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July 12 2004

Dingoes Ate My Baby. An interesting article on the inspiration for the beloved band's moniker. Not reading this is an offense punishable by booting ;) (reg. req.)

“A mystery that began nearly a quarter-century ago when nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain vanished from the base of a totemic monolith in this continent's dead heart, continues not only to tantalise Australian imaginations but to permeate popular culture across the world.”

Ubqtous | BtVS | 04:08 CET | 7 comments total | tags:

"possible inspiration"? I never really thought there was any doubt about it.

narky | July 12, 04:26 CET

I assume that's where it came from, but I figured I'd play it safe :) Guess I didn't need to...

Ubqtous | July 12, 04:32 CET

They made a movie about these events, Meryl Streep (picture her with dark short hair) played the part of the mother, Lindy, who is actually from New Zealand. To 'take the micky' out of this movie, the scene where Meryl Streep faces the camera and shouts 'A Dingo Ate My Baby' in a mock Kiwi accent, is always shown. I feel the name of the band came more from Meryl's cry, rather than the actual events. Clear as mud?

[ edited by ditz on 2004-07-12 07:14 ]

ditz | July 12, 09:14 CET

I've never seen the film myself, but the line is fairly well known, and Buffy is by no means the first or last show to quote it.

unreality | July 12, 18:11 CET

In a Seinfeld episode Elaine uses the line at a party, with accent and melodrama, when she wants to get out of a boring conversation.

herb | July 12, 18:47 CET

Yeah, pretty common. I remember seeing a poster on a Buffy episode for a group called "String Cheese Incident." I was very surprised to find out that it was for a real band.

Chris in Virginia | July 12, 19:26 CET

SCI are quite good. That reminded me of the other poster I saw in season 4 or 5, for Leftover Salmon. Just looked it up right now, and yup, real band.

herb | July 12, 19:37 CET

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