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Seer666 · 06-25-2004, 05:37 AM

Last time I was Down Under, I asked a few locals what they thought of the Croc Hunter. The overwhelming response was "Bloody fucking wanker", or along them lines. What is the haterd for that man? Not that I'm a big fan or nothing, but he venom some people had for him down there really caught me off guard.

almostaugust · 06-25-2004, 08:59 AM

Yeah, i dont mind him all that much. I guess people could resent him for being famous while also being... you know a little strange and eccentric. I have no qualms about him, but i can see how other aussies would. You see down here we have this thing called 'tall poppy syndrome', if anyone gets any kind of acclaim in any other area besides sport or beer drinking, we like to cut them down to size. This is a serious cultural problem we have that many kinda intelectual types have isolated as being a major hang-up. But it cuts both ways i guess, it breeds a certain humility amongst us that many find endearing, romantic and noble. In short, we dont tolerate wankers. The people we hold in high regard, be it the ones who win Big Brother or sporting icons, are the honest jobbers who are down to earth. Just look at the Mudine Vs Green thread mate to see an example of this. Mundine is a boxer who really talks himself up and does the whole 'Im gonna punch him so hard his children are gonna have briuses' thing, while Green is just a straight talking joe.

Meridae'n · 06-25-2004, 09:59 AM

Tall poppy syndrome, plain and simple.

Over there, if you see someone with a Ferrari, it makes you want to work harder so you can one day buy one. Over here, we just run a key down the side of it

cchris · 06-25-2004, 01:43 PM

So that was you?

Seer666 · 06-25-2004, 06:56 PM

Tall poppy syndrome. I'll have to remember that one. I think we got a bit of that over here as well. I will say, people really did seem more down to earth and mellow over there. Man, this has me thinking about the time I spent there and REALLY has me missing Crown Lager. I could live off that stuff.

Stick · 06-25-2004, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by Seer666
... and REALLY has me missing Crown Lager. I could live off that stuff.

A lot of people do. Some of them end up living in the gutter and drinking metho instead of Crownies.

Meridae'n · 06-25-2004, 08:37 PM

My auntie used to spray that shit in her coffee.

Now THAT is off topic...

cinnles · 06-25-2004, 10:28 PM

metho? Crazy. I thought they just bathed old people in kerosene at dodgy retirement villages.

But thats off topic.

Seer666 · 06-25-2004, 10:34 PM

metho? New term on me. I still get confussed by some of the differneces in the way you speak and we do. First two days I was there I thought everyone I talked to in the bar was telling me they were angery. DOn't worry, I caught on after a while.

TIO · 06-25-2004, 11:35 PM

metho = methylated spirits. It's 98% (or something) ethanol, plus a few nasty things to make it hard to drink. Used for cleaning stuff, mostly.

As for Steve Irwin, I reckon he's a bloody champion

Ella · 06-26-2004, 02:03 AM

His baby stunt was a tad puzzling, though.

bundy · 06-26-2004, 04:39 AM

i think another problem some aussies may have with big steve is that he is just too damn ocker... and since he's so famous overseas, he just perpetuates that 'over-the-top' ocker persona that crocodile dundee stuffed down the worlds throat back in the eighties.

also, he did make it big in the US before he made it here... sort of felt like we were forced to like him since he was suddenly hailed as such as a success, even though we hadn't been given the time to make up our own minds.

personally, i don't have much time for him... for precisely the reasons i've mentioned above.

i did, however, laugh my ass off when he was put up as Queenslands pick for this years Australian of the Year Awards.

Meridae'n · 06-26-2004, 10:35 AM

Eg. of TPS... see above (sorry Bund, but textbook)

bundy · 06-26-2004, 02:16 PM

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Originally posted by Meridae'n
Eg. of TPS... see above (sorry Bund, but textbook)

well,
this is... sort of...

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Originally posted by bundy
also, he did make it big in the US before he made it here... sort of felt like we were forced to like him since he was suddenly hailed as such as a success, even though we hadn't been given the time to make up our own minds.

but this isn't...

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Originally posted by bundy
i think another problem some aussies may have with big steve is that he is just too damn ocker... and since he's so famous overseas, he just perpetuates that 'over-the-top' ocker persona that crocodile dundee stuffed down the worlds throat back in the eighties.

its not tall poppy syndrome to dislike someone for seriously damaging Australia's reputation overseas.

but hey, what would our society be without a good healthy dose of Tall Poppy... we'd be a carbon copy of somewhere else...

