AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE - OI OI OI

Just spotted this story.


SYDNEY, March 4 (AFP) - A patrotic Melbourne couple have bought
the trademark rights to the sporting chant "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie,
Oi, Oi, Oi" to protect it from overseas exploitation, they said
Thursday.
Greg Davies, a plumber, and his wife Diane said they spent about
5,000 dollars (3,740 US dollars) to keep the slogan safe in Aussie
hands.
"Every time you hear it, I reckon it sounds great," said Greg.
"But protecting it, that's the biggest thing.
"It's an Australian slogan and we just want to keep it for the
Australian public, that's it."
The chant can be heard at pretty much any sporting fixture where
Australia is competing, where it is repeated endlessly over and over
again, without variation.
Some members of the Australian swim team labelled the chant
embarrassing a few years ago and urged fans to come up with
something more creative.
The Davies' have the slogan printed on their work van and have
had hundreds of stickers made. They say they are not aiming to make
money from the trademark.

On the face of it it seems a good idea, but unfortunately for the stupid aussies who just spent A$5,000 on the chant, it's actually originally a chant coined by a man some might describe as the funniest welsh comedian ever (though I would say he is the only welsh comedian ever), Max Boyce. He used to start his shows by coming on stage and shouting Oggie, Oggie, Oggie, and the crowd would reply Oi, Oi, Oi - etc - if you've heard either him or the aussies do it then you'll know the rest.

Anyway suffice to say that the aussies greatest sporting chant is actually welsh. Given the feeble efforts of their rugby team who have successfully lost every major rugby trophy over the last 4 years the welsh link seems very appropriate.