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    Coincidentally this article is from the ABC and refers to people in Sydney! http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2010/s2915471.htm Not astounding, but interesting all the same. […]
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Friday April 10th, 2009. Posted by Alex:

Curious reaction to Hugh Jackman

The paper was outraged! Hugh Jackman tweeted: “Having lunch on the harbor across from the Opera Center. Loving life!”

Why outraged? Because of two things: first the American spelling of “harbor”, when Hughie is supposed to be so very, very Ozzie; and secondly the reference to the “Opera Center”, but this time not because of the American spelling but because there ain’t no such thing – it’s the Opera House. Well we can be fairly sure he used a ghost tweeter, probably from the American film company, so that explains it.

And why is that curious? Because they did not complain about the sickly, posey, shallow, up-your-nosey, stick-in-your-gulletey, empty-headed, look-at-me-I’m-greatey, terrible-tasty tail of the tweet: “Loving life!” Shudder.

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