Australia tour update - today I ate a Vegemite sandwich 🥪 - General Discussion Discussion

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i tried vegemite when i was 13 or so after someone i knew brought a bit back from an australian vacation. i have no memory of what it was like, but i remember thinking it was pretty nasty. but what did i know. i was a kid who would have been happy living on eatmore bars & dr pepper.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Tastes change over time. I eat stuff now that I positively hated a few years ago.

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 5 years ago

I love eatmore

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[–] sslssg (34637) 5 years ago

They were so disgusting as a kid, but I do like them now.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (78051) 5 years ago

You're a brave fellow Andy...I would have killed and eaten another croc😉

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

I think the crocs saw me coming.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Gotta have vegemite with something. Never eat it on it's own. It's like eating butter on it's own. You just don't do it!

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (78051) 5 years ago

Maybe I'll just resist the temptation altogether

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[–] Stratego (30822) 5 years ago

I've never had Vegemite, but I have had Marmite, which is sort of similar.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

I’d say Vegemite has a stronger taste than Marmite and reminds me of beef substitutes.

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[–] Stratego (30822) 5 years ago

If I ever see, I'll give it a try.

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7269) 5 years ago

You survived it, so I feel like that marks you as an official Australian now.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Ripper!

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7269) 5 years ago

Haha.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Here's to Andy, he's true blue
he's a piss-pot through and through
he's a bastard, so they say
Tried to go to heaven, but he went the other way
Drink it down, down, down

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7269) 5 years ago

How authentically Aussie. I hope to see you in future Crocodile Dundee films. Maybe you can be the next Hugh Jackman.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

I need to improve my cricket first.

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7269) 5 years ago

No, you really don't. That's something you never need to "improve" on, if such a thing is even possible. Just eat meat pies and chicken schnitzels and enjoy bbqs and fun at the beach.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

...and plenty of beer.

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7269) 5 years ago

For sure.

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[–] Otter (24464) 5 years ago

Tell me, do "pie floaters" really exist?

And if they do, does eating one make you an official Australian?

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[–] Wint3rFir3 (7269) 5 years ago

As an Australian by birth, I can say I've never heard of pie floaters. It must be a particular region thing. However, if it indeed exists and you eat one, I'm gonna go with yeah. It doesn't take that much to become an Aussie imo. I wouldn't call it official though.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Did they smile when they gave you the Vegemite sandwich?

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

I could hear the thunder.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

You better run, you better take cover 😉

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[–] somesunnyday (2078) 5 years ago

I recommend a little vegemite on hot toast with lots of real butter.

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[–] PhoenixVanguard (45) 5 years ago

That's the trick most non-Australians don't understand. You only need a little bit of Vegemite with a lot of butter or margarine.

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[–] kspkap (13570) 5 years ago

I’m reading this “acquired taste” thing in reviews on Amazon. Ya’ll ain’t fooling me one bit as “its a yeast product made from the process of beer brewing”! Yeah, drinking brewski is also an “acquired taste”.

BTW, did the croc taste like chicken? Most connoisseurs of reptile will always tell the uninformed “Well...if I had to guess...it tastes like chicken.”

Mr. AndyKing, aka Indiana Jones, Globe Traveler with continually filled pockets, could you possibly see your way clear to front one of those Viking River Cruises for me? I’m not picky...I would agree to an Orient Express type train trip instead....with my own state room of course. Come to think about it...trains don’t have state rooms, do they? Oh well, whatever the fancy private quarters are on a train. 🤷‍♀️

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

You’ll just have to give vegemite a go and see what you think.

The croc actually tasted like beef, but had a texture like calamari and was very nice.

Unfortunately, I am going to have to do a bit of work once I return home (one day the company can run itself, then I’ll be on permanent vacation).

I’ve never done a cruise, so I can’t recommend them either way.

I did do a short train ride in Prague once and had lunch on the Imperial train, which was a bit posh.
https://www.luxurytrainclub.com/trains/majestic-train-de-luxe/

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[–] kspkap (13570) 5 years ago

A bit posh? Good grief! What would you call a king’s palace? Upper crust? I would say the train you linked is the “Creme de la Creme”! Just what type company do you own? Maybe I should have purchased stock with your money maker instead of...sad to say...Mattel.🥴

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Being British, I’ve got a habit of understanding things.

I’ve run and owned a financial consultancy for 20 years.

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[–] kspkap (13570) 5 years ago

Wow! Very good field to be in and most definitely lucrative. BTW, don’t we in “The Colonies” understand things? I don’t believe understanding things is akin to being British. Hmm? I believe we won the War of Independence from the Brits. We wisely broke away from Kings & Queens, a non-elected House of Lords which are appointed or hereditary forever and ever!

We’ve come close to falling into that trap. Camelot ring a bell? Such phoniness! Then our last one ruled by Executive Fiat, very King like. But, that’s a story for another day. “Thou shall not speak of politics on the Discussion Board!”

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Sorry sweetie, typo, it was meant to say understating things. Lol, bloody autocorrect.

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[–] kspkap (13570) 5 years ago

LOL! 😂 🤣Don’t ya just love the spellchecker? I wonder how many wars have been started by typos! I have an Android phone. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve had to send a follow-up text highlighting what should have been sent! Grr!🤬 Does the iPhone also act irrational?

No harm...no foul! It gave me a chance to recall history which is fast fading from the old “little gray cells”!

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Lol, I normally proof read things before I send them, but must've missed it. The whole meaning of my reply was completely changed by one word (no wonder you weren't happy).

iPhone is just as bad, especially if your trying to type a name or a place.

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[–] kspkap (13570) 5 years ago

Actually only 2 letters which could have resulted in an all out flaming war on another board! 😱

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Oh absolutely, I cringed when I reread the post - that’ll teach me to be more careful in future (*shakes head in shame*).

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[–] kspkap (13570) 5 years ago

Don’t give it another thought! No need to feel shame. It’s the Spellchecker’s fault!

But....
Hey, ya’ll out there in cyber world. Are you aware AndyKing, being a Brit, has “got a habit of understanding things.” 👺 🙇‍♀️ I couldn’t help it! The devil made me write it! ☺️ 😉

I also get back at my 5 pound She Devil Yorkie, Destroyer of door jambs, sheet rock, shoes, charging cables, cabinet corners, quarter round, anything and everything.....by teasing her unmercifully.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

when is your vacation over?

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39236) 5 years ago

Just landed in San Fran. London tomorrow. Back at work Monday.

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