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mmmm......this is meant to be a spoof, a parody a joke right.....?

posted 12 years ago by tHe_cRacKfOx
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what the hell is a sweaty sock doing in charge of a Aussie outlaw motor cycle outfit.

Ross the leader, he doesn't really fit in does he, not only because of his lamentable jock accent, he's like one of their dads, he looks awkward when they're all partying, stands around glowering sipping from a miniture can of beer. the addition of the desperado tache and Mr Magoo glasses does't really cut it mate....
further more, he's just a liability, wanting to blow rival gangs up with dynamite and throwing a huge caladonian hissy fit when they question his motives. "it's ma club........"

i'm pretty sure an outlaw motor cycle club wouldn't turn their music down 'cos a neighbour come round to complain.

Having read Sonny Barger's book, from what i remember the initiation process to become one of the chapter involves more than having a tin of beer poured over your head and a few shoulder barges and slaps on the back.

the other central character "Snoddy" might be a bit more convincing if he didn't have one eye on the mantlepiece and one on the door

you are all that matters and i love you till the day i die.....

[–] willjohn 12 years ago

Shame that William George "Jock" Ross is a real person and a genuine megalomaniac while Barger is a wanker trying to make a pack of dickheads look like the Knights of the Round Table.

Bikers in Australia try to keep in good with their neighbours to keep them onside. During my Police service I spoke to the next door neighbour of a Hell's Angel clubhouse in Guildford who thought they were lovely boys.

[–] tHe_cRacKfOx 12 years ago

yes, don't get me wrong, i neither admire or condone any of their rackateering, extortion and other obvious nefarious activities, I was merely remarking on this series thus far. I can tell you, outlaw bikers in the UK would't give a toss about upsetting their neighbours and this bunch surely can't truelly represent Aussie bikers. In the UK, there are different types of bikers, not necessarily outlaw types. The town i live in gets about 5-10 thousand bikers descend upon it every mayday bank holiday and they're mostly a cheerful lot, the vast majority of them ride big sports bikes and aren't criminals.

you are all that matters and i love you till the day i die.....

[–] willjohn 12 years ago

It is not a good look to shat on your own doorstep, is it? How well do you know how the cheerful charlies that descend on your town behave for the rest of the year? The Hell's Angels clubhouse I was talking about was regarded as being in one of the safest streets in the area because anybody who played up had to answer to the "boys" so the local crims looked elsewhere.

[–] tHe_cRacKfOx 12 years ago

and?

you are all that matters and i love you till the day i die.....

[–] willjohn 12 years ago

You're hopeless.

[–] tHe_cRacKfOx 12 years ago

you're a div with a hard on for the real jock ross obviously. i was making a few light hearted swipes at a poor quality telly show and you became all belligerent and årsy and a self opined expert. why don't you write a book. oh let me guess somebody already has and couldn't be arsed to read your memoirs.
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you are all that matters and i love you till the day i die.....

[–] MrBigglesworth999 12 years ago

If you wish to read a book I suggest "Ënforcer" about Caeser Campbell and written by his wife.... whoops,sorry, I mean "old lady".

Obviously it's slanted in Campbell's favor but it certainly paints Campbell as a fearsome character. However, one thing Campbell always did was to see the local cops before settling somewhere and getting them onside. And the bikers were always very well behaved with their neighbours and the local crime diminished (as confirmed by others on this string). Who would want to cross a biker?

[–] tHe_cRacKfOx 12 years ago

yes especially a copper.....

soda, soda, soda.....and what will you have Stanley........?
.....Sassafras

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[–] ttaskmaster 9 years ago

what the hell is a sweaty sock doing in charge of a Aussie outlaw motor cycle outfit.

Probably the same thing as two Scots in Australia forming one of the world's most popular rock bands - AC/DC.
Likely just one of many ex-Pats, really.

Ross the leader, he doesn't really fit in does he, not only because of his lamentable jock accent, he's like one of their dads, he looks awkward when they're all partying, stands around glowering sipping from a miniture can of beer. the addition of the desperado tache and Mr Magoo glasses does't really cut it mate....

I began to wonder a lot of that myself...

Hop on YouTube and check out some interviews with the real Jock Ross, especially the one about the 30th Anniversary of the Milperra Massacre - Fair enough, the Aussie actor does stumble a bit over the accent... but looks-wise, he is bang on. Real Jock still has that same look even today!

Credit where due, Matt Nable does a passable portrayal of the real person.

further more, he's just a liability, wanting to blow rival gangs up with dynamite and throwing a huge caladonian hissy fit when they question his motives. "it's ma club........"

You get people like that in many walks of life.

i'm pretty sure an outlaw motor cycle club wouldn't turn their music down 'cos a neighbour come round to complain.

Ever heard the phrase about not pissing in your own yard, *beep* where you eat and all that?
Most smart Clubs will be nice to their neighbours, if only to dissuade them from being potential witnesses. Last thing you want when doing the kinds of things they do at parties is the neighbours calling the cops every five minutes!