Proposal to get this list back on track

[John]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Thursday 23 March 2006 23:31, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
> 
>>Out of interest, what advert is the paraphrase from?
> 
> 
> An Australian tourism ad designed to be shown on TV in other 
> countries. It seems the UK banned it. The Register covered it 
> recently:
> 
> A stunning blonde is on the beach extolling the virtues of Oz tourism. 
> She tells the audience that they spruced up the joint, put the beer 
> in the fridge, put meat on the coals and the locals are waiting to 
> welcome the tourists. Then she asks:
> 
> "So where the bloody hell are you then?"
> 
> Only in Oz would someone try that and get away with it :-)
> 

The thing that gets my laugh-button is HRH Phil the Greek gave his reyal 
endorsement to "bloody" when he was here in Perth for the Commonwealth 
Games in 1962. It was very contraversial then (which is why I remember 
it!), but I don't see what the fuss is now.

Bloody Poms!

And the Canadians! I hear they don't like "beer." Can you believe that?