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"Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen" (distraxi) 05/14/2017 at 08:21 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Australian national airline Qantas is holding a competition to name its new fleet of 787s. The theme is “Australian icons”. There doesn’t seem to be a requirement that only Australians can enter.

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There’s SO much potential here, but I’m running with”The Last of the V8 Interceptors”.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 08:24

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you need to think like us, so i suggest Reg Ansett

(he started rival Ansett Airlines)

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/14/2017 at 08:28

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I’m also tempted by “Spirit of SummerNats”: could make for an awesome piece of nose art.

Leon711 > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 08:35

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Rolf Harris?

Leon711 > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/14/2017 at 08:36

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What about Adam Hills? Probably the most famous Australian in the UK after Rolf Harris.

Svend > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 08:47

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My votes are:-

G’day

Strewth

Vegemite

The Great Barrier Reef

Uluru

Sydney Harbour Bridge

pip bip - choose Corrour > Leon711 05/14/2017 at 08:48

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yeah Adam Hills would be great but i’d be happy to see Rolf Harris get shivved in the shower

pip bip - choose Corrour > Leon711 05/14/2017 at 08:50

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considering he only died this week just gone, Lou Richards perhaps (Collingwood player)

Steve Waugh maybe.

David Boon even.

DrJohannVegas > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 09:13

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“Planey McPlaneface” it is, then.

HammerheadFistpunch > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 09:49

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Simpson

Frasier

Glasshouse

York

Big red

Flattery

Dusty Ventures > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 10:15

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Peter Brock

Drop Bear

Mad Max

That’s not a knife

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 10:21

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Mad Max

Ute

Hold me kangaroo down, sport

Drop Bear

Taz

Leon711 > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/14/2017 at 10:34

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I wouldn’t be unhappy if it happened, but I don’t want to *see* it.

X37.9XXS > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 11:24

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Matilda

Fosters

Kookaburra

Cobber

Digger

Barbie

AnZac

Oz

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 11:51

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2SEXY?

Your boy, BJR > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 14:46

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Jacko.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Dusty Ventures 05/14/2017 at 18:53

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“That’s not a knife” is a good one; worthy of Iain M Banks . You’d really want to paint it on the side of one of their shiny new F35s rather than a 787 though.

By all accounts Brocky, though a genius driver, was a complete A-hole in regular life. If I was Quantas I think I’d rather be running with Sir Jack Brabham. Actually that one’s probably even a serious possibility, now I thnk about it. Three times world champion and the only person ever to win a championship as both driver and constructor; he’s earned it.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/14/2017 at 18:58

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Also: You’re too late.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 05/14/2017 at 19:02

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Nah, that’s a Brit thing.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Svend 05/14/2017 at 19:06

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Apparently you should be working at Qantas: about half of those are the examples they came up with themselves:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/92576191/qantas-considers-naming-its-new-dreamliner-vegemite-among-others

Svend > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 19:17

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I did change three of them as it wanted names that weren’t trade marked or licenced.

There also had to be eight suggested names. I think I had Sydney Harbour Bridge, etc... land marks and historic regions.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 19:20

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Are you sure about that?

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Svend 05/14/2017 at 19:27

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I must have lucked out then - it didn’t reject any of mine. But I went with dead people and phrases. I did wonder how they were going to get away with Vegemite etc.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 05/14/2017 at 23:10

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Well fuck me

I didn’t realise