Lewisnotmiller's 'Watch out what you ask, I might just tell you...' thread

[lewisnotmiller]

I'm sure @lewisnotmiller would say it's a toss-up between Mark "Chopper" Read - Wikipedia and Rod Ansell - Wikipedia

Ha!
Holy moly, what a pair.
Have you seen the Eric Bana movie about Chopper (called Chopper)? It was a bit of a cult classic over here, no idea how much notice it got anywhere else though.

If we're replacing Warnie, it should be with a sports star, and I'm a basketball fan, so I'll go with Lauren Jackson. That would leave me in the minority, since women's basketball is a little niche, but there ya go.

 

[Quagmire]

decades of increasingly insidious exposure to American accents through our media consumption is slooooooowly impacting on our language. We sound less funny than we used to

In all seriousness that's kind of a shame.

Next question: is this your national anthem:

And if not, why not?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

In all seriousness that's kind of a shame.

Next question: is this your national anthem:

And if not, why not?

For quite a while it got listed as our 'sporting anthem' along with the boxing kangaroo. We've moved away from that to a degree, but it's certainly cooler than our actual anthem.
The other song that gets a run in the anthem stakes is Waltzing Matilda (mostly at Internation Rugby)

 

[Quagmire]

For quite a while it got listed as our 'sporting anthem' along with the boxing kangaroo. We've moved away from that to a degree, but it's certainly cooler than our actual anthem.
The other song that gets a run in the anthem stakes is Waltzing Matilda (mostly at Internation Rugby)

This song was pretty popular in the states when I was a kid:

 

[lewisnotmiller]

This song was pretty popular in the states when I was a kid:

Ha...yeah...Rolf is a little persona non grata these days...

Rolf Harris' reclusive final years after prison - from ill wife to 24-hour care

DETAILS of his horrific crimes against children turned him from one of the nation’s most-loved entertainers to a despised recluse. Following the death of Rolf Harris aged 93, after a bat…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Quagmire]

Ha...yeah...Rolf is a little persona non grata these days...

Rolf Harris' reclusive final years after prison - from ill wife to 24-hour care

DETAILS of his horrific crimes against children turned him from one of the nation’s most-loved entertainers to a despised recluse. Following the death of Rolf Harris aged 93, after a bat…

www.thesun.co.uk

I had no idea.