Athlete • Speaker • Guide 
Athlete • Speaker • Guide Date: 3rd March 2007
Obviously Bill, Nicole and I need some incentive to stay in the air and go to goal. Today we had one of those “wow” moments and came up with a bold new plan–anyone who doesn’t make goal has to eat an entire package of Vegemite. I’d heard of Vegemite before this trip, but never actually tasted it until I mistakenly put a whack of it on toast one morning, which sure was a waste of good toast. I’m not sure what Vegemite is made from despite the name implying that vegetables are used somewhere in the manufacturing process–I’m thinking used motor oil from rusting Soviet farm tractors, or maybe street scrapings from New York city, but it really is a mystery product right up there with “chicken” McNuggets. In any case, none of the usual incenitives were working in this comp for us, so the Vegemite gauntlet has been thrown down, game on. Today looks good if the wind doesn’t pick up like it did yesterday.
WG
PS–Does Vegemite explain the Australian accent? I found it very hard to talk naturally after eating it also… Nah, we love ya Oz, I’ll for sure be coming back here, good country and people.
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Hey, this may be more interesting than the comp! We definitely want pictures! :)Had to look it up to see if your new ‘game’ had any real incentive. Wikipedia tells me: “Vegemite is made from leftover brewers’ yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacture, and various vegetable and spice additives…While highly popular in Australia and New Zealand, it has never been successfully marketed elsewhere. It is notorious for the dislike it generates amongst some foreigners.” Yeah, Game on! Beth
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