Useful things, blitzes

Keith Webb · #1 10-05-09, 09:13

I know, this is silly but I sometimes get a chuckle when the media use one of their favourite terms. Link

Tony Smith · #2 10-05-09, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Keith Webb

...I sometimes get a chuckle when the media use one of their favourite terms...

Some of the beauties I've seen include:

"Speeding Blitz this Easter Long Weekend." (How fast did it go?)
"Jockeys, Trainers stung in racing industry Blitz." (Was there a spider under the seat?)
"ATO promises Blitz on GST rorts." (Could I have one, too?)

And my all-time favourite is:

"Illegal Aliens netted in Sex-worker Blitz."

(Where's the photos of THAT!)

Keith Webb · #3 10-05-09, 21:01

Perhaps we can use this thread to post examples of this as they occur.

According to the newspapers the police have many speeding blitzes too but I've never seen one.

Is this word similarly misused outside Australia?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Some of the beauties I've seen include:

"Speeding Blitz this Easter Long Weekend." (How fast did it go?)
"Jockeys, Trainers stung in racing industry Blitz." (Was there a spider under the seat?)
"ATO promises Blitz on GST rorts." (Could I have one, too?)

And my all-time favourite is:

"Illegal Aliens netted in Sex-worker Blitz."

(Where's the photos of THAT!)

colin jones · #4 10-05-09, 23:43

Well, don't forget about the good old back yard blitz. Maybe not everyones ideal garden.

hrpearce · #5 11-05-09, 00:49

I hve a backyard blitz

although Vicki would prefer I put "all that junk" in another shed out of sight

Also just type blitz into ebay search an you get motor bikes, clothing, turbo gear and video games and hardly any genuion BLITZ gear

Mike Kelly · #6 11-05-09, 03:59

Keith,

You are confusing our O/S friends no end

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Yes , the back yard blitz ..we all have them .

For the uninformed ..there is a local TV show here titled BACK YARD BLITZ. A team of people turn up at somebodies residence, unannounced. The victim is usually a 'down and out' hard luck story person . They spend a whole day renovating the back yard , garden or whatever. In my time , I've seen a few back yard catastrophes , usually it is a single male with a MV collection.