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Australiana
January 23 2014
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RHP User
12 years ago
That is the question. Some follow others. Others lay there own tracks for others to follow, particularly their offspring. Plenty of sheep in the world. I'm with you on Invasion day though. When Cook (as in Captain) was off Kurnell the tribal elder muttered to the assembled "bloody boat people, they'll be running the show next".
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RHP User
12 years ago
The Dr. Hook version. . There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Doolan was his name Of poor but honest parents, he was born near Castlemaine He was his father's only son, and his mother's pride and joy So dearly did his parents love their wild colonial boy. Barely sixteen years of age, he first began to roam And found Australia's sunny shores, and called it his true home He robbed the wealthy squatters, their assetts to destroy A terror to the rich ones, was the wild colonial boy. Back in eighteen sixty one, began his wild career With a head that knew no danger, and a heart that held no fear He held the Mudgee mail coach up, and he shot Judge MacEvoy A curse to every copper was the wild colonial boy. Later on that very day, as Jack he rode along Listening to the kookaburras, pleasant laughing song He spied three mounted troopers, Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy With a warrant for the capture of the wild colonial boy. "Surrender now, Jack Doolan, for you see we're three to one Surrender now in the Queen's high name, or your living days are done" Jack drew two pistols from his belt, and he waved them proud and high "I'll fight, but not surrender", cried the wild colonial boy. Jack fired once at Kelly, brought him to the ground Then turning round from Davis' gun, received his mortal wound A bullet pierced his proud young heart, from the pistol of Fitzroy And that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy. Yes that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy. The proud tradition of the Aussie Spirit.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Oh, and I love Australiana! Too funny and clever!
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RHP User
12 years ago
CLANCY OF THE OVERFLOW - A.B. "Banjo" Paterson And I somehow fancy that I'd like to change with Clancy, Like to take a turn at droving where the seasons come and go, While he faced the round eternal of the cashbook and the journal - But I doubt he'd suit the office, Clancy, of "The Overflow". And the hurrying people daunt me, and their pallid faces haunt me As they shoulder one another in their rush and nervous haste, With their eager eyes and greedy, and their stunted forms and weedy, For townsfolk have no time to grow, they have no time to waste. And in place of lowing cattle, I can hear the fiendish rattle Of the tramways and the buses making hurry down the street, And the language uninviting of the gutter children fighting, Comes fitfully and faintly through the ceaseless tramp of feet. I am sitting in my dingy little office, where a stingy Ray of sunlight struggles feebly down between the houses tall, And the foetid air and gritty of the dusty, dirty city Through the open window floating, spreads its foulness over all. And the bush hath friends to meet him, and their kindly voices greet him In the murmur of the breezes and the river on its bars, And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended, And at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars. In my wild erratic fancy visions come to me of Clancy Gone a-droving "down the Cooper" where the western drovers go; As the stock are slowly stringing, Clancy rides behind them singing, For the drover's life has pleasures that the townsfolk never know. And an answer came directed in a writing unexpected, (And I think the same was written in a thumbnail dipped in tar) 'Twas his shearing mate who wrote it, and verbatim I will quote it: "Clancy's gone to Queensland droving, and we don't know where he are." I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better Knowledge, sent to where I met him down the Lachlan, years ago, He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him, Just "on spec", addressed as follows: "Clancy, of The Overflow".
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MissBishere
12 years ago
By Banjo Patterson Have always loved it
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MissBishere
12 years ago
My Country By Dorothea Mackellar
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On_Safari
12 years ago
But My Country is just beautiful: The love of field and coppice, Of green and shaded lanes. Of ordered woods and gardens Is running in your veins, Strong love of grey-blue distance Brown streams and soft dim skies I know but cannot share it, My love is otherwise. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me! A stark white ring-barked forest All tragic to the moon, The sapphire-misted mountains, The hot gold hush of noon. Green tangle of the brushes, Where lithe lianas coil, And orchids deck the tree-tops And ferns the warm dark soil. Core of my heart, my country! Her pitiless blue sky, When sick at heart, around us, We see the cattle die - But then the grey clouds gather, And we can bless again The drumming of an army, The steady, soaking rain. Core of my heart, my country! Land of the Rainbow Gold, For flood and fire and famine, She pays us back threefold - Over the thirsty paddocks, Watch, after many days, The filmy veil of greenness That thickens as we gaze. An opal-hearted country, A wilful, lavish land - All you who have not loved her, You will not understand - Though earth holds many splendours, Wherever I may die, I know to what brown country My homing thoughts will fly. Dorothea Mackellar - Posted from rhpmobile
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madotara69
12 years ago
Ice House is the band. Standing at the limit of an endless ocean Stranded like a runaway, lost at sea City on a rainy day, down in the harbor Watching as the gray clouds shadow the bayLooking everywhere 'cause I had to find you This is not the way that I remember it here Anyone will tell you, it's a prisoner island Hidden in the summer for a million yearsGreat southern land Burned you blackSo you look into the land and it will tell you a story Story 'bout a journey ended long ago If you listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains Maybe you can hear them talking like I do "They're gonna betray you, they're gonna forget you Are you gonna let them take you over that way"Great southern land, great southern land You walk alone like a primitive man And they make it work with sticks and bones See their hungry eyes, it's a hungry homeI hear the sound of the stranger's voices I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes Great southern land, great southern land They burned you black, black against the groundStanding at the limit of an endless ocean Stranded like a runaway, lost at sea City on a rainy day, down in the harbor Watching as the gray clouds shadow the bayLooking everywhere 'cause I had to find you This is not the way that I remember it here Anyone will tell you, it's a prisoner island Hidden in the summer for a million yearsGreat southern land, in the sleeping sun You walk alone with the ghost of time They then burned you black, black against the ground And they make it work with rocks and sandI hear the sound of the stranger's voices I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes Great southern land, great southern land You walk alone, like a primitive manYou walk alone with the ghost of time And they burned you black Yeah, they burned you black Great southern land Great southern land Great southern land Great southern land Songwriters Davies, Ivor Arthur Great Southern Land
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RHP User
12 years ago
And of course, GANGgajang's "Sounds of Then". Many many other classic Aussie songs, but these two are top of my list!
