Jessica McBride pointed to this story, which made me laugh out loud:
Former Geelong man Daniel Fogarty, who now lives in Calgary, Canada, said he was stunned when searched while crossing the US border recently."The border guard asked us if we were carrying any Vegemite," Mr Fogarty said.
Why would someone living in Canada be surprised by this? After all, that illustrious country doesn't allow you to bring dirt into their country. That's right... dirt. Every time I go fishing in Canada with my own night crawlers, I have to assure that border guard that my worms aren't packed in dirt, but instead in something that resembles drier lint. Among other things which you can't bring into Canada with you include:
So you'll understand why banning Vegemite in the U.S. doesn't surprise me one damn bit. Of course, knowing what Vegemite actually is... I'm not exactly sure I'm upset about it either. Yuck.
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