What Merlins Sign Really Said......

Eunos · Joined: 07 Feb 2004

.............Before ch 10 digitally altered it!

commonwombat · commonwombat Joined: 12 Jul 2003 Location: sydney/s.africa

How could people complain about THAT message ???

The Prototype · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:09 pm

Yeah, I have to agree with the guy from the stone age Merlin on this one. Ten that was a disgrace altering his sign like that Very Happy

joffa corfe · PREMIERS 2010 Joined: 13 Nov 2003

Good on Merlin for having the guts to speak his mind on a subject which has greatly imbarrassed a lot of Australians.

kids in detention..yep we've come a long way havnt we?

sherrife · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:02 pm

Exactly Joffa mate, he brought the issue back into the limelight, which is what he wanted to do.

Great one Merlin!

PS. It was good to see Paul wearing a magpies hat today!!

creedymagpie · Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Location: Berwick

Maybe if the guy stops refuses Australian citizenship he could have his say at the poll booth!

By the way Merlin if they were refugees they would not be in detention, if you are going to do a protest in front of the entire country, make sure you get you statement correct before doing it. If he did it better he wouldnt have made himself look like such an idiot!

London Dave · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:34 am

Moved to VP tavern for obvious reasons...Xenophobes, start your engines!

bokka · Joined: 11 Apr 1999 Location: NY, Ex Land of Brave and Free

Yep we must be xenophobes if we don't want to throw the door open entirely to as many and any people who want to come - eg I'm sure 20 mill or so Chinese and Indians would love to move in, hell let's offer them assisted passage!

Eunos · Joined: 07 Feb 2004

eeeerr,,,,this thread was about the sign as seen above, not what actually happened Sunday night.
Nice way to spoil a bit of fun guys!

Birdy · Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Location: Sydney

I thought it was crap what that tosser did. Not everyone agrees in setting the refugees free yet he obviously believes his opinion to be the only right one, typical protester. Maybe we should just make an announcement to the world for all refugees to come on over. Women and children shouldn't be locked up but I thought the Government was looking at separate housing for them? He mightn't have known that being in the house. At least he gave the car to charity.

Dark Beanie · Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Location: A galaxy far, far away.

Eunos, I thought the sign was funny. Just like the other one (from Iraq) doing the rounds.

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

Good stuff Eunos, pitty others had to spoil the thread.

Dr Alf Andrews · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:27 pm

I think the way people have reacted to Merlin's sign says a lot about Australians ... and their priorities.

And the way people have reacted to this topic says a lot about their priorities too.

Oh, 'twas just a bit of harmless fun, they say.

Well hardy friggen har.
We're all just pissing ourselves with laughter.

Razor wire. Hardy friggen har.
Over 300 people drown in 2001. Hardy friggen har.
John Howard lies like a pig in shit about the whole thing and wins an election. Hardy friggen har.

Yep. Just a little joke, that's all.

Hardy hardy hardy friggen har.

HAL · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:30 pm

Little as in not too much, or not too big?

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

The thing is Alf, this thread had nothing to do with that.