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Athletes warned on Aussie women
Herald Sun ^ | 8 March 2006

Posted on 03/07/2006 5:47:44 PM PST by Aussie Dasher

KEEP away from Australian women, Ugandan athletes heading for the Commonwealth Games have been told.

The warning, from Ugandan sports chief Denis Mugabo, follows the laying of rape charges against a Ugandan athlete at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Prosecutors later dropped the charges against Ugandan swimmer Joe Atuhaire, 22, who had been accused of having sexual intercourse without consent with a 17-year-old Sydney girl during the Games.

"Keep away from the Australian women or else you will end up in prisons like the Ugandan swimmer during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games," Mr Mugabo, director of the Ugandan ministry of education and sports, told departing athletes.

Arrested in Adelaide and extradited to Sydney, Atuhaire was granted bail but had to remain in Australia while the rest of the Ugandan team left the country after the Olympics.

Prosecutors failed to prove the charge against him, Mr Mugabo said.

But he said: "The government of Uganda and Ugandans at large were embarrassed by the incident and we are not ready to entertain another one of that kind."

The caution came as officials farewelled 14 Ugandan team members heading for Melbourne, where the Commonwealth Games open next week.

As well as warning the athletes about Australian girls, Mr Mugabo also told them not to get involved in drinking alcohol.

Among the Ugandan sportsmen who left for Australia today were four boxers and 10 rugby players.

Atuhaire, from Kampala, swam in the heats for the 100m breaststroke during the Sydney Games but failed to qualify. He was the slowest of 65 competitors.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: athletes; aussies; aussiesheilas; commonwealthgames; melbourne; uganda
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Not the Aussie sheilas' fault if the bloody Ugandans can't control themselves!
1 posted on 03/07/2006 5:47:46 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
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To: Aussie Dasher

That is probably good advice for any athletes and any girls.


2 posted on 03/07/2006 5:50:34 PM PST by yarddog
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Are aussie women offend by the term sheila?
3 posted on 03/07/2006 5:51:59 PM PST by Perdogg (The Opinions expressed by Perdogg are correct and should be relied upon)
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Only the feminist types. Then again, they're offended by most things...


4 posted on 03/07/2006 5:55:52 PM PST by Aussie Dasher (The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
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Atuhaire, from Kampala, swam in the heats for the 100m breaststroke during the Sydney Games

You could see that one coming a mile away.

5 posted on 03/07/2006 5:58:25 PM PST by Dog Gone
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Beware the Aussie women, indeed.

Elle MacPherson and her famous strut suspension.

6 posted on 03/07/2006 6:00:09 PM PST by edpc
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Only the feminist types. Then again, they're offended by most things...

That's because they're not sheilas.

7 posted on 03/07/2006 6:01:34 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
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To: Perdogg

I did the Southern Gentleman thing on R&R in '68, she ripped my clothes off and wanted to bear my kids, Oz is a strange place, at that time.


8 posted on 03/07/2006 6:04:34 PM PST by Little Bill (A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
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Shelia schmelia.You get this big sweaty "person" all next to you and what oh what may happen.Women ,girls just want what they want.Sure they'll get the "vapors" while their guy goes off and gets shot up.Very naive and available later amongst brutes. Some.


9 posted on 03/07/2006 6:05:55 PM PST by noodler
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"Keep away from the Australian women or else you will end up in prisons"

Traveling in a fried-out Kombie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast

10 posted on 03/07/2006 6:08:20 PM PST by impatient
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Are aussie women offend by the term sheila?

I don't know about them being offended but the very first time I heard the expression, I knew exactly what it meant and I've never even been to Australia.

It pops an image into my mind and I get it.

11 posted on 03/07/2006 6:10:19 PM PST by capt. norm (Error: Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue)
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Agree. It was good advice and any time I am outside the US regardless of what country it is, I remind myself to be on my very best behavior. There ain't no Bill of Rights anywhere else.

Bottom line: Don't do stupid things in other peoples houses.

12 posted on 03/07/2006 6:10:26 PM PST by Ditto
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To: Little Bill
Maybe I need to go to Australia.
13 posted on 03/07/2006 6:12:31 PM PST by Perdogg (The Opinions expressed by Perdogg are correct and should be relied upon)
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To: noodler; Aussie Dasher
Shelia schmelia.You get this big sweaty "person" all next to you and what oh what may happen.Women ,girls just want what they want.Sure they'll get the "vapors" while their guy goes off and gets shot up.Very naive and available later amongst brutes. Some.

Noodles: First two words, and your closing sentence. Them's I unnerstand. Everythin in between, WTF?

Dasher: "Don't touch the booze or the women" What's the point of travelling then!?

14 posted on 03/07/2006 6:14:20 PM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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I think that is good advice to all women: Stay away from Ugandans!


15 posted on 03/07/2006 6:14:58 PM PST by Feiny ( "Why don't we go up to the old people's home and wax the steps? " ~ Barney Fife)
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Only the feminist types. Then again, they're offended by most things...

You are familar with the origin of the term, are you not? Sort of interesting. This site gives a pretty decent description: http://www.members.tripod.com/~taramc/sheelas.html The Wikipedia article is pretty good, too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila-na-gig

I can't imagine why self-respecting woman would be offended by being called a sheila./sarc

16 posted on 03/07/2006 6:54:38 PM PST by SuzyQue
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To: sam_paine

Fair point you raise.

BTW, what's with all the reading in of meanings to the term "sheila"?

A sheila is a woman. A bloke is a man. Very straight forward.


17 posted on 03/07/2006 6:54:38 PM PST by Aussie Dasher (The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
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BTW, what's with all the reading in of meanings to the term "sheila"?

Frankly, your term "sheila" is better than our term, "chick." If you think about it.

18 posted on 03/07/2006 6:57:44 PM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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10 rugby players? No beer? In Australia?!?

That's just wrong.

19 posted on 03/07/2006 7:00:37 PM PST by Billthedrill
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I'm not familiar with the term "no beer". Please explain.


20 posted on 03/07/2006 7:05:30 PM PST by Aussie Dasher (The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
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