BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Joybell
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 09:29 PM

If I had a hippo I'd call her Chrissy.

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 03:42 AM

So now the Tourism Minister and the face of the ad (Laura) are off to England to protest...

So since this is a music forum....

"Tell Laura I lu-u-uve her"

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Teribus
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 04:15 AM

Just watched it, the ad that is, think it's absolutely fantastic. Anybody objecting to that wants their bumps read.

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Flash Company
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 10:47 AM

Gnomad.. Spot on about the Olympic Ads, They will probably feature Tessa Jowell's husband doing the high jump.
And if the French are sick about not getting them, I think that we should probably be even sicker about the French not getting them.
And of course the stadia will be ready on time! Just like Wembley!

FC

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Charley Noble
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 10:57 AM

And the stinging jellyfish?

And the blood-sucking wombats?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, safe in Maine

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 06:49 PM

An Aussie has found a cream that when applied to the skin, seems to stop the stings firing on contact with skin. He is not a 'recognised researcher', and there are questions such as whether the captive jellyfish he has have used most of their stings, etc, but it IS interesting...


"the blood-sucking wombats"

The drop bears ate 'em out!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: GUEST,Bazza
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 04:09 PM

And if youse don't like it you can F*** off back where you came from.
Now that's really Australian!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: John O'L
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 11:26 PM

Where the bloody hell am I?

Bloody Melbourne, mate.

Commonwealth bloody Games, mate.

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: alison
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 11:58 PM

there are camel trains closer to sydney than you think Jenni
Stockton Beach near Nelson Bay has camel rides through the dunes.

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 07:24 AM

And now it has been revelead that "the word" was used in 2 previous ads on British TV.

One of them interestingly was a Paul Hogan ad, in which he asks a Beefeater
"Where am I mate?" to be told
"The Bloody Tower"
"Ok, mate - I was just askin', no need to..."

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 05:28 PM

It appears that the British Advertising Council has ruled that the word is swearing and swearing is prohibited now, in spite of the fact that the word has been used in previous ads beside the Paul Hogan one (a previous Aussie Tourist campaign btw!) as a swear word. The ad is played, but the word is being beeped!

However "depending on the context", the word can be used in TV programs, as that is decided by a different censor body! 'Little Britain', and other programs use it liberally. Which leads to the insane situation that a popular cooking program (an ideal target audience for the ad campaign!) with a celebrity chef can use the word all the time as a swear word, but when the ad is played in that program, the word has to be beeped out!

We aussies are now beginning to understand the hassles you Brits have been having with the licensing of playing of live music...

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: GUEST,Dave'sWife sans Cookie
Date: 16 Mar 06 - 12:15 AM

Speaking of Blood-Sucking Wombats, In the mornings while we are eating breakfast, we like to watch a show on Animal Planet called "Growing Up___________________" (Fill In the Blank)

This morning it was growing up Marsupial and showed a wild animal rehabilitator gal hand-rearing a baby wombat named Rosy. Awww what a cutie! The other part of the show was a zoo employee hand-rearing twin Tasmanian Devils. I love that show! Always a happy eneding. They all always grow up to be happy and healthy critters.

I also saw a show on Animal Planet about the Camel Roundup they do in the interior when they need to cull the herd for export back to Arabia. That was fascinating. Up until then I did not know that Austrailia had all those Camels!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 16 Mar 06 - 12:21 AM

It now appears that the clever litle devels made 2 versions of that ad - one 'with' and one 'without' the word.... the second one is now being shown in Britian...

"Belt and Braces, mate!"

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: John O'L
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 08:23 PM

Common sense (?) prevails:-

"The broadcast advertising centre lists "bloody" as its 27th-most offensive word, behind "crap" and ahead of "God".
Other banned words include bastard (6th), bollocks (8th), bugger (21st), sodding (24th) and Jesus Christ (25th)."

What about "suck-a-rat's-arse"?

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 18 Mar 06 - 11:27 PM

Ah! It now appears that the British TV Advertising Censor has backed down and agreed to show the original ads uncut!

Bloody Bewdy Mate!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: JennyO
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 12:20 AM

Bloody oath! Yew liddle ripper!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: freda underhill
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:03 AM

and so they bloody well should.

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: freda underhill
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 01:35 AM

BTW in April, where the bloody hell will you be?

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: GUEST,robomatic
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 02:05 AM

bloody 69!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 02:19 AM

what do the wild camels live on?

slogans all right. can't imagine anybody with an IQ above shite getting offended.

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 02:21 AM

I'm in fuckin' Alberta, eh?

See? It's possible to write without using the word 'bloody'. No shit.

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 07:09 AM

Holy Crap, Peace!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Mar 06 - 09:42 AM

Saw the advert today... seems the young lady in the bikini only asks 'so where the hell are ya'... maybe it's the Sunday before the watershed version. Has Bruce reached the gate yet?

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 12:40 AM

Ozzies? They're all in Thailand it would seem

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: John O'L
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 01:29 AM

Oh, no, some of us are in Indonesian jails as well as Thai ones.
Singaporean jails...
Guantanameran ones...

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 07:05 AM

Yeah, John, we're not prejudiced. Also out Govt won't bring us home like the bloody Yanks! :-)

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Arnie
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 11:50 AM

Where the bloody hell are we? In the swimming pools of Melbourne taking gold and silver medals....... bet you wish the Poms were back home!!!

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 12:58 PM

Mercy Maud!

Won't some deligent Joe Cline please sanitize this thread?

Leapin' lizards!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: 'So where the bloody hell are you?'
From: Kaleea
Date: 20 Mar 06 - 03:32 PM

Charley, I'm tossing in a box of Tide!