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Fair suck of the sav! Leave Vegemite alone!
Posted by maccasenior • 6/17/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: i'm as mad as hell, vegemite
Vegemite, one of Australia’s greatest icons and favoured by countless millions of Australians as a sandwich spread since its conception here in 1922, is now being messed with commercially by the addition of, dare I say an American invention, cream cheese!
Sure, the unique recipe of Vegemite and a slab of good Aussie tasty cheese on bread has been passed down from generation to generation. But mixing cream cheese with Vegemite on a commercial basis, come on!
Have we become so lazy and so out of touch that we have to resort to the devious concoction being presented to us now?
Could this be an American plot to undermine one of Australia’s greatest icons for the sake of the holy dollar? 
(Note: Vegemite is now owned by an American Company)
As Peter Finch said in the movie called, Network, “I want you to get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say, I’m as mad as hell and I’m not gonna take this anymore” and "For Pete's sake, leave our Vegemite alone!"
Are you as mad as hell about this change to Vegemite? Speak now, or forever hold your peace!
Signed,
Peter, as Mad as hell, fair dinkum Aussie!
What is Vegemite link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite
User Comments
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HAHAHA!! saw that XD
not too impressed-
don't think anyone is really gona get the suck of the sauce bottle reference
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As you can see, I am NOT a happy little Vegemite! Yes, you might be right about the phrase that I've used, but if Kevin Rudd (Australia's Prime Minister) can get away with it, so can I, perhaps!
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Crikey!
lets face it though - the idea of cheesymite has been around for years and the new recipe is just and addition. The original is still going to be sold alongside the new recipe.-
HAHA!! "New Recipe"
that sounds soo weird -
Yes, the original is still available but I'm thinking, given time, they'll pull the rug from under us and do away with it!
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haha it'll be the whole "Coke original" vs "Coke new" thing again ... only it will be in australia
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The way things are going, they'll be bringing out, "Zero Vegemite" next!
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Rest assured the kiwi alternative "Marmite" will stay the same but I doubt the original vegimite will be taken off the shelves, its too popular and has its cult following.
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Hi Sam1982! I haven't had Marmite in yonks. Time to try it out again I think! Thanks for your vote of confidence in Vegemite!
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Our house hold is split down the middle between the vegimite and marmite fans but in reality there isnt that much of a difference in taste. It would take a pretty good palette to notice if the lables were switched around.
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Talking about Vegemite takes me back, way back to a time, when as a child, Vegemite and Golden Syrup were the only thing going in my parents household. Thankfully, we never reached the stage of having to eat dripping on toast as they and their parents had to.
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When was the last time you had golden syrup? I had some the other day - the first time in a very long time, and I must say I can't believe I ever ate the stuff as a kid.
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Hi Sam! The last time I had Golden Syrup was when I was a child. I didn't mind it at all, if I remember correctly. What I did hate though, was my mother's tripe with white sauce and onions!
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I found the new invention rather weird.
It will rather stick to its original form for my overnight shift snack-
Hi Roentarre! For my overnight shift snack, vegemeite soup will do me!
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I would prefer Vegemite on the toast. Good source of Thiamin for my alcohol dependence
Not foam to froth my mouth... A little too metrosexual
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My thoughts are with you during this difficult time. How can they be so cruel?-
Yes, the anguish this has caused is enough to make a grown man cry!
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Crimes against humanity-
Do you think the International Criminal Court would be interested? A: No...I didn't think so! I'd doubt whether the Chamber Magistrate would be interested either!
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