Vegemite/Marmite

Golan Klinger · October 04, 2008, 09:22 AM

The people have spoken. They'd rather talk about bread spreads than CommVEx.

Blacklord · October 04, 2008, 02:45 PM

Quote from: Golan Klinger on October 04, 2008, 09:22 AM
The people have spoken. They'd rather talk about bread spreads than CommVEx.

Vegemite is not a spread - it's a way of life.

Andrew Wiskow · October 04, 2008, 02:50 PM

Quote from: Blacklord on October 04, 2008, 02:45 PMVegemite is not a spread - it's a way of life.

So... Have you filled out the poll at http://www.howdoyoulikeyourvegemite.com.au/ ?? I did!

(I fit "The Nudist" profile)

Blacklord · October 04, 2008, 05:55 PM

Streaker!

LuxOFlux · October 04, 2008, 11:48 PM

Kiwi's don't touch that Vegemite thing either. Behave yourselves Aussies.

Golan Klinger · October 05, 2008, 06:55 AM

Quote from: Blacklord on October 04, 2008, 05:55 PM
Streaker!

I'm with you. It's the only way to safely eat the stuff.

RobertB · October 05, 2008, 03:27 PM

Quote from: Blacklord on October 04, 2008, 07:05 AMAnd I could never understand the thing about putting it inside chocolate either (if you can call that Hershey's stuff chocolate that is! You US people need to sink your teeth into some Cadbury's chocolate to find out what real chocolate is!)

O.K., I've had plenty of Hersheys and Cadburys, but for just milk chocolate, Dove (a Mars product) is great. I really like the chocolate over coconut; my British friends send me Bounty Bars (Mars again!).

O.K., I was able to find Bounty Bars in Canada,
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airship · October 06, 2008, 04:00 AM

I wish you could still get the original flat Mars bar with the whole almonds on top. It was much better than the 'new' one (which has probably been around for 30 years now).

I also miss a candy bar that was made in my youth (yes, back in the stone age) by a small company that has been out of business at least that long. It was called a 'Walnut Crush' and it had dark chocolate rippled over a walnut-flavored nougat, with (you guessed it) walnut pieces in it. With a Grapette soda (which is also long gone), it made a perfect snack.

I won't even go on about how a quarter would buy you a Walnut Crush candy bar, a bottle of Grapette soda, and a comic book when I was a kid.

But they would.

airship · March 19, 2009, 04:50 AM

Just Stumbled across this on the Interwebs:

Hope that doesn't break any rules.

Mark Smith · March 19, 2009, 07:34 AM

I'll just drop my opinion on this debate:

Marmite is nicer than Vegemite
Bovril is nicer than both as it's a bit tamer :-)

Mark Smith · March 19, 2009, 07:37 AM

Just to skew the topic further....

English mustard or American mustard ?

Funniest thing I saw was when I was on a Nato base in Holland, watch this American lady slather mustard all over her ham sandwich ... then start crying after she bit into it.
It was English mustard she applied in the same quantity as American mustard :-) hehehehe

What is that American mustard for anyway ? Decoration only ? ;-)

Mark

Andrew Wiskow · March 19, 2009, 07:45 AM

Quote from: Mark Smith on March 19, 2009, 07:37 AM
Just to skew the topic further....

English mustard or American mustard ?

I don't care for either. Personally, I prefer German mustard.

Quote from: Mark Smith on March 19, 2009, 07:37 AM
What is that American mustard for anyway ? Decoration only ? ;-)

Some people like the taste, I guess.

Blacklord · March 19, 2009, 12:03 PM

LOL !!! Yay for Vegemite!

RobertB · March 19, 2009, 04:24 PM

I find a nice layer of guacamole is good inside a sandwich.

Truly,
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Andrew Wiskow · March 19, 2009, 05:02 PM

Quote from: RobertB on March 19, 2009, 04:24 PM
I find a nice layer of guacamole is good inside a sandwich.

Or a slice of avocado.

airship · March 20, 2009, 12:58 AM

You Californians and your avocados/guacamole! You make me puke!

'American' mustard is mainly used for creating yellow stains on shirt fronts. It has no appreciable flavor, so it is perfect in classic, taste-free, 1950's American-style cuisine. Fortunately, such alleged food is rapidly disappearing from American menus, and is being replaced by international foodstuffs with actual flavor, such as burritos, sushi, curry, and panini sandwiches.

Personally, for my own sandwich condiment applications I have traveled well past American mustard, taken a hard left at English mustard, spun out in a 180-degree high-speed U-turn at German mustard, and slammed up against the curb at pure horseradish.

Andrew Wiskow · March 20, 2009, 04:17 AM

Just for the record, I'm from Oregon, and no matter where the navy makes me live temporarily, I'll always be an Oregonian.

airship · March 20, 2009, 04:27 AM

I was going to post the following, until I remembered how much trouble it caused when I last put up a similar post that ended up in an online war with many, many casualties. So I won't.

Quote
Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on March 20, 2009, 04:17 AMJust for the record, I'm from Oregon, and no matter where the navy makes me live temporarily, I'll always be an Oregonian.
Yes, you'll always be an Oregonian. A godless, hippie, avocado-eating Oregonian.

Andrew Wiskow · March 20, 2009, 04:35 AM

Quote from: airship on March 20, 2009, 04:27 AM
I was going to post the following, until I remembered how much trouble it caused when I last put up a similar post that ended up in an online war with many, many casualties. So I won't.

Quote
Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on March 20, 2009, 04:17 AMJust for the record, I'm from Oregon, and no matter where the navy makes me live temporarily, I'll always be an Oregonian.
Yes, you'll always be an Oregonian. A godless, hippie, avocado-eating Oregonian.

Airship, are you feeling frisky today?

airship · March 20, 2009, 05:55 AM

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on March 20, 2009, 04:35 AMAirship, are you feeling frisky today?

Andrew, I've just finally made peace with myself, and have decided to admit that I really have nothing informative to add to C128 Alive!, Lemon64, or any of the other forums I frequent.

My only real talent is for being acerbic and annoying, and I've decided to 'own' that.

We all have a purpose in life, but sometimes one's purpose is simply to serve as a bad example for others.

Andrew Wiskow · March 20, 2009, 07:23 AM

Well, Airship, as long as you're at peace...

I love your new profile pic, BTW.

megabit · March 20, 2009, 09:32 AM

I like the old one better.

Dan...

Blacklord · March 20, 2009, 09:49 AM

Quote from: megabit on March 20, 2009, 09:32 AM

I like the old one better.

Dan...

I like them both

megabit · March 20, 2009, 10:13 AM

QuoteMy only real talent is for being acerbic and annoying, and I've decided to 'own' that.

We all have a purpose in life, but sometimes one's purpose is simply to serve as a bad example for others.

Sounds like he had a bad winter in Norway.

Dan...

Andrew Wiskow · March 20, 2009, 10:22 AM

Quote from: megabit on March 20, 2009, 10:13 AMSounds like he had a bad winter in Norway.

Maybe a lack of sunlight?