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Another Aussie Legend Gone.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFA Queensland legend, they should make a statue down there in the valley to commemorate him
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Jakeys
·Tata, and farewell!
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Watch my Whisky
·That dude is awesome!
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lillatroll
·Yes let's celebrate a convicted criminal. I am sure the people he stole from loved him. I know, he was a bit of a lad, so that makes it ok.
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Vercingetorix
··Spam RiskAustralia did have penal colonies.
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pdxleaf
·Yes let's celebrate a convicted criminal. I am sure the people he stole from loved him. I know, he was a bit of a lad, so that makes it ok.
At least the Australians aren't trying to elect him President...
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Jakeys
·At least the Australians aren't trying to elect him President...
Well, he is dead, so it would depend on the political credentials of the person propping him up Weekend at Bernie's style.
But also, I don't think he would beat the beloved incumbent Prime Minister, Andy.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFYes let's celebrate a convicted criminal. I am sure the people he stole from loved him. I know, he was a bit of a lad, so that makes it ok.
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All well and good, but to talk about him as a legend and someone who deserves a statue. Really?
He did do his time and behaved for the last few decades of his life so that’s about all one can ask of the bloke. We also do celebrate a lot of violent criminals here, from Ned Kelly to Captain Moonlight, to the majority of NRL players so this guy’s non violent shenanigans aren’t a big deal.
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorA
All well and good, but to talk about him as a legend and someone who deserves a statue. Really?
At least you would get to touch he’s penis…(if you watched the clip you will get it)
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··Ash @ ΩFA
All well and good, but to talk about him as a legend and someone who deserves a statue. Really?
We have a constitutional right to take the piss in this country.
Down in Melbourne there’s a plaque on a planter box where Barnaby Joyce fell over drunk one night.
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pdxleaf
·So not a country for anyone named Francis?
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Jakeys
·All well and good, but to talk about him as a legend and someone who deserves a statue. Really?
I don't think anyone would seriously petition for a statue to be erected (or limped, in his case) - it's just the Aussie humour to treat him as a faux legend, but really if you want to be serious for a moment, it's the video and the moment that is the legend, not so much the man. I bet 99/100 Aussies don't even know his name or a single other thing about him. In fact, for most of this meme's time in pop culture, literally nobody knew his name. The video has been around for decades but he was only identified in the last five years. Prior to that, it was just as iconic when everyone incorrectly thought he was some Hungarian chess player.
The man has died, but the moment had already been solidified in culture as a display of vintage Aussie humour and spirit. It's absurd, he makes a petty arrest look shakespearean. It's fun, that's all.
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Pastorbottle
·Well, he is dead, so it would depend on the political credentials of the person propping him up Weekend at Bernie's style.
But also, I don't think he would beat the beloved incumbent Prime Minister, Andy.
