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After centuries of being giggled at for their shallow gene pool, Tasmania, with the help of an extremely rich man named David Walsh, is now cool.
Designer, curator and patron of the MONA gallery in the state’s capital, Walsh has created a new dark arts scene for Tasmania – and it pairs very well with their wine and cheese.
The trendy Satanic deep-winter festival DARK MOFO kicks off tonight, with several large red crosses, known as the Cross of Saint Peter, erected in prominent positions around the waterfront this week.
Due to the fact that inverted crosses are most commonly used as a symbol of the anti-Christ, many in the Christian community have expressed offence at the 20-metre-high art installations, but no one cares about their feelings because 15,000 people have just pulled into Hobart airport to spend some money.
In turn, it has been reported that the old two-headed Tasmanian jokes are experiencing a much bigger decline after the rise in trendy Satanism in the Apple Isle”
One local, Arthur Strahan (33) says he used to feel self conscious telling mainlanders that he was from Tassie, but now it’s cool.
“No more inbred jokes for me!” he says, while scratching the scar on his shoulder.
“Maybe the AFL will give us a team and Victoria will let us take control of our own water supplies”
