18 July 2005

Crikey panders to southsiders

18 July 2005 | Kerces

Crikey had the following in their sealed section today :

6. Unsubstantiated tips & rumours
On Friday night there were drinks at DIMIA to farewell Bill Farmer and two other ousted senior staffers. Apparently the tears and un-PC comments were flowing. Farmer had written a poem called “Bastille Day at Belco” (DIMIA is located in the awful Canberra suburb of Belconnen), which involved him and the other two being taken to the guillotine by Amanda the executioner – very well received apparently!

So what do we think of Belco being described this way?

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biggreenman2:24 pm 21 Jul 05

I think the phrase “awful Canberra suburb” could pretty much apply to the entire city; North, South, centre. Dead heart; desolate suburbs. (I live in an undisclosed Canberra ‘burb)

Absent Diane3:48 pm 20 Jul 05

yeah – bad sign, young age

bulldog3:00 pm 20 Jul 05

Either that or you thought ‘When in Rome…’

Absent Diane2:58 pm 20 Jul 05

yeah – I didn’t really know the way…. it may not have actually been desperation to get out… it may have had more to do with the fact that I was attracted to the pretty liquid in the glass sitting next to the kero heater…

Absent Diane2:30 pm 20 Jul 05

when I was two I was desperate to get out of cooma that I drank kerosine

bulldog2:08 pm 20 Jul 05

North Cooma: “Welcome to Bumf*ck nowhere”

Sorry to offend anyone who likes it down there, but it is pretty ordinary, even for hillbillies.

redneck_ninja7:58 am 20 Jul 05

I hope people realise what they’re saying when they say they live in North Cooma/Tuggeranong. Anyone who has actually BEEN to the suburb of North Cooma would know such an accusation should not be taken lightly. (shudders)

bonfire5:41 pm 19 Jul 05

believe it or not – the comrade has a plan for belco… something about livability, sustainability… arts centre cultural environment something. it all blurs.

Absent Diane5:10 pm 19 Jul 05

when it comes down to it – really – just a bit of land with structures made by a pointless race… so its just like anywhere else

bulldog4:47 pm 19 Jul 05

Are you serious? Belconnen is a haunt of the Charney boons! I had the displeasure of working in “The Mall” (aren’t Northerners sooo flash) for about two years and the day to day stench of randoms was far worse than Woden.

You are correct about Tuggeranong though.

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