Monday, October 22, 2007

What's in a Name or NOT the PM!

It appears that John Howard the PM of Australia has found out the value of the Internet and so he and his publicists have managed to enter the information revolution and make his name available to prospective voters.

Alas there are others out there who wish to bring THEIR view of the PM to our attention as well, for example: http://www.101usesforajohnhoward.com/

And of course there are misleading references and unrelated sites.

Having seen the charismatic John Howard PM on TV in the latest debate I did manage to recall that there was another actor by the same name.

John Howard featured at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397397/

To tell the difference between this person and our PM you only have to check out the differences in hair.

Of course there are those that want to cash in on the PM's lack of hair as well - try and look at:
http://www.advancedhair.com.au/2004/johnny.html

(AND DO PUSH THE BUTTONS DEPENDING ON YOUR VOTER PREFERENCE!)

There are other mentions of a John Howard on the web, not the least of which is the "John Howard Society" in Canada. Of course the name used by this group is most likely based on a very different John Howard whose biography can be found at: http://www.johnhoward.ca/bio.htm

When you see the Australian PM on his daily walks to try and get or at least remain fit
y
ou could be misled by being referred to yet other sites:
http://johnhoward.net/training/ or http://www.ultracycling.com/about/hof_howard.html

Last, but by no means least - check out the John Howard Hotel in London - it should suit our PM as a place to stay when in that town if and when he is no longer PM.

It is within walking distance of most of the tourist sights.
That way like some other former PMs (Bob Hawke comes to mind) he can stay in the public spotlight as he jogs his way around Hyde Park or at least is seen as going one way to a lip smacking encounter with an Aussie beer at Earl's Court or perhaps a quick visit to the Tennis or the cricket!

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