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Hiss 
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: Geelong
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| Donny wrote: | "Just like they teach our kids that the Anzacs were rapists. What a disgrace."
Just who is teaching our kids that ? What a crock,  |
You must be one of those Teachers! The SBS journo actually said it on his twitter account. Pitty you don't lift your head out of your bum and listen to the news for once. Bloody useless Teachers.
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stui magpie 
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Yeah, bloody useless teachers.
BTW I really liked the mark Twain classic the enchanted faraway tree, it's right up there with the Enid Blyton classic the prince and the pauper for mine.
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David 
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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| RudeBoy wrote: | | Perhaps you should ask him David? |
Um, sure. Do you have a phone number I can ring? 
Or perhaps I could accost him at training. "You know, Jamie, I love watching you play, but something's been bothering me..." 
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Woods Of Ypres
Joined: 27 May 2003
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| Hiss wrote: | | Donny wrote: | "Just like they teach our kids that the Anzacs were rapists. What a disgrace."
Just who is teaching our kids that ? What a crock, |
You must be one of those Teachers! The SBS journo actually said it on his twitter account. Pitty you don't lift your head out of your bum and listen to the news for once. Bloody useless Teachers. |
how dare you accuse a fellow Nickster of such a lazy, useless profession |
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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007
Location: Between London and Melbourne
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| Hiss wrote: | | For those who don't know the name Billy was given to Billy Elliott in Mark Twain's novel ' The Magic Faraway Tree'. So lets not get too hung up on the name Billy when it is a compliment recognising his connection with literature which no longer is taught in our Green Leftist Feminist Facist Government Schools. Just like they teach our kids that the Anzacs were rapists. What a disgrace. |
Ah, yes, facism ! It is outrageous that there is still, in this day and age, discrimination on grounds of face.
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September Zeros
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Sit on my couch and call him billy, always have. Not sure what the fuss is.
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jackcass 
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: Bendigo
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| David wrote: | | mattys123 wrote: | Buddy Franklin says hi.  |
Yeah, fair point, though Bruce ensures that that will always be annoying. 
Two differences: 1) It's obviously a nickname, because no-one in their right mind would actually call their child "Buddy". It would not be obvious to a casual observer that Elliott is called anything else.
2) It's his actual nickname. Like, people actually call him that. Does Jamie actually answer to "Billy" in real life? |
My nephew's name is Buddy. His brothers names are Nate and Cash, sister is Ava. It's a brave new world. |
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jackcass
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: Bendigo
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| Hiss wrote: | | For those who don't know the name Billy was given to Billy Elliott in Mark Twain's novel ' The Magic Faraway Tree'. So lets not get too hung up on the name Billy when it is a compliment recognising his connection with literature which no longer is taught in our Green Leftist Feminist Facist Government Schools. Just like they teach our kids that the Anzacs were rapists. What a disgrace. |
Doubt Billy was born when Twain penned anything.
And I think the use in this instance is linked the the 2000 movie of the same name.
On the OP, is it really an issue? |
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Greening gold
Joined: 04 Jul 2011
Location: Narooma - NSW South Coast
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| mattys123 wrote: | | Buddy Franklin says hi. |
Immediately thought the same thing. So did Plugger and Dipper.
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HAL
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Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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Greening gold
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Others have already noted that Enid Blyton wrote The Magic Faraway Tree, which I am assuming is where Hiss must live.
I read it as a kid and did not remember a character called Billy Elliott so I googled it, as I'm guessing Hiss did, judging from his confusion. Would you believe the star of the movie Billy Elliott has been cast as a character in the film version of The Magic Faraway Tree?
The best bit, though, is the name of the actor who played Billy Elliott is Jamie Bell.
How spooky is that? Billy is called Jamie and Jamie is called Billy.
As for the commentators calling him Billy, so do I. Jamie Turner is a premiership player so I can't diss that name as much as that young Packer boy and that frightful J'amie from Chris Lilley's shows make me want to, but I've seen some great Billys on the footy field over the years - Barrott, Goggin and the immortal Picken. Billy for me, and doesn't he fit the number 5 guernsey with distinction.
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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| There is a place called Others noted that Enid Blyton wrote The Magic Faraway Tree which he or she is assuming. |
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David
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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| Greening gold wrote: | | Others have already noted that Enid Blyton wrote The Magic Faraway Tree, which I am assuming is where Hiss must live. |
Good pick-up re: Jamie Bell. In later life, he also played a male dominatrix (?) in Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac. That film's perhaps a little too close to home for Hiss, though.
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Greening gold
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| David wrote: | | Greening gold wrote: | | Others have already noted that Enid Blyton wrote The Magic Faraway Tree, which I am assuming is where Hiss must live. |
Good pick-up re: Jamie Bell. In later life, he also played a male dominatrix (?) in Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac. That film's perhaps a little too close to home for Hiss, though. |
The masculine of dominatrix is dominator, and now I'm having involuntary evil Wayne Johnston thoughts - out! out! begone! vile creature from the darkest blue cesspits!
Fighting to resume normal cerebral transmission here - hmmm - surfacing - breathing normally - sigh of reliefe and it's OK again. I just visualised Heater running down Riewoldt in 2010 and all is peace and serenity and equilibrium again.
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yin-YANG
Joined: 03 Oct 2011
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wow this thread has been taken to strange places… par for the course when Hiss gets going i guess 
What they call Elliott him doesn't bother me so much… what he does on the footy field is fantastic though! He is a classy finisher. Strong candidate for AA this year!
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