Back from a cruise...
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
The Fosters beer company had this vile black substance left after brewing beer. Someone decided to put it in jars. Yes, it's still a product. It's halal certified, that's the only real controversy around it in Australia. Because people are fucking stupid. When I first travelled to America, I took over some Aussie goods. Everyone loved Tim Tams. Everyone hated Vegemite. I can't stand it myself. I think people who are fed it as kids, develop a tolerance and love it as adults. Which I think is a form of institutional abuse.
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
It's very much an acquired taste, with parents starting the kids very early on it. Here in NZ we have marmite which is a local variety (different to English marmite), but personally I prefer the Aussie Vegemite. Once you acquire the taste it becomes a staple for toast and in particular heavy grainy bread toast. Breakfast this morning was Vegemite on Vogel bread toast. A true local delight. At the end of the day it's no different from any other locally acquired tastes. Otherwise who would eat a lot of other weird stuff like caviar etc
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It's very much an acquired taste, with parents starting the kids very early on it. Here in NZ we have marmite which is a local variety (different to English marmite), but personally I prefer the Aussie Vegemite. Once you acquire the taste it becomes a staple for toast and in particular heavy grainy bread toast. Breakfast this morning was Vegemite on Vogel bread toast. A true local delight. At the end of the day it's no different from any other locally acquired tastes. Otherwise who would eat a lot of other weird stuff like caviar etc
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
See, caviar doesn't taste like satan's vomit.....
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
It comes from Satan's own backside, is bottled and shipped worldwide, where you will find it under the names of :Vegemite: and also "Marmite". Both are identical, vile industrial waste packaged for sale to the gullible. Some love it - my sister used to put it on toast, then put the toast back under the grill to stink up the whole house. It's a yeast extract with loads of vitamins added, and it's probably those that make it takes like cow flop mixed with nuclear waste, since I like yeast in both of its "primary forms": bread and :beer:
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It comes from Satan's own backside, is bottled and shipped worldwide, where you will find it under the names of :Vegemite: and also "Marmite". Both are identical, vile industrial waste packaged for sale to the gullible. Some love it - my sister used to put it on toast, then put the toast back under the grill to stink up the whole house. It's a yeast extract with loads of vitamins added, and it's probably those that make it takes like cow flop mixed with nuclear waste, since I like yeast in both of its "primary forms": bread and :beer:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I'm told by people who have a tolerance that the two products are similar, but different.
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
I hate the stuff also!
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
H.Brydon wrote:
Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day!
Maybe [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWk9oKf\_0BY) would explain it... (YouTube - Marmite adverisment)
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It comes from Satan's own backside, is bottled and shipped worldwide, where you will find it under the names of :Vegemite: and also "Marmite". Both are identical, vile industrial waste packaged for sale to the gullible. Some love it - my sister used to put it on toast, then put the toast back under the grill to stink up the whole house. It's a yeast extract with loads of vitamins added, and it's probably those that make it takes like cow flop mixed with nuclear waste, since I like yeast in both of its "primary forms": bread and :beer:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I must be weird I love Marmite :laugh:
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SOme people love Makinis ... :~
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
Since you didn't like Vegemite, maybe give Marmite a go :laugh: Vegemite doesn't quite have the richness in flavour that Marmite has. Marmite on heavily buttered thick wholegrain toast is real treat.
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― Christopher Hitchens
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Well, I'm back from a short cruise over the Christmas break. Well okay, I traveled half way around the world to see the annular solar eclipse on Dec 26 on a cruise out of Singapore. Never mind that. One day at breakfast, I saw something I'd never seen before in North America, called "Vegemite". I saw some other people putting it on either bread or toast or an English muffin. I'm adventurous. I tried a little bit on some bread and Holy @#$% :gag: :choke: :spurtle:! What a way to ruin my day! Where did this stuff come from? The Wikipedia article claims that millions of people eat the stuff every day. I just can't fathom that. Can somebody please explain a few things - How did something this awful make it to a commercial product in the first place? - Who buys this stuff? (On purpose I mean) - How did it get popular enough that it made money and got sold to several companies that each made a profit on it? - Why is it still a product now? - Does it have any other unstated non-food uses? For example, making turpentine taste worse? Keeping rabbits out of your lettuce patch? Keeping the neighbor's dog from urinating on your shrubs? Insect repellent? Rust prevention? Shoe polish? Floor cleaner?
I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey
Personally I like Promite as a toast additive. Great Barrier Reef management experimented at injecting it into crown of thorns starfish (a coral eating pest) for a while, killed them stone dead.
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