06-25-2004, 05:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Seer666 Oh dear God he breeded Location: Arizona	I just got to ask you all Last time I was Down Under, I asked a few locals what they thought of the Croc Hunter. The overwhelming response was "Bloody fucking wanker", or along them lines. What is the haterd for that man? Not that I'm a big fan or nothing, but he venom some people had for him down there really caught me off guard. __________________ Bad spellers of the world untie!!! I am the one you warned me of I seem to have misplaced the bullet with your name on it, but I have a whole box addressed to occupant.

06-25-2004, 08:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
almostaugust Junkie Location: Oz	Yeah, i dont mind him all that much. I guess people could resent him for being famous while also being... you know a little strange and eccentric. I have no qualms about him, but i can see how other aussies would. You see down here we have this thing called 'tall poppy syndrome', if anyone gets any kind of acclaim in any other area besides sport or beer drinking, we like to cut them down to size. This is a serious cultural problem we have that many kinda intelectual types have isolated as being a major hang-up. But it cuts both ways i guess, it breeds a certain humility amongst us that many find endearing, romantic and noble. In short, we dont tolerate wankers. The people we hold in high regard, be it the ones who win Big Brother or sporting icons, are the honest jobbers who are down to earth. Just look at the Mudine Vs Green thread mate to see an example of this. Mundine is a boxer who really talks himself up and does the whole 'Im gonna punch him so hard his children are gonna have briuses' thing, while Green is just a straight talking joe. __________________ 'And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself To hold on to these moments as they pass'

06-25-2004, 09:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Meridae'n Loose Cunt Location: North Bondi RSL	Tall poppy syndrome, plain and simple. Over there, if you see someone with a Ferrari, it makes you want to work harder so you can one day buy one. Over here, we just run a key down the side of it __________________ What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?

06-25-2004, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
cchris Junkie Location: Sydney	So that was you? __________________ There's a fine line between participation and mockery

06-25-2004, 06:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Seer666 Oh dear God he breeded Location: Arizona	Tall poppy syndrome. I'll have to remember that one. I think we got a bit of that over here as well. I will say, people really did seem more down to earth and mellow over there. Man, this has me thinking about the time I spent there and REALLY has me missing Crown Lager. I could live off that stuff. __________________ Bad spellers of the world untie!!! I am the one you warned me of I seem to have misplaced the bullet with your name on it, but I have a whole box addressed to occupant.

06-25-2004, 08:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Meridae'n Loose Cunt Location: North Bondi RSL	My auntie used to spray that shit in her coffee. Now THAT is off topic... __________________ What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?

06-25-2004, 10:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
cinnles Addict	metho? Crazy. I thought they just bathed old people in kerosene at dodgy retirement villages. But thats off topic.

06-25-2004, 10:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Seer666 Oh dear God he breeded Location: Arizona	metho? New term on me. I still get confussed by some of the differneces in the way you speak and we do. First two days I was there I thought everyone I talked to in the bar was telling me they were angery. DOn't worry, I caught on after a while. __________________ Bad spellers of the world untie!!! I am the one you warned me of I seem to have misplaced the bullet with your name on it, but I have a whole box addressed to occupant.

06-25-2004, 11:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
TIO Addict Location: The Land Down Under	metho = methylated spirits. It's 98% (or something) ethanol, plus a few nasty things to make it hard to drink. Used for cleaning stuff, mostly. As for Steve Irwin, I reckon he's a bloody champion __________________ Strewth

06-26-2004, 02:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ella Ella Bo Bella Location: Australia	His baby stunt was a tad puzzling, though. __________________ "Afterwards, the universe will explode for your pleasure."

06-26-2004, 04:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i think another problem some aussies may have with big steve is that he is just too damn ocker... and since he's so famous overseas, he just perpetuates that 'over-the-top' ocker persona that crocodile dundee stuffed down the worlds throat back in the eighties. also, he did make it big in the US before he made it here... sort of felt like we were forced to like him since he was suddenly hailed as such as a success, even though we hadn't been given the time to make up our own minds. personally, i don't have much time for him... for precisely the reasons i've mentioned above. i did, however, laugh my ass off when he was put up as Queenslands pick for this years Australian of the Year Awards. __________________ Ohayo!!!

06-26-2004, 10:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
Meridae'n Loose Cunt Location: North Bondi RSL	Eg. of TPS... see above (sorry Bund, but textbook) __________________ What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?