I think it's supposed to be wet dirt....but you have a point with how it's presented.  

In any case....I imagine that's one really expensive commercial to produce!

Fozzer wrote on Jan 14^th, 2009 at 4:41am:

This is the first time I've seen it but I think that's the whole point of the ad. Visit nice clean, sunny Australia & get away from dreary old Britain with all the muck & dog poop.

Anyway Paul, you're always telling us you don't have a TV. I don't believe a word of it.

I'm afraid to ask, but the year is young..

What is a TV license ?

**Edit:  Nevermind.. I Googled it..

Brett_Henderson wrote on Jan 16^th, 2009 at 6:56pm:


...when we reach the glorious age of 75 years. our generous Government allow us to watch Television for "Free", without having to pay yearly for a very expensive Television Licence...!

Paul...G-BPLF...one Month to go for "Free TV"!... ...!

...and Maz....that "Wet Sand" still looks like wet Dog Poo to me......!

.... ...!

wet sand or poo, I still want to go to Australia

Fozzer wrote on Jan 20^th, 2009 at 7:53am:



Yeah how bout you stop insulting Australia.

1. We speak nothing like you besides the basics of the language. Have  a friend from england and even if he had a aus accent you would know that he wasn't from around here. Point 2: Never heard the word cockney said out loud in aus.

2. I am from Australia. Ancestors were FREE SETTLERS in the first fleet.

3. 27,615 prisoners in australia with a population of 21,007,310
   81,533 prisoners in england with a population of 51,092,000
You have a larger percentage of prisoners even though "we descended from them so we must all be them". And all those ex-convicts, Apparently they died a while back.

4. Australia is awesome GET USED TO IT.

5. Its called having an OPEN MIND.

Just because you are putting smilies in your posts does not make them any less offensive. Its like calling someone an idiot with a grin on your face. Its just not nice. Don't do it.

You say we have dog crap, even after hagar pointed out with a bit more of a critical eye than you and maz with what it actually was what the ad was actually trying to say, hidden messages, different interpretations, etc. You still argue the fact that we have dog cr*p.

Now i don't mind making a little fun at my country's expense BUT what you are doing is just blatantly insulting us. Instead of this why don't you just enjoy jokes that are made by people who are actually funny.
eg.


If we just sent all our convicts to a place that was uninhabitable and turned up 50 years later and acted all cool like nothing happened what do you think they would say?




Something along the lines of g'day mate.





See there is a joke that is actually funny.

Sense of humour.

Goodbye.