Originally posted by Grampy BobbyWell in case you really haven't heard that one (on of the favourites of my youngest son):
How?
No dog has five legs.
One dog has four legs more than no dog.
So a dog has (five + four) nine legs.
A typical example for one case of non sequitur.
Another being:
The number of Storks diminished in Germany during the seventies.
Birthrate decreased in germany during the seventies
So Storks bring the babies...
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThere just ain't nuthin' better to spread on your soldiers 'n dip in yer egg of a mornin' Gramps! If you don't like it, you just need more practise. The Aussies, of course, have their own worthy facsimile, but I find this is slightly lacking in saltiness. Why you Statesians haven't got your own version is a conundrum indeed, and I sympathise with your lack. You are also, I understand, ill-served in the cheese department - my immigrant brother has often bemoaned the difficulty of securing that most satisfying snack, the cheddar and marmite buttie. Mmmm. I'm gonna have one right now.
AC, please help all of us foreigners to understand what makes [b]marmite edible and enables
it to hold its appeal... even though not marketed, distributed or readily available worldwide.
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Originally posted by avalanchethecatGoogled 'marmite ingredients': "... primarily yeast extract and first formulated
There just ain't nuthin' better to spread on your soldiers 'n dip in yer egg of a mornin' Gramps! If you don't like it, you just need more practise. The Aussies, of course, have their own worthy facsimile, but I find this is slightly lacking in saltiness. Why you Statesians haven't got your own version is a conundrum indeed, and I sympathise wit ...[text shortened]... t satisfying snack, the cheddar and marmite buttie. Mmmm. I'm gonna have one right now.
in 1902, Burton upon Trent". To what would you compare its taste and texture?
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Originally posted by PonderableOr
Well in case you really haven't heard that one (on of the favourites of my youngest son):
No dog has five legs.
One dog has four legs more than no dog.
So a dog has (five + four) nine legs.
A typical example for one case of non sequitur.
Another being:
The number of Storks diminished in Germany during the seventies.
Birthrate decreased in germany during the seventies
So Storks bring the babies...
"God is Dead"----Nietzche (1891)
"Nietzche is dead"---God (1900)
"Nietzche is God?"---(hippie who saw the T-shirt in 1999)
Originally posted by SilverstrikerIn the movie JFK, the DA Costner played had a quote saying that theoretical physics could prove an elephant could hang over a cliff holding on to a flower by its nails (or something like that). I was always curious about that...
you could use algebra to prove that a dog has 9 legs
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIt's dark brown gluey paste, with a very strong beef-like yet not beefy, salty, tangy, yeasty, slightly malty flavour. It's not too expensive, I'm sure you can find a website that'll supply you, even over there on the wrong side of the world(!) - give it a try if you like strong umami-style flavours. The Aussie knock-off, Vegemite, will do in a pinch.
Googled 'marmite ingredients': "... primarily yeast extract and first formulated
in 1902, Burton upon Trent". To what would you compare its taste and texture?
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Originally posted by avalanchethecatI dunno. As an American, I find even the idea of this 'marmite' to be ill-conceived at best, and distasteful at worst.
There just ain't nuthin' better to spread on your soldiers 'n dip in yer egg of a mornin' Gramps! If you don't like it, you just need more practise. The Aussies, of course, have their own worthy facsimile, but I find this is slightly lacking in saltiness. Why you Statesians haven't got your own version is a conundrum indeed, and I sympathise with ...[text shortened]... ike strong umami-style flavours. The Aussie knock-off, Vegemite, will do in a pinch.
[shrug] We do have peanut butter. [/shrug] I find peanut butter so much more enticing than this substance you're mooning over, it's just no contest. And of course I do not mean this disgusting substance called 'Jif'. I mean real peanut butter. The kind whose entire ingredient list is: Peanuts. That's all.
