Mith whats wrong with you bloody poms?

[daedong]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-03-09T151808Z_01_SYD310168_RTRUKOC_0_US-AUSTRALIA-ADS.xml&archived=False

www.wherethebloodyhellareyou.com

 

[Junkman]

Quote from the news article...........

"Australian Tourism Minister Fran Bailey said Britain had banned the television ads, which end with a bikini-clad woman on a beach asking "so where the bloody hell are you?," although the ads would still be seen in British cinemas and appear in print.

which end with a bikini-clad woman on a beach asking

Seems that they have eliminated this portion from the internet posted ad...

 

[Spiffy1]

Neat commercial! Not sure if I can imagine the major US networks playing it or not, but I rather hope they do.

 

[Cowboyjg]

I'm with you Junk.....

Where the Bloody Hell is She??????

 

[Melensdad]

What the heck is a "bloody poms?"

 

[Av8r3400]

Where the bloody hell do I sign up !?!

 

[Spiffy1]

I had to look it up too, but wasn't going to be the first to admit it.

Pommy

 

[daedong]

which end with a bikini-clad woman on a beach asking

Seems that they have eliminated this portion from the internet posted ad...

Junk I am a little confused she is at the end of the clip i veiwed

I personally think this ban was by design. There was probably some money that changed hands with the Britain's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to ban it as a publicity stunt.

 

[daedong]

What the heck is a "bloody poms?"

Bob we really do talk another language down here. It originates for the poms

 

[Mith]

Vin, seems most them British paper pushers are boring 'do gooders'. Probably just doing it for the publicity.
Seemin alot of people here think that bugger is a bad work like the others, man, they need to loosen up a bit.
Still, remember that Toyota advert, now that was classic

PS, I see accoording to that link Spiffy posted I'm supposted to be offended, nah!

 

[daedong]

Most aussies use the word pom. It's like all words it depends on how it is used, tone is everything I sometimes drink at the RSL club (Tiny bar that holds about 6people)and there is a man that serves behind the bar that is Engish, and a real nice bloke at that, and everyone greets him with "you pommy bastard"

Many older aussies males also call English "to and froms"

 

[Mith]

Nah, dont worry, I'm not about to get pissy, I think tis funny
I gotta ask, what is the point in a bar that only holds 6 people? Or is it just another example of Aussie eccentricity

 

[daedong]

Nah, dont worry, I'm not about to get pissy, I think tis funny
I gotta ask, what is the point in a bar that only holds 6 people? Or is it just another example of Aussie eccentricity

Nah just a little rural town, the RSL club only has about 20 active members and you are lucky to get 5 of those in for a drink on a friday night.
The funny thing is there is no smoking 1mt from the bar and the room is only1.5 mts wide

 

[daedong]

http://stonevahestate.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/new_aussie_tourism_ad.mpg

This clip was on late night TV the other night, it is a little Australian to understand but probably still worth the look.

Mith you will probably know "the Peter falconio story", and Shane Warne(the flipper king), and his infamous phone calls