OT - noisy yobs in camping areas

Submitted: Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 18:07
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Just read this bit of useful advice from the ABC News website:

'If you want to get rid of troublemaking youths, play them some Cliff Richard songs, a funfair has found.

According to bosses from Carter's Steam Fair, playing tracks such as Living Doll by the 66-year-old pop veteran on all their rides was enough to scare off some "hoodies" and other troublemakers who had descended on the fair last Saturday in north London.

"It was amazing, just like a scene from (the film) Mars Attacks when the aliens were driven away by the sounds of Slim Whitman,'" said the fair's Seth Carter.'

So there you are; bring along your Cliff Richards CDs, and if you get noisy yob neighbours at the camp ground, wind up old Cliff and watch them disperse like flies from Mortein!!
Not sure about the Slim Whitman, tho...

LOL! Gerry
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Reply By: obee - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:03

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:03
As long as it doesnt attract country and western songs thats ok by me. Dunno how long i could take livin doll but.

lol

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Reply By: Kumunara (NT) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:12

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:12
Gerry

I'm old but if you played Cliff Richard it would soon get rid of me too.

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Reply By: Axel [ the real one ] - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:16

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:16
Neil Diamonds Hot August Nite seems to work wonders on the "doof doof" brigade .
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:28

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:28
So!!! The hills are alive with the sound of music!!! Gee!! That would scare them off!! Michael.
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Reply By: F4Phantom - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:37

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 19:37
Its an interesting thing but I know the train station started playing classical music 24hrs on loop, there used to be young people who thought a train station car park was the best place to hang since we left caves, but now its empty. Also I noticed the local shopping centre also plays classical.
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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:30

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:30
One Hundred and One Strings also does the trick!!
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Reply By: Member - eerfree(QLD) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:34

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:34
If you want to clear me and my gennie from a campsite you would have to dig deeper than Sir Cliff probably as low as ------

Barry Manilowwwwwwww

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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:41

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:41
Aw gee, eerfree, the Copacobana really gets my pulse going!!
(after popping a couple of angina tabs, that is - lol!)
Thinking of Lola already!
Gerry
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian W (NSW) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:42

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 20:42
What!

Barryy Manilow, BARRY BLOODY MANILOW!

Your stuffed, Amnesty International are gonna be tracking you down.

bleep ! The bloody petition wavers outside Sydney Town Hall are gonna be wanting me to sign up in protest against this eerfree character.

(With a despicable act like that you deserve it!)

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Follow Up By: Member - eerfree(QLD) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 21:46

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 21:46
----despicable act---- What!!! running a gennie in a camp or listening to Barry Manilow???

eerfree
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Reply By: Member - Jiarna (NT) - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 21:43

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 21:43
Hi Gerry

Thanks for the tip! I'd be worried that Cliff Richard might be overdoing the repulsion force LOL. Bit like garlic protecting you from catching a cold - not because garlic has any magical properties, but because if you eat too much, no-one will get close enough to you to give you a cold.

My idea of hoodlum repellent would be one of the kids' Hi-Five albums - more than 5 minutes would repel me too!!

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Reply By: Member - Au-2 - Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 23:31

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 at 23:31
My choice of youth repellant is Daz (Aussie - Daz Nuance) does Jazz. A disc by the name of Divaria which is Jazz oriented music with vocals sung by opera singers. It's got rhythm and is quite mesmerising but as soon as the vocals start, the youngsters clear off - at least my kids do. Another one is Bruce Springsteens 'We Shall Overcome,' the Seeger sessions. Ye olde depression music, banjos, fiddles, harmonicas and the like playing negro/Irish type spirituals which make your feet start tapping and hands clapping and I enjoy when played as they were originally, not hyped down to to-days head banging electronic trash. When they hear this music, the kids think you are starting a revival meeting and clear off in case you are going to start bible-bashing. Then there is Dead Can Dance (Aussie singer and English musician duo) who play some ethnic and ethereal type music. She has one of the most powerful voices I have ever heard and clears the young quicker than Aerogard. If one of these doesn't work first off, I try one of the others. Usually don't get to the third.
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