"Be funny if one fell down," were my exact words last Tuesday as I photographed these tourist rocks. Not surprisingly, the nearest one did. The power of the mozz is formidable.
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This is when you say "Be funny if you got the job you wanted", please.
I take it none of them are "secured", or whatever the word is, in any way?
Posted by: Anne | 05 July 2005 at 01:06
"Be funny if you got the job painting the Eiffel Tower."
Secured? As in held up? Or insured, maybe? You know, by tourist people.
Posted by: Tony.T | 05 July 2005 at 01:11
Thank you, how did you know?
As in held up.
Posted by: Anne | 05 July 2005 at 02:00
Thank you, how did you know?
As in held up.
Posted by: Anne | 05 July 2005 at 02:03
Sow and Piglets?
Posted by: Dirk Thruster | 05 July 2005 at 05:20
You're un-Australian, Tony.
Posted by: GrodsCorp | 05 July 2005 at 09:46
You're un-Australian, Tony.
Posted by: GrodsCorp | 05 July 2005 at 09:48
Why the big surprise about a rock formation created by erosion being destroyed by, you guessed it folks, erosion. Live by the sword, die by the sword - old apostle.
Posted by: Russell Allen | 05 July 2005 at 12:58
The amazing power of 'VisualiZation and actualiZation', hey? Well done, Tony, keep up the good work eroding the Victorian tourist trap.
Posted by: Dorian | 05 July 2005 at 13:40
They should run a book on it.
(Someone would have cleaned up)
Disconcert - as in Live8? - Leaves8 anyway.
Posted by: boynton | 05 July 2005 at 14:03
Like anyone would spend hours on the Great Ocean Road to see the Sow and Piglets. Geez, the Twelve Apostles were disappointing enough. Ask Hando.
I loved the comment in yesterday's paper, along the lines of "we're a bit disappointed, we paid to see nine apostles and only got eight". You've gotta love that - tourist sees natural icon collapse in front of his/her eyes, and their instinctive reaction is to swing a refund from the tour operator.
Posted by: carneagles | 05 July 2005 at 15:58
They used to be called the Sow & Piglets, Dirk, but someone decided T12A would be better. Grander, or some such palarva.
That's a harsh call, Grodsy. I am wounded.
Right with ya, Russ. I gots no problem with Nay-Ture doing it's thing. Well, unless the sky falls on my head or something.
Thanks, Dorian. I do my pest.
Boynty, disconcert as in disarrange. As in "knock stuff over".
Who's Hando, Carna? And yes. I would dine out, like, forever dude, were I to see the thing tumble. Idiots!
Posted by: Tony.T | 05 July 2005 at 17:14
I see on the news that the London Bridge fell down about ten or twelve years ago (the natural arch, not the ... err, London Bridge). I walked across it once. I'm glad it didn't fall down then.
Posted by: Dirk Thruster | 05 July 2005 at 17:48
If I recall Romper Stomper correctly, Hando (the Russell Crowe character) met his end at the Twelve Apostles.
Posted by: carneagles | 05 July 2005 at 18:42
Yeah, LB fell down in about 1990. I used to go there all the time as a kiddy and was under it at least 50 times, so I agree, Dirk. Glad it didn't lob on my head. Oddly though, I saw a couple of reports that said it was near Port Campbell. But the LB I knew was between Portsea Back beach and Cheviot Beach where HH got nabbed by the Chinese sub. Are there, or rather, was there, TWO London Bridges?
Oh, ok. I'm with you now, Carna. Would have been a quick end to a big career if the thing fell down back then.
Posted by: Tony.T | 05 July 2005 at 20:41
I'm not fooled by the rocks that you got: you're still, you're still Tony from the blog.
Posted by: hungbunny | 05 July 2005 at 20:45
Huh? Have you been getting stuck into that back medicine?
Posted by: Tony.T | 05 July 2005 at 20:48
Surely you're familiar with the works of the mighty http://www.thelyricarchive.com/lyrics/jennyfromtheblock.shtml>J Lo?
Posted by: hungbunny | 05 July 2005 at 21:25
Oh. Ho. Ho. J Lo. When are you going to feature her on your podcasts?
She ranks lower than world music, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Tony.T | 05 July 2005 at 21:31
Agreed. She does have a spectacular arse, though.
Posted by: hungbunny | 05 July 2005 at 22:15
Agreed. She does have a spectacular arse, though.
Posted by: hungbunny | 05 July 2005 at 22:16
You can said that again!
Posted by: Tony.T | 05 July 2005 at 22:25
One comment per arse, you see.
Posted by: hungbunny | 06 July 2005 at 04:02
I blame the neo-cons.
Posted by: PB | 07 July 2005 at 11:11
Bit like the whole of Brackistan, really- worn down, clapped out, and near collapse.
Posted by: PB | 07 July 2005 at 11:12
Agreed. We should start wearing maroon.
Posted by: Tony.T | 07 July 2005 at 11:47
It was kryptonite what done it. Film crew were down there in the week before the collapse shooting background scenes from a chopper. Shots are to feature in the next Superman movie.
Posted by: slatts | 08 July 2005 at 17:14
I saw that copter, Slatts. It was circling all the time we were there last Tuesday. I wonder if I'll make it into the fillum.
Or at least an episode of Chopper Squad.
Posted by: Tony.T | 09 July 2005 at 13:40