[PW] Re: Vegemite (Izzy Cohen)

[Israel Cohen]

Peter Macinnis wrote:
> Some ten years ago, I took the time to research and explain
> Vegemite, and it can be found at
> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/vegemite.htm

However, this erudite and eminently readable treatise fails to
mention the fact that Vegemite is an efficacious hangover remedy.

For information about this usage and its connection to the phrase
"hair of the dog that bit you", see:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0402&L=cogling&P=8353
http://www.etymologie.info/~e/u_/us-tiere_.html
or, for a long rambling dialog on this topic and others:
http://www.vocaboly.com/forums/ftopic9134.html

ciao,
Israel "izzy" Cohen
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BPMaps/