Sky, Harold's... niece?... was a crazy goth that didn't care for trends etc. and it turned out to all be based on thora birch in ghost world. everyone found out, teased her for still following a trend and so she goes through an 'ally sheedy in breakfast club' moment and becomes everything she once dispised for no apparent reason.
― Home Taping Is Killing Zack Morris (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 23:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
amazing that popcorn chicken is still around since the days of hammer
― abanana, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 23:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
― ♖♕♖ (am0n), Thursday, 7 January 2010 00:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
australia is so racist it's kinda crazy
― jealous ones sb (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 7 January 2010 00:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
do ppl there really call aborigines "black fellas"?
― jealous ones sb (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 7 January 2010 00:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
I thought we had covered this on The Cape of Good Hope's Rolling 09/10 Cricket Season thread...
...anyway, this is a great opportunity for the oppressed white people of surbuban Australia to whinge about Americans and Political Correctness and whatever.
― striker, currently playing for Italian Serie A club Milan (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 7 January 2010 00:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
PS: I have eaten at KFC but I used to have a Sir Viv Richards "Master Blaster" cricket bat when playing schoolboy cricket.
― striker, currently playing for Italian Serie A club Milan (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 7 January 2010 00:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
australia isn't any more racist than any other western country ime. "blackfella" and "whitefella" are words used mostly by indingenous australians and aren't necessarily racist at all.
― sonderborg, Thursday, 7 January 2010 00:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
the classic 'launch Chevy Nova in Mexico' move.
This is an urban legend, btw.
― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Thursday, 7 January 2010 00:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
Erm. No. Koori people call *themselves* "blackfullas", its pidgin, at least do us the courtesy of understanding some of Australia's culture the way you expect us to of yours.
― millivanillimillenary (Trayce), Thursday, 7 January 2010 01:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
There are plenty of racist terms and racism against the indigenous in this country but blackfella ain't one of them, nor is it really even a "taken back" insult. Words like "boong" and "abo" on the other hand... sigh.
― millivanillimillenary (Trayce), Thursday, 7 January 2010 01:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sorry I didnt see sonderberg had already also pointed that out heh.
Well, they pulled the advertisement off and as predicted...
http://www.news.com.au/world/kfc-australia-pulls-racist-ad-after-us-anger/comments-e6frfkyi-1225816969895
ps: i am not asscoiated with these people
― striker, currently playing for Italian Serie A club Milan (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 7 January 2010 04:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
h4yd3n of melbourne Posted at 1:30 PM Today
Stand up for youself KFC. I'm never eating you agian untill you do.
fess up h-man
― mr bollock apple (electricsound), Thursday, 7 January 2010 04:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm currently boycotting them for taking the Tower Burger off the menu again, for what it's worth.
― striker, currently playing for Italian Serie A club Milan (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 7 January 2010 04:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
can't believe that proud aussie company KFC bowed to imperialist american pressure like this
― jabba hands, Thursday, 7 January 2010 04:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
katoomba fried chicken
― mr bollock apple (electricsound), Thursday, 7 January 2010 04:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dave of Gold Coast Posted at 1:34 PM Today
Cool Can we now tell America to ban the movie White Chicks, or perhaps Tropic Thunder too... Oh no, wait... they make money for Hollywood... (I know KFC is American, but you get my point).
― velko, Thursday, 7 January 2010 04:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
not sure i get his point tbh
― max, Thursday, 7 January 2010 04:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Mystery solved:
Alex of The real world Posted at 3:10 PM Today
I hate Harry Connick Jr. He got all high and mighty because he realised his terrible music wouldn't sell but a few jabs at another country's culture might.
― striker, currently playing for Italian Serie A club Milan (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 7 January 2010 05:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Erm. No. Koori people call *themselves* "blackfullas", its pidgin
Why can't the black dude be a dog or a cat or an animal that people to cuddle, and not some puke-eating street pest that everyone hates?
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol i had a 'wicked wings snack pack' yesterday at lunch, i could never boycott the dirty bird ;__;
― pyramid of geezer (haitch), Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
tbhaitch
― estela, Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
I had a Zinger Burger combo the other day so chalk me up as a evil racist Australian.
― striker, currently playing for Italian Serie A club Milan (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm chalking you up as a man who got zinged by his own lunch.
