Aussie Icons

**Landy Smurf** · 28th September 2010, 07:16 PM

to me when i think australian i think
outback
farming
don bradman
slim dusty
the man from snowy river stuff
malcolm douglas
the leyland brothers
bush tucker man
these things are unique to australia well sorta

Ean Austral · 28th September 2010, 07:21 PM

The WA newspapers must need to boost their sales, cause that list is sure to cause some debate..

Oh well atleast they left Elle McPherson just for ME..

Cheers Ean

**p38arover** · 28th September 2010, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by FenianEel

Probably because he WAS a HERO.
You'll be pleased to know that 80% of the population think differently to you.
So did a majority of the population of Victoria, and Australia when he was still breathing.
If the Victorian police of the 1870's and 1880's were something to look up to, you need to do some research. They weren't more than drunken, corrupt, immoral mercenaries. They were almost as bad as Victoria's coppers in the 1970's and 1980's

I must be part of the 20% who don't think he was a hero - is that 'cos I don't have any Irish in me?

**FenianEel** · 28th September 2010, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

I must be part of the 20% who don't think he was a hero - is that 'cos I don't have any Irish in me?

No idea Ron, but you have my sympathy regardless.

**Landy Smurf** · 28th September 2010, 07:41 PM

he is a hero to me i dont agree with everything he did but alot of it i do

**Disco44** · 28th September 2010, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by crump

vegemite, Hills Hoist,The ANZACS

, some list, sad isnt it?

Real vegemite not that stuff they are trying peddle now.

**Disco44** · 28th September 2010, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by FenianEel

Probably because he WAS a HERO.
You'll be pleased to know that 80% of the population think differently to you.
So did a majority of the population of Victoria, and Australia when he was still breathing.
If the Victorian police of the 1870's and 1880's were something to look up to, you need to do some research. They weren't more than drunken, corrupt, immoral mercenaries. They were almost as bad as Victoria's coppers in the 1970's and 1980's

X2 . If people check out the results of the royal commission about the antics of Victorian Police and others in power around Ned's time many minds would be changed.Don't just believe me check it out.

It'sNotWorthComplaining! · 28th September 2010, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Ned bloody Kelly!!

I for the life of me cant figure out why in this country we turn murderous criminal scumbags into heros.

And the tradition has continued with the Aussie rule drug addicts, Heros?

**Bushie** · 28th September 2010, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

Okay, I am born and bred Aussie and fairly patriotic and proud but obviously severely un-Australian, as I have not previously heard of numbers 6, 7, 9 and 10.

If it were food, I'd almost expect dim sims to rate higher in these people's list than Chiko Rolls.

6

7

9

10

Martyn

**digger** · 28th September 2010, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by FenianEel

Probably because he WAS a HERO.
You'll be pleased to know that 80% of the population think differently to you.
So did a majority of the population of Victoria, and Australia when he was still breathing.
If the Victorian police of the 1870's and 1880's were something to look up to, you need to do some research. They weren't more than drunken, corrupt, immoral mercenaries. They were almost as bad as Victoria's coppers in the 1970's and 1980's

Ned KELLY was a hero?! MMM I spose those held hostage at Glenrowan thought so, and the families of the Police and others he killed probably thought he was a hero? I'd love to see which 80% were surveyed.. was it in the shallow end of the gene pool?

"Every police officer in the 1870s-1880s was "drunken, corrupt, immoral mercenaries.?" Bit of a long bow to draw maybe?? so none of them at all were good? Not a single one was tea total, or god fearing??

"They were almost as bad as Victoria's coppers in the 1970's and 1980's"...
here we are again....so none of them at all were good? Not a single one was tea total, or god fearing??

MMM sad isnt it....I 'spose using that logic all carpenters are either jesus christ himself or a mongrel bastard as I had a chippie put in a cupboard 20 years ago and its crooked!...

he was a thief and murderer, maybe he did some nice stuff, but then I heard that Ivan MILAT used to take in lost dogs and look after them...and he isnt at all bad...is he?

Digger

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