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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 127791" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Star, a change of mood for you - try and find "BabaKiueria" (pronounced "barbecue area"). It's a short black comedy ("black" comedy in many ways) role reversal skit. A white family group is having a peaceful picnic. A group of Aborigines, wearing colonial British military uniforms (or similar) turn up and claim the area for the Aboriginal nation. The go over to the white family, ask in very loud, very slow speech - "this place - what you call it?" (or similar) and the white folks, looking a bit shell-shocked, answer, "this is a barbecue area."</p><p>"Hmm, 'BabaKiueria' - sounds good. I hereby name this place 'BabaKiueria'!"</p><p></p><p>And so on. Bob Maza's in it, another in the Burnam Burnam mould (he often played Burnam's son, or similar, in various TV dramas and films).</p><p></p><p>Here's the imdb link - <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0166032/" target="_blank">http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0166032/</a></p><p></p><p>Now THERE'S a thought for you, Star - get some actors together, film the US version of the same thing (script modified, of course, to make it US-relevant). </p><p></p><p>husband, difficult child 3 & I leave shortly to go to my sister's 70th birthday party this weekend. It's siblings only (and partners, and difficult child 3 because I refused to leave him at home). The younger of my brothers has organised it (he sees himself as head of the family - we let him think that) but he is a reactionary old bigot (he's MY brother, I can call him that if I want) and I know he and a couple of the in-laws will be critical of this. I'm hoping I can stay calm and not shout at him. He STILL tries to come back at me with, "you're too young to understand."</p><p></p><p>It is because there are still too many people who think like him, that no allowance was made in the sorry speech for compensation. The politicians deliberately did NOT tie in compensation to the package because </p><p>1) they wanted the apology to go out, ASAP; and</p><p></p><p>2) they wanted maximum population support, and you hit reactionaries hardest when you are making allowances for somebody else, over them.</p><p></p><p>Now what we want to see - positive outcomes, not just talk. We now need clear results. </p><p></p><p>Fingers crossed.</p><p></p><p>I'll look for Eddie Izzard's thing on 'Flags' - maybe tonight, computers permitting (on BF1's computer). The cross-dressing bit doesn't phase me; back at uni we put on a drag version of "Sweet Charity" (not my idea - I think it watered down the point of the show) and I was in charge of costumes. A challenge. Most of the cast were straight but we had fun. We did hire a lot of costumes from a drag show in Oxford St, which of course we had to go check out (midnight live show; no touching allowed).</p><p></p><p>I think I can cope with Eddie Izzard! My brother, on the other hand...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 127791, member: 1991"] Star, a change of mood for you - try and find "BabaKiueria" (pronounced "barbecue area"). It's a short black comedy ("black" comedy in many ways) role reversal skit. A white family group is having a peaceful picnic. A group of Aborigines, wearing colonial British military uniforms (or similar) turn up and claim the area for the Aboriginal nation. The go over to the white family, ask in very loud, very slow speech - "this place - what you call it?" (or similar) and the white folks, looking a bit shell-shocked, answer, "this is a barbecue area." "Hmm, 'BabaKiueria' - sounds good. I hereby name this place 'BabaKiueria'!" And so on. Bob Maza's in it, another in the Burnam Burnam mould (he often played Burnam's son, or similar, in various TV dramas and films). Here's the imdb link - [url]http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0166032/[/url] Now THERE'S a thought for you, Star - get some actors together, film the US version of the same thing (script modified, of course, to make it US-relevant). husband, difficult child 3 & I leave shortly to go to my sister's 70th birthday party this weekend. It's siblings only (and partners, and difficult child 3 because I refused to leave him at home). The younger of my brothers has organised it (he sees himself as head of the family - we let him think that) but he is a reactionary old bigot (he's MY brother, I can call him that if I want) and I know he and a couple of the in-laws will be critical of this. I'm hoping I can stay calm and not shout at him. He STILL tries to come back at me with, "you're too young to understand." It is because there are still too many people who think like him, that no allowance was made in the sorry speech for compensation. The politicians deliberately did NOT tie in compensation to the package because 1) they wanted the apology to go out, ASAP; and 2) they wanted maximum population support, and you hit reactionaries hardest when you are making allowances for somebody else, over them. Now what we want to see - positive outcomes, not just talk. We now need clear results. Fingers crossed. I'll look for Eddie Izzard's thing on 'Flags' - maybe tonight, computers permitting (on BF1's computer). The cross-dressing bit doesn't phase me; back at uni we put on a drag version of "Sweet Charity" (not my idea - I think it watered down the point of the show) and I was in charge of costumes. A challenge. Most of the cast were straight but we had fun. We did hire a lot of costumes from a drag show in Oxford St, which of course we had to go check out (midnight live show; no touching allowed). I think I can cope with Eddie Izzard! My brother, on the other hand... Marg [/QUOTE]
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