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Seeing how we all bang on about marmite and nutella...and which is better...i thought i should bring you the history of toast:
The Toast Bible
Intrepid Penguin
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Location: Australia
quote:Its called "Down Under" and Men at Work sang it, An australian band, singing about our national spread.... ` good song too `
wonder if anyone else remembers Vegemite was in the lyrics of a popular reggae song good while back now, maybe you heard it as an oldskool classic, says something like "make me a Vegemite sandwich"?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Europe,Scotland,Both
well, if were onto biscuits:
Ameretti Biscotti are Lovely, as are pheffernouse.
and firemike, the earl of sandwich wasnt battling with his snacks, he was gambaling. The true persuit of an englishman. (which btw i am not.)
Still rakin my brains to think what minero means by something 'better than nuttella', guess ill just have to ask him.
Nuttella has one mayjor disadvantage, its made my nestle, the baby milk bastards. But then, its hard to find processed food that isnt.
Snickers spread is kinda yummy tho.....
Anything as long as its brown. (and not shit)
N
p.s. has anyone noticed my language getting more offensive lately? I think its cos im livin in scotland again.
This is a post by tom, all spelling is deleberate
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Location: Ft worth Texas
Wow thine eyes are open thanks for the heads up.pop tarts rule(strawberry or cherry only)
woo hoo men at work ,I love the safety dance.
There are no obstacles only challenges.
Very funny scotty now beam down my pants.
[colour."green"}What would willie do?
AHH theres too many wee leprechauns i cannae squash them all
old hand
899 posts
Location: New York City, USA
a quick OT, then back to the thread:
I am amazed that "Down Under" is considered reggae and old school. Is everything from the 80's seen to be old school?
Reese's peanut butter cups are yummy too
(along with reese's pieces, of course)
Raph
....a chocoholic
Sporadically Prodigal
2,758 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said,
"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They're the real words, however I always thought right up until this very moment, that one of the lyrics was "where women blow and men chunder" No wonder my Dad always looks at me wierd when I sing along to that song.
For the record: nutella all the way. It contains half the fat of most peanutbutters and is a delicious healthy spread for all the family.
I like Aeroplane Jelly too!
[ 17 September 2002, 14:13: Message edited by: flash fire ]
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Intrepid Penguin
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Location: Australia
flash fire:
i thought that line was the same too!
"women blow, men chunder....."
thank god i only sing along when the radio is at full bore and no one can hear what im saying ! hehehehe
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women blow eh?
You. Its whats for dinner!
As time passes, you realise all the mistakes you amde and the ones you wish you never did make.
The wave crashing on the beach
Tantamount to fatuity
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Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Is it the latent radioactivity of Australian soil that makes the "women glow" then?
Meh
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yes
You. Its whats for dinner!
As time passes, you realise all the mistakes you amde and the ones you wish you never did make.
The wave crashing on the beach
Intrepid Penguin
5,635 posts
Location: Australia
i thought that referred to our great tans!
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Location: South Wales
Im bumping this 3 and a half year old thread, as the Toast Bible should be read by more people in my opinion.
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Location: Wales
Hun I'm too tired to read all this, could you sumise in 5 words what the conclusion was please.
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
What a Bummer
3,224 posts
Location: Shatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
5 words? ok.... here goes....
'toast,nutella,off topic,bumpage'
Thats all I can think of... But, I'm with Marmite
1 + 1 = 3
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Location: Bristol UK
Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.
lurker
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Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Written by: Asena
5 words? ok.... here goes....
'toast,nutella,off topic,bumpage'
Thats all I can think of... But, I'm with Marmite
*comes out of closet*
i have to admit.. i've been a nutella spreader as long as i can remember, but lately i'm a bit marmite-curious. "bi-spreadable" just seems greedy, but if a tasty piece of toast came around all slathered in marmite, i'd probably nibble...
-- dut
enthusiast
360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
marmite is certainly the rulingest of toast related breakfast snacks.
Goes with loads of stuff as a condoment also (usually sandwich based - egg, or cheese or sommat). Vegemite is like marmite + the musty taste of old people/ festival socks. Nutella is a chocolatey pretender to the munchies throne, much better to just melt a bar of chocolate over some toast.
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Location: in the trees
yay marmite but i do have to admit i'm bi-spreadable (asena don't you dare re-edit this or quote it in any way)
i also heard marmite was going to start doing a squeezy bottle so YAY again for marmite
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Location: Bay Area, California, USA
Nuttela is something that tastes good to everyone right away, its chocolate, lol
Marmite is something you have to develop a taste for, then you love it. I do agree that the first time tasting it is pretty nasty though.
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Location: in the trees
only if you spread it on with a trowel in a thick layer
What a Bummer
3,224 posts
Location: Shatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
al did you say you were bi?
Its good you can finally admit it, or is you just got that desperate?
I put my marmite on as a thick layer!! I eat it str8 out the pot now! hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Marmite is better, because Nutella ROTS YOUR TEETH
Marmite wins
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
I would like to here and now assert that pop-tarts are icky.
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Nutella is still the best. Even 4 years later. (Wow, what a trip down memory lane THAT was...whatever happened to Bram?)
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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Location: bristol, Australia
just thought i'd add -
if you search marmite appreciation on yahoo HoP threads come up twice in the top 5.scary.
and if you wanted to talk about marmite love (interpret as you will)
try: https://www.marmite.com/love/forum/
Becs x
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