People are scum.
Also, is it “ve-ge-MIGHT” or “ve-ge-MEAT”?
Thank you.
“ve-ge-MIGHT”. As in, ''I might have to give these ‘‘Ewwwwwwwwwww vegemite is so gross!!!’’ folks a stern talking to… :mad:
From the only spoken-word recording ever to top the Australian pop charts, Australiana:
- Sounds great, will Walla be there?
- Yeah, and Veggie might come too.
Three audio examples here. “Veggie might” as given above is a pretty close approximation. I (who am not Australian), pronounce the second syllable with something closer to a schwa or even a short “i.”
Exactly what I thought when I saw the thread title.
You should consider it an opportunity to buy a jar of the far superior Marmite.
Marmite is quite good, you’re right. ‘‘Far superior’’, however, may be a slight exaggeration.
I would share, but we tend to bogart the vegemite… 
I think i know what we will have with breakfast this morning:D
Stealing Vegemite isn’t theft, it’s hazmat disposal.
They did. You might have missed it because the board archives don’t go back to 1982.
Vegemite (The Black Death) by Amanda Palmer
(N.B. Sweary audio)
I far prefer vegemite- despite being English. It spreads better (and thicker), and doesn’t goop off the knife.
Is it at all possible that the last of the jar was used in your absence, and the now-empty jar discarded?
Regard this tragedy as the springing-off point to fame and fortune by using it as inspiration for a long series of children’s books with the entirely original and unique premise of a family of mice, or miniature people if you will, who live hidden far in the bowels of the building, and emerge to steal Vegemite each night.
Fabulous idea. Pixar will snap this right up. We need to come up with names for the mice. Why not name them after Renaissance artists? No, the public would never get into that. I think they should have long, ponderous Biblical names, but one should have a short, modern, rapper-esque name.
This could be huge.
The Dope could share in the profits and buy an island where Dopers could go to vacation or live full time and cook our favorite recipes, speak grammatically correct English (or whatever your native language is), do geeky things, and… wait, wait… a Straight Dope THEME PARK on an island! Yeah! That would be incredible. Okay, this deserves its own thread.
<ThelmaLou splashes cold water on her face>
I agree. I’m an American, but I was first introduced to the joys of Marmite in 1996. Love the stuff. But a couple years ago I finally got my hands on some Vegemite, which is a bit more difficult to source in the States, and I prefer it for its spreadability and it also seems to have a more “pure” flavor to it. I’ll take either, but at mo, Vegemite is my preferred yeast spread. I still have to research Promite and New Zealand Marmite (although the first Marmite I tasted was given to me by a Kiwi, so I may have had NZ Marmite, but I can’t really remember enough to compare. I don’t recall the jar being any different than the normal UK Marmite.)
I just got back from an Australia trip. The hotel I was staying at had a basket full of little individually wrapped butter-type packages of vegemite for their breakfasts. I grabbed a handful before I left as souvenirs.
For a moment, I was concerned this thread was about me.
I read about your misbehavior on the NSA website. There were pictures. And audio. Naughty.
I suppose I’m going to have to apologize to that kangaroo as well, huh?
Only for not sending her flowers the next day.