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Happy Australia Day! :D

The title pretty much says it all. A happy Australia Day to everyone!
*distributes alcoholic beverages*

http://www.biojva.com/files/Australian%20flag.jpg

*obligatory flag*

By the way, if you're wondering where I was for the past few weeks, and I bet you no one has, I'll just say I hate my internet router power supply. I hate it oh so much.

I must make a point of hitting someone with a Kangaroo today.

I must make it a point to hit someone with a boomerang today. :)

Yay! :)

My family's coming around to my house for lunch (in approximately 8 hours). I'm going to cook some chops & snags on the barbie, and I've already put a slab in the esky. We'll flog the Poms in the cricket, it should be a great day all round. :)

I love how I understand this. It damn well better be a slab of Foster's.

Yay! :)

My family's coming around to my house for lunch (in approximately 8 hours). I'm going to cook some chops & snags on the barbie, and I've already put a slab in the esky. We'll flog the Poms in the cricket, it should be a great day all round. :)

I love how I understand this. It damn well better be a slab of Foster's.

VBs mate, Fosters is what we foist upon the gullible. :p

I'll make a point of trying to get in the pants of the nearest Australian female next time I meet her.

NOTE: I only know one hot Austrialian girl . And I will be meeting her soon.:D

Wtf? Is it just me, or is Jolt really messing up the post times today? About half the threads I've seen, the OP has... not... been the OP. :confused:
Ah well, my plans probably involve going to my dad's house and watching the fireworks from several kilometers away, we're not that big on Australia Day. Still, should be fun anyway.

Wtf? Is it just me, or is Jolt really messing up the post times today? About half the threads I've seen, the OP has... not... been the OP. :confused:
Ah well, my plans probably involve going to my dad's house and watching the fireworks from several kilometers away, we're not that big on Australia Day. Still, should be fun anyway.

Nope, Jolt's been time warping lately. You've been away so you haven't seen it. It has something to do with one (or some) of their servers being set to to a slightly different time.

VBs mate, Fosters is what we foist upon the gullible. :p

Foster's is teh win. It's good and cheap.

No flags please, because some hooligans might take advantage of patriotism with racism, remember.

Foster's is teh lose. It's nasty and cheap.

Corrected for accuracy. The shit you get over there is not even made in Australia. It's brewed in the UK & is watered down (about 4% as opposed to about 5% here). However, I heartily approve of you supporting Aus. :)

Corrected for accuracy. The shit you get over there is not even made in Australia. It's brewed in the UK & is watered down (about 4% as opposed to about 5% here). However, I heartily approve of you supporting Aus. :)

And I heartily approve of cheap booze. :)

And Foster's could very well be brewed here. We brew a lot of stuff here.

And are aboriginees celebrating:p ?

No flags please, because some hooligans might take advantage of patriotism with racism, remember.

http://www.safecom.org.au/images/eureka.jpg

Beneath the Southern Cross I stand
A sprig of wattle in my hand
A native in my native land
Australia, you bloody beauty!

http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/APOL19/069_2a.jpg

And I heartily approve of cheap booze. :)

And Foster's could very well be brewed here. We brew a lot of stuff here.

Very true, the Irish have a fine brewing tradition. I'd definitely be going for the black stuff if I was there.

No, they call it Invasion Day. I can understand that, but I don't agree with it.

In what way do you not agree with it? Is it just that the invasion didn't actually happen on that particular day, or are you disagreeing with the term 'invasion'?

And are aboriginees celebrating:p ?

No, they call it Invasion Day. I can understand that, but I don't agree with it.

In what way do you not agree with it? Is it just that the invasion didn't actually happen on that particular day, or are you disagreeing with the term 'invasion'?

26/01/1788 was the day the British officially established their colony in Australia. There were earlier dates on which Europeans landed, navigated, etc, but that's the recognised date. Europeans invaded Australia, sames as happened in the Americas, there's no doubt about it. I think there needs to be much more official acknowledgement of that, and a serious attempt made to try & rectify the problems it has caused. But to me Australia Day isn't Invasion Day, it's about enjoying the good things about our country. To me it's not a negative day.

26/01/1788 was the day the British officially established their colony in Australia. There were earlier dates on which Europeans landed, navigated, etc, but that's the recognised date. Europeans invaded Australia, sames as happened in the Americas, there's no doubt about it. I think there needs to be much more official acknowledgement of that, and a serious attempt made to try & rectify the problems it has caused. But to me Australia Day isn't Invasion Day, it's about enjoying the good things about our country. To me it's not a negative day.

