Aussie

[not2big]

My niece's husband is from Australia and loves vegemite. We buy it for him every year as a Christmas present. The rest of the family tries it and non of us like it.

Must be an acquired taste from early childhood.

Vegemite (/ˈvɛdʒᵻmaɪt/ vej-ə-myt)[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] is a thick, black Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. It was developed by Cyril Percy Callister in Melbourne, Victoria in 1922. The Vegemite brand is currently owned by Mondelez International,[SUP][4][/SUP] but will be acquired by the Australian Bega Cheese group following an agreement in January 2017.[SUP][5][/SUP]

 

[Pegasus]

No you see the big guy for the Haggis, he's the lover of it, hey I wonder if he reads Burns why eating it?

NOWHARD

I believe he is English so I doubt it .

 

[NOWHARD]

Haggis is really nice. Same with black and white blood pudding.

Black pudding is nice fried with eggs, bacon and the rest for a good breakfast.

NOWHARD

 

[NOWHARD]

My niece's husband is from Australia and loves vegemite. We buy it for him every year as a Christmas present. The rest of the family tries it and non of us like it.

Must be an acquired taste from early childhood.

Vegemite (/ˈvɛdʒᵻmaɪt/ vej-ə-myt)[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] is a thick, black Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. It was developed by Cyril Percy Callister in Melbourne, Victoria in 1922. The Vegemite brand is currently owned by Mondelez International,[SUP][4][/SUP] but will be acquired by the Australian Bega Cheese group following an agreement in January 2017.[SUP][5][/SUP]

Its the same as Marmite from the UK and a couple more in Europe, see I also love Twiglets, not a lot of people like them, but as kids they loved them.

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[Pegasus]

Been watching womens AFl which now has a top level womens league .

It's a great step forward for womens sport but jeus man what varied backgrounds . Of course many have a lifelong background in afl . But one played last year for the Chicago Bliss in gridiron , basketballers ,soccer players one girl who got in as a free agent never played high level sport she is a bricklayer .

 

[NOWHARD]

one girl who got in as a free agent never played high level sport she is a bricklayer
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What's her name Fred.

Been around the building game in the UK never seen a female bricky, a few painters though.

Mind you there are a few rugby teams that's all female in the UK, Aus, NZ. and a few more.

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[Pegasus]

Yep rugby players , a aussie rep in bobsled , javelin . Surprised there are not more players over 6ft.

 

[Pegasus]

A hundred people smugglers got together and are sueing the aussie govt for sending them to jail they want 100 million not sure if that is aussie or US dollars . Of course this is not happening in aussie it is in a Indonesian court .

Ah the Indonesians always so helpful to aussie on people smuggle issues . The procedings had to be delayed because the aussie govt had not sent a rep . I wonder how they think they could enforce payment lol.

A lot of concern in my home state as state election boundaries are changed . It was anticipated that the state premier (governor) might go to the polls early on the present boundaries but she has vowed to fight it on whatever the commission gives her . She is a hero of the Labour party and her softly girl next door approach hides true grit.
It will be a tough fight not only against the conservaties but a resurgent populist/nationalist "One Nation " party led by Pauline "Ku klux" Hanson.

The head of the govt owned Australia post has resigned amid complaints his salary was too high . He claims it was just time to move on after a long and successful run.
I had a look at this claim and it actually stacks up . He came to the ceo role with a rapidly dwindling letter section causing a drain and the future very much in doubt . He could of gone the American route and just slashed the workforce, lowered wages yada yada . Instead he retrained people for the parcel business which now outcompetes the international competition . The business has returned billions to the Australian taxpayer . Well I think exec pays are a bit high but if anyone ever earnt his money it was Akmed (yes a muslim aussie).

A large number of aussies lowest paid have just taken a pay cut ,the Americanisation of the labour force continues.

 

[Pegasus]

Oh dear this rather unfortunate incident is I hope rare . The strange part is it happened to upper middle class anglo Australian 70y old lady . One would hope it would not happen to anyone except confirmed terrorist /people smuggler or the like.

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© Sydney Writers Festival The experience left Fox feeling like she had been ‘physically assaulted’. Australian childrens’ book author Mem Fox has suggested she might never to return to the US after she was detained and insulted by border control agents at Los Angeles airport. Fox, who is famous worldwide for her best-selling books including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Possum Magic, was en route to a conference in Milwaukee earlier this month when she was stopped.
She told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation she was questioned by border agents for two hours in front of a room full of people – an experience that left her feeling like she had been physically assaulted.
“I have never in my life been spoken to with such insolence, treated with such disdain, with so many insults and with so much gratuitous impoliteness,” Fox said.
“I felt like I had been physically assaulted which is why, when I got to my hotel room, I completely collapsed and sobbed like a baby, and I’m 70 years old.”
The author attributed the aggressive questioning to border police who had been “turbocharged” by Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban.
Fox said she was questioned over her visa, despite having travelled to America 116 times before without incident. She was eventually granted access to the country.
After lodging a complaint over her treatment with the Australian embassy in Washington and the US embassy in Canberra, Fox received an emailed apology from US officials.
Fox said she was shocked by her treatment and “couldn’t imagine” returning to the US.
Fox has written more than 30 children’s books, including the hits Where is the Green Sheep? and Time for Bed. Possum Magic has sold more than three million copies and is the bestselling picture book in Australian history.

