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Ugly women wanted for Outback bachelors
The Associated Press
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August 19, 2008 - 12:00 am
Life can get a little lonely for bachelors in the Australian Outback mining town of Mount Isa. So the mayor has offered up a solution: recruit ugly women.
Mayor John Molony found himself under attack yesterday over comments he made to a local newspaper that read: "May I suggest if there are five blokes to every girl, we should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women and ask them to proceed to Mount Isa."
The mayor added that many women who already live in the remote Queensland state town seem quite happy.
"Quite often you will see walking down the street a lass who is not so attractive with a wide smile on her face," he said.
The quotes sparked outrage among the town's female population and drew criticism from the local chamber of commerce.
"There's a lot of anger circulating among the community at the moment - a lot of passionate anger," said Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce manager Patricia O'Callaghan.
And several local women said there aren't a lot of gems to be found among Mount Isa's men, either.
"We've got a saying up here that the odds are good, but the goods are odd," said 27-year-old Anna Warrick.
The Associated Press
Doc.
Ugly women wanted for Outback bachelors
The Associated Press
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August 19, 2008 - 12:00 am
Life can get a little lonely for bachelors in the Australian Outback mining town of Mount Isa. So the mayor has offered up a solution: recruit ugly women.
Mayor John Molony found himself under attack yesterday over comments he made to a local newspaper that read: "May I suggest if there are five blokes to every girl, we should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women and ask them to proceed to Mount Isa."
The mayor added that many women who already live in the remote Queensland state town seem quite happy.
"Quite often you will see walking down the street a lass who is not so attractive with a wide smile on her face," he said.
The quotes sparked outrage among the town's female population and drew criticism from the local chamber of commerce.
"There's a lot of anger circulating among the community at the moment - a lot of passionate anger," said Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce manager Patricia O'Callaghan.
And several local women said there aren't a lot of gems to be found among Mount Isa's men, either.
"We've got a saying up here that the odds are good, but the goods are odd," said 27-year-old Anna Warrick.
The Associated Press
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