Who Knew Melbourne’s Taxi Drivers Were Such A Sexy Bunch?
We should preface this piece by making it clear we support the Melbourne cabbies’ protest and think that taxi drivers really get a bum deal these days (excluding the ones who actually don’t know where anything is/have the heater on 43 degrees and windows up/smell like Don Skinless Franks).
However, we couldn’t help but laugh in a somewhat bemused fashion at the following highlights from this morning’s reportage of the cabbie strike in Melbourne’s CBD. We’ve underlined the best bits, just in case you miss them in your first scan:
Taxi drivers blockading a major intersection in Melbourne’s CBD have started to remove their clothing and have released their demands, saying they will not move until authorities meet with them.Several hundred drivers are sitting and standing in a circle around the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets in central Melbourne, holding up placards and protesting against violence and abuse of taxi drivers.
The protest started yesterday evening and has continued overnight. One of the organisers, Indian-born taxi driver Jazz Randyboy, said the protest had been peaceful.
We bet it’s been peaceful, Mr Randyboy – and sexual.
Seriously, is this a hack? Why are they stripping? Are they protesting by unleashing such a torrent of taxi-bound sensuality that the CBD grinds to an orgasmic halt, thereby greatly reducing productivity and sending the economy into a tailspin?
For god’s sake someone tell us what is going on!
UPDATE!!
Are you ready for this jelly? The Age has a photo of the bare-chested cabbies’ protest. Over the jump for all the righteous sexy you can handle!
Photo: Penny Stephens
Presumably Transport Minister Lynne Kosky refused to meet with the cabbies at their protest because she just couldn’t handle the SEXY!
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Comments
Disappointed! I walked through the protest about 20 minutes ago and there was no stripping. Also, Jazz Randyboy has to be the coolest name ever. Is it a common Indian name? Or a mistranslation? Either way, it’s fabulous.
This is a serious protest, thank you very much!!
We-ll, it was until a spokesperson by the name of ‘Jazz Randyboy’ came along. Now all I can think about are sexed-up Taxis, all done up in sensual interiors with sweet wah-wah music thumpin’ through the speakers.
I think the original message was lost somewhere..
This is the beginning of Melbourne Mardi Gras.
There will be Bollywood dance-a-thons, taxi ‘floats’ and NO MORE SHIRTS!
This is the beginning of Melbourne Mardi Gras.
There will be Bollywood dance-a-thons, taxi ‘floats’ and NO MORE SHIRTS!
I was listening to Jon Faine on 774 this morning and a seemingly overwhelmed reporter was describing the protest at the very moment the gentlemen began removing their shirts. “It’s… it’s all getting a bit hairy down here,” she managed.
Yep, I had a chuckle.
Being Indian, i can confirm that Randy means prostitute/whore in Hindi. which makes the taxi drivers name even funnier.
Keep up the Cats!!
I have a girl friend who got it ON with a hot young taxi driver in the back of his cab.
Good to see workers with the ***** to stand up for their rights and safety. Seems the Indian version of the Eureka Stockade was a lot sexier than the orig. ;-)