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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Black Wolf on January 26, 2008, 03:49:48 am
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To all for whom it's relevant, anyway. Sadly, I spent today working (though in what's technically "the outback", which seems rather patriotic). I also listened to the cricket, ate a lamington and now I'm going to go drink. Overall, a fairly Aussie day if I do say so myself.
So, yeah. Hope you all had a good one. No go watch some fireworks :)
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Happy Australia day to all! *Raises glass*
A bit late, but who the **** cares. *Raises second glass*
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BTW. What is "Austrlia day"? Is it just because, or does it have another meaning?
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Hahaha hope 'twas a good'un for all!
Oz Day was fun in Melb - a little bbq, a little beer, a glance at the salad someone's gf brought... more beer, more bbq, some game call 'goon-of-fortune' involving a death-bag of Goon pegged to the Hills Hoist (not a real one unfortunately but a cheap imitation)... and that was breakfast.
BTW. What is "Austrlia day"? Is it just because, or does it have another meaning?
Think of it as Colonisation Day - white man arrived, killed the natives, settled. Some ppl don't like it, some do. Personally, I'm happy to be here and always drink a toast to my first fleet ancestors, even if they behaved kinda stupidly. While the crim-class ticket they came on may not have the salubrious claim of the (in the US) Mayflower, it's far funnier.
Or think of it as Nationalism Day - wind up the 'ole jingoistic nationalistic rhetoric, flag-waving, anthem singing stuff. Thankfully since the demise of Howard this seems to have declined a bit.
Or think of it as Australia Day - celebration of what's good about Oz. While we must always acknowledge and never forget the bad things, Oz day is not a day to dwell on them but focus on all the good points of Oz and the Ozians.
And drink.
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Goon of Fortune is awesome :D But it's better played with a Darwin stubby in one of those big stubby holders. Same fun, and you don't have to drink goon.
I personally love Australia day. I get to be stupidly patriotic and have fun and nobody cares because they're all doing it too. And yeah, you can go on about "Invasion Day" and the injustices to the natives, but, well, we all know it happened, we all wish it had been different, but that's not what I want to think about on a national holiday TBH.
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Same fun, and you don't have to drink goon.
Now that can only be a good thing!