Getting Australians to Stop Swearing

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You might recall a local program I've mentioned before: The Gruen Transfer. Each week they have a segment called The Pitch, where competing agencies make an ad to sell the unsellable.

This week's Pitch was for an ad to make Australians stop swearing. The winning ad was absolutely brilliant. Take a look at them here:

www.abc.net.au/tv/gruentransfer/thepitch.htm

WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE. NSFW

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Any chance sucha a campaign would succeed? ;-)

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Aug 28, 2011 10:42:19 GMT -5 MacBeth said:

Any chance sucha a campaign would succeed? ;-)

Possibly not ...

Abbott failed to sway with a bum rap
Misha Schubert
August 28, 2011

THE way Tony Windsor recalls it, Tony Abbott begged crossbench MPs to make him prime minister, joking that ''the only thing I wouldn't do is sell my arse - but I'd have to give serious thought to it''.

In interviews with The Sunday Age to mark the anniversary of their decision to back Julia Gillard to run the country, independent MPs have revealed startling new details of their reservations about the Opposition Leader - including that joking plea.

And Bob Katter - one of the crossbenchers who backed Mr Abbott - is now deeply disenchanted, accusing the Liberal leader of welshing on a deal to put up laws mandating ethanol in petrol. Mr Katter says the Coalition's failure to put up the laws before the Greens took control of the Senate fills him ''with a deep sense of disquiet'' over whether Mr Abbott can be relied on.

All four crossbenchers who backed Labor said they preferred Malcolm Turnbull to Mr Abbott.

Independent Tony Windsor recalls feeling alarm and pity when Mr Abbott revealed the depth of his desire to become prime minister.

''I remember him saying, 'Tony, I would do anything for this job. The only thing I wouldn't do is sell my arse - but I'd have to give serious thought to it.'''

Mr Windsor's fellow crossbench MP Rob Oakeshott also recalls Mr Abbott begging for the job - ''yes he did'' - but would not comment publicly about the gag that he would consider prostitution.

Mr Abbott's spokesman yesterday denied the recollection. ''Tony did not make that comment.'' He refused to be drawn on the Katter allegations, saying Mr Abbott ''is not going to run a commentary on the independents''.

Of the six crossbench MPs, Mr Katter was the only one to cast doubt that he made the right call last year - but he would not transfer support to Ms Gillard.

In the original decision, four of the six - Adam Bandt, Andrew Wilkie, Mr Oakeshott and Mr Windsor - backed Ms Gillard. Mr Katter and Tony Crook backed Mr Abbott.

''The support of the four key crossbenchers is as solid as ever,'' Mr Wilkie said. ''I have been a little surprised by that, particularly Tony [Windsor] and Rob [Oakeshott]. I think they were more open-minded early in the piece but as time has gone on, I think their support for the government has strengthened, partly because they have been treated quite badly by the opposition.''


Read more: www.theage.com.au/national/abbott-failed-to-sway-with-a-bum-rap-20110827-1jfs5.html#ixzz1WTjaMhr7

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