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RHP User
12 years ago
The Triffids - Wide open road. And... Possum Magic by Mem Fox, sorry to be obscure :-)
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RHP User
12 years ago
Mem Fox is wonderful!
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madotara69
12 years ago
Lets not forget what this story meant to the families of these people, mainly the men of the house. Father, Husband, Son. It was said wrong, because it was not their war, these men had to dress in civilian clothes just to come home to the families they were taken from for a while. They did not make the decisions, they stood by each other though, Aboriginals too. The story (a Walk In The Light Green) Redgum; I Was Only 19 (it changed things for those) Mum and Dad and Danny saw the passing out parade at Puckapunyal It was a long march from cadets The sixth battalion was the next to tour and it was me who drew the card We did Canungra and Shoalwater before we leftAnd Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean And there's me in me slouch hat with me SLR and greens God help me - I was only nineteenFrom Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat I'd been in and out of choppers now for months And we made our tents a home, V.B. and pinups on the lockers And an Asian orange sunset through the scrubAnd can you tell me, doctor, why i still can't get to sleep? And night time's just a jungle dark and a barking M.16? And what's this rash that comes and goes, can you tell me what it means? God help me - I was only nineteenA four week operation, when each step can mean your last one on two legs It was a war within yourself But you wouldn't let your mates down 'til they had you dusted off So you closed your eyes and thought about somethin' elseAnd then someone yelled out "Contact", another bloke swore We hooked in there for hours, then a God almighty roar And Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon God help me - he was goin' home in JuneAnd I can still see Frankie, drinkin' tinnies in the Grand Hotel On a thirty-six hour rec. leave in Vung Tau And I can still hear Frankie, lying screaming in the jungle 'Til the morphine came and killed the bloody rowAnd the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real- Songwriters SCHUMANN, JOHN LEWIS / CHEUNG, KAHO / FELLOWS, SIMON LUKE / HARRISON, DALE ANTHONY / KENNEDY, SHANNON LEE / LEVINSON, TIMOTHY JAMES / SABIR, KENNETH SPENCER / TAMPLENIZZA, RICHARD That's Australiana, I reckon. Not racist at all, not to family people, Fuck the "MAN" though.
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MissBishere
12 years ago
Love those songs and mem fox. There are so many aren't there when you sart to remember them all. - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
12 years ago
I'm with you MissKay. Cringe at Southern Cross branded hooligans on alcohol fuelled benders, but am still proud to be an Aussie. There are so many good things about this country that I am proud and grateful to be a part of, and so many things to celebrate. There is unfinished business here though, and Australia Day is not a celebration to every citizen. As a tongue in cheek political statement, on the bicentenary of Australia, Aboriginal activist, actor & author Burnam Burnam landed on the shores of England at the White Cliffs of Dover, planting the Aboriginal Flag, and delivered this declaration. Call me irreverent, but I can really appreciate the humour! As a sidenote, after this declaration, the Australian two dollar coin became a two-headed coin – on one side the queen’s head, and on the other side this design, based on Burnum Burnam’s head. The Burnum Burnum Declaration of 26 January 1988: “I, Burnum Burnum, a noble man of ancient Australia,, do hereby take possession of England on behalf of the Aboriginal Crown of Australia. In so doing we wish no harm to you natives, but assure you that we are here to bring you good manners, refinement and the opportunity to make ‘a fresh start’. At the end of two hundred years, we will make a Treaty to signify occupation by peaceful means and not by conquest. For the more intelligent we bring the complex language of the Pitjantjatjara, teach you how to have a spiritual relationship with the Earth and show you how to get bush tucker. We do not intend to souvenir, pickle and preserve the heads of 2000 of your people, nor to publicly display the skeletal remains of your Royal Highness, as was done to our Queen Truganinni for 80 years. Neither do we intend to poison your water holes, lace your bread with strychnine or introduce you to highly toxic drugs. We pledge not to sterilize your young women. Finally, we give an absolute undertaking that you shall not be placed onto the mentality of government handouts for the next five generations but you will enjoy the full benefits of Aboriginal equality.” - See more at: http://thepeoplespeak.thehistorychannel.com.au/speeches/burnum-burnum/#sthash.tT7IoeeL.dpuf
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RHP User
12 years ago
bag out the paintings of Ken Done. Too commercial the nay sayers said. But I love it! Vivid, vibrant and quintessentially Australian. It made him a motza.
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RHP User
12 years ago
There are NO original land owners and never will there be. We the original custodian of this land only here to care for its belonging and the next generation of young... Sorry is a fact...
