Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh boy - I'm already getting excited at the prospect - a vicious, no holds barred OT LUG dispute - Marmite vs. Vegemite. The Country of origin "debate" will be remembered as a Mothers Union meeting tea party in comparison. Xenophobia...? you ain't seen nothing yet For the record, my Aussie wife actually prefers Marmite (which is consumed almost every day without fail...) - but then maybe that's because she was actually born in Westminster Square - that Marmite'l get you every time :) Tim A > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Johnny > Deadman > Sent: December 6, 2000 11:09 AM > To: LUG > Subject: Re: [Leica] Pre > > > on 6/12/00 12:07 pm, Paul Chefurka at Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com wrote: > > > The words "good taste" and "Marmite" in the same post? One despairs for > > civilzation. > > I once gave my mentor Roswell Angier some marmite on toast. He ate a tiny > bit of it then said, paraphrasing Voltaire... "I personally don't > like this, > John, but I want you to know I will fight to the death to defend > your right > to put this shit in your mouth". > > Marmite is not compulsory in January. > > Live free or die!! > > -- > Johnny Deadman > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > >