# Fucking Vegemite thief. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665 "2013-07-04T21:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/61 "2013-07-10T00:24:51Z")
I remember feeding this to my son when he was still a baby on toast, this is why us Aussies love the stuff we eat it from a very young age. They used to make Vegemite in Melbourne and I remember as a young guy driving past the factory thinking it must be like some salty Willy Wonka factory! mmmmmmmm, now I’m hungry! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/62 "2013-07-10T05:09:54Z")
> [@BigNik](#): > > Just to confirm, [these](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/newlydiscovered/vegemitetoast.jpg) [three](http://www.kanachart.com/images/eatstuff/aussie/vegemitetoast.jpg) [photos](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/7929071016_e7c89478ec_z.jpg) have it about right. That last one might be a bit concentrated in bits, but the total amount’s close to what you’re after. Wow, that’s a heck of a lot less Vegemite than I use, but I’m not Aussie. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/63 "2013-07-10T05:14:30Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Wow, that’s a heck of a lot less Vegemite than I use, but I’m not Aussie. I started with that much, but I use a lot more than that now. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/64 "2013-07-10T05:14:47Z")
> [@sisu](#): > > They used to make Vegemite in Melbourne and I remember as a young guy driving past the factory thinking it must be like some salty Willy Wonka factory! It’s still made in the same factory. You can smell it, some days, driving past. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/65 "2013-07-10T05:15:31Z")
a helpful video [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt_2gJmdezM) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/66 "2013-07-10T05:16:40Z")
> [@bdgr](#): > > I started with that much, but I use a lot more than that now. Yeah, I think I’ve just become way desensitized over time. [This is closer](http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health/galleries/photo/-/9981137/what-your-food-cravings-mean/9981138/) to how I do it. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/67 "2013-07-10T05:41:00Z")
Has some sort of spread been applied to that toast, or did Satan fart on it? ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/68 "2013-07-10T05:54:55Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, I think I’ve just become way desensitized over time. [This is closer](http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health/galleries/photo/-/9981137/what-your-food-cravings-mean/9981138/) to how I do it. Man that makes me hungry. I may still have a little bit left in my jar. I wish I could find a way to move to where this stuff is made. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/69 "2013-07-11T16:49:40Z")
I believe we have the proper response to such yeasty spreads [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=534691). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/70 "2013-07-11T20:13:16Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, I think I’ve just become way desensitized over time. [This is closer](http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health/galleries/photo/-/9981137/what-your-food-cravings-mean/9981138/) to how I do it. Did you read the caption under that picture? > [@](#): > > You may be suffering from heart arrhythmia or atrial fibrillation. Vitamin-B is so important to maintain energy levels and keep nerves at bay. Maybe you should go see someone… a cardiologist or something. But an Aussie one. ETA: Re-reading… “keep nerves _at bay_”-- what the heck does that mean? To me, keeping something _at bay_ means keeping it at a distance. Keep your nerves at a distance? Is it possible this caption was not written by a medical professional? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/71 "2013-07-11T23:11:29Z")
Not perzackly. More like restraining a threatening hostile force from injuring. A dog straining on his leash to tear your nuts off is “at bay”. Unless the leash breaks. Then, he isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/72 "2013-07-12T02:37:54Z")
I can only assume that stealing a jar of vegemite was the prescribed punishment for some other offense. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/73 "2013-07-12T03:30:38Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Not perzackly. More like restraining a threatening hostile force from injuring. A dog straining on his leash to tear your nuts off is “at bay”. Unless the leash breaks. Then, he isn’t. So smearing yourself with Vegemite will keep your nerves calm while wild dogs are tearing your nuts off? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/74 "2013-07-12T03:41:52Z")
Those aren’t wild dogs, they are _dingoes_! And those aren’t your nuts, mate, those are…oh, wait, guess they were. Cold one? ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/75 "2013-07-12T04:06:24Z")
> [@sisu](#): > > I remember feeding this to my son when he was still a baby on toast… And why was your baby on toast? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/76 "2013-07-12T04:11:15Z")
Baby-eating spiders are very particular, and it has to be whole wheat. Doesn’t always work, even then. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/77 "2013-07-20T05:24:26Z")
WOOT! Found two nearly empty jars in my panty that I didn’t know about. Vegemite toast, I have so missed you. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/78 "2013-07-20T08:27:35Z")
You have vegemite in your panties? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/79 "2013-07-20T09:38:45Z")
Doesn’t everybody? ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665/80 "2013-07-20T09:44:08Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > You have vegemite in your panties? 😕 That’s not vegemite. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-vegemite-thief/662665.md?page=5)