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RHP User
12 years ago
I am a True Blue man. Standing by your mate when he is in a fight.. Or Vegemite !! Hey True Blue
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On_Safari
12 years ago
Lovingly Made in Australia 😍
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RHP User
12 years ago
When I was a young man I carried a pack I lived the free life of a rover From the Murray's green basin till the dusty outback I waltzed my matilda right over Then in nineteen fifteen, the country said son There's no time for roamin' there's work to be done And they gave me a tin hat, and they gave me a gun And they sent me away to the war And the band played Waltzing Matilda As the ship pulled away from the quay And amidst all the cheers, the flag waving and tears We set off for Gallipoli How well I remember that terrible day When our blood stained the sand and the water And how in that hell that they called Suvla bay We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter Johnny Turkey was waiting, he primed himself well Showered us with bullets and he rained us with shells And in five minutes flat, well he blew us to hell He nearly blew us right back to Australia And the band played Waltzing Matilda As we stopped to bury our slain We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs Then we started all over again So those who were left just tried to survive In a mad world of blood and fire And for ten weary weeks I kept myself alive As the corpses around me piled higher Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over head And when I awoke in the hospital bed I saw what it had done and I wished I was dead Then I knew there were worse things than dying And I'll go no more Waltzing Matilda All through the green bush far and free Coz to hunt and tent peg A man needs both legs No more waltzing matilda for me They collected the crippled, the wounded, the maimed Shipped us all back to Australia The legless, the armless, the blind and insane The brave wounded heroes of Suvla Bay And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay I looked at the place where my legs used to be And I thanked Christ there was nobody waiting for me To mourn and to grieve and to pity And the band played Waltzing Matilda As they carried us down the gangway Nobody cheered, they just stood and stared Then turned all their faces away And now every April I sit on the porch As I watch the parade pass before me I see my old comerades, how proudly they march Reviving old dreams and past glories But the old men march slowly, bones stiff and sore Tired old men from a tired old war And the young people ask 'what are they marching for' And I ask myself the same question And the band played Waltzing Matilda As the old men still answer the call Year after year more old men disappear Soon none of them will march there at all
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RHP User
12 years ago
Are we going to have this argument again? xxxx
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RHP User
12 years ago
Aboriginal Australia by Jack Davis To the Others You once smiled a friendly smile,Said we were kin to one another, Thus with guile for a short while Became to me a brother. Then you swamped my way of gladness, Took my children from my side, Snapped shut the law book, oh my sadness At Yirrakalas’ plea denied. So, I remember Lake George hills, The thin stick bones of people.Sudden death, and greed that kills, That gave you church and steeple.I cry again for Warrarra men, Gone from kith and kind, And I wondered when I would find a pen To probe your freckled mind. I mourned again for the Murray tribe, Gone too without a trace. I thought of the soldier’s diatribe, The smile on the governor’s face.You murdered me with rope, with gun The massacre of my enclave,You buried me deep on McLarty’s run Flung into a common grave.You propped me up with Christ, red tape, Tobacco, grog and fears, Then disease and lordly rape Through the brutish years. Now you primly say you’re justified, And sing of a nation’s glory, But I think of a people crucified - The real Australian story. I Am Australian / We Are Australian Song Lyrics I came from the dream-time, from the dusty red soil plainsI am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame.I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the tall ships come.For forty thousand years I’ve been the first Australian. We are one, but we are manyAnd from all the lands on earth we comeWe share a dream and sing with one voice:I am, you are, we are Australian I came upon the prison ship, bowed down by iron chains.I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains.I’m a settler, I’m a farmer’s wife on a dry and barren runA convict then a free man, I became Australian. We are one, but we are manyAnd from all the lands on earth we comeWe share a dream and sing with one voice:I am, you are, we are Australian I’m the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lodeThe girl became a woman on the long and dusty roadI’m a child of the depression, I saw the good times comeI’m a bushy, I’m a battler, I am Australian We are one, but we are manyAnd from all the lands on earth we comeWe share a dream and sing with one voice:I am, you are, we are Australian I’m a teller of stories, I’m a singer of songsI am Albert Namatjira, I paint the ghostly gumsI am Clancy on his horse, I’m Ned Kelly on the runI’m the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian We are one, but we are manyAnd from all the lands on earth we comeWe share a dream and sing with one voice:I am, you are, we are Australian I’m the hot wind from the desert, I’m the black soil of the plainsI’m the mountains and the valleys, I’m the drought and flooding rainsI am the rock, I am the sky, the rivers when they runThe spirit of this great land, I am Australian We are one, but we are manyAnd from all the lands on earth we comeWe share a dream and sing with one voice:I am, you are, we are AustralianI am, you are, we are Australian. We are one .. We are many .. We are Australian! Black Anzac by Cecil Fisher They have forgotten him, need him no moreHe who fought for his land in nearly every warTribal fights before his country was taken by Captain CookThen went overseas to fight at Gallipoli and Tobruk World War One two black Anzacs were thereFrance, Europe's desert, New Guinea's jungles, did his shareKorea, Malaya, Vietnam again black soldier enlistedFight for democracy was his duty he insisted Back home went his own way not looking for praiseLike when he was a warrior in the forgotten daysDown on the Gold Coast a monument in the Bora RingRecognition at last his praises they are starting to sing This black soldier who never marches on ANZAC DayLiving in his Gunya doesn't have much to sayThinks of his friends who fought some returned some diedIf only one day they could march together side by side His medals he keeps hidden away from prying eyesNo-one knows, no-one sees the tears in his old black eyesHe's been outcast just left by himself to dieRecognition at last black ANZAC hold your head high
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RHP User
12 years ago
is the quintessential Australian songwriter. I love so many of his songs, but To Her Door will always remain my favourite. They got married early, never had no money Then when he got laid off, they really hit the skids He started up his drinking, then they started fighting He took it pretty badly, she took both the kids She said, "I'm not standing by, to watch you slowly die So watch me walking, out the door" Out the door Out the door (She said shove it, Jack, I'm walking out your fucking door) She went to her brother's, got a little bar work He went to the buttery, he stayed about a year Then he wrote a letter, said I want to see you She thought he sounded better, she sent him up the fare He was riding through the cane, in the pouring rain On Olympic, to her door To her door To her door To her door (And his heart was singing like a low down guitar) He came in on a Sunday, every muscle aching Walking in slow motion, like he'd just been hit Did they have a future? Would he know his children? Could he paint a picture, and get them all to fit He was shaking in his seat, riding through the streets In a silvertop, to her Shaking in his seat, riding through the streets In a silvertop, to her door To her door To her door To her door
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Languid
12 years ago
There is that major classic Point and Counterpoint. Which has !@#$ all to do with Australia. And then there is that minor classic on Australian culture called Lunch and Counter Lunch With songs Midnight Oil's One Country. for lyrics pretend there is a link here to one of those websites that publish song lyrics.
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luvsilver
12 years ago
Quoting 'MsElle72' And of course, GANGgajang's "Sounds of Then". Many many other classic Aussie songs, but these two are top of my list! Love both of these s Also Men At Works - Land Downunder.Heard a great version of it played at a wedding we attended in London by an English band a few years ago.-Funny stuff. Mr Luvsilver
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RHP User
12 years ago
Love that song....inspired me to dig out my old Icehouse CD...
