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Humphrys musings aren't even the most tedious, facile tripe in this edition of the Guardian. Is Adrian Chiles away?

Looking at that pile of shite in the top left corner I can't help wondering how the Brits managed to create an insipid imitation 21 years before the "true Aussie hero"came out.

Marmite - 1902
Vegemite - 1923

As the septics might say " the math ain't mathin".

Yug wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2026 1:20 pm Looking at that pile of shite in the top left corner I can't help wondering how the Brits managed to create an insipid imitation 21 years before the "true Aussie hero"came out.

Marmite - 1902
Vegemite - 1923

As the septics might say " the math ain't mathin".

It's a joke.
Kathy Lette is an Australian with a sense of humour, she's winding you up.
That said, I prefer Vegemite (and supermarket own label knockoffs) to Marmite.

The second time I worked in Oz I bought a jar of Vegemite to have on toast (I was sharing an apartment with my mate in Melbourne, so had access to a cooker).

It. Was. Shite.

Strangely enough, as was their interpretation of Cadbury's chocolate (but of course, even that was better than the solidified baby sick that is Hershey's).

Nadhim Zahawi has gone full kit wanker on today's Kuenssberg Show, rolling up in an England shirt. Fucking tryhard.

I propose that any Politician who cosplays in a football kit must stand in a defensive wall against a Julian Dicks free kick.

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2026 8:34 pm I propose that any Politician who cosplays in a football kit must stand in a defensive wall against a Julian Dicks free kick.

Or just a free kick in the dick

The BBC case that Trump brought up against them continues to go well for Donald.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93487x97kyo

At some point it's being dropped quietly.