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Down Under
to be perfectly Franks -- pissed
2004-08-11
General Tommy Franks did what many others do when he visited Bondi -- home suburb of Tim Blair and James Morrow -- got shitfaced.

General Franks revealed in his book he was so confident of Australia's support in Iraq that he told President George W. Bush Canberra could be counted on even if the US made a "unilateral" decision to go to war. He admitted he almost decided to move to Australia after falling in love with Bondi, beer and "beach sheilas" during an R&R break from the Vietnam War -- but then "I sobered up".
Posted by:tipper

#7  Uh.... is that the same bathing suit we saw on RB a few weeks back?
Posted by: Shipman   2004-08-11 16:14  

#6  ? Beach Shielas ?

The current Miss Universe is an Aussie

Posted by: BigEd   2004-08-11 16:08  

#5  Isn't Sydney the, uh, "alternative lifestyle" capital of the world these days?

If one wanders around Oxford St then that sort of thing might be observed. Personally I stay away from there. I always liked the north area myself (Mosman, Lane Cove, Ryde, and Manly, not to mention Pittwater), and a few select places on the south side, such as Balmain, Glebe, Clovelly, Maroubra, and Coogee.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-08-11 14:04  

#4  Isn't Sydney the, uh, "alternative lifestyle" capital of the world these days?
Posted by: Chris W.   2004-08-11 10:42  

#3  Come to Melbourne Oldspook, and I'll shout a beer or ten. Victoria Bitter of course, or if you prefer Crown Lager (my favourite)
Posted by: tipper   2004-08-11 09:55  

#2  Its on my top list of places to live if I had to live outside the US - Sydney, Munich, Melbourne and Vienna, and maybe Rome.
Posted by: Oldspook   2004-08-11 09:25  

#1  It is very difficult to visit Sydney and not fall in love with the city. I keep going back there over and over as time and money permits.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-08-11 01:03  

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