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RHP User
12 years ago
The argument between traditional owners and colonization seems to have reared it head a little in this post. Depending upon what you believe as to how you think. Maybe if we really broke away from South Africa all those years ago or we descended from adam and eve..........Australia is today what it is as a result of all these influences, some good some bad. The fact that we celebrate Australia Day on the 26 January should be made to pay tribute to this beautiful country of ours that enjoys the best of what we have to offer and is unique in its offering of the best lifestyle in the world.We love Australia regardless of race, colour, political persuasion and ownership. By the way, we share our heritage with both our Aboriginal side and our Convict side and we were born as free people in the best country in the world.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'cwhereitgoes' That is the question. Some follow others. Others lay there own tracks for others to follow, particularly their offspring. Plenty of sheep in the world. I'm with you on Invasion day though. When Cook (as in Captain) was off Kurnell the tribal elder muttered to the assembled "bloody boat people, they'll be running the show next". But the kids know all about the boat races and the billy kart racing, I don't want to deprive them of the fun with their mates. But I do explain why I don't like celebrating the day. No flags allowed unless it's the Aboriginal one. Same as bloody Halloween, I let them trick or treat but only after we light candles for those we've lost and discuss the relevance of All Hallowed Eve. Love the boat people quip, seen many a meme on it.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'Warning69' There are NO original land owners and never will there be. We the original custodian of this land only here to care for its belonging and the next generation of young... Sorry is a fact... And don't apologise. And Unrushed, I remember vividly Burnum Burnum doing that. Magnificent! No malice, pure poetry. I'll have to check that out Shy Princess - thanks. Durty Angel I'd never heard that, I'm guessing JW is John Williamson? That was incredibly moving. NudieRudie - Thank you for sharing. Wow getting some flashbacks with all the old classic 80's tunes.
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madotara69
12 years ago
Warning. Paul Hogan (Crockadile Dundee) Sumned it up. From memory "Who owns the land is like two fleas arguing over who owns the dog" The trees will grow back, the shit washing off the farms into the streams and out over the Great Barrier Reef, is a worry. If the water tables keep being drained the salt will rise and that land then is no good for thousands of years. The place is no good as a salt lake. We have to be careful with the Bees, they are in trouble, if they go, there is big trouble. Some places people are having to hand pollinate their crops, time consuming and expensive, Bees are very important. The folk down in the south are doing their best with the Tassy Devils, a cancer has all but wiped them out, they are being separated by a big fence about to be built. Good luck Kids, they should only light fires if they are with grown ups, grown ups need to be careful lighting fires, They are killing people. Gang Gangs need She Oak tress, try not cut them all down. Try keep your cats in at night, they are killing plenty of the land owners. Look after the elderly, love your women and children fellers, the place is plenty big enough for all, if we look after it. If not we go, it survives. Vegemite was a good idea If you are paying tribute to any dead aboriginal people, please don't speak their names. Don't forget ANZAC all capitals, because it's o doover lacky thing word, like QANTAS I think. No U in Qefenta Hope every one has a rip snorta of a weekend Mado Tara xx
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RHP User
12 years ago
I no longer "celebrate" Australia Day mainly due to the way that the average Australian carries on, on Australia Day. I will never understand this bogan mentality of covering yourself in face stickers and wearing an Australian flag like a cap, which is actually disrespectful to any flag. Ironically, I have found that those that celebrate the Day the most, tend to be the Aussie bogan's usually on Centrelink and being nothing but a burden to the country for the other 364 days. The same bogans that are first to say to others "get out of my country", yet do nothing but take from that country as if it's their right to do so. And instead of all this arguing about whether it's Australia Day or Invasion Day, why not look at it from outside the square and keep Australia Day, but also have a day to acknowledge the traditional occupants, Aboriginal Day maybe ? And why not also have a Multicultural Day to acknowledge the role of migrants in this country ? Don't turn it into a political event, leave that for the politicians !
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'ShyPrincess74' There was a mockumentary made in the late 80's I think (maybe to coincide with the bicentenary?) called Babakiueria, which parodied white invasion and settlement by turning the process on its head. It shows aboriginal people as the colonisers, and examines the paternalistic attitudes of Aboriginal people to the "native whites" with their primitive culture and traditions. You can watch it on YouTube, it's interesting! It's almost as effective a Facebook friend cull tool as was the election. Oh, you're an Abbott supporter??? ;-) I just watched the entire mockumentery, I am very thankful to you for the heads up, it was so well done. It's left me feeling very flat though. "What do you call this place?" "It's a BBQ area" "Babakiueria? They call this Babakiueria, nice native name, colourful, I like it." And you cull friends on FaceTube exactly like me LOL!!!
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'madotara69' If you are paying tribute to any dead aboriginal people, please don't speak their names. I'm so sorry Mado. I should have known better. I'll ask the mods to fix it. We need better cultural education like the Kiwi's. They have done a magnificent job of it. And agree on everything else you said. "the place is plenty big enough for all, if we look after it. If not we go, it survives."
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'jelly2352' The argument between traditional owners and colonization seems to have reared it head a little in this post. Depending upon what you believe as to how you think. Maybe if we really broke away from South Africa all those years ago or we descended from adam and eve..........Australia is today what it is as a result of all these influences, some good some bad. The fact that we celebrate Australia Day on the 26 January should be made to pay tribute to this beautiful country of ours that enjoys the best of what we have to offer and is unique in its offering of the best lifestyle in the world.We love Australia regardless of race, colour, political persuasion and ownership. By the way, we share our heritage with both our Aboriginal side and our Convict side and we were born as free people in the best country in the world. MrJelly... my understanding of Warnings post is that no one owns the land. We are all just custodians of it, and the indigenous aborigines where the first. That's all.
