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Beer offer adds to bloody ad ban (Stupid Canadians ALERT!!!)
Herald Sun ^ | 22 March 2006

Posted on 03/21/2006 9:36:53 PM PST by Aussie Dasher

FIRST it was "bloody", then it was "hell" and now it's "beer" itself that's tripping up an Australian tourism advertising campaign.

The recently launched and now controversial advertisement which concludes with the tagline "where the bloody hell are you?" has now run foul of the Canadian regulator.

But it's not the tagline that's the trouble this time as much as the opener: "I've bought you a beer".

Tourism Minister Fran Bailey said she had been told by Canadian authorities they could not accept that line.

"We now have the Canadian authorities not wanting us to use the opening segment of `I've bought you a beer'," Ms Bailey said in Melbourne.

"The Canadian regulator says that this implies consumption of unbranded alcohol.

"I have to say that I find this quite astonishing."

Ms Bailey clarified that it was not beer consumption itself that was causing the problem for the Canadians but the fact the beer was unbranded.

"That's some sort of quirky Canadian regulation," she said.

Ms Bailey said the regulator was not troubled by the ad's closing tagline which they found "warm and friendly and inviting".

Even so, the Canadian regulator would not allow the ad to be shown during a children's Easter program because of the final line.

However, the ad had never been scheduled to be shown then anyway, Ms Bailey said.

Ms Bailey said it was likely the opening sequence would be replaced with different but equally warm and friendly footage – not involving references to unbranded beer – to get around the problem.

Earlier today, Canadian Broadcasting Corp spokeswoman Ruth Soles told ABC Radio her network had imposed its own restrictions on the advertisement.

Ms Soles said the word "hell" might offend viewers who tune in to a particular family viewing timeslot.

Last week, Britain's advertising regulator objected to the word "bloody".

But they relented after Ms Bailey flew to the UK and lobbed on their doorstep to argue the case.

Ms Bailey said she had been told in London the controversy had itself generated "millions of pounds" worth of free publicity.

"As far as this particular Canadian regulator is concerned, I'd love him to come out here and I'll buy him a beer and say thank-you," she said.

Ms Bailey declined to say what sort of beer she would offer the Canadians.

The advertising campaign is due to be aired in Canada within the next month.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Business/Economy; Canada; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aussietourism; australia; beer; bloodyhell; bloodysod; buggeroff; canada; snootyaussies; stupidcanadians
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To: Spktyr
Silly Canadians, everyone knows real beer comes from Ireland.

Indeed!

And from a brewery that's owned by Brits.

21 posted on 03/22/2006 4:23:04 AM PST by FerdieMurphy (For English, Press One. (Tookie, you won the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes. Oh, too late.))
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To: Aussie Dasher
If the Canadians are trying to prove to the rest of the world that they're complete morons, they can now stop. POINT MADE!
Bloody idiots!

"Last week, Britain's advertising regulator objected to the word "bloody"."

Why just mock all Canadians, have a go at the Brits while you're at it.
Bloody idiot post.
Bloody idiot regulators.

22 posted on 03/22/2006 4:38:38 AM PST by kanawa (Freaking panty wetting, weakspined bliss-ninny socialist punks)
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To: kanawa
Why just mock all Canadians, have a go at the Brits while you're at it.

Australians don't like to mock the British

23 posted on 03/22/2006 5:55:01 AM PST by Oztrich Boy ("If you go out there with an innocent heart, you're eaten." - David Attenborough)
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To: Oztrich Boy

Then why do you lot always refer to the Brits as 'pommies' then?


24 posted on 03/22/2006 6:59:05 AM PST by Ashamed Canadian
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To: Aussie Dasher

Must be entrenched moonbats from the last government...We have some of those here, too.


25 posted on 03/22/2006 7:01:01 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: quantim

So, as I understand this, cussing and drinking are both bad.

Who knew?

Cheers,

knewshound

http://www.knewshound.blogspot.com/


26 posted on 03/22/2006 7:28:39 AM PST by knews_hound (Now with two handed typing !)
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To: GMMAC

"Some believe the primary differing factor between Australia & Canada to be the former was settled by criminals & the latter by those at least smart enough not to get caught."

But I've always thought that the Aussies' managing to get that much more distance between themselves and old Limey should count for something.


27 posted on 03/22/2006 8:11:52 AM PST by Unrepentant VN Vet ("Antique" MSM infers some remaining functionality; IMO they're the zombie media.)
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To: Aussie Dasher
Just how retarded are you Aussies.
Isn't it obvious that we just want to keep your rot gut
out of Canada.
So, keep sheity beer and sod off, eh...
28 posted on 03/22/2006 8:33:16 AM PST by CaptainCanada (We club baby seal pups to death for the fun of it. You got a problem with that?)
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To: Aussie Dasher

From what I understand, the Aussie word for taking a "leak" is "Having a Beer"

And the nickname for beer is "P!$$" (what we call Budweiser)


29 posted on 03/22/2006 10:02:59 AM PST by kaktuskid
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To: Unrepentant VN Vet
"But I've always thought that the Aussies' managing to get that much more distance between themselves and old Limey should count for something."

