MattW

Write up on BBC sport about Ingerland v Austria tomorrow.

AUSTRIA FACTS
Population: 8.1m
President: Heinz Fischer
Age expectancy: Men - 75; women - 81
Famous dead Austrians: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sigmund Freud, Johann Strauss
Alive: Arnold Schwarzenegger

I can think of one very (in)famous Austrian not mentioned, is it something we should sweep under the carpet or is it just a little too "PC"

Peanuts

iTrader: (15)

apparently the germans have now forgiven mr H.

hopefully the rest of the world wont be so speedy to forget

Tiggs

maybe the BBc thought is was to do with football and who the hell wants to link Hitler to entertainmnet????? hence mozart and arnie are in......evil dictators are out

MattW

Freud??

Tiggs

i dont think he killed many ppl did he?

MattW

Didn't entertain many though did he ??

Tiggs

id have a drink with him ahead of hitler!

camk

Falco was also Austrian, Rock me Amadeus

MattW

lol @ Tiggs

camk

what did they put about England ?

Buzzer

Von Trapp family

Peter Lorre

Curt Jurgens

Heddy Lamarr

The Rothchild family

Ferdinand Porsche (yes the car bloke)

Schubert


and dont forget the great Nicki Lauda

ajm

I'd have a drink with Hitler. I don't agree with what he did but I'd enjoy the chance to gain some insight into the mind of a persuasive madman, to front up to the piercing stare and to make him justify his beliefs! In fact a beer with both him AND Freud would be even more interesting!

Chris L

Perhaps it was just someone at the BBC being thick and not realising that Hitler was from Austria?

mad_dr

You'd HAVE to turn up with a fake 'tache drawn on, wouldn't you? I wouldn't be able to resist! (No 'resistance is futile' jokes thanks )

Brendan Hughes

Oh, I thought Mr H was Jorg Haidar.

I'll get my coat...