His family had emigrated from Lancashire in the late 19th Century during the Australian Gold Rush. Star attraction: As Dame Edna Everage with Liza Minnelli backstage at one of his stage shows in 2005 His lifelong maxim was 'I defend to the ultimate my right to give deep and profound offence' – which bewildered most who tried to get close to him. Sir Les derived from Humphries' Private Eye comic strip, created in 1964, about a thirsty, lecherous Australian at large who, after indulging in 'ice-cold tinnies' of Foster's lager, was always needing to 'strain the potatoes', 'shake hands with the wife's best friend' and 'drain the dragon'.Īmid all this revulsion, obesity, drunkenness and profanity, it comes as no surprise to learn Humphries, born in Melbourne in 1934, hailed from a genteel and respectable background, against which he felt a need to rebel. He would inform audiences about taxpayer-funded trips to research sauna construction in Thailand, accompanied by willing secretaries. As for Sir Les, standing at the front of the stage, his spittle flying into the stalls, belching and scratching, Humphries portrayed a character who was miraculously politically incorrect. Humphries always pretended that Edna was a different person from himself, a separate being, whom he didn't much like – feared, even. Dench, she said, was an Aboriginal word meaning watering hole. Edna assured us she was better than the actress Judi Dench because, 'I'm afraid, I'm taller'. Novelist Jeffrey Archer was told if he couldn't laugh at himself, he was missing out 'on the joke of the century'. Former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos and Boris Johnson turned up to be humiliated. Guests on Edna's chat show, such as actresses Ursula Andress, Gina Lollobrigida or Liza Minnelli, fell down trapdoors. His other best-known vulgarian character was snaggle-toothed Sir Les Patterson, stalwart of the Australian diplomatic corps, with his 'enormous incumbency' I will not make the mistake of renting from Mocks again.Mischief-maker: Behind the diamante spectacle frames was Barry Humphries (pictured). My summary is that the 2 units I rented were both nice, but the management company is derelict both in communication and cleaning. When I returned home, I realized I had left a very nice bracelet, contacted them repeatedly, and after a month, have heard nothing from them other than to say they would check on it. I also asked about a bag that appeared in the unit during my stay and again heard nothing. I was staying for a month, and there were several other cleaning issues that I just took care of myself (again, filthy coffee pot, rugs not vacuumed well, broken beach chair). I told them I cleaned it but could not remove the stain. With the second booking, the shower door had about 1/8" black mold around it. I did not hear a word-no sorry, no thanks for cleaning etc. In the first unit, I let them know in the checkout survey that the Keurig had mold all in the water canister and that I cleaned it as best I could, but I was using the regular coffee pot. They are very efficient and nice during the booking process however, my experience after the booking has not been acceptable. I have rented from Mocks on 2 different occasions. Won't stay or recommend Mock's based on this stay. Not asking for anything just want to let you know because you asked and not expecting a response based on historical replies. We can adjust to most situations, but when you read descriptions and pay what i consider premium prices and get just so so service, it's disappointing. Kitchen barely stocked at best.no cheese grater, cookie sheets, scissors. One of the drawers in the dresser is broken. I put my husband's shoes under the mattress to try and help with that. The "comfortable" king size bed has a broken frame and the side closest to the beach about 4 inches lower at the head of the bed. Went to the beach next morning with ? beach chairs (wish i had brought ours) and NO beach towels that were included in the description. That night i took a "soaking tub" bath and before the water was barely enough to soak in, it was cold water. Walked into the TV playing music and the master bed looking like it had been laid on. With that being said, i sent a few emails and never received any response except a confirmation of the reservation and as soon as we arrived, an email with checkout instructions. I tried to copy the link and it didn't work on my computer.
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