barry humphries
May 19th 2006, 11:54 am
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barry humphries
right............
i've got a 15 minute oral presentation to do on someone who has contributed to australian society.... we were given a list of names to choose from and the only one i recognised was Barry humphries...
so other than dame edna what has he contributed to aus society???
anyone????
no?????????
(g-d I hate homework!)
i've got a 15 minute oral presentation to do on someone who has contributed to australian society.... we were given a list of names to choose from and the only one i recognised was Barry humphries...
so other than dame edna what has he contributed to aus society???
anyone????
no?????????
(g-d I hate homework!)
May 19th 2006, 12:00 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by YoSemite
right............
i've got a 15 minute oral presentation to do on someone who has contributed to australian society.... we were given a list of names to choose from and the only one i recognised was Barry humphries...
so other than dame edna what has he contributed to aus society???
anyone????
no?????????
(g-d I hate homework!)
i've got a 15 minute oral presentation to do on someone who has contributed to australian society.... we were given a list of names to choose from and the only one i recognised was Barry humphries...
so other than dame edna what has he contributed to aus society???
anyone????
no?????????
(g-d I hate homework!)
Have you looked at this website. You may be able to put something together from it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Humphries
May 19th 2006, 12:04 pm
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Re: barry humphries
got a fair whack of info....... but not entirely sure what his contribution/s would be classed as...
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
May 19th 2006, 12:07 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by YoSemite
got a fair whack of info....... but not entirely sure what his contribution/s would be classed as...
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
May 19th 2006, 12:09 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by YoSemite
got a fair whack of info....... but not entirely sure what his contribution/s would be classed as...
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
Well when I was a kid, I associated Australia with him and Rolf Harris.
Don't know if that was a good thing though :scared:
May 19th 2006, 12:20 pm
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Re: barry humphries
He was quite active in trying to save Camberwell station in Melbourne a few months ago.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Nation...om=moreStories
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Nation...om=moreStories
May 19th 2006, 1:00 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by YoSemite
got a fair whack of info....... but not entirely sure what his contribution/s would be classed as...
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
obviously it's to the arts.... but has he also raised australia's profile internationally?... has he drawn attention to the mind set of australian suburbia?....
just seeing if anyone can think of a different contribution other than the satirical humour of dame edna!
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May 19th 2006, 1:04 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by Grayling
Sir Les Patterson...Australian cultural attache.
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it was like a mouses ear
May 19th 2006, 1:06 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by Sir Les Patterson
whack ho tha diddlo
it was like a mouses ear
it was like a mouses ear
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May 19th 2006, 1:09 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by Sir Les Patterson
whack ho tha diddlo
it was like a mouses ear
it was like a mouses ear
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093406/
May 19th 2006, 1:10 pm
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Re: barry humphries
Originally Posted by Sir Les Patterson
i did save the world you know
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093406/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093406/
