[plug] Re: [Completely OT] Vegemite banned in the U.S.A.

[Richard Meyer]

.. and, of course, Australia is well known for allowing all sorts of
foodstuffs to be imported into the country without a problem ....

Take it to off-topic, please - the only Linux relevance here is that I
used Evolution under Linux to post ....

Some people and their prejudices ..... *shakes head*


On Tue, 2006-10-24 at 18:22 +0800, Dion wrote:
> Relevancy to Linux??
> 
> Isn't Vegemite owned and made by American parent company Kraft.
> So banning it from America makes and American conglomerate less rich.
> 
> Sorry nothing for me to get ranting about here.
> It's just a spread, I like kraft peanut paste, but you wouldn't see me
> peaking out about it in linux forums if they ban the stuff in America.
> 
> D.
> 
> 
> 
> Arie Hol wrote:
> > To  make thread Linux specific :
> >
> > You can't be a happy little Linux user without your vegemite.
> >
> > This is sacrilige !
> >
> > They reckon it contains too much folate.
> >
> > Folate is essential so that babies can be born without the risk of 
> > developing spina bifida.
> >
> > Massive penalties for any one bringing vegemite into the U.S.A.
> >
> > Even innocent tourists.
> >
> > Never mind their bloody drug dealers and their gun crazy lunatics.
> >
> > What is wrong with those people ?
> >
> > Does this make a vegemite lover a terrorist ?
> >
> > That's it I'm never going to the U.S. of bloody A. if I can't have my 
> > vegemite on toast or on my milk arrow root biscuits.
> >
> > Is this a after effect of the FTA.
> >
> > Vegemite is a good brain food - yanks should to eat more vegemite and not 
> > ban it.
> >
> > They must be stupid if they ban vegemite but allow fried Coke.
> >
> > And - what about all of their other "JUNK" foods.
> >
> > Regards Arie
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