it makes great lube
― Rubyredd, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:21 (sixteen years ago) link
don't knock it till you've tried it, tombot
― Rubyredd, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:22 (sixteen years ago) link
gross.
― wilter, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:22 (sixteen years ago) link
marmite maybe.
― wilter, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:23 (sixteen years ago) link
OMG sex ed when i was 14: teacher told us a story about a teenage couple using vicks' vaporub as lube..... YAOOOOOOOW
― Rubyredd, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I wonder if that was on the curriculum: "warn the students of the discomforts of rubbing vaporub on their genitals".
― wilter, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:35 (sixteen years ago) link
which side are you from tombot, the inside?
― Autumn Almanac, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:42 (sixteen years ago) link
My bassist once told the story of his masturbation experiences with ICY/HOT to the recording engineer when we were doing some songs and it definitely was a WTFTMI moment.
― libcrypt, Monday, 31 March 2008 05:29 (sixteen years ago) link
too much incandescence
― estela, Monday, 31 March 2008 05:59 (sixteen years ago) link
too much icyhot
― max, Monday, 31 March 2008 06:08 (sixteen years ago) link
too much injudicious grointment
― estela, Monday, 31 March 2008 06:15 (sixteen years ago) link
i would just like to point out that grointment has been otm throughout this thread
― jergïns, Monday, 31 March 2008 06:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
grointment.
― wilter, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:06 (sixteen years ago) link
out of loyalty to the board, affection for both the australian and the new zealander members, and because i lack personal experience with both vegemite and marmite, i voted twice, one time for each.
― lxy, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:18 (sixteen years ago) link
my aunt told a girl at her school that marmite was good for your skin and the next day the girl complained it had got all over her pillowcase. she was an olden days drongo.
― estela, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link
lol that's ridiculous.
vegemite on toast with a fried egg is good hungover food fyi.
― wilter, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:27 (sixteen years ago) link
i am going to host a "which is better vegemite or marmite" tasting party (provided i can figure out where to buy them) when remy's here. won't that be fun?
― lxy, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:33 (sixteen years ago) link
to be brutally honest, i think it will be a bad times party.
― wilter, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:35 (sixteen years ago) link
vegemite is hangover miracle food.
lxy, i will send you some if you want, one of each.
― estela, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:35 (sixteen years ago) link
i think we will have enough to drink that it will be a good times party in the end, but thank you for the warning, wilter.
thanks, estela, i'll let you know. first i will look around to see if i can find some here. say, did you ever try the bugles?
― lxy, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:37 (sixteen years ago) link
lol no, when i went to order them they were waiting for a shipment to arrive, then they moved premises and kept sending out funny frazzled email bulletins about how everything would be on track soon so i just left it, but i'll try again.
― estela, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:48 (sixteen years ago) link
i just checked: any day now
― estela, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:51 (sixteen years ago) link
I've noticed there are loads more places that stock American confectionary these days. Have you noticed this, estela?
― wilter, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:52 (sixteen years ago) link
yes and i'm glad because i have excessive <3 of milk duds and babe ruths.
― estela, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 23:58 (sixteen years ago) link
<3 movie candy
― lxy, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:02 (sixteen years ago) link
TBBH, I'm not that into sweets, but it makes me happy that there is hershey's nonsense and stuff available, it makes aus confectionary seem super lame.
There is a really good place in Coolangatta.
― wilter, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:03 (sixteen years ago) link
where? (not that i get down there very often.)
― estela, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:07 (sixteen years ago) link
In the shopping resort thingy. I don't even know what they call it these days, "showcase"?? on the ground floor. It has been there since I can remember.
― wilter, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:09 (sixteen years ago) link
YAY MILK DUDS
― jergïns, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:12 (sixteen years ago) link
why does one recalcitrant dud always stick to the bottom of the box?
― estela, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:16 (sixteen years ago) link
i always like that stubborn one the best, it is a classic dud.
― estela, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:17 (sixteen years ago) link
actually, that one is the "dud", and the rest of them are known as "milks", hence the name
― John Justen, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:19 (sixteen years ago) link
"recalcitrant dud"
― lxy, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:20 (sixteen years ago) link
the greatness of milk duds can not be exaggerated
― John Justen, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:22 (sixteen years ago) link
lxy you must let me or estela send you the marmite and vegemite for your party - english marmite is VERY different to nz marmite, and if you do find some it'll probably be the yucky english stuff.
― Rubyredd, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:24 (sixteen years ago) link
if i can get my hands on marmite or vegemite, i promise to make a drink out of each of them and report back.
FB will join me in this endeavor, he just isn't aware of that fact yet.
― John Justen, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:29 (sixteen years ago) link
thank you, ruby. i will be sure NOT to buy a sucky english version, and will surely let you know if i am unable to find the real deal.
see, the offers for sending completely justify my dual, self-cancelling vote. i cannot not be forced to choose.
― lxy, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:30 (sixteen years ago) link
whatwhatwhat?? there are different marmites? why would they do that?! proper (uk) marmite is the pure, distilled essence of happy dreams - equal parts ambrosia, nectar and mana. vegemite is okay because it has a different name and it's your own fault if you buy that instead, but it makes me sad that there is a (likely inferior) product masquerading as marmite.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:33 (sixteen years ago) link
lol so rong.
