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25-02-2006, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Promoting Australia...
I see you Aussies have employed us Kiwi's to promote your country!
Just saw the ad, and it's got me sold  !
Might have to review your profanity list Mike... It seems the word ****** (as in bl**dy hell) is now acceptable casual language... 
Looks like a nice place this Australia  Might have to go there one day. 
Cheers
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25-02-2006, 08:30 PM
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spamologist
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: directly above the centre of earth
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****** Beaut' mate - we'll chuck another prawn on the barbie for ya'
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25-02-2006, 08:33 PM
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Planet photographer
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bundaberg
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****** nora....its always been acceptable where I come from! pass us a prawn will ya Davo?
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25-02-2006, 09:29 PM
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lots of eyes on you!
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Launceston Tasmania
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****** prawns, ****** kiwis, ****** sheep!
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25-02-2006, 09:32 PM
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Planet photographer
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bundaberg
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Umm, yes, well.......Don't get me started on kiwi sheep jokes, ok???
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26-02-2006, 02:45 AM
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Evolution in action.
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Sheffield Tasmania
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Originally Posted by asimov
Umm, yes, well.......Don't get me started on kiwi sheep jokes, ok??? |
Why?
Puuuleeeeeze eggsplain.
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26-02-2006, 04:39 AM
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Planet photographer
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bundaberg
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Whats to explain? I don't know any sheep jokes. 
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26-02-2006, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Sheep jokes? Hold on, I just have to find my velcro gloves....
Right fire away, I'm ****** ready
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26-02-2006, 11:17 PM
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Isnt Australia just the west island anyway???
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26-02-2006, 11:50 PM
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Cloud dodger
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Hobart
Posts: 584
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Not likely, there's high level talk of NZ using the Aussi dollar, the next logical step would be for you to be come our 7th state (or third territory).
Half your population is in Sydney already anyway.
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27-02-2006, 12:32 AM
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A very 'Senior' member.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: South Coast N.S.W.
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& the other 1/2 comes down this way @ Christmas time.....  L.
ps. just wish they'd leave their damn ****** boomboxes at home.....
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27-02-2006, 02:10 PM
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Astro-holic
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Swan Valley, Perth, WA
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Just got back from South Africa this weekend and the add has been slagged off heavy by the media in South Africa, UK, America and Europe, as a cheap and crude attempt to get exposure.
My son is not allowed to use such language at home or at school, yet the powers that be think this sort of toilet humor talk, will encourage many wealthy and $$$ tourist to this great country???
More like it will attract the Euro-trash and southern Hill-Billy's from the USA 
Were where their minds when they dream up that slogan and poor website!!! look at Spain, over 6million tourist come through as repeat visitors and another 10 million go through as year as one off's... do you see them advertizing like this????
JMHO
Tony
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27-02-2006, 02:30 PM
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~Dust bunny breeder~
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The town of campbells
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****** advertising!
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27-02-2006, 02:36 PM
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spamologist
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: directly above the centre of earth
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No number comparison really - Spain is part of continental Europe and easily accessed by 100's of millions. It can also be part of an itinery. Oz stands alone and is expensive - time consuming to get to. The word ****** is to some possibly distasteful but I know nobody that considers it a swear word in the sense of profanity.
It certainly is a unique approach and as they say ANY pub licity is good publicity! (Anybody that won't visit because they may hear the word ****** whilst down under should probably stay at home anyway )
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27-02-2006, 03:07 PM
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Astro-holic
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Swan Valley, Perth, WA
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Originally Posted by stinky
It certainly is a unique approach and as they say ANY pub licity is good publicity! (Anybody that won't visit because they may hear the word ****** whilst down under should probably stay at home anyway ) |
funny mate, with attitude like that you going to win over the hearts and minds of thousands arn't you 
as for swearing... ask any school teacher if she or he would encourage that usage of language in the school ????
JMHO
Tony
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27-02-2006, 03:38 PM
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~Dust bunny breeder~
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The town of campbells
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these days where the teachers have little if and rights in the class room they probably hear it often enough anyhow Tony .
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27-02-2006, 06:10 PM
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Retired, damn no pension
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Obi Obi, Qld
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 @Ziggy Stardust. I change the channel or turn the tv off when it comes on.
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Were where their minds when they dream up that slogan
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Dribbling out their ears.
Bah!! Pathethic.
I'll curse and swear with the best of them and often do but that ad sounds like it was thought up by fifteen year olds.
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27-02-2006, 07:18 PM
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lots of eyes on you!
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Launceston Tasmania
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lucky it didn't cost too much to get work experience kids working on this project......................whats that dear, how much did they pay for this..................you're joking.........
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27-02-2006, 07:49 PM
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spamologist
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: directly above the centre of earth
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Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
funny mate, with attitude like that you going to win over the hearts and minds of thousands arn't you
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Well - yeah. If somebody is so sensitive to be upset by the word they are probably best isolated from the real world - that expletive happens in all languages. Better to stay at home and for goodness sake don't view TV or listen to radio (especially parliament )
As for the ads working - they are getting attention, which is the whole idea. But I do think Oz could have been portrayed differently.
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27-02-2006, 07:58 PM
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A very 'Senior' member.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: South Coast N.S.W.
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FWIW & IMHO, It wan't that long ago that the word "HELL" was considered as a swear word. Lots of children got chastized for using it....I know, I did...... ..... L.
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