Some of you disregarded my advice on a previous article and were shocked and offended by Australian humour and Australian vocabulary.
Today’s antipodean article is written by a more literary bloke, and is hilarious if you genuinely understand down-under politics and cricket.
The comments and the author’s responses to the comments are mirth-making too, to those of us that have had the lobotomy.
I emphasise that all those who sneered at the earlier offering from The Punch should avoid this one like the plague. John Mackie, Soutie and Sheona may possibly find it entertaining – or perhaps even they may not.
You have been warned. If you ignore the warning and then complain, you will be probably soundly abused and insulted – and Boadicea will not protect you! 😀
Boadicea's Chariot 
Hee hee
Mr. Birmingham write “Can anyone imagine the Rodent, or Mr Rabbit or even the Ruddbot skiving off on their prime ministerial duty on Boxing Day?”
Didn’t help in 2008 did it? 😉
Bearsy, although slightly more erudite than the Punch post, if this article was a girl I had picked up in a pub after several pints of the finest amber liquid known to Occker, Saffer or Pom, she would qualify as a three bagger. One for me, one for the girl and one for my dog. I am surprised this got past the Chariot censor. ‘Orange Roughie’ is sailing close to the wind, doncher think? I liked Geoff’s comment though. Bloody multiculturalism. 🙂
That particular comment clinched it for me Sipu! 🙄
Boadicea likes this author’s stuff, she’s a real Shelia at heart!
Not having heard her before, I have just listened to a recording of her acceptance speech as Leader. Was Barry Humphries her elocution tutor? You cant blame Wales – she left when she was five. In a rather ghastly flashback she reminds me of Cherie Blair – I think it’s the mouth…still it must be considered progress that Australia can bring itself to appoint a woman as P.M.
It wasn’t that bad – though perhaps ‘Orange roughie,’ is a bit harsh, although, when you get to my age, anyone who is a) ambulatory, with or without technical assistance, b) wears a skirt and c) doesn’t have hairy legs looks pretty good.
This is an Orange Roughie guys, and very tasty it is too.
What do you reprobates think it means? 😕
I have to say I like it. If anything I would think that Birmingham guy fancies the Orange Roughie, he was very kind in his review.
I attended an outdoor screening of Harry Potter in a large ground near Sydney a few years ago and said to a guy in a wheelchair that is was OK for him as he had his own seat. His carer looked at me as if I had done something evil in her handbag while he nearly chocked as he laughd fit to bust.
Once again I found this article very entertaining. And of course a headiing telling people not to read it is just irresistible. It’s rather sad that your current PM did not keep up the tradition of attending the Melbourne test. Is this “striking out in a new direction”, as current jargon would have it? It seems rather discourteous to me.
btw, I’m glad my sense of humour matches JM’s, even if he is from Edinburgh.
On the wheelchair thingie, I was at a Regimental re-union a few years ago and our weekend happened to coincide with a that of a party from one of the RBL homes, WW2 and later affairs veterans, and most of them in wheelchairs. Of course, their money was no good once we got together with them – there was even one guy from our Regiment – and towards the end of the evening, suitably lubricated, we organised wheelchair races, the final round being us in the wheelchairs and the old boys pushing 🙂
Bearsy, good afternoon.
Thanks. I really enjoyed that.
Followed the comments down through ‘Bloody multiculturism’ Geoff. Loved his reply to the poster asking him what his point was:- ‘So now posters are expected not only to have a point, but some kind of valid argument as well?’ Sums up a lot of blogging interaction, in my opinion.
Anyhoo, got to the bottom comment and went off to check the youtube link to Keating on Howard. Superb invective oratory. From there, I looked at other recent stramashes in the House of Representatives and discovered the truly appalling but highly collectable Wilson Tuckey. I see he lost in 2010 to a politician called Crook!