Stoner gets Young Australian of the year

It was impressive, until you realise that their Australian of the Year was some guy named Lee Kernaghan, who is described as a "country music legend". He lost to a country singer. That must take some of the achievement out of the prize.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Jan 25 2008, 05:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Good for him,he is someone Australia can be proud of.So often these kids can be so outrageous and goofy when it comes to fame that its hard to like them.No clown suits,no chicken suits,no weird attire,no smack,just goes about his business of trying to win.Imagine the ammo he could fire at Capirossi last year and Melandi this year so far,but not one out of the way word concerning them,unlike someone else we know when it comes to teammates.

Congratulations Casey,your a grown man at the age of 23.
you mean a boring old fart at the playful age of 23

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BarryMachine @ Jan 25 2008, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>yeah thats just what happens with prolonged exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation ........ like what the Ducati emits in large quantities ........ due to all the "electronics"

Still its not that bad a disease ........ nothing near as bad as "electronics AIDS"

now that is funny

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jan 25 2008, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It was impressive, until you realise that their Australian of the Year was some guy named Lee Kernaghan, who is described as a "country music legend". He lost to a country singer. That must take some of the achievement out of the prize.


I wouldnt think so at all.Any time your country recognizes you as an asset would be a huge honor.Besides Country and Western is a much bigger business than Motogp ever dreamed of being so i dont see how that would take the luster off of his achievment one bit.Oh and Roger,you and i both would love to live the boring life that Casey's living right about now.Bank account is set and has a stone cold baby doll to call his own.Dont sound to bad to me.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jan 26 2008, 05:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It was impressive, until you realise that their Australian of the Year was some guy named Lee Kernaghan, who is described as a "country music legend". He lost to a country singer. That must take some of the achievement out of the prize.


yeah my twins are 11 and have been joking about that all morning .............. saying thiings like "yeah in Australia we like our country music and riding bikes fast!!"

I think though you may not understand what it is all about ...... they give awards for age groups ...

youth ( which I would have thought Casey was older than )

..... Average??, normal. middle aged, ....???? don't know what the middle one is denominated.

and ... Seniors .....

its all got sense to it ...... to someone I'm sure ....... in reality I guess its an attempt to get a bit of "patriotic furvour" running

As an example I think the last "youth: AOTY was some Austro-Arabic girl ..... whom started to use her newfound fame to push the plight of Austro-Arabs ....... in Australia ....... after which she was promptly accused of being a drug supplier and villified publicly ....... I note all charges were sometime later dropped and she has tried to tell her story but gets quashed by the media now

So cross your fingers for Stoner he now has to suck up to the "govermink" and not say one thing outspoken ( or truly useful )

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 26 2008, 04:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>you mean a boring old fart at the playful age of 23
He still has another 12 months to become a boring old fart ... he is 22!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BarryMachine @ Jan 26 2008, 04:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>they give awards for age groups ...

youth ( which I would have thought Casey was older than )

..... Average??, normal. middle aged, ....???? don't know what the middle one is denominated.

and ... Seniors .....
[pedant mode]
Young Australian of the Year (16-25yrs)
Australian of the Year (26-59yrs)
Senior Australian of the Year (over 60)
[/pedant mode]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (krusty @ Jan 26 2008, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>He still has another 12 months to become a boring old fart ... he is 22!
it's 9 months if you want to be pedantic !

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jan 26 2008, 05:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It was impressive, until you realise that their Australian of the Year was some guy named Lee Kernaghan, who is described as a "country music legend". He lost to a country singer. That must take some of the achievement out of the prize.

Although Kernaghan is a country & Western singer and has been around a while, his award as Australian of the year was won due to his work for drought relief in raising money for farmers affected by probably the worst drought our country has ever witnessed. Nothing to do with his talent or lack thereof.
Not important - just setting the record straight.

Well I'd have been more surprised if he'd won Young Welshman of the year to be honest......


Pete

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jan 25 2008, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It was impressive, until you realise that their Australian of the Year was some guy named Lee Kernaghan, who is described as a "country music legend". He lost to a country singer. That must take some of the achievement out of the prize.



Australia is a big country with not so big a population i guess.