Vale Doug Anthony

[Greynomad]

Just announced that former Deputy PM & Country Party/National Party leader, Doug Anthony has died aged 90.

Apart from his political career, he will probably be best remembered for cartoonists taking the p!ss, the comedy team Doug Anthony Allstars, and a line in the 1970s comedy series “The Naked Vicar Show”:
“People love me. It’s my animal magnetism.” (Bob Hawke look-alike when the real Hawke was thinking aloud of running for parliament)
“Animal magnetism?!? You have as much animal magnetism as a pair of gumboots with Doug Anthony in ‘em!”



RIP old man. 🪦

[T1 Terry]

Just for those who might have been confused and thinking Doug Anthony the politician was part of the Doug Anthony All Stars:
from a Sydney Morning Herald article

He became known to newer generations when his name was adopted by the musical comedy group, the Doug Anthony All Stars.

A member of the troupe, Paul McDermott, noted on social media the death of Mr Anthony.

"Doug Anthony has passed. When Andrew Denton organised a TV meeting between Doug & DAAS, we knew our humour was not to his taste, and we’d hijacked his name. I found Doug generous, kindly and accepting. Vale. I’m thinking of Doug, and his loved ones on this sad day," he said.

T1 Terry

[Greynomad]

My sloppy work.
I must be slipping in my old age... never would have let a journalist get away with that when I was subediting!

[T1 Terry]

My sloppy work.
I must be slipping in my old age... never would have let a journalist get away with that when I was subediting!

Hmmm...... read about that in another thread, were both slips related to polishing off that bottle of red you'd just opened so you could put the bottle in the recycling?

T1 Terry
My turn for a Just read the other thread and saw WayneP had suggested something similar days ago. no prize for an also ran so I'll hang my head in shame and stand in the corner for a while