Haven written a blog for so long. I have been too busy at work and at home looking after Caelum. Today I have a little bit of time… actually no, I mean I just want to be lazy for a short while.
It’s London Olympic 2012 at the moment. Australia’s medal count is still low but basically they have secured the gold in 49ers so they will come upon New Zealand very soon – sad but true, ha. Nevertheless, the “Aus Zealand” thing is still too funny to be forgotten.
From The Media Machine Blog:
The Daily Telegraph has taken Australia’s obsession with gold (and beating New Zealand) to new and embarrassing heights.
In today’s Tele medal Tally (page 72) it creates a new country AUS ZEALAND that ranks as number nine, beating out North Korea in 10th place. This new country AUS ZEALAND has four gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze.
The official medal tally according to The Australian’s coverage actually has Australia in 24th place with one gold, 12 silver and seven bronze. Our neighbours New Zealand are cruising ahead in 14th place with three gold and four bronze.
Already MSN NZ sports Facebook fan page (which has 26, 477 likes) has lampooned us saying “Aus Zealand - The red-faced Aussies are trying to combine their Olympic medal haul with ours” and it brings to mind Andrew Denton and the cast of Live and Sweaty’s classic “I don’t care as long as we beat New Zealand”.
If you don’t succeed, just mess with the figures.
Since when New Zealand is no longer a country? O the imaginary place Aus Zealand.
