“Friends, tomorrow, the work begins. You can have a strong cup of tea if you want, even an Iced Vo Vo on the way through. But the celebration stops there."
- Kevin Rudd to his parliamentarians in his victory speech on winning the Federal election in 2007.
“The Krispy Kreme doughnut chain has entered voluntary administration because of poor sales at some stores. The locally owned Australian arm of Krispy Kreme has 50 sites across the east coast that employ 660 staff."
- News report, Sydney Morning Herald 1 November 2010
Those who watch Iron Chef (the Japanese one, not the Aussie knock-off) will be aware that the program always begins with a quotation from 1826 by French philosopher Anthelme Brillat-Savarin: "Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.”
We live in an age where whole sections of supermarkets are devoted to biscuits: Monte Carlos, Tina Wafers, Chocolate Creams, Family Assorted, Spicy Fruit Rolls, Ginger Nuts, Scotch Fingers, Tiny Teddies… and so the list goes on.