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RHP User
12 years ago
The Mods have just got back to me and they have to remove the whole posts, they can't just remove the name. I know images and the spoken name is not OK when somebody is deceased, is the name OK in type? If not, I'll get the posts deleted. Let me know. Thanks for your understanding xxx
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RHP User
12 years ago
Listen to Kevin bloody Wilson. Now that's being Australian!!!!!! Have a good one all. - Posted from rhpmobile
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madotara69
12 years ago
I didn't see that. Thought it might make it early enough. The mods would have deleted it anyway? Apparently back in the day, Some governor or grand poobah of some authority, told the aboriginal elders something along the lines of "how can you have stake or title to this land if you don't have a flag, we have a flag so we have stake and title of this land" He pulled a bit of a swifty, so the elders thought quick to it. They sent all the young fellers to gather all the other young fellers from all the tribes, then all of them went out and painted that big gold rock bright red. Sitting back now just waiting for the yanks to cash in all their gold reserves to pay off everyone they have been spying on. It'll have the price of the precious stuff sky-rocket. Then the abbos are going to purchase America, England and Europe, give the rest to the Maori, and invite everyone to a big dance, Hungi and witchetty grubs with vegimite. Been around for a while (got a flag and rich) Are you coming to the party MissKay, we could have a dance, Unrushed can have karaoke, Funlover can love to have fun n no restraint, we will have it on a weekend so Stir it Alot can come, we will build Meekas mansion of debauchery, right next to paint Me and her free love hippy commune. Christiets can be our Lady of honour (if she accepts) I want to sit next to Blindman, Warning is sure to get a root! Mesmerised can do whatever she likes because she wants to try everything, Miss Freya and Lady Tuscan can roll in with Litonya, Wildsong, Ruby Blossom,Peachy, Qefenta1, with a dozen young blokes pulling their chariot. The rest we shall see if possible to arrive on the back of a Luckdragon, Kizza, Honky, Cressa appointed to the well being of all the ladies. DG on the Didge, Jay Me passing flowers to all the ladies as they get on like a house on fire, Indi can run the lot, she is not shy. Tara will laugh a lot and I can't shut up. could go on forever, we would be absolutely hopeless with lots of money, but one hell of a party, hey Warning what you reckon? cant miss Kiwibred and those fancy jandels, Cavey well smack bang in the middle of it all, chasing Meeka around by the look in his eye or grin. Come on over Coops and annazon just keep inspirit in close with Euro'bliss, wild girls. kinky perth 's cheeky's, rob ally, luvsilver, bigmamma, paradise's, luvnya's, jelly's, lovnit's, dirty angel's, off coarse he he the funkster's, out of ink sorry any missed Livin next door to Allen
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RHP User
12 years ago
You have just made my Australia Day weekend. livin next door to Allan - fucking hilarious ...
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RHP User
12 years ago
This Makes me cry...especially when an indigenous person sings it...I watch a festival once on TV and this was shown. I was bawling my eyes out and still do when I hear it.I don't think it was kev singing it but someone doing a cover version. Sorry this post contains Names of deceased indigenous Australians Gather round people let me tell you're a story An eight year long story of power and pride British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiarri Were opposite men on opposite sides Vestey was fat with money and muscle Beef was his business, broad was his door Vincent was lean and spoke very little He had no bank balance, hard dirt was his floor From little things big things grow From little things big things grow Gurindji were working for nothing but rations Where once they had gathered the wealth of the land Daily the pressure got tighter and tighter Gurindju decided they must make a stand They picked up their swags and started off walking At Wattie Creek they sat themselves down Now it don't sound like much but it sure got tongues talking Back at the homestead and then in the town From little things big things grow From little things big things grow Vestey man said I'll double your wages Seven quid a week you'll have in your hand Vincent said uhuh we're not talking about wages We're sitting right here till we get our land Vestey man roared and Vestey man thundered You don't stand the chance of a cinder in snow Vince said if we fall others are rising From little things big things grow From little things big things grow Then Vincent Lingiarri boarded an aeroplane Landed in Sydney, big city of lights And daily he went round softly speaking his story To all kinds of men from all walks of life And Vincent sat down with big politicians This affair they told him is a matter of state Let us sort it out, your people are hungry Vincent said no thanks, we know how to wait From little things big things grow From little things big things grow Then Vincent Lingiarri returned in an aeroplane Back to his country once more to sit down And he told his people let the stars keep on turning We have friends in the south, in the cities and towns Eight years went by, eight long years of waiting Till one day a tall stranger appeared in the land And he came with lawyers and he came with great ceremony And through Vincent's fingers poured a handful of sand From little things big things grow From little things big things grow That was the story of Vincent Lingairri But this is the story of something much more How power and privilege can not move a people Who know where they stand and stand in the law From little things big things grow From little things big things grow From little things big things grow From little things big things grow
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RHP User
12 years ago
NO FOE SHALL GATHER OUR HARVEST.Sons of the mountains of Scotland, Clansmen from correi and kyle, Breed of the moors of England, Children of Erin's green isle, We stand four-square to the tempest Whatever the battering hail- No foe shall gather our harvest, Or sit on our stockyard rail.Our women shall walk in honor, Our children shall know no chain, This land that is ours forever The invader shall strike at in vain. Anzac!... Bapaume!... and the Marne!. Could ever the old blood fail? No foe shall gather our harvest, Or sit on our stockyard rail.So hail-fellow -met we muster And hail-fellow-met fall in, Wherever the guns may thunder, Or the rocketing "air mail" spin! Born of the soil and the whirlwind, Though death itself be the gale - No foe shall gather our harvest, Or sit on our stockyard rail.We are the sons of Australia, Of the men who fashioned the land, We are the sons of the women Who walked with them, hand in hand; And we swear by the dead who bore us, By the heroes who blazed the trail, No foe shall gather our harvest, Or sit on our stockyard rail.MARY GILMORE AND OF COURSE..... In Flanders FieldIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.John McCrae
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belladonna888
12 years ago
I love this country of golden sands, the hot hard bodies of the Ozzy man.The rolling hills and the long flat plains, the sexy woman that use they're brains. The pride I have from being a Ozzy, I go to the beach without my cozzyI wear thongs on my feet and not up my ass, I have beetroot on my burger and prawns on the barbie, if you can't go all night your not a hardie . The ice cold beer after a long hot day, the friends you meet along the way.I hope you all enjoy your Australia Day .. CheersBella
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RHP User
12 years ago
Fuckin' brilliant
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RHP User
12 years ago
The Castle. Or my personal fave Priscilla.
