AJ gets pie in the face

[Sdtravel]

Alan Joyce, Qantas CEO, cops a cream pie to the face

Which one of you was it?

 

[Denali]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Hope he got arrested with assault:
Alan Joyce, Qantas CEO, cops a cream pie to the face

 

[whatmeworry]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Qantas boss Alan Joyce copped a cream pie in the face during a talk at a leadership breakfast in Perth.

 

[docjames]

How awful for AJ. I hope charges get laid.

 

[fairbasa]

I was about to ask the same thing!

I would guess a MEL resident upset about the impending QF9 downgauge.

 

[Denali]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Why are dessert goods always the ones to suffer from others wrath. Its cake (pie), its a treat, not a weapon.

 

[straitman]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Why are dessert goods always the ones to suffer from others wrath. Its cake (pie), its a treat, not a weapon.

Maybe they thought they were giving him a treat :!:

 

[love_the_life]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Maybe they thought they were giving him a treat :!:

Perhaps they didn't like the enhancements to QFF and how things are now simpler and fairer :mrgreen:

 

[Denali]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Perhaps they didn't like the enhancements to QFF and how things are now simpler and fairer :mrgreen:

Maybe they took his points off him. Maybe Mrs Ron needs to consider this next time her points go *poof*

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Maybe they took his points off him. Maybe Mrs Ron needs to consider this next time her points go *poof*

No I couldn't throw a cream pie at anyone ... desserts are my favourite part of the meal ! But I could throw a curry

 

[njba]

I'm torn between finding it slightly funny and feeling sorry for Mr Joyce.

 

[Melburnian1]

It was not I, and I wouldn't do something like this or condone it, but it may have been an observer annoyed about AJ's preaching to the rest of the community as to what we must do in relation to a very controversial social affairs topic.

I don't agree with AJ's views, and many I speak to also disagree with him. Many QF staff would also disagree. That's their right in a democratic society, however much the many left wing journalists might preach to us otherwise.

The alleged pie thrower looked very calm while surrounded by hotel security staff. Throwing cream pies - Wiki... calls it 'pieing' (not a term I've heard in Oz) has a tradition going back to at least 1970 when directed at those who are politicians or who make political statements as 'authority' figures. AJ has done the latter, and very publicly.

Wiki points out that a reasons cream pies are used is that (a) they are not hot, and hence do not cause any lasting damage (b) they are designed to be funny or to humiliate or embarrass. Nothing that a clever speaker cannot deal with, and make a joke out of later, but there's also the dry cleaning bill to deal with.

 

[greyyy]

Looks like his face just got enhanced.

 

[yohy?!]

Must have just got off a JQ transcon flight

 

[Dr Ralph]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

Not a fan of the man, but this is definitely assault and the person should be arrested and charged. 30 days in the clink should learn them.

 

[Pushka]

Re: The totally off-topic thread

I'm not a great fan of AJ but this is just plain nasty. I dont care about the reason for the behaviour - its completely irrelevant. Hope he gets charged with assault. What social affairs issue would invoke such an incident? Please tell me not same sex marriage. And I have not seen any preaching comes from the right - indeed some of the most vocal comes from the entrenched left.

 

[Denali]

I'm torn between finding it slightly funny and feeling sorry for Mr Joyce.

Im going with sorry and I have zero feelings/opinion on the man. This is assault.

 

[dk4]

Share price = better, dividend (finally) = okay (prefer fully franked though), buy back = great (x factor delivery) .... mustn't have been a disgruntled share holder for once!

Well handled (with a laugh) by all accounts, and made the news - I think the old adage that all news is good news, will ring true across every message he might want to deliver thanks to this event!!

P.S. you become the twit if you press charges against a twit.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Nothing short of disgraceful - and IMHO members here making light of it need to go take a long hard look in the mirror.

 

[njba]

Nothing short of disgraceful - and IMHO members here making light of it need to go take a long hard look in the mirror.

Making light of things is pretty much the default position of Australians generally, right? I don't think anyone has condoned the act.