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In the Oh, Duh! Department Max Q responds :'Twas supposed to be a gentle jibe
to AnnaS's Bad Max.
Bad Max. I like it. Maybe we can make a movie. I see a whole series of movies. About some guy his wife and kids get burned in the Great Christchurch Fire of aught-twelve when the West Islanders invaded and he gets really, really bad and invades the West Island all by himself and introduces rabbits and cane toads. We'll use that great Oz actor (nobody knows the difference between them and the Newzies anyway)... no, wait a minute, he's from Poughkeepsie... I know! That guy, whatsisname? Paul Hogan, yeah, that's it. We'll make a fortune.
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Bad Max. I like it. Maybe we can make a movie. I see a whole series of movies. About some guy his wife and kids get burned in the Great Christchurch Fire of aught-twelve when the West Islanders invaded and he gets really, really bad and invades the West Island all by himself and introduces rabbits and cane toads. We'll use that great Oz actor (nobody knows the difference between them and the Newzies anyway)... no, wait a minute, he's from Poughkeepsie... I know! That guy, whatsisname? Paul Hogan, yeah, that's it. We'll make a fortune.
No chance. It'd be a dreary documentary. And you don't need Katipo Dundee for that ...
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Bad Max. I like it. Maybe we can make a movie. I see a whole series of movies. About some guy his wife and kids get burned in the Great Christchurch Fire of aught-twelve when the West Islanders invaded and he gets really, really bad and invades the West Island all by himself and introduces rabbits and cane toads. We'll use that great Oz actor (nobody knows the difference between them and the Newzies anyway)... no, wait a minute, he's from Poughkeepsie... I know! That guy, whatsisname? Paul Hogan, yeah, that's it. We'll make a fortune
No, no, no, Faldage. We'd need the other Aussie
actor: Mel Gibson. He rhymes, after all (ref. the M-- Max
movies), and since we have no reason, we must perforce have a rhyme. With me so far? Plus, there's a close resemblance--Max, don't you dare contradict me on this! So, see, they are both family-loving men, and this movie would also have to be set in the future; but I'll go along with "Bad Max" losing his family, and the rest of the movie could be about him seeking revenge. (To fit the title.) Hey! The movie title could be "Bad Max's
Sundered Home". That's pretty close to Mad Max at Thunderdome, don'tcha think? [ducking rotten tomatoes e]
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Jackie Pooh-Bah (the second) protests: We'd need the other Aussie actor: Mel Gibson.
But, but, We'll use that great Oz actor (nobody knows the difference between them and the Newzies anyway)... no, wait a minute, he's from Poughkeepsie...
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From Phar Lap to Sunline, if a NZ horse does well, the West Islanders will claim it as their own.One of the cultural differences between us, I guess ...  
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From Phar Lap to Sunline, if a NZ horse does well, the West Islanders will claim it as their own.
Nothin' new there! The Brits have laid claim to the many horses that were bred and trained in Ireland that then went on to become part of British racing legend.
Although one horse's legend lives in the Irish song with words and music by Dominic Behan : (Mighty Millhouse) "ARKLE"
"It happened in the Springtime of the year of 'sixty four,
When Englishmen were making pounds and fivers by the score. He beat them in the hollows and he beat them on the bumps. A pair of fancy fetlocks he showed them o'er the jumps.
Verse II:
He's English! he's English! As English as you've seen
A little bit of Arab stock and more from Stephen's Green*
Take a look at Mill House and throw out your chest with pride
He's the greatest steeplechaser on the English countryside."
(*Stephen's Green is in Dublin.)
I won't bore you with the next five verses!
The great horse was riden by Pat Taffe whom I had the privilege of meeting when in Ireland in 1972! The horse was bred by Mrs. Lawlor's stable (The lady is a distant cousin!)
Puffed up with pride in a great Irish horse emoticon
And, being Irish with horse love in the veins, I send a deep bow to the great Phar Lap.
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Re: Debate concerning a person's nationality
The contrary practice can be witnessed with an infamous person.
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