Happy Vegemites? We don't think so (The United States bans Vegemite)

Sunday Herald Sun ^ | 22nd October 2006 | Kelvin Healey

[naturalman1975]

Oh boy - way to antagonise one of your closest allies, people. If they can't take their vegemite, hundreds of thousands of Australians will not be visiting the United States...

(Personally, I don't even like the stuff - six years in an Australian boarding school cured me of that - but it really is an Australian icon, and many Aussies overseas go to extraordinary lengths to make sure they can get it.)

[buffyt]

What the KRIKIE is vegemite?

[brwnsuga]

Wow, what's in Vegemite, anyway.

[auntyfemenist]

WOW finally, a crackdown at the borders!

[dirtboy]

Don't take a bath for a week.

What grows in the nether regions at that point is a close cousin of Vegemite.

[Tax-chick]

Oh, for Heaven's sake! Of all the stupid things.

(I don't think it's bad with a fried egg on toast.)

[Liberal Classic]

Only outlaws will have vegemite (on their toast).

[xsmommy]

OMG i have contraband in my pantry! my 12 year old daughter had a classmate who was originally from australia. when he went on vacation back home once he brought a small jar of vegemite back for each classmate. i feel like i should turn myself into the police station or something! ; )

[diamond6]

Veeta-Vita-Vegimen.

I love Lucy.

[humblegunner]

I think it's mayonaisse.

[ConservativeMind]

Folate is a B vitamin, so essentially it doesn't matter how much of it you consume, as your body only absorbs what it needs.

This is asinine. I take a B-complex each day with Folate added. So what if a food product has it added?

[brwnsuga]

oh...... I don't think I want anymore yeast in my body than I have now.

[Renfield]

"Vegemite" is a spread, sort of like peanut butter, that is made from yeast, and LOTS of salt. Really, really a huge amount of salt. It's practically inedible. Truly foul. But for some reason, the Aussies seem to like it.

If you want to know what it tastes like, mix about 1/8 teaspoon of brewer's yeast, 1 tablespoon of salt, and enough water to make a paste, and put it in your mouth. It's puckering.

Down Under, they spread the stuff on toast, like we do with butter.

[magslinger]

Vegemite

[IslandJeff]

Oh FGS.

Let's not worry about the hundred million or so illegals here.

[listenhillary]

We're hap-py lit-tle veg-e-mites
as bright as bright can be,
we all en-joy our Ve-ge-mite
for break-fast, lunch, and tea
our mum-mies say we're grow-ing stron-ger
eve-ry sin-gle week
be-cause we love our Ve-ge-mite
we all a-dore our Ve-ge-mite
it puts a rose in eve-ry cheek

[djf]

In fact folate and folic acid deficiencies are one of the most common nutrition problems in America.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Vegemite is Aussie Marmite.

[King Moonracer]

Buying bread from a man in brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, do you speak-a my language?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Cant you hear, cant you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

[PJ-Comix]

I LOVE vegemite. The problem is that it can cause incredible and uncontrollable flatulence. BLAAAAAAAT!!!