― estela, Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
zinger burgers more of a scooby snax for zingers i'd have thought
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 January 2010 12:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
if this has already been posted, apologies
O_o_O
― j0rdslovesomedude (acoleuthic), Thursday, 1 April 2010 00:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
hmmm
― nijolian dynamite (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 April 2010 01:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
An Australian publisher has had to pulp and reprint a cook-book after one recipe listed "salt and freshly ground black people" instead of black pepper.Penguin Group Australia had to reprint 7,000 copies of Pasta Bible last week, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.The reprint cost A$20,000 ($18,000; £12,000), but stock in bookshops will not be recalled as it is "extremely hard" to do so, Penguin said.The recipe was for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto."We're mortified that this has become an issue of any kind, and why anyone would be offended, we don't know," head of publishing Bob Sessions is quoted as saying by the Sydney newspaper.Penguin said almost every one of the more than 150 recipes in the book listed salt and freshly ground black pepper, but a misprint occurred on just one page."When it comes to the proofreader, of course they should have picked it up, but proofreading a cook-book is an extremely difficult task. I find that quite forgivable," Mr Sessions said.If anyone complains about the "silly mistake", they will be given the new version, Penguin said.
Penguin Group Australia had to reprint 7,000 copies of Pasta Bible last week, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.
The reprint cost A$20,000 ($18,000; £12,000), but stock in bookshops will not be recalled as it is "extremely hard" to do so, Penguin said.
The recipe was for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto.
"We're mortified that this has become an issue of any kind, and why anyone would be offended, we don't know," head of publishing Bob Sessions is quoted as saying by the Sydney newspaper.
Penguin said almost every one of the more than 150 recipes in the book listed salt and freshly ground black pepper, but a misprint occurred on just one page.
"When it comes to the proofreader, of course they should have picked it up, but proofreading a cook-book is an extremely difficult task. I find that quite forgivable," Mr Sessions said.
If anyone complains about the "silly mistake", they will be given the new version, Penguin said.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 17 April 2010 16:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
At least this mistake won't make people's crock pots explode.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Saturday, 17 April 2010 17:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love that dude responded with "well, doing your job correctly is hard!"
― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 18 April 2010 00:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
Look I'm sorry your car exploded, but building gas tanks is complicated work!
― human centipeedi peedi (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 18 April 2010 00:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
― ☀ ☃ (am0n), Sunday, 18 April 2010 00:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
meh i've made weird typos like that before
― harbl, Sunday, 18 April 2010 01:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8627335.stm
― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 18 April 2010 18:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
ahem, ned
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
ha i like how their reaction was "who cares? it was a typo, jeez"
― mr. que surprise (k3vin k.), Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
are the black people locally sourced?
― velko, Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like how their reaction was "We're mortified that this has become an issue of any kind" yet they don't understand why anyone would be offended. Isn't being "mortified" even more extreme of a reaction than being "offended"?
― Adam Bruneau, Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, but they're apparently only mortified that it became an issue. Not that it happened.
― franny glass, Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
ah, a pasta holocaust
― Phoenix in Flight (Cattle Grind), Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Cookbooks really ARE redonkulously hard to copy edit because of all the abbreviations and numbers, and the copy editor has no way of knowing which are right or wrong. (The mistake itt is an obvious one, but it's not surprising that something was overlooked.) Actually it's probably a success for a cookbook if they didn't make any mistakes that make the recipes turn out wrong (apart from the ridiculous) because that also makes the AUTHOR look bad (this way only the publisher does).
Shorter publishing seasons and a more market-driven book idea also make every project a rush, means there's less time for editing and proofing of all kinds. Pretty much sucks!
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Do they publish cookbook errata?
― kissogram powers (Abbott), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
i hadn't read that ronaldinho thread until just now. don't suppose anyone wants to talk about it?
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
Abbs: Yes! Although I think the general use of errata has declined since publishers tend to only print the copies they think they can sell in a short time -- the production cycle has gotten away from extended warehousing and toward a more on-demand market. So books are off the shelves faster and the pub can reprint the book w corrections already made.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Monday, 19 April 2010 00:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
― J0rdan S., Monday, 10 May 2010 07:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
Beat this: racism, sexism, ageism, and a soupcon of paedophilia.
― I don't want to go into my newt details (ledge), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 12:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Holy shit!
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Indeed!
― Madchen, Friday, 21 May 2010 12:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
― akontenderizer (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 12 June 2010 18:29 (2 years ago) Permalink