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Englishman has landed the "best job in the world"

news.com.au — ENGLISH adventurer Ben Southall has been landed the "best job in the world" after being named Tourism Queensland's island caretaker, ending a four-month search. Mr Southall will move into a three-bedroom beach home overlooking the islands of the Great Barrier Reef and will receive a salary package of $150,000 for the six-month contract.

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  • hallo2u, on 05/06/2009, -1/+40i hate it when people characterize themselves as "crazy"
    from my experience that are the most average people you can meet
  • kinglog123, on 05/06/2009, -2/+30A**hole - im just mad because im jelous... lucky ba$t*rd
  • surfster, on 05/06/2009, -0/+26"Mr Southall will begin work on July 1" - not really what you would call work :)
  • inactive, on 05/06/2009, -1/+26Best publicity money can buy, and yes, it's all about the money.
  • Danhrules, on 05/06/2009, -0/+21But not so much sun...
  • mickstephenson, on 05/06/2009, -0/+21No, jammy is an adjective and should be followed by a noun, such as bastard or *****.
    Also when you say fellow Brit that means you are a Brit. Which you clearly aren't.
  • OnBetamax, on 05/06/2009, -1/+19he's british and he's going to live on a beach... he's going to burn so bad.
  • mickstephenson, on 05/06/2009, -3/+19That was a bit uncalled for... my wording might have been a little sharp but not directly insulting.
    ***** hypersensitive wierdo...

    Perhaps the crushing reality that he is not British sent him over the edge, nobody's perfect mate.
  • RikkiTikki, on 05/06/2009, -0/+13...As I read this from my office with no windows :(
  • rkalajian, on 05/06/2009, -3/+15Boo. Was hoping Cali Lewis would get it.
  • hevydevy, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11"You jammy c**t" would probably go down better ;).
  • terrachronos, on 05/06/2009, -5/+16Cali Lewis should have won, nobody among the contestants has a better ability to reach out to more people than her. Count me out of paying attention to this blokes blog or anything he reports.
  • ThatGuy55, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11as if sitting in my cubicle wasn't disheartening enough, then I go an read this story.
  • LUCCHINA, on 05/06/2009, -0/+9Lucky guy!
  • TheSkunkMonkey, on 05/06/2009, -0/+8Personally, I think the best "job" in the world would be a super-model sucking my dick.
  • FriedBananaman, on 05/06/2009, -0/+7Yeah, I would probably PAY to have that job
  • RumpleForeskin3, on 05/06/2009, -0/+7Ello Gov-Na!
  • RumpleForeskin3, on 05/06/2009, -2/+9Throw another shrimp on the barbie!
  • jamesdew, on 05/06/2009, -4/+11you know Britain is an island, it has quite a lot of beaches.
  • Philbert, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6I was watching their Twitter feed as they were announcing it, keeping my fingers crossed for Cali, but no such luck. Well at least she got a nice vacation out of it, even if she was "working" almost the entire time.
  • colosis, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6Australia...
  • theodenking, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6Also Brits wouldn't say Brits.
  • CrunkeD, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6You should have said fellow retards, correct me if I'm wrong that would mean you are a retard, which i am not but you clearly are.
  • divinediva, on 05/06/2009, -0/+6Adventurous and crazy.
  • MrARPA, on 05/06/2009, -0/+5Spare me your schoolboy crush.
  • skuk, on 05/06/2009, -0/+5He's not rich. He works at a turf centre and drives a rusty fiat 500. (Well he used to)
  • borez, on 05/06/2009, -1/+5That's the most Aussie looking British guy I've ever seen.
  • brandnewx, on 05/06/2009, -1/+5$150,000 is a bargain for free advertising on major worldwide news outlets. Millions of viewers... I'm thinking of doing my own publicity stunt, and it's not Jesus image on a pancake this time. And it's not about shaving my head to display eBay logo or selling a pixel for a buck...
  • EmperorAwesome, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4Your thoughts include asterisks and dollar signs?
  • OnBetamax, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4either he's "quite jammy" or he's "quite the jammy git"
  • JackDaniels88, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3Aussie's are just tanned Brits. we all look the same with a tan.
  • dsting, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3that is my birthday
  • chockster, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3Not sunny ones.
  • shadowman99, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3...and electric needle therapy.
  • asgardshill, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3You're just saying what I'm thinking.
  • bkraj, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3Avi: Shut up and sit down, you big, bald *****. I don't like leaving my own country, Doug, and I especially don't like leaving it for anything less then warm sandy beaches, and cocktails with little straw hats.

    Doug the Head: We've got sandy beaches...

    Avi: So? Who the ***** wants to see 'em? I hope you appreciate the concern I have for my friend Franky, Doug. I'm gonna find him, and you're gonna help me find him, and we're gonna start at that fight.
  • TheAuditor, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3Where's my Dick van Dyke killamajig when I need it?
  • CRCulver, on 05/06/2009, -0/+3The UK and Australia are both Commonwealth countries and there's a long tradition of Australians going to work in the UK and vice versa.
  • Super0ne, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2Would be so great to not have to wear pants for 6 months.
  • serif69, on 05/06/2009, -3/+5Wait, I thought they only sent Englishmen to Australia for prison...
  • brandnewx, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2Oh yeah maybe i'll:

    1. Paint a giant penis on the rooftop with an ad about Dildo.
    2. It appears in Google Earth.
    3. ???
    4. Profit!!!

    lol... oh it has been done before?!
  • goldfishey, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2and beer.
  • kernalsanders, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2That's a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?
  • hilo4321, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2@rumpleforeskin3 i enjoy your overuse of language stereotypes very much

    as well as your username
  • badenglishihave, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2It's all about the Hamilton's, baby
  • goldfishey, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2They have some... not sunny as much as ours (australian) are, but they have their days!
    But yes... he will burn! That hole in the ozone layer is still there. :D
  • sprkoolguy, on 05/07/2009, -0/+2Its the quiet ones you need to watch out for...
  • GREEDOnvrFIRED, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1Queensland lands cheapest advertising campaign for resort island.
  • ebcreasoner, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1mmm yes!
  • venomoushealer, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1I have to assume that one of the "few minor tasks" is to sleep with any attractive female cares to stroll the white sands...
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