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Subject: 
Re: NOT the Queen's English (was re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:55:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Maggie Cambron writes:

Yes, you got it!  Actually I had never heard of Marmite except on Lugnet, but
ever since the Men At Work song I have been quite curious about Vegemite-- I
even asked my mother-in-law once if she would pick me up some when she went to
Australia, but she forgot about it. (Or maybe she didn't... hmm....)

I've been told by those not brought up on Vegemite that it's basically
inedible. Pity, I've been eating it since before I could walk! You'll see my
favourite concentrated yeast extract even gets a mention on my profile page
http://www.lugnet.com/people/members/?m=469, to the deteriment of another
spread...

ROSCO



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  Re: NOT the Queen's English (was re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) Wow, "More Vegemite, less Marmite"!!! You must be one of the militant ones.... Maggie (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: NOT the Queen's English (was re: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
 
(...) Yes, you got it! Actually I had never heard of Marmite except on Lugnet, but ever since the Men At Work song I have been quite curious about Vegemite-- I even asked my mother-in-law once if she would pick me up some when she went to Australia, (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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