I was watching a documentary on the Northern Territories of Australia last night, a rather inhospitable place, especially in the outback areas. Apparantly the men outnumber the women 7 to 1, so consiquently the menfolk tend to drink a lot as there is bugger all else to do. The place is noted for having the highest suicide rate in Australia and when a man has been sent mad by the heat ,flies, lack of female company and alcohol abuse he finally tops himself and in local slang he is deemed to have "Gone Troppo".
What we must ask ourselves is, are our colonial cousins using the heat, flieas etc as an excuse to cover up the illegal importation of a certain alcoholic beveridge that originates in the Basingstoke area.
More than a coincidense I think that the Aussies use the phrase "Gone Troppo" when the trade name for the above metioned beveridge happens to be "Tropicoma"
Brilliant, Absolutely Brilliant!!!
Could it also be a coincidence that the co-creator or the said drink, although British, lives in Brisbane.