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madotara69
12 years ago
Quoting 'MissKay' The Mods have just got back to me and they have to remove the whole posts, they can't just remove the name. I know images and the spoken name is not OK when somebody is deceased, is the name OK in type? If not, I'll get the posts deleted. Let me know. Thanks for your understanding xxx The coppers book me every time I seem to have done something I was completely unaware a law was made to it. I said it, so unless anyone objects. Keep the spirit of things as bonding.(not a law don't think so) cummon which lovely lady is up there, we are all playing nice in the sandpit. If it's a bloke up there (the intimidation look) or the Ozzie Haka Apparently it is a no no, on the radio and TV. Packer and Murdock, probably Doug Mullray, not Burt and Betty, and it would get beeped on the house show and Gilligans Island, cause it's having a come back. I said please, didn't insist and if the mods had to they would have, so they don't have too.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Count me in, crazy man!
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Smilingwithfun
12 years ago
I'm quite sure there is going to be a lot of people waving flags who aren't Bogans. Merely celebrating this nation.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Lately I've found When I start to think aloud There's a longing in the sound There is more I could be In darkness I leave For a place I've never seen It's been calling out to me That is where I should be We never carried days on our own But now it's up to us to know The weight of being so much more We will find ourselves on the road On we march With a midnight song We will light our way With our lanterns on On we march Till we meet the dawn We will light our way With our lanterns on As we walk out Without question, without doubt In the light that we have found It is finally clear Our day has come And we'll stand for who we are We are ready, we are young We have nothing to fear We never carried days on our own But now it's up to us to know The weight of being so much more We will find ourselves on the road On we march With a midnight song We will light our way With our lanterns on On we march Till we meet the dawn We will light our way With our lanterns on We held the light To our faces And realised We were chasing Shadows behind Not worth saving So burn it bright Forever illuminating On we march With a midnight song We will light our way With our lanterns on On we march Till we meet the dawn We will light our way With our lanterns on [x2] In darkness I leave For a place I've never seen It's been calling out to me That is where I should be
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RHP User
12 years ago
Good one Cavey! . Kevin Bloody Wilson started in the Perth pubs Golfer, I saw him perform and chatted with him a few times... you guys would love him!!! . Bahaha Mado, RHPmania?
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RHP User
12 years ago
Doing the famous scenes with Strop, or the dero, or how can I not mention Leo Wanker? Ok, so I was watching it in England back in the day, but that moment is the other end of the journey that brought me to this country (and now, to RHP!)
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RHP User
12 years ago
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RHP User
12 years ago
bloody answer your phone Warning. I'm stressed mate x I've googled till the cows come home and still non the wiser.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Just made my news feed. I'm not stressed now. Can you start classes? Looks like you already have a following..... Watch out Honky, we have a new Prez in the making. Burt & Patty backed! "Livin next door to Allen" Yo 'sup!
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RHP User
12 years ago
You guys making me smile and feel teary! I wish the Bushwhackers would come back and sing all the above songs :-). I am proud to have come to this country aged 3 get naturalized and embrace everything Aussie :-)
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madotara69
12 years ago
Quoting 'DARKSIDE76' I no longer "celebrate" Australia Day mainly due to the way that the average Australian carries on, on Australia Day. I will never understand this bogan mentality of covering yourself in face stickers and wearing an Australian flag like a cap, which is actually disrespectful to any flag. Ironically, I have found that those that celebrate the Day the most, tend to be the Aussie bogan's usually on Centrelink and being nothing but a burden to the country for the other 364 days. The same bogans that are first to say to others "get out of my country", yet do nothing but take from that country as if it's their right to do so. And instead of all this arguing about whether it's Australia Day or Invasion Day, why not look at it from outside the square and keep Australia Day, but also have a day to acknowledge the traditional occupants, Aboriginal Day maybe ? And why not also have a Multicultural Day to acknowledge the role of migrants in this country ? Don't turn it into a political event, leave that for the politicians ! NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week is an Australian observance lasting from the first Sunday in July to the next Sunday every year. The migrants have a day too, it is Nationalisation day Ironically, sounds like the knowledge and wisdom of a yuppie, They only celebrate themselves and pat each other on the back, and compare credit cards, pretend they work hard and when they crash, cry bankrupt and move back to mothers for a few years, until a new age money making pyramid scheme tickles the fancy and off they go in their pink suede shoes. No one is better than anyone else, that is what Australia day is about, everyone that is an occupant, and a Bogan would be the first to run in and grab your kid from a burning house, and want nothing but a smile. If you had any kids that is. Not so wise to talk of respect and disrespect, if you don't know what it means. Darkside, that would have to be one of the most disrespectful load of rubbish yet. Surely that was intended as a joke? Can see the punch line Yahoo Serious (Young Einstein) "If we can't trust our government, who can we trust" Mado Mado Tara xx
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RHP User
12 years ago
I'm in 2 minds about Australia Day, on the one hand, you have the insane bogan element whose ridiculous racist parody of patriotism actually detracts from the meaning of the day, and then you have the quiet, relaxed people who with nothing more than a smile, a nod and cheers with a cold beer, wish each other a happy Australia Day. I guess both the blessing and curse of such a celebratory day is that it is interpreted by each individual and they behave according to how they see it. The best we can all hope for is to spend the day with people who share similar views about the day and avoiding those who don't.