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What has your country done? I mean the U.S. has lots of strange rules and things but this is downright ridiculous (you can carry a gun, but not a jar of Vegemite). How's that for irony? I fear for the sanity of your homeland.(lol)

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20623973-2,00.html

I've never even heard of the stuff...did they give a reason? *can't find a reason in the article*

QtheQreater wrote:I've never even heard of the stuff...did they give a reason? *can't find a reason in the article*

the article wrote:The great Aussie icon - faithfully carried around the world by travellers from downunder - contains folate, which under a technicality, America allows to be added only to breads and cereals.

Ditto as to having never heard of the stuff...

http://www.vegemite.com.au

It's a bread spreading and an Australian icon.

The great Aussie icon - faithfully carried around the world by travellers from downunder - contains folate, which under a technicality, America allows to be added only to breads and cereals.

(Folate is great in helping babies health).

Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:http://www.vegemite.com.au

It's a bread spreading and an Australian icon.

The great Aussie icon - faithfully carried around the world by travellers from downunder - contains folate, which under a technicality, America allows to be added only to breads and cereals.

(Folate is great in helping babies health).

Oh. It did give a reason. *really needs to have her head examined...*

Well...I wouldn't worry about the country going insane...as it's already happened...

*recalls a certain law against carrying pink lunchboxes down the highway in a town back in New Mexico...*

Taken from Lawguru.com




Australia

* Children may not purchase cigarettes, but can smoke them.
* You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.
* It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.
* It is illegal to read someone's tarot, or give them a psychic reading as these are forms of witchcraft.
* Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, your modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12000 fine. - Telecommunications Act 1991.



Yeah. America is the only country with dumb laws. *yawn*

Whatever Ark.
The 1st one is no longer true. The second is just common sense. The third one I've never seen someone get in trouble for. The fourth: Sadly we have lots of Tarot and Psychic Readers in Australia (and lots of Psychic Festivals). I've never heard of the fifth one so I can't comment.

This is over a freakin' spreading though!

I just think its funny, that an Australian is gonna bash the US over somthing that won't effect you. Get over it.

Oh wait. I have more fun Aussy laws!

Taken from dumblaws.com



It is illegal to walk on the right hand side of a footpath.

Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.

The legal age for straight sex is 16, unless the person is in the care/custody of the older person, in which case it is 18.

Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb.

It is illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday Sunday.

You must have a neck to knee swimsuit in order to swim at Brighton Beach.

Until the Port Arthur Killings it was legal to own an AK-47 but not legal to be gay.

He wasn't bashing us. Just laughing at the absurdity of it. And quite frankly, I think it's stupid, too.

*runs...because Ark is scary...O.O*

Uh, the Walmart here in Phoenix sells Vegemite.

Only nobody buys it because it tastes awful.

I wasn't bashing you Ark. Please calm down. I know everywhere there are dumb laws.
(Please don't be so bitter about it)

Check my edited post. And this...

Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:I mean the U.S. has lots of strange rules and things but this is downright ridiculous (you can carry a gun, but not a jar of Vegemite). How's that for irony? I fear for the sanity of your homeland.(lol)

I consider sarcastic and bashing. Thus, I simply am showing the irony of making fun of American laws...when its so easy to find crazy Aussy laws. My opinion? Every nation has some weird laws.

Bitter? I am not bitter at all. This is just the second post of yours ive seen in a few days whining about America. (the mp3 site being the other post)

O_O wow....such a silly argument... must we fight? Some of the replys here are kinda harsh...

HEY! did you guys know that here in my state we can't eat ice cream with cherry pie? LOL

It's fun to make fun of silly laws... let's not get angry over them...^^;

Pfft. More like Vegemite banned the US!

For tasting so bad!

This reeks of a hoax... I don't think it is banned in the US... There was little to no info given on that site about it... Really...

I'm nearly certain Vegemite, as well as Milo and Nutella, can be found in world markets and certain stores like WinCo.

Bobtheduck wrote:This reeks of a hoax... I don't think it is banned in the US...

Not really banned, but highly regulated. If you read the comments below the article, it linked to the FDA's official website, here is the link about folate that was provided:

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/fr96305c.html

If a can of bread-spread is the "great icon" of a nation, then I think it's time for said nation to get a new icon of nationalism.

:X

Well, ours is an endangered bird...

Really? And here I was thinking it was McDonalds...

I get images of Vegemite soaring magestically over its kill... A poor, unsuspecting slice of bread and a child dead from... bad taste.

Is the Eagle still listed as endangered though? I thought they pulled it off the list a while back. (I may be thinking of another bird or somthing)

Nations are what they eat.

Australia is Vegemite.
The US is BigMacs.
South Africa its biltong.
In Scotland its Haggis.

When you buy these things in excess, all real, meaningful national icons are thrown out the window.

Edit: the only countries that can get away with having food for national icons is Switzerland and Belgium.

QtheQreater wrote:Really? And here I was thinking it was McDonalds...

Well, I guess we could make the national symbol of America a fat guy. XD;;

Ben Franklin wanted a turkey...

Ark wrote:Ben Franklin wanted a turkey...

A turkey pwns the Eagle any day...at least turkeys are useful...

Of course, if our symbol was a turkey, they would probably ban us from eating them on Thanksgiving... o.O

A case could be made for many birds...but I don't mind the Eagle.

I want to try vegemite.

Jaltus-bot wrote:I want to try vegemite.

Believe me, no you don't.

The taste of it is indescribable.

that's what I said about French Vanilla mixed with diet Root Beer... mmmmmmm

beau99 wrote:The taste of it is indescribable.

Oh, I think it's describable. Just not in words that can be used on CAA. XD;;