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From: "Warren Job" <>
Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Tennis Organisers told to silence"idiots" whochant Oi,Oi. Oi.
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:06:56 +1100
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ok, ok, ok,.. enough is enough....

i was brought up when in either golf, tennis, cricket, people who are
watching the game/match.. maintain their silence while the game is in play,
(and as some members stated), a quiet round of applause while the players
are setting up for the next set etc..... i agree that some commentators (
who make the very boring comments and later ask the players some stupid
questions why did they did that or that ..etc...) need a life... i hope
they find it.... yep i agree. turn the sound off and watch it... just like
in the old days....

now back to Cornwall......
Warren


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From: "Brian Millett" <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:57 AM
To: <>
Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Tennis Organisers told to silence"idiots"whochantOi,Oi. Oi.

> The worst part of the tennis these days is not the players' petulance, the
> adverts or the crowd's boorishness but Jim Courier's interviews at the
> end
> of each set. There was even a letter in the paper today asking for a 'Jim
> Courier-free' day.
> Brian of Yass.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> On
> Behalf Of Pat Banks
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 11:22 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Tennis Organisers told to silence "idiots" whochant
> Oi, Oi. Oi.
>
> Hi Carol
>
> Sorry I don't have your off-line address so as to take this off the List.
> You'll be glad to know that I watch world-wide tennis these days with the
> sound OFF. I certainly don't enjoy it as much as I used to and I doubt if
> any of the yobboes even know that the chant in Melbourne was originally
> Cornish.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> On
> Behalf Of Carol P Noonan
> Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 9:31 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Tennis Organisers told to silence "idiots" whochant
> Oi, Oi. Oi.
>
> Pat: Of course it is none of my business what Australians whether of
> Cornish
> descent or not choose to do at tennis matches, but I was always taught
> that
> tennis is a very sedate sport and cheering of any type was unacceptable. A
> genteel clapping was the only acknowledgement of a well-played point.
> However that was back in the days when one appeared on the courts ONLY
> dressed in white. Oh, tempora. Oh mores. Carol in Maryland, USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> On
> Behalf Of Pat Banks
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 4:50 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Tennis Organisers told to silence "idiots" who
> chant
> Oi, Oi. Oi.
>
> I agree, I can't see it being stopped either but it is irritating, and
> also
> unfair, when it is shouted out BETWEEN POINTS. Between GAMES is another
> matter.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> On
> Behalf Of Corinne Thompson
> Sent: Saturday, 23 January 2010 2:36 PM
> To:
> Subject: [CORNISH] Tennis Organisers told to silence "idiots" who chant
> Oi,Oi. Oi.
>
>
> Apparently none of our Federal Government Pollies are of Cornish
> descent.
>
>
> Australian Government is said to have reached the end of it's tether
> with sports fans who shout Oi, Oi, Oi - which they say makes us look
> like "witless bogans" - and have ordered Organisers of the Australian
> Open Tennis Tournament to "silence the idiots".
>
> Aussie tennis fans who join in on the "oi, oi, oi" chant are damaging
> the country's reputation, according to Federal Government officials
> who have ordered Australian Open security guards to issue offenders
> with hefty fines and a life ban from all local and international
> tennis tournaments.
>
> An Australian Open insider revealed that the government has reached
> the end of its tether on the inane "oi, oi, oi" and has demanded
> tournament organisers to "silence the idiots" who shout it between
> points.
>
> As of today, anyone caught yelling, or mumbling, "oi, oi, oi" at the
> tennis will receive a $10,000 fine and be shown the door for good.
>
> "A lot of people from all over the world watch the tennis and the
> government feels the 'oi, oi, oi' thing is hurting Australia's image.
>
> Basically, it makes us look like witless bogans and the cleverest
> thing we have to say is 'Oi'.
>
>
>
> Not sure yet how they will enforce it, though VBG.
>
>
> Kindest Regards ...... Corinne in Melbourne, Australia.
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