Comments on: Black Saturday, couldn’t we think of a better name? http://ozsoapbox.com/melbourne/black-saturday-couldnt-we-think-of-a-better-name/ because criticism isn't an armchair sport Mon, 21 May 2012 12:14:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/melbourne/black-saturday-couldnt-we-think-of-a-better-name/#comment-34642 ozsoapbox Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:38:06 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=591#comment-34642 If they want to conjure up images of the landscape and fire, how about 'Burnt Saturday' or 'Red Saturday'. A little bit more exciting then the droll Black Saturday. I had a bit of a giggle at 'Rainbow sheep' lol, now that's truly ridiculous. If they want to conjure up images of the landscape and fire, how about ‘Burnt Saturday’ or ‘Red Saturday’.

A little bit more exciting then the droll Black Saturday.

I had a bit of a giggle at ‘Rainbow sheep’ lol, now that’s truly ridiculous.

]]> By: Nat http://ozsoapbox.com/melbourne/black-saturday-couldnt-we-think-of-a-better-name/#comment-34596 Nat Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:29:05 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=591#comment-34596 this comment has come a lot later than the actual article, but i came across this looking for info on a school assignment. this is stupid. i understand the mount niggerhead point, but calling black saturday racist is pretty much paranoid. hell, in america they're thinking of changing to "baa baa rainbow sheep" because black is "racist". black is a colour. they're merely describing the colour of the landscape. i get the bit about the "conjure up images of burning fire" but there is nothing particularly wrong with the name. this comment has come a lot later than the actual article, but i came across this looking for info on a school assignment.

this is stupid.

i understand the mount niggerhead point, but calling black saturday racist is pretty much paranoid. hell, in america they’re thinking of changing to “baa baa rainbow sheep” because black is “racist”.

black is a colour. they’re merely describing the colour of the landscape. i get the bit about the “conjure up images of burning fire” but there is nothing particularly wrong with the name.

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/melbourne/black-saturday-couldnt-we-think-of-a-better-name/#comment-8533 ozsoapbox Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:23:27 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=591#comment-8533 No worries. One day I plan to bottle all the five minute blocks of their life people lose on here and sell them on eBay. No worries.

One day I plan to bottle all the five minute blocks of their life people lose on here and sell them on eBay.

]]> By: cato http://ozsoapbox.com/melbourne/black-saturday-couldnt-we-think-of-a-better-name/#comment-8531 cato Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:01:07 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=591#comment-8531 well that was 5 minutes i wont get back well that was 5 minutes i wont get back

]]> By: ozsoapbox http://ozsoapbox.com/melbourne/black-saturday-couldnt-we-think-of-a-better-name/#comment-5187 ozsoapbox Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:26:30 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=591#comment-5187 Yeah the national day of mourning came pretty quick. Govt: This is now a national day of mourning Press: uh... what about all the missing people still Govt: well we're just gunna assume everyone's dead. Press: geez, that's a bit harsh isn't it? Govt: PARTY TIME! You could be right about the Black Friday thing, if you are that kind of makes us even lazier then I thought we were! Apparently there's also a '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Thursday_1851" rel="nofollow">Black Thursday</a>', why don't we just consolidate them all into national black week. I'm in if there's public holidays all round. Yeah the national day of mourning came pretty quick.

Govt: This is now a national day of mourning

Press: uh… what about all the missing people still

Govt: well we’re just gunna assume everyone’s dead.

Press: geez, that’s a bit harsh isn’t it?

Govt: PARTY TIME!

You could be right about the Black Friday thing, if you are that kind of makes us even lazier then I thought we were! Apparently there’s also a ‘Black Thursday‘, why don’t we just consolidate them all into national black week. I’m in if there’s public holidays all round.

]]> By: Les http://ozsoapbox.com/melbourne/black-saturday-couldnt-we-think-of-a-better-name/#comment-5186 Les Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:28:48 +0000 http://ozsoapbox.com/?p=591#comment-5186 Was the name some kind of homage to the Victorian bush fires of 1939 "Black Friday"? Rehashing is epidemic in todays media. Occasionally there is a glint of originality but rarely. I'm sure one day in Australia's future, a PM will slip up and refer to it as "Fucken Hot Satdee" The thing that really surprised me, was that 'they' had already proclaimed a national day of mourning, before the smoke had even cleared. Was the name some kind of homage to the Victorian bush fires of 1939 “Black Friday”? Rehashing is epidemic in todays media. Occasionally there is a glint of originality but rarely. I’m sure one day in Australia’s future, a PM will slip up and refer to it as “Fucken Hot Satdee”

The thing that really surprised me, was that ‘they’ had already proclaimed a national day of mourning, before the smoke had even cleared.

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