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'madotara69' I didn't see that. Thought it might make it early enough. The mods would have deleted it anyway? Apparently back in the day, Some governor or grand poobah of some authority, told the aboriginal elders something along the lines of "how can you have stake or title to this land if you don't have a flag, we have a flag so we have stake and title of this land" He pulled a bit of a swifty, so the elders thought quick to it. They sent all the young fellers to gather all the other young fellers from all the tribes, then all of them went out and painted that big gold rock bright red. Sitting back now just waiting for the yanks to cash in all their gold reserves to pay off everyone they have been spying on. It'll have the price of the precious stuff sky-rocket. Then the abbos are going to purchase America, England and Europe, give the rest to the Maori, and invite everyone to a big dance, Hungi and witchetty grubs with vegimite. Been around for a while (got a flag and rich) Are you coming to the party MissKay, we could have a dance, Unrushed can have karaoke, Funlover can love to have fun n no restraint, we will have it on a weekend so Stir it Alot can come, we will build Meekas mansion of debauchery, right next to paint Me and her free love hippy commune. Christiets can be our Lady of honour (if she accepts) I want to sit next to Blindman, Warning is sure to get a root! Mesmerised can do whatever she likes because she wants to try everything, Miss Freya and Lady Tuscan can roll in with Litonya, Wildsong, Ruby Blossom,Peachy, Qefenta1, with a dozen young blokes pulling their chariot. The rest we shall see if possible to arrive on the back of a Luckdragon, Kizza, Honky, Cressa appointed to the well being of all the ladies. DG on the Didge, Jay Me passing flowers to all the ladies as they get on like a house on fire, Indi can run the lot, she is not shy. Tara will laugh a lot and I can't shut up. could go on forever, we would be absolutely hopeless with lots of money, but one hell of a party, hey Warning what you reckon? cant miss Kiwibred and those fancy jandels, Cavey well smack bang in the middle of it all, chasing Meeka around by the look in his eye or grin. Come on over Coops and annazon just keep inspirit in close with Euro'bliss, wild girls. kinky perth 's cheeky's, rob ally, luvsilver, bigmamma, paradise's, luvnya's, jelly's, lovnit's, dirty angel's, off coarse he he the funkster's, out of ink sorry any missed Livin next door to Allen
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RHP User
12 years ago
I disagree with a few things you say in your post. Citizens of the U.S.A ( there are more Americans than just people who live in the U.S.) are indoctrinated in their patriotism. The say the pledge of allegiance every day at school and are brainwashed by the media in believing they live in the best country every. They are also taught blatant lies about U.S. and world history. Here, we rarely celebrate being Australian unless it's sports related. I love the majority of the country celebrating being Aussie and being proud instead of the usual nonchalance. The term ' Invasion day' gives me the shits. To me, it seems like I'm being told that I should be ashamed of my white heritage. I can trace my ancestory to the second convict fleet to arrive at Sydney Cove. I am a white Australian and DAMN proud of it. Yes, bad things were done and every year we try to do the best we can for Aborigines. I've worked with them and tried to help, in small ways, communities and missions out west. I've picked their brains for the knowledge of the land and ways to survive in desert and semi arid country and, in turn, I've given advice and the benefit of my experience to try to help them overcome some the obstacles they face and the cyclic issues they may face. I've been privilaged to be invited to view some amazing cave paintings that were off the beaten track. I may have been one of a handful of white guys to have ever seen these particular drawings. It humbled me to be invited. Another thing on this thread that made me giggle was the 'Aussie' sond that were written and sung by artistas that grew up in other countries and imigrated here. 'Down under' Scottish, 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' Scottish. We should celebrate Australia as it is, acknowledge that there are improvements to be made but celebrate that fact that we live in an seriously amazing country and reflect on how lucky we are to be here. WAVE THOSE FLAGS PROUDLY ON SUNDAY. p.s. If I could moon you guys while standing up in the back of a ute, doing circle work, with a can of bundy in one hand and giing you the finger with the other, Sunday is when it would happen.
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S_W_A_G_G_E_R
12 years ago
And the band played waltzing matilda Was written and sung by Eric Bogle. And he his scottish. Imigrated here in the late sixty's i think he came by boat!!! Great song. Tugs at the heart strings a bit.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Was written by Eric Bogle, not JW. There are other brilliant songs by Eric that reflect life in Australia. He might have come from Scotland but he has certainly LIVED here. I have heard the poem of the Drover's Boy told a number of times and even reading it I am moved to tears. Thank you for re-telling it here. Whatever you are doing and wherever you are this Australia Day be safe and enjoy the holiday.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Everytime someone asks me "what am I" / "where do I come from" - I tell them I'm Australian. It says so on my passport. However, my maternal side is Aboriginal. And every Australia Day I get sick & tired of all the negative comments from everyone - whether they have Aboriginal blood, English blood, Indian, Afghan, Iranian, Greek, Mars etc. etc. I'm not going to ignore what has happened in history - but I'm living in the present and on Australia Day I celebrate being an Australian because I am proud of living in such a beautiful country. The 26th is just a date. To all those who won't celebrate Australia Day - I bet you fly the Aussie flag when the Australian cricket, rugby league, Olympic teams are winning. Fly the flag tomorrow and be proud and lets get this racist country harmonised. Remember ... hatred breeds hatred. Right - got my 2 cents in. I'm off to have some vegemite on toast :-) PS. I see no one's mentioned Slim Dusty - I Love to Have a Beer With Duncan - lol.
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RHP User
12 years ago
. . . . <-------------------- Happy Australia Day.
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RHP User
12 years ago
They're A Weird Mob. It's a story about an Italian immigrant arriving in Australia and how he deals with the sudden change of culture and language. Hilarity ensues - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
12 years ago
Born here ? Live here ? Lay claim to the oldest resident ancestors ? Behave in a categorized way ... adopt the cultural behaviours of the current majority ? Native ? Conqueror ? Owner of land ? ... by native title claim or by contract ownership within the presiding economic system ? “Every miserable fool who has nothing at all of which he can be proud, adopts as a last resource pride in the nation to which he belongs; he is ready and happy to defend all its faults and follies tooth and nail, thus reimbursing himself for his own inferiority.” -- Arthur Schopenhauer
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RHP User
12 years ago
And Rodney Rude....
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RHP User
12 years ago
Totally Australian and have the passport to prove it. . I have adopted the cultural behaviours, shortening my words and making "cunt" part of my vocabulary. I've immerged myself in the Australian lifestyle too, now drinking over twice as much and being 10 kilos heavier than when I first arrived. And of course I have learned to mow the lawn in thongs whilst covered in Aeroguard and sunblock, with a stubby in hand. (The last one was actually part of the mandatory citizenship test). . Oh yes, and I know Waltzing Matilda is not actually the National Anthem. But I can sing it. Badly. When drunk.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Is one of my favourite Aussie movies and Mad Max. Quoting 'Meander' .Oh yes, and I know Waltzing Matilda is not actually the National Anthem.But I can sing it. Badly. When drunk. Nothing wrong with belting out a bit of Cold Chisel or ACDC when socially excited.
