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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAustralian man fined for mooning Queen Elizabeth
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) A Sydney man has been fined 750 Australian dollars ($800) for mooning Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, during a royal visit to Australia.
Barman Liam Lloyd Warriner was sentenced Tuesday in a Brisbane court on a charge of creating a public nuisance for baring his buttocks to the 85-year-old British monarch and her 90-year-old husband in October. Prosecutors had asked for a AU$1,000 fine.
Warriner admitted holding an Australian flag clenched between his bare buttocks and running as the royal couple's motorcade drove past well-wishers. It is not clear whether the royal couple saw Warriner. ..............(more)
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Australian man fined for mooning Queen Elizabeth (Original Post)
marmar
Feb 2012
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lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)1. ROFLMAO
Arrested is a little harsh though.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)2. "holding an Australian flag clenched between his bare buttocks"
That's quite a feat.
I wonder if this will give Occupy any ideas.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)3. "Look Mum no hands"......
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)5. Now I'm curious...
was the flag on a stick, or just sort of dangling free from between his ass cheeks...
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)7. Good point
I don't know if I'll be able to sleep peacefully until we know...
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)4. Ha!
They'll probably raise a statue of him back in Aussie!
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)6. God, I'm glad I'm not a Royal...
I would totally embarrass myself laughing at the antics a lot of people pull...
bwahahahahah!!!!!