I'd argue that both Australia & New Zealand's relative geographic isolation has made them far less inclined to shake off - for better & for worse - their original "British" traditions & attitudes.

While Canada's proximity to America influences us far more - both pro & con - in your direction.

Further, because "influence" - by definition - happens over an extended time-frame, there's generally & depending upon the issue about a 5-10 year lag time.
(e.g. Harper's election on January 23, 2006 may well have been yours of November 7, 2000 finally coming around)

There's also an issue of the biased nature of the "American" influence we receive:
Although the internet is slowly changing this, unlike you Yanks, we overwhelmingly receive your msm & Hollywood's point of view while hearing far less from decent, right-thinking American sources.
Combined with the afore mentioned lag time, it's no wonder that, for example, Bill Clinton likely remains more popular in Canada than he is Stateside.
30 posted on 03/22/2006 10:16:09 AM PST by GMMAC (paraphrasing Parrish: "damned Liberals, I hate those bastards!")
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To: Oztrich Boy

See. That's the reason we do mock the bloody poms - they know when we are kidding them.


31 posted on 03/22/2006 1:37:21 PM PST by Oztrich Boy ("Have a beer" - (Offer not valid in Canada)
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To: CaptainCanada; Aussie Dasher; Fred Nerks; Piefloater; naturalman1975; Dundee; Fair Go

Just how retarded are you Aussies. Isn't it obvious that we just want to keep your rot gut out of Canada. So, keep sheity beer and sod off, eh...

Probably having a bad day watching the Commonwealth Games eh?

Australia: 57 golds, 51 silvers, 45 bronzes.
Canada: 14 golds, 22 silvers, 17 bronzes.

32 posted on 03/22/2006 2:56:30 PM PST by NZerFromHK (Leftism is like honey mixed with arsenic: initially it tastes good, but that will end up killing you)
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To: NZerFromHK; CaptainCanada; Aussie Dasher; Fred Nerks; Piefloater; naturalman1975; Dundee; ...

CRIKEY! What an insult to Booney and Marlin the dog and co? What a bunch of GALAHS!


33 posted on 03/22/2006 3:14:21 PM PST by Fair Go
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To: Oztrich Boy; NZerFromHK; Aussie Dasher; Fred Nerks

Really! They get called more than 'poms' as this extract from a story on cricket in today's "Sydney Morning Herald" shows:

During the controversial Bodyline series of 1932-33, the English captain Douglas Jardine was said to have visited the Australian dressing room to complain bitterly to his counterpart Bill Woodfull that an Australian player had called him a bastard.

Woodfull turned to his team and said: "Which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard?"


34 posted on 03/22/2006 3:25:35 PM PST by Fair Go
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To: GMMAC

"Bill Clinton likely remains more popular in Canada than he is Stateside."

I saw a lot of Clinton-damning from his left from Canadians though. These are the people who thought Bubba is still too conservative. From the CBC and Toronto Red Star, Clinton damning was popular when he was in the White House.


35 posted on 03/22/2006 3:33:18 PM PST by NZerFromHK (Leftism is like honey mixed with arsenic: initially it tastes good, but that will end up killing you)
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To: Fair Go
Really! They get called more than 'poms' as this extract from a story on cricket in today's "Sydney Morning Herald" shows:

I was in high school before I realized "bloody pom" was two words.

36 posted on 03/22/2006 3:36:43 PM PST by Oztrich Boy ("Have a beer" - (Offer not valid in Canada)
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To: Oztrich Boy

And it took a while to realise they weren't necessarily born out of wedlock.


37 posted on 03/22/2006 4:02:46 PM PST by Fair Go
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To: NZerFromHK
Australia: 57 golds, 51 silvers, 45 bronzes.
Canada: 14 golds, 22 silvers, 17 bronzes.

For the life of me I don't see why you would want to bring up the Commonwealth Games....

New Zealand: 4 Golds, 5 Silver, 12 Bronze

Too bad sheep humping isn't an event

38 posted on 03/22/2006 4:16:07 PM PST by kanawa (Freaking panty wetting, weakspined bliss-ninny socialist punks)
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To: NZerFromHK
Probably having a bad day watching the Commonwealth Games eh? Australia: 57 golds, 51 silvers, 45 bronzes. Canada: 14 golds, 22 silvers, 17 bronzes.

We only send our 3rd rate athletes to the meaningless
"Commonwealth" (which in itself is meaningless) games.
A better indicator would be how well Australia and Canada did
respectively at the recent Winter Olympic games, where I think
we kicked your skanky arses.

39 posted on 03/22/2006 4:53:40 PM PST by CaptainCanada (We club baby seal pups to death for the fun of it. You got a problem with that?)
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To: CaptainCanada; NZerFromHK; Aussie Dasher

STRUTH! Bloody lying commentators who said Canadian athletes at the Commonwealth Games had competed at world championships, Olympic Games etc We now know they only send their drongoes and galahs to the Commonwealth Games.


40 posted on 03/22/2006 5:13:28 PM PST by Fair Go
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