Re: 'Mite Off in Olympics, on Mars, or giving it up for Lent?
| February 15, 2018 12:08PM |
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Johnson Barr Wrote:
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> Wayne, Chris & Grant -
>
> Youse guys might want to re-consider the propo-
> sed 'Mite-Off (Vege-Mite vs Mar-Mite contest) in
> light of the following news break from page 6 of the
> February 16 issue of THE WEEK magazine:
> "Good Week For: Recycling, after a NASA-
> funded study at the University of Pennsylvania
> found a method for converting human feces into
> [a] protein-rich food paste resembling Marmite
> that could feed space-ship crews on a three-
> month flight to Mars."
Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> Oh,,,,,,my,,,,,,,god,,,,,,,,
I hope they don't get
> the beloved Vegemite mixed up with Marmite,
> which is obviously an inferior product! I sup-
> pose that means New Zealanders will be short-
> listed for the Mars flight crews! LOL! And those
> poor kids (precious little cherubs that they are),
> everybody knows that American's food has to be
> deep fried for consumption!
OzInOz Wrote:
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> Pfft - amateurs!! When I hit the States, I bring
> my own with me. You get a few stares, which is
> only fair I guess as I stare watching people slop
> marshmallow fluff on their toast and maple syr-
> up all over their bacon and eggs, not to mention
> scones & white goop.
Horses for courses
> I guess . . .
>
> Vegemite actually released a special limited ed-
> ition jar late last year - it tastes like it used to taste
> back when I was a child. Nothing beats a slab of
> fresh bread, an unhealthy covering of butter (must
> be butter) and a layer of Vegemite you left teeth
> marks in to bite through. Those were the days,
> before health and sanity prevailed.
> .
> (always knew Marmite tasted like cr*p )
>
Chris Walker Wrote:
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> LOL and this is why you can't spell Australia
> or Australian without including the word Lia.
>
Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> Talking about our politicians again Chris? LOL
> It's spelt Ostraya!
Calm down, youse guys -
Lest Vegemite be used by Presidunce Tweetle-Dumb as an excuse to lump Odds-Trail-Ya and Newsy-Land in with those other Marmite-resembling places in another part of the Antipœdes — or to re-name our nearest neighboring planet Marsmite . . .
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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> Wayne, Chris & Grant -
>
> Youse guys might want to re-consider the propo-
> sed 'Mite-Off (Vege-Mite vs Mar-Mite contest) in
> light of the following news break from page 6 of the
> February 16 issue of THE WEEK magazine:
> "Good Week For: Recycling, after a NASA-
> funded study at the University of Pennsylvania
> found a method for converting human feces into
> [a] protein-rich food paste resembling Marmite
> that could feed space-ship crews on a three-
> month flight to Mars."
Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> Oh,,,,,,my,,,,,,,god,,,,,,,,
I hope they don't get> the beloved Vegemite mixed up with Marmite,
> which is obviously an inferior product! I sup-
> pose that means New Zealanders will be short-
> listed for the Mars flight crews! LOL! And those
> poor kids (precious little cherubs that they are),
> everybody knows that American's food has to be
> deep fried for consumption!
OzInOz Wrote:
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> Pfft - amateurs!! When I hit the States, I bring
> my own with me. You get a few stares, which is
> only fair I guess as I stare watching people slop
> marshmallow fluff on their toast and maple syr-
> up all over their bacon and eggs, not to mention
> scones & white goop.
Horses for courses> I guess . . .
>
> Vegemite actually released a special limited ed-
> ition jar late last year - it tastes like it used to taste
> back when I was a child. Nothing beats a slab of
> fresh bread, an unhealthy covering of butter (must
> be butter) and a layer of Vegemite you left teeth
> marks in to bite through. Those were the days,
> before health and sanity prevailed.
> .
> (always knew Marmite tasted like cr*p
)>
Chris Walker Wrote:
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> LOL and this is why you can't spell Australia
> or Australian without including the word Lia.
>
Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> Talking about our politicians again Chris? LOL
> It's spelt Ostraya!
Calm down, youse guys -
Lest Vegemite be used by Presidunce Tweetle-Dumb as an excuse to lump Odds-Trail-Ya and Newsy-Land in with those other Marmite-resembling places in another part of the Antipœdes — or to re-name our nearest neighboring planet Marsmite . . .
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
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