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Vegemite ban: back off, Bush!
Herald Sun ^
| Oct 23, 2006
Posted on 10/22/2006 9:48:17 PM PDT by Kiss Me Hardy
Shock, incredulity and downright horror – that has been Australians’ reaction to the news that US has banned Vegemite. And even Americans who can’t stand the stuff think their government has gone too far. “We have terrorists trying to smuggle in weapons, dirty bombs, WMD, we have druglords smuggling in tons of illegal hallucinogen drugs,” writes an American poster going by the screen name of Fair Opinion at the US-based Free Republic bulletin board. “And border security is spending time and effort to stop people from bringing in vegetable extract!” Another US poster observed, “It's pretty silly for the government to ban something that no native born American will eat in the first place!”
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ban; bureaucrats; fairopinion; fda; gladitsbanned; good; karlrovefault; stupidity; vegemite
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The Aussies are angry -- and Free Republic gets a mention
To: Kiss Me Hardy
Oh great now I'll have the song "Land Down Under" running though my head.
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posted on
10/22/2006 9:49:50 PM PDT
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: Kiss Me Hardy; Aussie Dasher; All
OMG Aussie told me that stuff is consider water to Aussies LOL!
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posted on
10/22/2006 9:50:42 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: CzarNicky
YEAH Nicky from Man in Work I love that song
How about who can be it nowwww
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posted on
10/22/2006 9:51:33 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: Kiss Me Hardy
To: CzarNicky
"Can you hear, can you hear the tummy rumbles? You better hold your breath, ya'better take nose plugs!"
What is next?
Our broccoli? Our brussel sprouts?!?
Stop this madness now!!!
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posted on
10/22/2006 9:53:52 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Kiss Me Hardy
Anyone who wants to eat that delicacy more power to them! I tried it while my friend shopped at Olivia Newton John's boutique on Melrose…sure clear up my sinus condition.
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posted on
10/22/2006 9:55:18 PM PDT
by
dgallo51
(DEMAND IMMEDIATE, OPEN INVESTIGATIONS OF U.S. COMPLICITY IN RWANDAN GENOCIDE!)
To: Kiss Me Hardy
I never see any "Spotted Dick" at the Piggly Wiggly either.....
I wonder why? :-)
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posted on
10/22/2006 9:55:33 PM PDT
by
Cold Heat
(I just analyze it, I did not create the mess...so go pound sand:-))
To: CzarNicky
Marmite is the sludge from the bottom of beer-brewing vats which some marketing genius convinced the unsuspecting public was health food a century or so ago.
Vegemite is essentially the same product.
I haven't tasted Vegemite, but Marmite is extremely bitter and salty and I can't believe that Vegemite is too much different.
Marmite is foul muck, considered edible only by those who have been accilmated to it since early chidlhood.
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posted on
10/22/2006 9:58:08 PM PDT
by
quidnunc
(Omnis Gaul delenda est)
To: FairOpinion
You're famous Down Under!
To: Kiss Me Hardy; FairOpinion; Jim Robinson
To: CzarNicky; FairOpinion
When a fellow Freeper gets quoted, it's only right to ping him to the article.
Hey Fair Opinion, can I get your autograph?!
To: FairOpinion
Congratulations on getting in the news down under!
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:00:16 PM PDT
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
To: Kiss Me Hardy; FairOpinion
Thought you should be ping'd since you got mentioned by name. Uh-Oh looks like they tried pinning you against Bush. o.0
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:00:50 PM PDT
by
kuma
To: ConservativeMind; JennysCool
Typing that vaguely witty oneliner left me with nothing but third place.
To: Kiss Me Hardy
at the US-based Free Republic bulletin board. Wow... proof at last that somewhere, on the other side of the planet, there is at least one journalist or editor who knows the difference between a bulletin board and a blog.
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:01:47 PM PDT
by
Sloth
('It Takes A Village' is problematic when you're raising your child in Sodom.)
To: Kiss Me Hardy
I like vegemite, and I VOTE
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:02:50 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(Say what you will about America. 13 bucks still gets you a hell of a lot of mice.)
To: Kiss Me Hardy
Vegemite is some great medicine for morning hangovers for foreigners in AU. Once the first bite hits your tongue, you have a "Am I eating salty beer vomit?" moment, and all the other ills you have fade away in comparison.
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To: Kiss Me Hardy
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posted on
10/22/2006 10:05:29 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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