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"JULIAN Assange is nothing but a dobber in disguise, says a men's magazine which has named him Un-Australian of the Year.
Zoo Weekly for the past five years has been putting together a list of the year's most disappointing Aussies ahead of Australia Day on January 26.
Mr Assange, founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, has taken the dubious title in 2011 for publicly releasing thousands of classified diplomatic cables - or "dobbing"
ZOO is a weekly news magazine aimed at the male market. It was launched on 29 January 2004, as the second weekly men's magazine in the UK (the first being the similar and rival magazine; Nuts). The magazine is currently priced at £1.70 and is published by German company Bauer Media Group.
Regular features in the UK edition include "The Week In Boobs", "Real Girls of the Year", "In Bed With..." and "Camera Flash", as well as weekly celebrity interviews, jokes and regular sports features such as "Playercam", "Lip Reading" and "Talking Balls".
Controversy - Zoo magazine published comments written by Danny Dyer in response to a letter sent in by a reader. According to a news report he said:
"I'd suggest going out on a rampage with the boys, getting on the booze and smashing anything that moves. Then, when some bird falls for you, you can turn the tables and break her heart. Of course, the other option is to cut your ex's face, and then no one will want her".[2]
Both the magazine's editor and Dyer himself offered apologies after the comments were printed, and Dyer's column has now been dropped by the magazine as a result of the controversy caused by the comments.
An Australian edition of ZOO was introduced on 13 February 2006 with a special promotional issue that was free of charge. With a high level of ignorance in Australia, it was destined for success. The first official issue came out a week later on 20 February 2006. It features Krystal Forscutt and David Boon as columnists, and much the same features as its British counterpart, except the sport commentary is mainly rugby league and Australian rules football.
Originally posted by lestweforget
reply to post by acrux
Well i would say that it is fairly accurate, we here in Aus all know it is unAustralian to put someone in or
blow the whistle on them, unless its your boss!
Originally posted by lestweforget
reply to post by backinblack
Yes i agree with that, what i would like to know is who is his boss?
Dobbers in Australia are frowned upon as the lowest of the low.