Well yeah that's right, carrying a knife is now illegal unless you have a lawful excuse to do so. Technically if I am in a pub with my pocket knife in my pocket I am breaking the law.
Hendrik who is trying to fit into a modern PC world, with some success (not in jail.............yet) ________________________________ From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wed, 14 April, 2010 11:14:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Off the topic: Australiana Americans love Crocidile Dundee, because it is like a modern Davey Crockett. Most Americans have never heard of Davey Crockett, but DO know about Crocadile Dundee. The spirit of freedom and independence, and the yearning for the same is in every human. Thus the popularity of Dundee, Start Wars and the like. It sounds like the OZ of old, where men are men and all citizens are free and independent is even further down the UK/France sewer of wimpification, PC and socialist rubbish than we are. >Dundee movies VERY popular. We really like Crocodile Dundee; even I >like him, especially when uses lines such as, "That's not a knife; >THIS is a knife." > >Wilton > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Hendrik & Fay" <heni...@ozemail.com.au> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:26 AM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Off the topic: Australiana > >>Hi Alex >> >>Finally got round to responding, apologies for the delay & don't >>know if this will get through due to email issues - as you all know. >>There is definitely a gremlin in the system that H can't find. >> >>I've never heard of the Outback steakhouse (emigrated here 22 years >>ago from NZ) & have been to Broken Hill where Mad Max Movies were >>made. >>Yes it was tragic what happened to Steve Irwin but in my opinion he >>was the most irritating human being to come out of Oz. >> >>Georgia (daughter) would like to know if any of you have heard of: >>Dame Edna Everage or Norman Gunstan and >>how popular were the Crocodile Dundee (Paul Hogan) Movies in the US. >>The team have to do a skit at the FPS conference on Australia. >> >>Have to agree why couldn't they have got an actual Aussie actor to >>do the voice over for Outback Steakhouse commerical's there are >>plenty of them in the US - that's shameful. >> >>Fay >>> >>>Yup. Outback Steakhouse, Steve Irwin, and the Mad Max movies pretty >>>much sum up all the average American knows about Australia, I think. >>> >>>Having been to Oz and heard some really thick accents there, >>>especially in Tasmania, I wince every time an Outback commercial comes >>>on the TV---couldn't they have gotten an actual Aussie actor to do the >>>voiceover, instead of an American trying (and failing pitifully) to do >>>the accent? >>> >>>Alex >>> >>>_______________________________________ >>>http://www.okiebenz.com >>>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >>_______________________________________ >>http://www.okiebenz.com >>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
