Root for the Wallabies

[MajorlyRagerly]

Great stuff Gav,
I'm thinking an animated .gif of about 10 slides

1. Abstain fom the All Blacks
2. Helen Clarke
3. Helen Clarke
4. Root for the Wallabies
5. Megan Gale
6. Gav pic 1
7. Shouldn't be that hard
8. Gav pic 2
9. Gav pic 4

That's not fair... if NZ's example of a female is Helen Clarke, Aus needs to be your ranga PM to be inline.. Hardly fair putting up Lady Helen against some model

 

[Jnor]

MR (or any other kiwis) does 'root' actually mean the same thing to you guys as it does to us? Otherwise the impact might be lessened slightly.

I remembered talking about having a 'stack' skiing while hanging with some kiwis and it took a day before one of them asked what the hell I was talking about.

 

[Groucho]

From a marketing angle i suggest Woopee for the Wallabies...It will have a more international appeal as Root is only a word we use here and a bit in NZ...

Let's get this out there all we need is a spokesperson. Preferably an ex Wallaby maybe Peter Fitzsimons?

Woopee?!?

 

[Army_Gav]

To be fair, you do have Hayley Westenra, who will sing the 2011 version of "World in Union".

 

[Duncher]

That's not fair... if NZ's example of a female is Helen Clarke, Aus needs to be your ranga PM to be inline.. Hardly fair putting up Lady Helen against some model

ahhh carn mate, we're just teasing, no need to be rude...

 

[ooaahh]

surely Mr Timms can arrange that banner

 

[Groucho]

ahhh carn mate, we're just teasing, no need to be rude...

Yeah, it's not like we called her Helen 'Pig Ugly' Clarke. Because we wouldn't.

 

[MajorlyRagerly]

whose being rude? Fairs fair!

Yep... root means the opposite of abstain in NZ. I havent lived there in 11 years now, but those folks who didn't know what stack was must be the exception as opposed to the rule. Pretty common slang that one globally.

 

[matty_k]

But it wouldn't be as funny if models etc were used in the NZ abstain part.

 

[EVERYFWDTHINKTHEYREA6OR7]

Woopee?!?

Sorry i splet it worng.

Whoopee or 'making Whoopee' is the fine art of 'making love'

I reckon the word works well phonetically with Wallaby...

Who's with me? I reckon this has got legs.

 

[daz]

I'm sitting alone in my office right now, but I'm happy to contribute for the cause. Hang on a second....

Ok. I've done my bit for the Wobs.

 

[FiveStarStu]

This is a great idea in theory.

In practice...

 

[Groucho]

Sorry i splet it worng.

Whoopee or 'making Whoopee' is the fine art of 'making love'

I reckon the word works well phonetically with Wallaby...

Who's with me? I reckon this has got legs.

I don't think 'whoopee' means quite the same as 'making whoopee'. Go into a bar and ask a girl for a whoopee and see how many think you mean a kind of cushion that makes farting noises.

 

[#1 Tah]

I rekkon steph rice will be our mascot. Rooting for the Wallabies.

 

[Braveheart.]

I rekkon steph rice will be our mascot. Rooting for the Wallabies.

I think you mean...

I rekkon steph rice will be our mascot. Rooting the Wallabies.

 

[Braveheart.]

I root for the wallabies.... especially when the GRUZ is in a wallabies jersey.

reow.

 

[Wato]

This is a great idea in theory.

In practice...

If someone could get my wife to sign up I'd be a happy man.

 

[Army_Gav]

Not my finest work, but it will do

 

[matty_k]

That's good.

I would have loved to have found a pic of Richie holding two RWC balls but these will have to do.
One with the official balls and one with Richie.

 

[Moses]

Stephanie Rice is not only rooting FOR the Wallabies, she's also rooting A Wallaby!