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[AussieGirl]

I'm astounded that Puppetry of the Penis made it all the way to the USA! I somehow thought that it was just two local boys travelling around here with their show. Seems like there is an Aussie invasion happening in the US.

[raen]

Aussie Girl, would you be so kind as to link to the interview with the doctor that you read, if it is online?

Between Guy Sebastion, Puppetry of the Penis, John Howard, Julian McMahon and Steve Irwin it is no bloody wonder we are a world wide joke!

[ilandrah]

Between Guy Sebastion, Puppetry of the Penis, John Howard, Julian McMahon and Steve Irwin it is no bloody wonder we are a world wide joke!

Aaaaaahhhh raen that would be sooooooo funny if only it weren't so true

[Skycatcher]

Ilandrah - I'd trade you all of them if you'll take Michael Jackson. Please?

[yogi bear]

it is no bloody wonder we are a world wide joke!

Now I don’t think that’s true at all, raen. Though I haven’t been to Australia, I have met lots of Australians in my travels, and they always have long legs. I don’t think I ever met a short Australian. I don’t know what that’s about. Maybe the ones that backpack are all tall? I don’t know. But to me, Australia is the country of tall attractive people – no joke!

And Happy New Years Day to you all!

[raen]

yogi, I am 5 feet tall and my legs are short! (Maybe it's because I'm not into backpacking?)

I shouldn't diss Australia I'll get into trouble with the Aussie posse that post here. Plus I'm still on a mission to convince Glark that we're not all that bad.

[AussieGirl]

Raen, the article I read was in Who magazine dated December 15 2003 (the issue before the last one) on pages 64 - 65 and titled, "Reality Check-Up". For those in the US, I believe Who is the sister mag of People magazine there (but I'm not sure). The only website address I can find is www.who.com which as far as I can tell is an American address, as there is no "au" after the com.

Anyway, if you can't find it, and you are in Australia, let me know and I'll just send it to you.

And raen, you forgot Russell Crowe. The antics he gets up to, there's another one for the world wide joke thing. (Though technically, he's really a Kiwi, so we don't have to claim him as one of our own!)

[skagirl77]

I've always loved Australians (like Yogi, met many on my own world-wide adventures). It seems to me like a hip country---sexy accents, outdoorsy, surfy. I don't know of any bad reputation or as a joke. Germany & France are generally the subjects of stupid American jokes, followed closely by England & Poland. However, I will say that we still assume the country is full of kangaroos & that everyone has koala bears for pets. So not so much a bad joke as a silly stereotypes.

(PS: We'll take all of your bad celebrities if you take Micheal Jackson. I'll even let Steve Irwin live with me.)

[yogi bear]

(PS: We'll take all of your bad celebrities if you take Micheal Jackson. I'll even let Steve Irwin live with me.)

Can't we throw in Paris Hilton, skagirl?

I'm glad to hear that my limited information was creating a false picture, raen. Being short myself, I was always afraid if I visited, I would never be able to keep up!

[iMissEthan]

In my opinion, Australia has very little to be ashamed of, proportionally. You have given us Baz Luhrman and all his manic genuis productions, Muriel's Wedding, Priscilla Queen of the Dessert - many hours of offbeat, funny, bizarre films. If I have to occasionally suffer through Paul Hogan & Kylie Minogue as a trade off, so be it.

But I may be skewed in the taste department, because I thought that first Yahoo Serious movie was genius. The fact that I never saw him again after that may have had something to do with it.

[raen]

Thanks for the info, AussieGirl. I'm in Sydney, I'll try and track it down, but if I can't find it, I'll let you kno. Thank you for the offer.

Look at all the sweet things people have said about Australia. Thanks! There are many redeeming features about the place, I guess it balances out.

iMissEthan, word about Baz, he is certainly a very cool export.

yogi bear Shouldn't you be boo boo if you are of limited staure? ;)

[AussieGirl]

skagirl and raen No, we don't want Michael Jackson, not even if you take Steve Irwin. Coincidentally, Steve Irwin is now under investigation for yesterday taking his newborn son into a crocodile enclosure, holding the baby in one arm and feeding the croc with the other, child endangerment ala Michael Jackson and the baby dangling.

And yogi bear we don't want Paris Hilton back here - we just had her here for Christmas and we've had enough already!

iMissEthan I'm amazed that you even know who Yahoo Serious is! Most people here wouldn't even remember him - I think his movie was a hit waaaaayyy back in about 1988 or something.

[yogi bear]

I guess we'll all have to keep our own embarrassments, Aussie Girl. I saw the crocodile segment on the news yesterday, and it was truly chilling. Don’t even want to try to figure that one out. There are some heads you just don’t want to get into. I agree, the scene did have a Michael Jacksonesque sort of aura around it, even though there were no masks.

I had forgotten that Paris Hilton spends a lot of time in Australia. Isn’t one of her many boyfriends there? I guess she’ll have to come back to NYC to grace the Page 6 once again. At least she is amusing and thankfully has not progenerated yet.

yogi bear Shouldn't you be boo boo if you are of limited staure?

It’s definitely Yogi Bear for me – because I always have a pic-i-nic basket ready to share filled with karmic goodness and cookies!

[AussieGirl]

Paris Hilton and her sister always remind me of greyhounds - the dogs, I mean. Hee.

[Skycatcher]

Steve Irwin is now under investigation for yesterday taking his newborn son into a crocodile enclosure, holding the baby in one arm and feeding the croc with the other,

Yeah, it's all over our news and entertainment programs here, and the late show comedians are having a ball with it. I'm sure Irwin thought he knew what he was doing, and Terri supported him fully, saying the baby loved it, but one slip....and he's got the scars to prove even he slips! I was amazed that he even did it, especially given the MJ-baby on the balcony coverage.