Thumbpicker
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yeah right...
Australia is the new Rhodesia
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Monkey Man
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To me it is.
Thumbpicker
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I have had Marmite at some point but I can't really remember what it was like. Sort of like Bonox from memory but it's been too long.
Monkey Man
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Yeah, I grew up with it in South Africa 'cause we didn't have Vegemite there.
Agree on the Bonox thing; it's more-beefy.
Agree on the Bonox thing; it's more-beefy.
Thumbpicker
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You poor thing
japetus
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We have marmite here, but not vegemite (could probably find it at a specialty store) I actually don't mind marmite on toast.
Monkey Man
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Yup, it's "standard" in the UK, S. Africa and the US. Don't know about NZ or Canada. Vegemite's probably only found in boutique "country-specific" stores.
It's great on toast.
Thumbpicker
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I prefer vegemite on hot baked fresh bread with butter because it tastes yeasty so it's a perfect compliment to bread. I don't really like the beefy flavour of bonox/marmite. It's overpowering in terms of the taste of the underlying bread. However, it's what you're used to - I get that.
Thumbpicker
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You know sometimes I taste vegemite undertones in Guiness.
Monkey Man
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You misread me mate; I agree about the V & bread thing.
Fact is that I've spent way too long back in the day exploring all the options in this "genre". You wouldn't believe the variations I've found and tried.
I tend to like 'em all but those I judge more-harshly are the ones that don't pass the overdose test. You know the one - "accidentally" spread too much on your bread or toast and it turns to shit. The ones I tend to judge as best can withstand this test.
It's a good test. It's a test I "invented", approve of and recommend.
Fact is that I've spent way too long back in the day exploring all the options in this "genre". You wouldn't believe the variations I've found and tried.
I tend to like 'em all but those I judge more-harshly are the ones that don't pass the overdose test. You know the one - "accidentally" spread too much on your bread or toast and it turns to shit. The ones I tend to judge as best can withstand this test.
It's a good test. It's a test I "invented", approve of and recommend.
Thumbpicker
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Vegemite is a bit like flouride. A little bit is good for you but 1kg at once might kill youYou misread me mate; I agree about the V & bread thing.
Fact is that I've spent way too long back in the day exploring all the options in this "genre". You wouldn't believe the variations I've found and tried.
I tend to like 'em all but those I judge more-harshly are the ones that don't pass the overdose test. You know the one - "accidentally" spread too much on your bread or toast and it turns to shit. The ones I tend to judge as best can withstand this test.
It's a good test. It's a test I "invented", approve of and recommend.
Monkey Man
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Too-right brudda; it definitely doesn't pass the overdose test.
Thumbpicker
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I have this theory that a lot of the social turmoil in the US might actually be caused by a vegemite deficiency causing a chemical imbalance in their brains.
Thumbpicker
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Quigley down under was utter bs
Floyd Eye
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Everything we know about Australia comes from three things.
The Men At Work song.
Crocodile Dundee.
Quigley Down Under.
The Men At Work song.
Crocodile Dundee.
Quigley Down Under.
So was Crocodile Dundee. WAY more so than Quigley. That movie was set in the 1800s. I don't think you can say for certain what it was like out in the "Outback" in the 1800s.
VonBonfire
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I like a good quality jam myself.
Floyd Eye
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The only way I really enjoy jam or jelly is for some reason on scrambled eggs.