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Humor Is Different In Australia, Apparently.

Leitch — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:00:40 EST

These two fellers are Central Coast Mariners, which is apparently an Australian Rules Football team. Shockingly, for Australians, they have somewhat, uh, a little trouble in the racial department. That guy on the right is in blackface. Really bad blackface, but blackface nevertheless. You think that's bad? You haven't seen the Hitler photo yet.

That guy in the photo actually isn't only in blackface; he's going as Morgan's Freeman God character in Bruce Almighty. (And Evan Almighty, we suppose.) If the blackface weren't bad enough, the guy actually dressed up as a character from Bruce Almighty. Australians: Decendants of murders and rapists! With funny referees in cool hats!

How To Celebrate A Loss: Wear A Hitler Outfit, Put On Blackface [FanIQ]

(UPDATE: Sorry, soccer. Long day.)

Time For Another Episode Of 'Not Safe For Work Theater'

rickchand — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:01:34 EST

Crikey. Do not play this video with the sound up if you're even thinking of having children in the near future. But if you're going to be playing in an important Australian Rules Football match later today, then pay attention. I'm fired up, and I don't even know what he's talking about!

She crawled to the finish, even though she could barely move! I have no idea what that means! YEAAAHHHHHH!

Aussie F@ckin Rules F%ckin F%ck! [Deuce Of Davenport]

We are glad we're have no specific Australian ...

Leitch — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:30:22 EST

We are glad we're have no specific Australian Rules Football rooting interests. [10News]

Hijinks in Australian Rules Football. [With ...

Leitch — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:25:40 EDT

Hijinks in Australian Rules Football. [With Malice]

Watch Out For That Post, Mate

mjdeadspin — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:45:00 EDT

There's a prevailing stereotype out there that athletes are dumb. Yesterday, Australian Rules Football player Matthew Westfield did his part to see that this stereotype was upheld globally. He ran full-speed into a goal-post, broke it out of the ground, and wasn't phased.

He talked about it afterwards, and in what has to be considered an upset, he is able to put together complete sentences.

"The ball came in deep and I thought I was a fair chance for a mark," Westfield said.
"I wasn't aware of where the posts were, I just jumped and ran into something and didn't know what it was until I saw it (the post) on the ground.

"It didn't hurt at all, I'm pretty happy with that. To see it actually snap, I can't believe it, it didn't feel that hard."

You didn't know where the post was? And you ran into it, and still didn't realize what it was? Did you just start playing this sport yesterday?

If Manu Ginobili ends up hitting a game-winning shot for the Spurs, I wouldn't expect him to say afterwards "Well, I had the ball, and I decided to just close my eyes and randomly heave it into the air ... and I'll be damned if there wasn't a fucking rim there. You never know where they're going to put those things."

Devil leaves postmark [Sunday Tasmanian]

Yeah, This'll Get You Punched, Every Time

Leitch — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:45:34 EDT

Say what you will about Australian Rules Football — and we know you have much to say! — but you can't say they don't know how to appropriately trash talk.

WEST COAST EAGLE Adam Selwood is expected to tell the AFL tribunal tonight he was punched by Des Headland before any words were exchanged, as he defends a charge he taunted the Fremantle player with sexually explicit remarks about his six-year-old daughter.

Selwood is expected to concede that, after Headland hit him, he motioned to the tattoo the Dockers forward has of his daughter Madison on his left arm, but will deny knowing it was a picture of the six-year-old or that he made the comments attributed to him by Headland. Instead, it is believed Selwood will say he had recently had sex with a woman who held a similarity to the tattoo. This differs from Headland's complaint, which alleges Selwood motioned to the tattoo and said: "I fucked her last night."

Charming! You know what we have to say about that:

We don't know what it means, but we're saying it!

He Hit Me First, Says Selwood [The Australian]