Having discussed the Australian media's apparent obsession with the fact that celebrity chef and loudmouth Gordon Ramsay sometimes says a few rude words, I am pleased to present another installment in that particularly Aussie genre of journalism!

To wit: Gordon Ramsay swore a bit at a press call in Sydney! They gave him a swear jar! You know, because he likes to swear sometimes! With his foul mouth!

Etc. Anyway, those wacky Libs got all hot under the collar and Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi gave Ramsay a verbal dressing down for Corrupting The Minds Of Our Innocent Children, or something like that, and Ramsay's response was to blame Channel Nine. Which, incidentally, is our way out of any sticky situation.

"I'd like to give Channel 9 a big telling-off for making my name bad in Australia," Ramsay, 41, said.

"Has no one got an edit suite and not broadcast those naughty words before 9 o'clock?

"I'm getting flak for it everywhere I go."

See? It wasn't just us - evidently Australia's media is keen for us to keep up our reputation as mildly annoying and yet lovably amusing Colonial fools, and they're doing a good job with Ramsay. Next they'll be thanking him for taking the time to visit our little country, and making him pose with a koala bear and some Indigenous Australians in traditional ceremonial dress.

Particularly if Channel Nine has anything to do with it.

 

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