In a message dated 10/18/98 2:09:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
MSTEBBIN@MSVU1.MSVU.CA writes:

<< > but what the heck is Vegemite!!!?????
 >
 > inquiring old farts want to know! :) >>

I also think Vegemite is a yeast extract of some sort. My wife has a serious
Marmite jones (5 years in Amsterdam, hanging with bad-apple vegetarians and
penniless street musicians took its toll on her...).  I believe Marmite is a
European version of Vegemite. Complete B-complex, great for whatever ails, uh,
Europeans, I guess. She claims it can grow hair on a billiard ball. In Holland
it was introduced to the bloodstream via sandwich, teaspoons-full put in tea
and sauces, and most likely mainlined by the hardened few. Open jars are *not*
allowed in the Vanagon. A Marmite (Vegemite) spill is not a pretty thought.

A parting question: the AOL browser spellchecker prompts me to replace
"Vanagon" with "Vernon." What do other spellcheckers suggest in place of the
admittedly awkward "Vanagon" monikor?

Michael
87 GL (oh, all right, "Vernon")