Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Feb 27th 2006 | 10:19 am
#61
She's Diddy, He's Not
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,454
From: Gold Coast - just like Felixstowe
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Originally Posted by jad n rich
I think we need another thread on aussie inventions 
What about the rotary washing line thats an aussie thing.
What about the rotary washing line thats an aussie thing.
Creepy crawly for pools?
And re an earlier post I thought it was a Kiwi that invented the plane.
Paul.
Feb 27th 2006 | 10:20 am
#62
She's Diddy, He's Not
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,454
From: Gold Coast - just like Felixstowe
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
I forgot, they also invented sledging (in cricket).
Feb 27th 2006 | 10:27 am
#63
Keeping it fairly real
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 32,863
From: In the sun
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Originally Posted by diddy
I forgot, they also invented sledging (in cricket).
Feb 27th 2006 | 10:28 am
#64
Keeping it fairly real
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 32,863
From: In the sun
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Originally Posted by jad n rich
I think we need another thread on aussie inventions
What about the rotary washing line thats an aussie thing.
What about the rotary washing line thats an aussie thing.
Feb 27th 2006 | 11:11 am
#65
Australia's Doorman
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 11,057
From: The Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Originally Posted by jad n rich
I think we need another thread on aussie inventions...
Feb 27th 2006 | 12:18 pm
#66
BE Forum Addict
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From: Hills District
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Feb 27th 2006 | 6:36 pm
#67
Fighting my corner
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 11,948
From: Adelaide, South Australia
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Bingo, that is exactly what I said to Dagboy last night when I saw them! Why on earth is she saying it when it would sound so much more believable & "authentic" coming from the mouth of, say, the guy who mentions shutting the gate? But then that is just typical media & men for you, stick a bikini clad girl on TV & most men are so stupid that they would buy tampons to stick up their nose when they had a cold if she told them it was a good idea 
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As for the rest, its a tourism ad, pics of lovely beaches are expected, but I was quite impressed with all the other bits they added to it, definitely doesn't show Australia as only being a country of beaches IMO.
.As for the rest, its a tourism ad, pics of lovely beaches are expected, but I was quite impressed with all the other bits they added to it, definitely doesn't show Australia as only being a country of beaches IMO.
Feb 27th 2006 | 6:50 pm
#69
Fighting my corner
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 11,948
From: Adelaide, South Australia
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Originally Posted by jad n rich
On the weekend the media reported they had spent $6 million on research into what sort of ads we should have.
In defense of the campaign they explained how they discarded focusing on intellectual things like what australia invented for the ads. Then were quoting examples like how Australia gave the world penicillin.
Thankfully we spent $6 million bucks of taxpayer money it might have been a bit embarrasing for a country to be claiming an invention made in 1928 by a pom called alexandra flemming who had never set foot in australia
In defense of the campaign they explained how they discarded focusing on intellectual things like what australia invented for the ads. Then were quoting examples like how Australia gave the world penicillin.
Thankfully we spent $6 million bucks of taxpayer money
it might have been a bit embarrasing for a country to be claiming an invention made in 1928 by a pom called alexandra flemming who had never set foot in australia Perhaps the UK should start its own campaign... something like "The UK - it's not quite as crap as it used to be"?
Feb 28th 2006 | 8:17 am
#70
An Australian Citizen !!
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,237
From: Terrigal - NSW Central Coast since June 2005
Re: Where the Bl**dy Hell are you..???
Originally Posted by Hutch
Hmmm ... think I can hear MikeStanton approaching, from the south ...
.....now there's a blast from the past :scared:
Jim
