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[–] kn33@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The last U.S. president to visit Australia, Barack Obama, once said: “It’s horrible.”

This is a lot funnier if you read it out of context.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 3 points 22 hours ago

How dare he say that!

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 5 points 21 hours ago

He's been incarcerated for decades and hasn't forgotten the taste. Clearly this is a matter of national importance. Get on it Albo

[–] manmachine@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You gotta fight

For your right

To vegemite

[–] RaoulDuke85@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Living in a cell is such a drag.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Your cellmate threw away your best porno mag

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For others wondering, stated reason is “cultural”.

claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago

So if this case is successful, does it mean I can have chilaquiles and sopaipillas if I'm thrown into the slammer?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What is wrong with this person? Who willingly chooses to eat Vegemite?

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Disregarding the case where you are a Marmite supremacist I'll say why.

Vegemite and marmite can be thought of as a bitter spice to put on top of butter toast. Just like with salt you can put nothing, way too much and the just right amount. The just right amount is way more subjective than tomatoes or cheese on breat since it can vary by a factor of 20-50x.

I have converted some people to eating marmite and I do it by putting 2-3mm of a knifes tip on the toast and spreading it as thin as possible.

[–] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just because you don't like something doesn't mean others don't.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I like just about any food, but I can't see how people can stand Vegemite.

[–] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You don't need to understand. Vegemite is mass produced, and has been mass produced for decades upon decades. If people weren't buying it, they wouldn't be selling it. Therefore there are plenty of people who like it

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 17 hours ago

My theory is that it is a form of torture

[–] CXORA@aussie.zone 1 points 21 hours ago

Thats wild. Its salty and savoury, whats not clicking?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Vegemite is one of the few exceptions to this

[–] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am a person who willingly eats Vegemite, so is my family, most of my friends, co-workers, acquaintances, the literal hundreds of children I've cared for in my line of work for the most part all eat vegemite.

More than 22 million jars of the stuff is produced annually, which points to the fact that a whole lot of people must be willingly eating it.

You're not the main character. Your opinions are not the most important or the most correct.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 17 hours ago

Y'all crazy

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Take a multivitamin, blend with yeast (stale beer works here), enjoy Vegemite! 🤮

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Had a coworker come back from Australia and had Kraft Vegemite samples for us all.

"Fuck is wrong with you? Why did you do this to me?!"

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago
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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

McKechnie was handed a life sentence for stabbing a property developer to death in Queensland in the 1990s.

He can have a little Vegemite as a treat.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

I don't even understand what he did wrong to be in jail.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I completely changed my mind, he can have whatever he wants I ain't judging