Saw it on TV <g>. That is the image you get from the ads featuring Australians. And BTW the only city you have over there is Sydney. Most of us think Oz is like what you saw in the Mad Max movies. Now there was another Aussie actor to add to the stereotype.
That was the test question wasn't it? Personally, I think Aussies are just people. They talk funny though <grin>. Ciao, graywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 5:19 PM Subject: Re: Pentax Ads > Tom, > > How'd you find out what i was doing on the weekend ? :) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:52 AM > Subject: Re: Pentax Ads > > > > Sure we do! All Aussys are brainless idiots who pick up poisonous snake, > let > > crocs chew on their leg, tease water buffalo, etc when they are not > driving > > their Subaru at excessive speed through the desert while drinking oil can, > > after oil can, of Fosters. > > . > > Ciao, > > graywolf > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paul Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:25 AM > > Subject: Re: Pentax Ads > > > > > > > i hadn't thought of it that way, as he being ours spokesman. > > > > > > I wonder if he is a decent photographer. i kinda doubt he is. > > > > > > I hope Americans dont see him as a Spokesman for Australia! > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 3:57 PM > > > Subject: Re: Pentax Ads > > > > > > > > > > My son (recently 5) loves to watch Irwin and I don't mind watching > > things > > > > bite him. I mentally retitle his show "Amazingly Dumb things to do > with > > > > Dangerous Animals". :-) But, hey, he's our spokesman now... (sort of) > > > > > > > > Dan Scott > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >I really disliked Steve Irwin and i think to most Australians he is > a > > > bit > > > > >of a joke. He's alot more popular in the US from what i see than here > > in > > > > >Aus. Now however I think i like him more since he shoots with Pentax > > :) > > > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > > >Paul > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Isaac Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:52 PM > > > > >Subject: Re: Pentax Ads > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >> From: Dave Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> To: pentax-discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:39 PM > > > > >> Subject: Pentax Ads > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > They also show that crocidile hunter guy with crocs snapping at > his > > > > >heals > > > > >> > which is somehow suppose to make us want to bring a pentax with > us > > on > > > > >our > > > > >> > adventures? Not sure hwo effective that is. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Say, here is a potential dumb thread, how would you advertise > your > > > > >> favorite > > > > >> > pentax camera? It has got to be better than the croc hunter ad. > > > Maybe > > > > >we > > > > >> > could award a prize for creativity. I have a few items floating > > > > >> around.... > > > > >> > > > > >> Actually, there is a piece of Pentax promo lit. around that has > > > Steve > > > > >> Irwin talking about his K1000 and his MZ-S. I think that they could > > > push > > > > >the > > > > >> nature and adventure angle pretty well with him if they wanted to. > It > > > > >would > > > > >> be pretty easy to shoot footage of him taking pictures of various > > > nasties > > > > >> and then running for his life... "Whew, that was close, thank > > goodness > > > the > > > > >> MZ-S is made of magnesium, if I had an F100, I'd be dead for > sure..." > > > The > > > > >> possibilites are enfless... > > > > >> > > > > >> Isaac > > > > >> - > > > > >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > > >> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget > to > > > > >> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > >- > > > > >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > > >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > > >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > - > > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. 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