Right now, we are feeling pretty happy that we do not live in Australia, because apparently it is really costly to make fun of people if you live Down Under. Witness this epic restaurant review battle royale where some restaurant owners pursued their lawsuit for eleven years -- ELEVEN YEARS -- over a bad review from the Sydney Morning Herald. And they won! Jesus, can you imagine what Australia would do to us?
Hmm, it seems to have gone down lately, and is now equiv. to $0.94 US. It used to be the other way around. Not long ago the AUD was worth more than the USD.
Dept. of Amplification by John McPhee March 12, 1979
DEPARTMENT OF AMPLIFICATION AND CORRECTION re comment on the turbot served at Lutece and mentioned in PROFILE of Otto, owner-chef of farmhouse inn in the region of N.Y.C. Otto had said he guessed the turbot was frozen. Mr. McPhee says: "Otto guessed wrong".
It's the water. That's why it's yellow.
Because the idea of suing someone for writing an unfavorable review is inherently ridiculous?
You better run, you better take cover.
Hmm, it seems to have gone down lately, and is now equiv. to $0.94 US. It used to be the other way around. Not long ago the AUD was worth more than the USD.
So am I to conclude that prominently topping Australia's No Admit list is Gordon Ramsay?
Or the ken ...
One wonders what Mr. Evans' reviews of fine American establishments such as Olive Garden and Denny's would be like.
RUPERT MURDOCH's dead?
I didn't get a "Harrumph" outta you.
From The New Yorker:
Dept. of Amplification by John McPhee March 12, 1979
DEPARTMENT OF AMPLIFICATION AND CORRECTION re comment on the turbot served at Lutece and mentioned in PROFILE of Otto, owner-chef of farmhouse inn in the region of N.Y.C. Otto had said he guessed the turbot was frozen. Mr. McPhee says: "Otto guessed wrong".