Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/04

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Subject: [Leica] Grits
From: daniel_ridings at yahoo.se (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Sun Apr 4 22:16:22 2004
References: <040520040016.26911.4070A57400061E1A0000691F2200734840FF91908B919E8B8CD19190@comcast.net>

I can't find Marmite here in Sweden. While I was in Africa (one of the
former English colonies or territories) I walked about 30 minutes in the
heat to buy a jar at the market.

When I got back and my colleague (Zimbabwean) tasted it:

"For THIS you walked 30 minutes?!"

Daniel

On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 jon.stanton@comcast.net wrote:

> To the least palatable foods list you might think of including vegimite or marmalite
> > Any list of the most disgusting food substances know to man must include
> > Hawaiian poi. I've never tasted grits, but I doubt it can stand up to
> > poi for insipid flavor.
> >
> > Sam S
> >
> >
> > Daniel Ridings wrote:
> >
> > >>other delights, I must emphatically say that...
> > >>
> > >>GRITS ARE THE MOST DISGUSTING SUBSTANCE KNOWN TO MAN!
> > >>
> > >>Bon appetit,
> > >>
> > >>Nathan
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >No, Nathan, I would have to disagree. Traditional African beer takes that
> > >prize. To get a fair idea of what it is like, think watered down grits
> > >that have been allowed to rot.
> > >
> > >Cheers!
> > >
> > >Daniel
> > >
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Replies: Reply from abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Grits)
Reply from mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura) ([Leica] Grits)
Reply from n.wajsman at chello.nl (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Grits and Marmite)
In reply to: Message from jon.stanton at comcast.net (jon.stanton@comcast.net) ([Leica] Grits)