But you admit that there is not enough official recognition of an 'invasion', right? So you can see the political value of an alternative view to Australia Day, despite the possibly inaccuracies of labelling that day 'Invasion Day'? If that particular day is chosen to celebrate the founding of the nation, and there are no other days that publicly decry the way in which it was founded, then clearly the only real chance to voice opposition or to highlight other perspectives is on that day.

But you admit that there is not enough official recognition of an 'invasion', right?

Yes, absolutley.

So you can see the political value of an alternative view to Australia Day, despite the possibly inaccuracies of labelling that day 'Invasion Day'?

Yes I can, but it doesn't relate to my perspective of Australia Day, so I don't agree with it.

If that particular day is chosen to celebrate the founding of the nation, and there are no other days that publicly decry the way in which it was founded, then clearly the only real chance to voice opposition or to highlight other perspectives is on that day.

No, there is Sorry Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry_Day), & National Reconciliation Week, which I do support. That day is very high in the public awareness & support.

I'm not going go out & have a go at those who participate in Invasion Day, but I don't agree with it & I think it probably does their case more harm than good.



Sorry to cut & run on you, but it's 4am here & I'm buggered.

No, there is Sorry Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry_Day), & National Reconciliation Week, which I do support. That day is very high in the public awareness & support. Ah, well that changes things then, though I still support buggering up national celebrations when there continue to be serious violations of aboriginal rights in Australia (as in Canada). But that's just me. Not to mention that Sorry Day is not official.

]Sorry to cut & run on you, but it's 4am here & I'm buggered.No worries, sleep well:)

a dingo stole my baby :(

No, it's Dingoes Ate My Baby (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingoes_Ate_My_Baby)....based on the phrase, "A dingo's GOT my baby" :p

a dingo stole my baby :(

Happy national day, Aussies!

And yes, do bear in mind why Aboriginals call it Invasion Day.

You can celebrate being Australian without rewriting history à la Howard to "erase" major aspects some Australians aren't comfortable with.

Happy national day, to all you people living upside down. Hope you all had a great day :D http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/5295/img12895upsidedownm1jq.jpg

Let me now try to say to say the same in your native tongue: *Ahem*

G'day mate! Happy Koala day! Or was it kangaroo day? Hmmm... Nah, I ain't away with the pixies ya bastards, nor have I been heavy on the grog. I'm wishing all the Bruce and Sheilas a good day and hope you're all happy as Larry. So throw another shrimp on the barbie and hug a wombat if you feel too wobbly. Good on ya. :p

Ta.

Happy Australia Day! :D

Way to go! This nice person starts a thread respecting a country, and what do you do? YOU WARP IT!

Go to your room. :mad:

I look out the window at the rainy and drab UK and wonder why we couldn't have gone to Australia and left the convicts here.

I look out the window at the rainy and drab UK and wonder why we couldn't have gone to Australia and left the convicts here.

I've wondered that too. It's a beautiful day here in Melbourne, currently sunny & 21C, expected top of 27C. The perfect day for a day off. :)

Sun, beer, cricket & a BBQ, you couldn't ask for more. :)

No, there is Sorry Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry_Day), & National Reconciliation Week, which I do support. That day is very high in the public awareness & support.

They can all go fuck themselves. I did nothing, I apologise for nothing.

No, it's Dingoes Ate My Baby (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingoes_Ate_My_Baby)....based on the phrase, "A dingo's GOT my baby" :p

don't tell me what happened, I saw it!

I was sitting outside in the yard with my imaginary baby and this imaginary dingo came and took her.

I don't know what it's like outside yet, but my room is about 30 degrees plus. Hurrah for me choosing the warmest room in the house to sleep in. :headbang: Has anyone else seen the Chaser Invasion Day article?

I don't know what it's like outside yet, but my room is about 30 degrees plus. Hurrah for me choosing the warmest room in the house to sleep in. :headbang: Has anyone else seen the Chaser Invasion Day article?

No, is it on their website?

I don't know what it's like outside yet, but my room is about 30 degrees plus. Hurrah for me choosing the warmest room in the house to sleep in. :headbang: Has anyone else seen the Chaser Invasion Day article?

