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Ha, just as you type this some British anti-discrimination group here are sueing the beer company (Toohey’s if anyone is interested) for their derogatory use of the word ‘Pom’ in their ad campaign.
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Those bally fine chaps from the antipodes
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of November Leave a comment on this post
If an advert like this appeared on a bus in Britain, slagging off the Aussues, the transport company would be sued on the spot (by the Australian embassy, firstly, followed by the Equality For All Things With Four Wheels movement).
Shuper advert that, though.
Tags: ashes, australia, bus, cricket-photos, england, funny, photo, poms, sydney, the-ashes |
6 Responses to “Those bally fine chaps from the antipodes”
November 30th, 2006 at 12.38 am
November 30th, 2006 at 10.07 pm
Ever notice how Aussies can give it out but not take it? Poor old Pricilla Ponting having a hissy fit ‘cos Duncan Fletcher smiled at him! Katich in a huff ‘cos the crowd were laughing at him. All English Media and Supporters please note; if you want to get Australia rattled don’t bother with all the Prawns on the Barby cr@p, really get stuck into them. They really can’t stand being hated, it upsets them. They really are fragile little flowers, and if an Australian team in England had to put up with what England has to in Australia they would lock their dressing room door, burst into tears, and refuse to come out. As I said, they are World Champions at dishing it out but when they get it back they go to water! That was one of the reasons why Australia lost in 2005, they were not prepared for the intensity and hostility of the English crowds.
December 2nd, 2006 at 10.54 pm
For another example of this, check out Ford Australia’s latest promotion…Ton a Pom! All good fun, and despite what some uneducated comments from above may think, we give as good as we get…
December 2nd, 2006 at 10.59 pm
Geez Caliban, did you happen to sleep through the last 15 years worth of Australia’s tours of hmmm, let’s see, England, NZ, South Africa?
I guess your’s is the sort of spite and sour grapes 15 years of domination will foster… I don’t recall any Aussies leaving tours with home sickness or depression. In one sentence you say, “if an Australian team had to put up with what England had to put up with…” then in the next one you say “they were not prepared for the … English crowds” … sort it out mate - which one is it? Crickey - you blokes win one series in 20 years and you get all high and mighty - imagine if you ever won a few in a row…
On the other hand, I did see Glenn McGrath offer a good humoured wave to the Barmy Army at Adelaide yesterday though, when he bought up his hundred (for none!)
December 2nd, 2006 at 11.00 pm
Oops, that link should read “tonk” as in TonkAPom…
December 7th, 2006 at 5.30 am
Taliban - You seem like a switched on Rooster.
The only reason they would have to lock the doors on the dressing room is to stop English women throwing themselves at Warney.
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