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Toby Fourre
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posted 11 November 2007 10:23 AM      Profile for Toby Fourre        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
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*Ocker: an uncultivated or boorish Australian ... now the target of the feminist Ernie awards

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Australian men who make sexist remarks rarely hang their heads in shame, but a book published tomorrow may cause a few red faces.

One Thousand Terrible Things Australian Men Have Said About Women includes a celebrity chef remarking after watching Nigella Lawson's TV show, 'Why doesn't she get them out; that's what they are watching for,' and a magistrate telling a defendant to 'come back when your IQ is as high as your skirt'.


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