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For example, he has a product that competes with Redheads matches. It's called Dickheads. The back of the box reads: We would have to be complete dickheads to let most of our famous Australian brands be taken over by foreign companies. Brands such as Vegemite, Aeroplane Jelly, Arnott's, Speedo and Redhead Matches are in overseas hands. This means the profit and wealth created goes overseas and robs our children and grandchildren of a future. A protest from Dick Smith Foods.

And just look at what the Dick's website says:

Dick Smith Foods - Guaranteed not grown downwind from a nuclear power station

Not to mention that the Dickhead matches were _packaged_ in Australia from Chinese wood and sulfur, I think that you might stop using them as an example. Other than an example of shame and hypocrisy, that is.

Dick's trying to get vegemite back tho!

And I believe both coopers and boag's are still aussie owned... Shame about CUB and Castlemaine tho :'( My beloved XXXX.... Lousy fosters....

And I'm a loyal buyer of dickhead matches :-)

Dick Smith is supposed to like rescuing things. There's contact details on this page -- anyone got a fax they can use for personal business such that they can fire off a heads-up?

...but Dick Smith? Does this mean that had some other Australian actor named Dick Smith wanted to get into show business, he would have had to have changed his name or risked a law suit?

Nope, you've misread (or misunderstood) the article, which says, "Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith."

This Dick Smith has a large chain of electronic shops, called "Dick Smith Electronics" in Australia & New Zealand and also has many other products including foodstuffs and 'dickheads' matches (which subject to another bizarre lawsuit). His picture is on every electronics shop and he looks like some kind of uber-geek - like Bill Gates, but even more so.

HH

...but Dick Smith? Does this mean that had some other Australian actor named Dick Smith wanted to get into show business, he would have had to have changed his name or risked a law suit?

Nope, you've misread (or misunderstood) the article, which says, "Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith."

This Dick Smith has a large chain of electronic shops, called "Dick Smith Electronics" in Australia & New Zealand and also has many other products including foodstuffs and 'dickheads' matches (which subject to another bizarre lawsuit). His picture is on every electronics shop and he looks like some kind of uber-geek - like Bill Gates, but even more so.

HH

...but Dick Smith? Does this mean that had some other Australian actor named Dick Smith wanted to get into show business, he would have had to have changed his name or risked a law suit?

Nope, you've misread (or misunderstood) the article, which says, "Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith."

This Dick Smith has a large chain of electronic shops, called "Dick Smith Electronics" in Australia & New Zealand and also has many other products including foodstuffs and 'dickheads' matches (which subject to another bizarre lawsuit). His picture is on every electronics shop and he looks like some kind of uber-geek - like Bill Gates, but even more so.

HH