Have we all really become that stupid? Has it really come to this?
Have we all lost the ability to know the difference between reality and sarcasm?
In 1984, when Paul Hogan told Americans he would throw ‘another shrimp on the barbie’ when they came to visit Australia, everyone knew he wasn’t serious.
It wasn’t a case of “don’t come the raw prawn” with a lawsuit to follow.
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