tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post6702405019012433148..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Australian cinemaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18154487852847752342015-04-30T11:01:17.841-07:002015-04-30T11:01:17.841-07:00I never confuse Kiwis with Aussies, and I never co...I never confuse Kiwis with Aussies, and I never confuse Canadians with Americans ('Oat' for 'Out', etc.) either, but then I've had a lot of experience...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21799685439829336152015-04-30T04:33:00.725-07:002015-04-30T04:33:00.725-07:00Yup, downunder it was called, "These Aussies ...Yup, downunder it was called, "These Aussies are crazy" so not sure why it had two names but hey. Completely odd movie. But then I was a kid and was fascinated. New Zealand and Australia are SO different - we share virtually no flora or fauna, and while Aus was inundated with Italian and Greek immigrants, we got the Scots and the Dutch and Dalmatians and other fun European countries in small quantities. So while we sound the same to you lot (but not to us!), we are rilly, rilly dufferent ;-) I used to enjoy going there but not it just gives me the jip.MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4654488253486844202015-04-30T03:15:47.823-07:002015-04-30T03:15:47.823-07:00I don't know if it was a send-up - they are al...I don't know if it was a send-up - they are all real, apart from the author.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63858175627815224782015-04-30T03:14:48.585-07:002015-04-30T03:14:48.585-07:00Don't know what you're talking about.Don't know what you're talking about.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79285811145322479242015-04-30T03:14:23.538-07:002015-04-30T03:14:23.538-07:00I am a DVD person these days - I don't like mi...I am a DVD person these days - I don't like mixing with the hoy-palloy.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54749657271600047982015-04-30T03:13:08.283-07:002015-04-30T03:13:08.283-07:00Nevereardofim.Nevereardofim.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9305191809803059812015-04-30T03:11:58.941-07:002015-04-30T03:11:58.941-07:00They all got back last night, feeling very guilty ...They all got back last night, feeling very guilty about leaving the surviving Nepalese in tents with little food. Oh well, they have been through enough already.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5605142221960129512015-04-29T15:46:33.612-07:002015-04-29T15:46:33.612-07:00I remember it. A send up of Aussie slang and accen...I remember it. A send up of Aussie slang and accents. Perhaps you need to be an Aussie to appreciate the humour of it's take on Aussies. It introduced the term "Strine" I believe. The book was quite popular way back then I think.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91238900594057970572015-04-29T14:53:21.180-07:002015-04-29T14:53:21.180-07:00Yes, me too.Yes, me too.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12425927432136801602015-04-29T14:34:31.982-07:002015-04-29T14:34:31.982-07:00I gave her sister a big hug last night, and I am l...I gave her sister a big hug last night, and I am looking forward to doing the same to Sooz. WHAT a bloody relief, but I keep thinking about the other thousands...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1652520753269261932015-04-29T13:14:22.530-07:002015-04-29T13:14:22.530-07:00Yes, I knew she was alive 12 hours before anyone e...Yes, I knew she was alive 12 hours before anyone else in the pub, except for her sister and family. We are so happy - but the other 10,000 don't leave us so happy.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34313790345229207342015-04-29T13:10:23.548-07:002015-04-29T13:10:23.548-07:00BTW I saw Soozie from Bath pictured in the paper t...BTW I saw Soozie from Bath pictured in the paper today. In Nepal.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70303583751757689632015-04-29T12:18:58.526-07:002015-04-29T12:18:58.526-07:00( unlike some)
You bitch from hades!( unlike some)<br />You bitch from hades!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56505477314953567002015-04-29T11:37:12.557-07:002015-04-29T11:37:12.557-07:00Agree with Rachel - love the cover. Not a cinema ...Agree with Rachel - love the cover. Not a cinema goer though.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9714087299088599922015-04-29T05:42:13.101-07:002015-04-29T05:42:13.101-07:00I see it also starred Chips Rafferty; can't ha...I see it also starred Chips Rafferty; can't have been all bad!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58866387541741188852015-04-29T04:51:29.195-07:002015-04-29T04:51:29.195-07:00I haven't seen it but I love the drawings on t...I haven't seen it but I love the drawings on the cover, they're great.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34653658218888546902015-04-29T04:24:14.664-07:002015-04-29T04:24:14.664-07:00Ah - a bit like T. Lobsang Rampa, who was not a Ti...Ah - a bit like T. Lobsang Rampa, who was not a Tibetan Lama, but a little English bloke call Cyril Hoskin. Loads of best-selllers.<br /><br />I feel guilty when I admit to not having finished your book, Sarah. It's not because I don't like it, it's because if I read after 8.00pm at night, I immediately fall asleep, no matter how good the book is. I have had that trouble for years now. I will carry on soon, I promise.<br /><br />There was a scathing review of a book by - I think - Noel Coward, and he said, "You will not be able to pick this book up". Yours does not fall into that category!<br /><br />Yes, I miss Dolly's unconditional love.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86362052780358696282015-04-29T03:42:05.434-07:002015-04-29T03:42:05.434-07:00I haven't actually, but a pirate copy from Bal...I haven't actually, but a pirate copy from Bali has been sitting on my bookshelf for yonks.<br />The original book was written by a supposed Italian immigrant Nino Culotta, later outed as ordinary Aussie John O'Grady, and one of an illustrious line of literary hoaxes in Australia.<br />Coincidentally ... (I actually came here tonight to give my condolences for Dolly. I'm so sorry Tom, dogs are just the best people) ... I don't know if you've read that book of mine yet but I talk about commercial fishers as a 'weird mob' and write 'and there's my nod to you, Nino' as a reference. 'Culotta' also wrote a great book called Gone Fishing about an Italian immigrant (yes) who works for a crusty old commercial fisherman.<br />sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.com