It's good to see some of that 80's spirit is still alive, when we were all keen to have a crack at the Yanks and take them down a peg or two, whether actively in business or sport or simply by barracking for our olympians, tennis players, yachtsmen or even our favourite bands. How times have changed eh?

Sure miss Alan Bond, Christopher Skase and other members of the merry band. NOT

Alan Bond dies.

Nobody cares.

Stop presses!

Love him or loathe him -
I still find it interesting that Alan Bond is
best remembered for owning a boat that won a
yacht race and made him a national hero.
Whatever else hid did pales in comparison to that.
STypically Australian!

//I still find it interesting that Alan Bond is
best remembered for owning a boat that won a
yacht race and made him a national hero.//

Rob Rob Bobbity Bobbity James Lee Hawke M.P.
Took great care of his image because he was quick to see
That if you are photographed standing with blokes
Whose boats do well on the sea,
Millions of voters will fail to notice
The blokes will be charging a fee.
- R.A.C.V. Milne (AKA John Clarke)

I don't find it interesting that a criminal is remembered as a national hero. I find it disturbing. Ned Kelly was a thug and robber, and I've worked under a chef who has a tattoo of the dodgy bastard. As if he is some sort of hero.

Aussies just seem to love their crooks. Doesn't matter if they're blue collar and violent, like 'our Ned', or if they're white collar and destroy countless more lives in a less dramatic manner, like 'our Bond'.

Anybody want to take bets on how long it is before we see some stupid bogan with a Bond tattoo?

Toni Lavis, "Anybody want to take bets on how long it is before we see some stupid bogan with a Bond tattoo?"

LOL, good one :)

You are too late though because there are plenty of sagging and fading 'boxing kangaroo' and Oz flag tatts around.

However there could be a revival among the 'Houso' set who want to display their creativity and independence by picking some crude Bondie theme from a ragged exercise book of someone else's designs. Something to talk about in the Centrelink queue, or in the back of the Paddy Wagon.