"Geoff Pearson" <gspearson1647@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:7i9h1mF30q4jdU1@mid.individual.net... > > "Lloyd Mitchell" <lloydmitchell@serieux.net> wrote in message > news:mailman.593.1254065436.19407.genanz@rootsweb.com... >> At first I thought that Geoff's question was a joke, but then I >> remembered 'The Barassi Line' as defined by the noted Australian >> historian, the late Professor Ian Turner, in his 'Ron Barassi Memorial >> Lecture' in 1978. >> >> To quote: 'Australia is divided by a deep cultural rift known as the >> Barassi Line. It runs between Canberra, Broken Hill, Birdsville and >> Maningrida (Arnhem Land) and it divides Australia between Rugby and >> Rules'. >> >> There's some debate about the exact course of the line (should Canberra >> be in or out; how much of Queensland plays AFL and so on), but if Geoff's >> question is serious, then he's obviously from the east of it! >> >> Best >> >> Lloyd >> MITCHELLS and WALKERS from Kardella. Korumburra and thereabouts. >> >> >> >> Sherrie Blackman wrote: >>> Hi Geoff, >>> >>> Ron is an old AFL footballer :) Lovely chap, great story. :) >>> >>> http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/watchonline/page/i/1/h/Watch-Online/ >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> Sherrie. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:18:49 +1000, Geoff Pearson >>> <gspearson1647@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> "Brent" <brent.richards77@gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:30dedac2-eebd-403f-a9c1-9c43020f6cea@f20g2000prn.googlegroups.com... >>>> >>>>> A reminder that the first episode will air tonight at 7:30pm AEST on >>>>> SBS, featuring Ron Barassi. >>>>> >>>> Who is Ron Barassi? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > But I am in Scotland, so all this is very exotic to me - I don't > understand football in this country, let alone the other countries of the > UK. Odd that the WDYTYA formula is worldwide (although your tree is > different to ours) but the celebrities are not. We had David Mitchell and > Kate Humble recently on ours - yes, who? I don't really understand why > they do personalities rather than people with interesting families. Does > Ron cry - footballers do here and everyone in WDYTYA has to cry? LOL Don't worry... i'm in New Zealand and hate sports...i've never heard of Ron Barassi either... -- Sarndra Auckland, NZ Web: www.sarndra.com Twitter: Magna_Quies Flickr.com: sandyem