Comments on: White Elephant Gift

By: leroy

leroy — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:17:48 +0000

Wow, that is an awesome gift!

But I gotta disagree on the duct tape, however.

If only someone had told my folks that the usefulness of duct tape in child rearing was grossly overrated, I could have saved a bundle on therapy and bought that Delta 7 you wrote about.

Best wishes to Susan.

By: Clydesteve

Clydesteve — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:54:59 +0000

I don’t know that i would compare Vegamite to SPAM. When I went through Austrailia in the service, the Aussies compared their Vegamite to our yellow processed French’s mustard. And I have to agree. Vegamite is pretty gross to the uninitiated taste buds, and so, aparently, is our bitter bright yellow condiment. Who knew?

I prefer a nice brown mustard to either.

By: AMG in Texas

AMG in Texas — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:30:48 +0000

Marrock –
You left out the 3rd most popular tool in the old toolbox… closehanger wire. Yep, commonly known as baling wire around Texas. Cant live without it… muffler scraping the ground… Duct tape… nope… will burn in 10 minutes… W/D 40… nope, will dry on contact… the solution… bailing wire (closehanger)!!!
Ever lock yourself out of a car??? What do you use??? Duct tape, W/D 40??? Nope… closehanger (baling wire). You can bend it into the most usefull shapes to get at the door lock mechanism.

A forth item in the ole toolbox is barbed wire. Just dont use that to repair your bike seat….

To our aussie friends… is Vegamite like our SPAM??? Sounds like the proverbial love it or hate it type of food (?).

Al Maviva – I think the real reason you dont get invited to the xmas parties is the perpetual gift you always give… ball bearings in a sock with the cute note “Use this on your boss at work”. ;-)

By: Uphill Battle

Uphill Battle — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:44:04 +0000

Well, Fatty, did the recepient of your white elephant simply love your gift? And what did you get in return?

By: Pammap

Pammap — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:51:31 +0000

Another reason to read fatcyclist.com: a short lesson in food from around the world – vegemite, nutella, tripe. Thanks, guys. Very interesting for a kid from small town Missouri. :) Well, actually, I’m a 50 y.o. grandmother and live near St. Louis which is not super small but you get the idea. Fun stuff.

By: Big Mike In Oz

Big Mike In Oz — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:38:57 +0000

phun – “tripe… a little chewy” like as in sliding along the velodrome at 40mph is a little ouchy. Tripe is the organic equivalent of a tyre casing. As for Nutella, I think it’s a little too sweet and chocolatey but my kids often have a little bit of bread under their inch thick slice of Nutella.

By: cyclingphun.blogspot.com

cyclingphun.blogspot.com — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:54:16 +0000

NUTELLA! Ooooo, I love me some Nutella.
OK, so after cracking on Vegimite, I have to ask; am I the only one here who is into Tripe?! Love my tripe, Gramma always made it in a tomato based sort of broth… mmmmm.
*for those who don’t know, tripe is the first or second stomach of a cow. Little chewy, not horribly flavorful outside of what you put it in, but good.

By: aussie kev

aussie kev — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:31:55 +0000

breakfast at our house wouldnt happen without vegimite ( and nutella !!)

By: Born4Lycra

Born4Lycra — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:50:45 +0000

I’m with you Adam and we might just be alone in the universe together. Putting vegemite on toast is a waste of toast but tell that to the millions who love it. I reckon the bloke that invented vegemite is the same bloke that invented ties. Bit of scrap material lying around I’ll tie it round my neck for a laugh and instantly annoy just about every bloke on the planet. Similarly I’ve got all this offal and crap left over from a failed toilet cleaning enterprise what shall I do with it. Dash of salt and another dash of salt only bigger then one more for luck, well there you go it looks like poo and just might sell. I’ll call it vegemite it might be vegetable it might not. Hope my wife and daughter don’t read this they love it.

By: Big Mike In Oz

Big Mike In Oz — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:34:05 +0000

Relax Adam, you just haven’t been trained properly in the art of Vegemite consumption. If it’s administered incorrectly Vegemite can seem to be useful only for repairing holes in the road or masking the smell of a rotting goat carcass. If it’s used correctly it’s almost as close to nirvana as Keira Knightly belly dancing at your birthday party.