 

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Oh dear this rather unfortunate incident is I hope rare . The strange part is it happened to upper middle class anglo Australian 70y old lady . One would hope it would not happen to anyone except confirmed terrorist /people smuggler or the like.

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© Sydney Writers Festival The experience left Fox feeling like she had been ‘physically assaulted’. Australian childrens’ book author Mem Fox has suggested she might never to return to the US after she was detained and insulted by border control agents at Los Angeles airport. Fox, who is famous worldwide for her best-selling books including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Possum Magic, was en route to a conference in Milwaukee earlier this month when she was stopped.
She told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation she was questioned by border agents for two hours in front of a room full of people – an experience that left her feeling like she had been physically assaulted.
“I have never in my life been spoken to with such insolence, treated with such disdain, with so many insults and with so much gratuitous impoliteness,” Fox said.
“I felt like I had been physically assaulted which is why, when I got to my hotel room, I completely collapsed and sobbed like a baby, and I’m 70 years old.”
The author attributed the aggressive questioning to border police who had been “turbocharged” by Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban.
Fox said she was questioned over her visa, despite having travelled to America 116 times before without incident. She was eventually granted access to the country.
After lodging a complaint over her treatment with the Australian embassy in Washington and the US embassy in Canberra, Fox received an emailed apology from US officials.
Fox said she was shocked by her treatment and “couldn’t imagine” returning to the US.
Fox has written more than 30 children’s books, including the hits Where is the Green Sheep? and Time for Bed. Possum Magic has sold more than three million copies and is the bestselling picture book in Australian history.

Customs agents have always been major jerkoffs in my experience. Rude as hell and insulting, treat people with zero respect. Not only was that the case with me, but how I saw others treated. This is an unfortunate story also, one of many that don't make the news.

 

[Pegasus]

Well she has been to the US over 100 times and this is by far her worst experience . As an author in English the US would be a major market.

 

[Pegasus]

Vale Bill :eak and M. Ball . Great cartoonist should have a special place in heaven .

Leaky your courage and ability as the greatest satirist of your generation will be long remembered.

 

[NOWHARD]

Pegman I have and have kept a copy Saltbush Bill by Jolliffe, comic, and love to look through it now and again the art work is brilliant, any good and how do you rate him then.

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[Pegasus]

Ah the ettamogha pub guy (not sure the spelling) there was a replica built up the road from me . Yes he loved his Australiana and was a big influence on later artists . I remember his work was widely available when I was younger.

 

[Pegasus]

Labour party has won the state of western Australia with a 10% swing .

The Indians prepare a greentop for the aussie cricketers brave very brave.

Former semi pro cricketer Ash Barty doing well in tennis.

First top level womens grand final of afl coming up what a disparity in the players backgrounds . One is a twice Olympian in the highly regarded Opals (basketball) another is a free agent who was thrown a lifeline after being initialy rejected .
The coach liked her work ethic big boofy looking girl has become a star goes by the name of" Tex".

 

[Pegasus]

https://zippy.gfycat.com/ThinIcyArmednylonshrimp.mp4

This was after the weight loss. Notice the slim teammate with the typical afl bod give her room to line up a kick.

 

[Pegasus]

Here is the result.

Crows midfielder Erin Phillips was perhaps even more influential than expected in the 4.11 (35) to 4.5 (29) win in front of 15,610 fans.
She was all over the Gold Coast turf, collecting a game-high 28 disposals and kicking two vital goals in the third quarter.
Photo: Co-captains Erin Phillips (right) and Chelsea Randall carried coach Bec Goddard's message on to the field. (AAP: Dan Peled)
The former basketball star added the AFLW trophy and a best-on-ground award to her two WNBA titles and an Olympic silver medal from her time with the Opals.

That is Adelaide (away) won over my home team .

 

[Pegasus]

I see the british are still the largest single migrant group into aussie over a million uk born aussies . Mind you that includes all Irish for historical reasons . That is a similar number to chinese and Indian born aussies together.
When I was young the Itilian and greeks were large groups but they have dwindled and various Asian nations are now heavily represented oh and of course the Kiwis.

 

[Sir_Laid_A_Lot]

Hi Pegasus,

Can you give me tips on how to get jobs in Perth? I am having issues with getting jobs here. Been applying online for 3 months now with only 1 job out of the lot. Recently I have been handing resumes to along the way around Perth.

 

[Pegasus]

Jobs can be hard to get anywhere . Sorry I would only have the normal advice