Here are 17 Twitter highlights from the feud so far:
1. The Netflix documentary
Damn @NetflixUK know how to give the people what they want #Aldi #colinthecaterpillar pic.twitter.com/Wy04EzaGmU
— Olly Browning (@yourolly) April 15, 2021
2. Jackie Weaver and the Caterpillar Council meeting
"you have no authority here @marksandspencer" @AldiUK #FreeCuthbert pic.twitter.com/oJQPXZik97
— Teen Laqueefah (@babeoftoyland) April 16, 2021
3. Aldi’s #FreeCuthbert campaign
Marks & Snitches more like. #FreeCuthbert
— Aldi Stores UK (@AldiUK) April 16, 2021
4. M&S’ #OGColin retaliation to Aldi’s #FreeCuthbert campaign
Colin vs Cuthbert 👀 🐛
The M&S & Aldi saga continues… pic.twitter.com/SCg3rtfksn
— Creative Nerds (@CreativeNerdsUK) April 15, 2021
5. The packaging update
Packaging update. #FreeCuthbert pic.twitter.com/XDSnhpvjmj
— Aldi Stores UK (@AldiUK) April 16, 2021
6. The Oprah interview
So were you silent or silenced? #FreeCuthbert pic.twitter.com/LF04TMdqUT
— gary cooney (@fanofthetan) April 16, 2021
7. The pantheon
the gods on olympus in the iliad looking down at all the mortals fighting the trojan war pic.twitter.com/9g3FRsbtsM
— ellie redpath 🌹🕊️ (@inelliegant) April 18, 2021
8. The courtroom
Live from inside the courtroom. #FreeCuthbert pic.twitter.com/3gCk7Ex553
— Aldi Stores UK (@AldiUK) April 16, 2021
9. The chaos
Our social team over the weekend: pic.twitter.com/G2DEM5D6iu
— M&S (@marksandspencer) April 19, 2021
10. The political affiliations
It’s time to revisit my favourite Colin the Caterpillar video pic.twitter.com/Ul71Q9Qsja
— Ellis Hawthorne (@ellishawthorne) April 15, 2021
11. The friendship feuds
This is the best thing that has happened in twitter#FreeCuthbert pic.twitter.com/f3BQATAJbi
— JustANumber (@justanumber1) April 16, 2021
We feel your pain, it’s the 2nd time we’ve been left off the invite list. We call for co-operation for all caterpillars. 💙 #FreeCuthbert
— Co-op (@coopuk) April 17, 2021
12. The legal panic
Our legal team’s search history right now pic.twitter.com/V8TP914VZs
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) April 16, 2021
13. The who?
Aldi when asked why they copied Colin the caterpillar. #FreeCuthbert https://t.co/ShMKOCBvry
— Jon (@jonl307) April 17, 2021
14. The passive aggressive tactics
while colin the caterpillar is in the news can we remember the time when a village did the most passive aggressive british protest ever and bought a caterpillar cake for the second birthday of a pothole they’d been moaning to the council about x pic.twitter.com/QImQZHAsqN
— fran ☭ (@Franhendersonx) April 17, 2021
15. The 2000s throwback
#FreeCuthbert pic.twitter.com/REDXJlgk5g
— Marks and Spencers (@markandspencers) April 16, 2021
16. The nudes
The real reason Colin is mad is because Cuthbert took naked pics 😳😅 #FreeCuthbert @AldiUK pic.twitter.com/lrQzfJ58EI
— Sheridan (@SheridanEdghill) April 16, 2021
17. The capitalist
Seen some frivolous lawsuits in my time, but this really takes the cake. #FreeCuthbert pic.twitter.com/nwlBwWyCcU
— ✨ Miss PunnyPennie ✨ (@Lenniesaurus) April 17, 2021
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