― wilter, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:34 (sixteen years ago) link
apparently ppl use both the mites as warm flu remedy drinks. Sounds awful.
― wilter, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:35 (sixteen years ago) link
I think if you mixed some into a bloody mary it wouldn't be that horrific.
found the britishes local store http://www.abritishaffaire.com/ lol nice name
― jergïns, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:36 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost I'm sure that John will be able to report on its efficacy on whatever ailment he has managed to contract by the time he gets his hands on both items
― Sara R-C, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
i left "lack of horrific" behind long ago when it comes to drinking thanks to ILX supporters of the FB and JJ will drink it threads
― John Justen, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:38 (sixteen years ago) link
john justen, i am happy to also mail you some vegemite and marmite if you would like (vegemite is going to win.)
― estela, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:41 (sixteen years ago) link
John - Dan P can hit you up with some marmite and possibly even some vegmite next time he sends you poop in the mail as we have a lotta irish stores here in Boston that carry it.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:41 (sixteen years ago) link
ha, maybe you could just go to that Irish Indeed store in St. Paul (on Randolph and... uh, one of the cross streets that I pass on my way to St. K) and buy some there. If nothing else, I'm sure you could get some lovely green tschotkes.
― Sara R-C, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:45 (sixteen years ago) link
ok i have A PLAN
estela, you send vegemite to jj and lxy
i will send marmite to jj and lxy
then we will sit back and watch the fun times begin
and WTF mr spiralli???? nz marmite is the BEST you crazy man
― Rubyredd, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Hello I am interested in this different NZ marmite? What's that about then? Explain me the difference?
I tried some of that champagne marmite (UK) the other day. Couldn't tell the difference tbh.
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:52 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't hate the uncultured, I just pity them
― H.P, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 22:11 (two months ago) link
But yeah Trayce, it's pretty egregious how non-vegemiter's go about trying Vegemite. Hate those "eating a spoon of vegemite" sort of vids
― H.P, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 22:12 (two months ago) link
You're all wrong, the correct answer is peanut butter
― octobeard, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 23:28 (two months ago) link
An (American) friend used to insist that vegemite and marmite were both just solid soy sauce, I once made the mistake of trying to argue about this, then swore not to ever engage in any marmite or vegemite discussions ever again.
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 5 March 2024 23:42 (two months ago) link
What you should have taken from that experience is not to argue with an American again
― H.P, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:00 (two months ago) link
Reminds me of another argument I had with another American friend when we went to a restaurant and he asked for "Worshestershire" sauce and I did an involuntary laugh. NB: I am from Worcester.
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:05 (two months ago) link
School me, I've grown up saying "wis-ter-sher" sauce with the accent on the "Wis". I think I've got the syllables right? but have a feeling the accent is off
― H.P, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:09 (two months ago) link
I know it says "Worcestershire" on the label but I've only heard it called "Worcester sauce" IRL, which is /ˈwʊstər/ "WOOS-ter"
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:12 (two months ago) link
Anyway no judgement, it is an annoying spelling, but he was annoyed at me for laughing and then told me that I was the one pronouncing it incorrectly.
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:13 (two months ago) link
Wait till you hear how I used to pronounced Leicester in primary school
― H.P, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:19 (two months ago) link
Funny story though! Looking forward to smuggly correcting my families pronunciation next steak night. Thanks for the tip
*They're all gonna laugh at me for calling it "rooster sauce" with a lisp*
― H.P, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:20 (two months ago) link
"Sorry, did you say Lye-kes-ter Square?"
American, proudly: "No, I said Lye-cess-ter Square!"
― A street taco cart named Des'ree (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:25 (two months ago) link
Did I mention that he was called Chandler?
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:31 (two months ago) link
Is there a thread for making fun of American pronunciations? I've got a gotta posts I could put in there
― H.P, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 00:41 (two months ago) link
*lotta
something something raymond luxury-yacht.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 01:02 (two months ago) link
I have never tried Vegemite. It is quite lacking in aesthetic appeal.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 01:04 (two months ago) link
I have never tried vegemite, it is quite lacking in availability over here - I'm sure you can get it if you really want. I'd be interested to compare it to marmite, which I neither love nor hate.
I presume pronouncing it like 'yosemite' is a hoary old gag.
― gene besserit (ledge), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 09:36 (two months ago) link
They did have a big push on Vegemite in the UK maybe 30 years ago? It never really took because all right thinking Britishes said, no thanks, we'll stick with Marmite, it's much nicer.
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 09:52 (two months ago) link
yes that would probably be about right - my mum got some and that was our exact reaction to it
+1 for "Worcester sauce", no "shire". label be damned. I worked in the Lea & Perrins factory as a temp in the 90s, the smell put me off the stuff for a couple of years
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 09:57 (two months ago) link
IIRC from my one trip to the UK in the 90s, Marmite is... sweeter? Like its still savoury but not as briskly savoury as Vegemite is.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 21:12 (two months ago) link