Bah, this is old, old news. 'Giving someone a Hoppa' has become a common phrase since. Errr...that's not to say people here often stick their fingers up other people's backsides. What I meant was during situations involving fingers in bums (did I mention they happen rarely here?) the cry "Aghh! I've been Hoppered!" can often be heard.
Another story on topic:
Here in Australia there's great rivalry between the footy codes Rugby League, and Afl (or Aussie Rules). So predicably, after the Hoppa incident, the Afl fans had a great time taking the piss out of any League fan who stood still long enough to listen. Then the Afl world suddenly lost their sense of humour after an even worse incident occurred in one of their games. Some bloke decided he didn't like one of the opposing players and expressed his dislike in the form of a testicle munching. Yes, that's right; he gnawed on the other fella's testie in the middle of a tackle.
So the point is....um...........Afl is worse?