I love the Chaser. When the law comes after you for it, you know you've pulled a pretty good prank! ;)

No, is it on their website?
It was in the '04 Annual book, so you probably can't see it on the net.


For indigenous Australians
Get shot
The experience will be all the more real if you can get the white Australian who shoots you to claim that they were trying to make friends with you.
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Invasion Day- modern justifications
...
If the British hadn't done it, the Aborigines may have developed weapons of mass destruction!

:D

They can all go fuck themselves. I did nothing, I apologise for nothing.

You're living on their land (assuming you're in Australia and not just mouthing off for no reason). So yes. You did something. You refused to deal with injustice.

They can all go fuck themselves. I did nothing, I apologise for nothing.

You're living on their land (assuming you're in Australia and not just mouthing off for no reason). So yes. You did something. You refused to deal with injustice.

Neesika - QFT

(making the same assumption)
as the old saying goes, all it takes for evil to succeed is for good people to do nothing

the comfortable, priveleged, liberal (in the literal sense, not the political distortion of the word), western world many of us live in was built on the backs of slave labour and global pillaging for centuries (aka colonialism)

we can't turn back the clock, but acknowledging the barbarism of the past and attempting to reconcile with the disenfranchised victims is essential to an integrated future
and Australia is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse countries in the world, yet only abandoned the "White Australia" legislation as recently as 1973

if you don't want occurrences such as The Big Day Out organisers requesting no Australian flags out of fear of racist attacks, if you're offended by their association of the Australian flag with bigotry, you'd do well to learn your history and understand that it wasn't just your parents hard work that built the infrastructure you so easily take for granted, and it's not because you live in a 'civilised' country that you have higher standards of living, education, health etc

don't tell me what happened, I saw it!

I was sitting outside in the yard with my imaginary baby and this imaginary dingo came and took her.

good one

Happy Australia Day! :D

Oh cool...today is India's Republic day too. Yay for the commonwealth, I suppose..;)

No, they call it Invasion Day. I can understand that, but I don't agree with it.

they should take a look how they go here

Meh. Patriotism.

I celebrated by working this morning and afternoon, i'm eating instant ramen for dinner, and i'm now drinking Newcastle Brown.

They can all go fuck themselves. I did nothing, I apologise for nothing.

That is the sort of Australian nationalism I think of as being part of Australia Day.

*Sigh*

That is the sort of Australian nationalism I think of as being part of Australia Day.

*Sigh*

Don't worry, me too.

Meh. Patriotism.

I celebrated by working this morning and afternoon, i'm eating instant ramen for dinner, and i'm now drinking Newcastle Brown.

I thought Aussies drank Fosters? :p

I thought Aussies drank Fosters? :p
No, but that was pretty much my point anyway...
I'll drink pretty much anything.

Except Fosters.

No, but that was pretty much my point anyway...
I'll drink pretty much anything.

Except Fosters.

Fosters - Austrailian For Beer.

So this is all just a lie?!

Happy Australia day all!

I went with my family to a friend's place. We had a barbeque.

I love how I understand this. It damn well better be a slab of Foster's.
tsk tsk, Fosters is nothing but a joke.

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I'll say, good thing Oz wasn't playing us in the Cricket today cause we'd surely beat you.;)

tsk tsk, Fosters is nothing but a joke.

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I'll say, good thing Oz wasn't playing us in the Cricket today cause we'd surely beat you.;)

a joke it is and don't ask me about Cricket as i was too busy kicking my ladys ass in Killzone

a joke it is and don't ask me about Cricket as i was too busy kicking my ladys ass in Killzone
England 110
Australia 110+ Runs for 1 wicket or so down.

I wish i had Killzone.:(

England 110
Australia 110+ Runs for 1 wicket or so down.

I wish i had Killzone.:(

thanks for that, she just not happy that i kick her ass in it and it's bloody hot

Fosters - Austrailian For Beer.

So this is all just a lie?!

Yep, the truth is that no-one here wants to drink it. That's why it's exported, otherwise it would be poured down the drain.

England 110
Australia 110+ Runs for 1 wicket or so down.

I wish i had Killzone.:(

See my post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12257842&postcount=137) in the One-day series thread. :p

Fosters - Austrailian For Beer.

So this is all just a lie?!

Fosters - Austrailian for piss.