February 15, 2004

• That was cool - except when they said they thought Vegemite was disgusting. It's yummy, and not that hard to get used to. I mean, it's not even as strong as marmite!
• I mean, it's not even as strong as marmite! You think? /Australian
• These are worth it for the array of expressions on Rob Cockerham's face. But for me, the best of all is the print cartridge entry. (Also, apparently having web pages gets babes to help you measure stuff. Who knew?)
• /sorry for turning this thread into a yeast extract discussion I found something out - apparently they make Marmite in Australia as well as in Britain, and Marmite in Australia doesn't taste like the British. There is also british made Vegemite. Add in Promite, and the New Zealand versions of things - and it gets very confusing. Being neither British nor Australian, I had never had either before a year or two ago. At the time, I thought Marmite smelled disgusting, and made my poor boyfriend suffer for years by refusing to let him eat it around me (he's forgiven me, since, I think...) But then his sister brought Australian Vegemite home from a trip to Sydney, which not smelling as strong, I tried in a small amount. And I liked. And I had a bit more. Soon after that, I tried British Marmite (which is what they normally ate) in a small amount - though I was wary, I was totally suprised that I liked it! A lot! I ate a whole spoonful straight this morning. The Aussie vegemite wasn't as strong as the Brit Marmite, and helped me make the transition (for which my boyfriend is very happy, though still miffed it took four years). But this is just to show that Aussie Vegemite is less disgusting to the uninitiated than Marmite, and it is also clearly a gateway yeast extract, and so we have to prevent its import to protect our youth. (actually - there is so much of a cult following/hatred around these different spreads that they probably deserve their own FPPS) ---------------------- /back on topic, I think About the "How much is inside" - I was really impressed at the attention to inane detail in some incidents, like the conversation hearts (as well as some of the sayings that did NOT appear - like "cock ring" or "mammogram") - but I thought the sharpie methodology wasn't very strong. Did they have a control for the amount of writing on each label?
• Oz Marmite is to my palate milder than Vegemite, although that yeasty thing affects different people in different ways. It's one of those tastes that go straight to the back of the brain, if you take my meaning. I can take or leave Vegemite, although there's always some in the house. You can mix a heaped teaspoon of it in a cup of boiling water for a drink-thing, too.
• My cats adore marmite. Stupid cats.
• I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich.
• Vegemite is god's own food. It's also really great for you. This is why Australian women are gorgeous, and Australian men have massive tadgers. It's all down to Vegemite.
• Ew, Marmite. It has to be Marmite. And not that godawful British Marmite either.
• Marmite. I can take Vegemite or leave it, but when my dad and I have Chinese porridge (which is basically rice boiled with lots of plain water), we mix in a good tablespoon of Marmmite with each bowl. Except one time, we bought this NZ Sanatorium Marmite that had the All-Blacks logo on it. It tasted awful. I couldn't finish it. When I was a kid, one chopstick + one bottle of Marmite = bliss
• Sanitarium, do you mean? Their stuff is never very good. At least in my opinion. I don't like any of their products.
• What Nostril said. Not crazy people running around covered in Marmite. No.
• Just goes to show what we like when we grow up with it. I love Sanitarium Marmite (well, compared to Vegemite or English Marmite, at least), and eat Weetbix for breakfast on the odd occasion that I eat cereal for breakfast.