July 03, 2003
NEWS ROUNDUP
Spin Starts Here reports an advertising campaign aimed at the jaded:
Today, my favourite Australia Square cafe has a tray of pastries with a big sign reading "Pastries, all $1! Fresh, healthy, and good for you. Eat up! That should please your cynical heart."
Elsewhere today, Tasmanians Ron Smith and Jack Russell are involved in unseemly court proceedings, the salty greatness of Vegemite is under threat, and a tattooed guy from Melbourne’s western suburbs is on the verge of making Wimbledon’s semi finals. Go, Scud! And via Roger Bournival, news that a record seven Australians will compete in this year’s Tour de France. Eight if you include Lance Armstrong, which you really can’t do, because he’s American.
Posted by Tim Blair at July 3, 2003 05:00 PMJust because Lance was born in the US is no reason to disown him, Tim. We claim Russell "Fightn' round th' world" Crowe.
Lance falls under the "claim them if they're succesful" catagory.
I want Valentino Rossi and Neil Hodgeson given passports quick-smart.
A heavy-weight boxer would round things out nicely. Aussie Joe Bugner (born in the UK) is getting past his prime for the big ones.
Posted by: Jake D at July 3, 2003 at 05:26 PMRon and Jack aren't related by blood- a clear act of perversion by Tasmanian standards.
(It's a Jack Russell terrier for fucks sake- I hope he had plenty of duct tape).
Ya'll can have Lance if we get Naomi Watts in return. Throw in Nicole Kidman and you can have Tom Cruise, too. Hell, you can have Tom Cruise for nothing at all.
Posted by: Matt Moore at July 3, 2003 at 06:50 PMThey can have my Vegemite® when they pry it from my cold, brown-stained fingers!
Posted by: BruceT at July 3, 2003 at 07:04 PMI thought Bugner.A.J was born in somewhere like Hungary or Czechoslovakia or where-ever.
Posted by: Tony.T at July 3, 2003 at 08:10 PMcan any of you recomend where i can get some vegemite in the states? as a full member of the Coalition Of The Swilling (C.O.T.S.) i want to add to my australian intake. oddly enough, outback steakhouse doen't have it on the menu...
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at July 3, 2003 at 10:10 PMAussie Joe is a former Hungarian citizen who moved here with the help of the lovely Marlene, a former barmaid at the Commercial hotel in Chinchilla.
Makes him a Queenslander by my books.
Tim,
Make some news in Australia with some of these great gift ideas.
Sorry, here's the link.
http://store.yahoo.com/victorystore00/buwotot.html
Bob
I stand corrected on the Aussie J Bugner place of origin question(damn my know-nothing family!). Can we trade Tom Cruise back for some swim-suit models?
Posted by: Jake D at July 4, 2003 at 11:59 AMHey Mr. Bingley -- here's one company in the US selling Vegemite:
http://www.simplyoz.com/products/aussie_food/groceries/vegemite
They've got Milo and Passiona too ... and marty sauce!!
Posted by: BruceT at July 4, 2003 at 12:38 PMbruce t,
you, sir, are a true gentleman and a scholar.
kindest regards
Mr. Bingley
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at July 5, 2003 at 12:25 PM