crumpet

So why, for the first time in months, do I buy a packet of crumpets today?

My favourite thing is to put a thin slice of unsalted butter on a hot crumpet and let it melt. Mmm.

Vegemite etc. is too salty and vaguely nutritious to give true crumpet pleasure.

But butter, honey and cinnamon is a nice combination for the sweet tooth.

There are, of course, the various slang uses of this word:
old crumpet - something akin to "old fart" or "mate", I confess to never having heard this in real life usage.
a bit of crumpet - a sexually desirable woman

Not me. Pica makes me eat chalk.

Pikas make me sneeze.

Nothing, Prolagus. They're cute and cuddly. And voracious.

What's wrong with pikas?!

The only pooka I know is a llama.

In Asativum's world, yes. They're distantly related to the quite stroppy vulvarine.

So a pooka's like a giant pika on steroids?

That's right, Asa. They're often found in the same habitat as the much larger pooka.

*And they're off!*

Isn't a marmite a sort of alpine rodent in North America?

Of promite, vegemite, and marmite, the only one that sounds vaguely edible is vegemite--and that's only by comparison to the other two. They all sound like laxatives to me.

Promite is still made. Better on toast than on crumpets in my opinion.

One and the same, sionnach. You can listen to the original broadcast here.

Regarding the myriad "*mites" that could adorn my crumpet, I'm standing by gooseberry jam and ricotta cheese. Barring that, cream cheese and sliced peaches.

I'm rather fond of promite instead. (Do they still make it? Haven't had any in years!)

You could always substitute marmite for vegemite on that crumpet, skip.

Wasn't Crumpet the flirtatious elf in the Santaland Diaries?

Aren't we all related, bilby?

*starts to hum "it's a small world after all..."*

Well...I...ummm...I'm trying to cut down. Yeah, that's it.

BTW I've just found out that Anchorage is a sister-city of Darwin. Skipvia, we might be related.

Pass on vegemite? *shock*

Thanks, bilby. Don't mind if I do. But I think I'll pass on the vegemite.

Here skip, have another *voila*.

Did I forget to mention gooseberry jam and ricotta cheese? I was caught up in the moment.

Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC. Mmmmmm...

also
(n) UK vernacular for good-looking female

I love crumpets.

Coincidentally, I was about to have some. With Vegemite, of course.

Ahh, the glory and wonder of down-under chunder thunder.

Sounds of vulpine chundering ...

There's nothing like crumpets with vegemite.

I had my first crumpet for breakfast today. It was like a cross between an english muffin and a pancake.

I've always liked this word. It makes pastry sound positively triumphant. :-)

Isn't this a wonderful word?