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RHP User
12 years ago
And I also love how Aussies shorten everything; ChrissyBudgiePressieFootyBarbieColdieBoardiesSnagCuppa I hope you're all reading those with a nasal drawl.... And from my childhood; Waltzing MatildaSomebody killed herFound her in the grassWith her finger up her arse (Lay off, I was 8)
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madotara69
12 years ago
Quoting 'MissKay' And I also love how Aussies shorten everything; ChrissyBudgiePressieFootyBarbieColdieBoardiesSnagCuppa I hope you're all reading those with a nasal drawl.... And from my childhood; Waltzing MatildaSomebody killed herFound her in the grassWith her finger up her arse (Lay off, I was 8) Have a shag Wanna root showus yer tits spunky legs all the way up to her arse nice tidy front bum V dub bonnet camel toe map a Tassy show us your burgar tube snake covered in underwear the love muscle And for a real good sort, imagine a three inch turd hangin out her arse.
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RHP User
12 years ago
I saw that sequin Australian Flag dress at Sam's Warehouse. Springwood. I had purchased a Christmas one just like it Rec with a Green Christmas tree on it.
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RHP User
12 years ago
yes , the best country ,best people,, Australia,And we are all indiginous aussies if born here - native to our land.born here or not we are only caretakers for the generation.proud Aussie couple ,have a great day,maybe a beer or 3 too !JUSTUS
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RHP User
12 years ago
caretakers for the generations to come
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Smilingwithfun
12 years ago
Adam Goodes has been named Australian of the Year. Great choice. Listen to what he says. He says Australia Day is a celebration of all cultures here. He doesn't view it as Invasion Day. Its a day to celebrate a culture that is one of the oldest in the world.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Loving the bikini! . I actually wore this dress (20.- at a party store) to the Couples Club and a distinguished gentleman asked me where he could get one for his wife. .
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RHP User
12 years ago
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RHP User
12 years ago
Hottest 200-100 Yeah I listened to 100-1 Australia day ????? If I ever hear strayacunt Im going to puke. Peace to all. I spent mine with a bbq and my kids.
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On_Safari
12 years ago
Invasion Day was going to be when the Japs landed and all the Indigenous Black AND White Australians would have been systematically imprisoned, annihilated and enslaved. I AM NOT A RACIST OR BIGOT and Invasion Day thankfully never occurred. Not as a result of war anyway. I love our multi-cultural society and embrace those who chose a better life for their families free of holy wars, segregation, infidels, fascism, communism and sexist inhumanities in our beautiful country and EMBRACE our culture and our freedoms. To those who come here and bring their prejudices with them and enforce them within that narrow mindset on Aussie soil whilst enjoying every other freedom and opportunity OUR COUNTRY gave you that you didn't have in the terrible country you came from (if that be the case). Simple. Don't destroy what you came to enjoy. ~ steps off milk crate and trips over her thongs on the way back to Boganville xx AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI
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madotara69
12 years ago
Indi, because your so passionately beautiful and should shout out from the roof tops, otherwise we might be a little ticked off if you made a habit of standing on the furniture to say something. Mado Tara xx
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On_Safari
12 years ago
I was waiting for a sound lashing!!! 😳. But I'll take your "x"'s gratefully you beautiful pair.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Well put. I don't see anything volatile in that. You'll have to try harder next time lol
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RHP User
12 years ago
Hunters and Collectors - "Throw Your Arms Around Me" I first heard an acoustic version of this song at a Doug Anthony All Stars concert when I was only about 17, and it totally blew me away. I will come for you at night-time I will raise you from your sleep I will kiss you in four places I'll go running along your street I will squeeze the life out of you You will make me laugh and make me cry And we will never forget it You will make me call your name And I'll shout it to the blue summer sky We may never meet again So shed your skin and let's get started And you will throw your arms around me I dreamed of you at night-time And I watched you in your sleep I met you in high places I touched your head and touched your feet So if you disappear out of view You know I will never say goodbye And though I try to forget it You will make me call your name And I'll shout it to the blue summer sky And we may never meet again So shed your skin and let's get started You will throw your arms around me Yeah, you will throw your arms around me Ohhh...yeah Ohhh...yeah Yeah you will throw your arms around me Yeah you will, throw your arms around me Yeah you will, throw your arms around me
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RHP User
12 years ago
I will be honest with you and say even a hint of nationalism scares the bejesus out of me. One half of my own family came out to Australia on a boat (they were giving out free tickets then) from post WWII Germany. Shit was scary back there, history tells the tale, and while what you say sounds both rational and reasonable, about showing respect and gratitude, they are also the sort of words that are spoken by the same people that go that one step further too. You see them with the "Fuck off, we're full" bumper stickers. Like your post alludes to, a spirit of welcomeness reciprocated by a spirit of gratefulness is a path to harmony, but hey, I'm a culture slut. I like heading down the street and having all the fine foods of the world to choose from for lunch. And I love your Dinki Di ass too, you are salt of the earth, so I have an Aussie poem for you. "I was born in a backwater, backwater of bumfuck central. All my mates were called Mayte, though it was real, not condesentional. I wore a Flanno, a Flanno, yes a Flanno I wore, to go with my track suit and uggies. Slugged down on the VBs, the VBs I slugged, so all the chicks seemed like hotties not fugglies. But up in the world from my grass roots I grew, to became a grammar Nazi. Though to my own self be true, to my truth, be myself, I had to ignore the paparazzi. And hold on to my roots, to my roots I hold on, despite correcting the you're from the your. Cause I say it as "yer", I still say it as "yer", all hail Bumfuck! from the days of yore". (True story, only the names have been changed).
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RHP User
12 years ago
I will be honest with you and say even a hint of nationalism scares the bejesus out of me. One half of my own family came out to Australia on a boat (they were giving out free tickets then) from post WWII Germany. Shit was scary back there, history tells the tale, and while what you say sounds both rational and reasonable, about showing respect and gratitude, they are also the sort of words that are spoken by the same people that go that one step further too. You see them with the "Fuck off, we're full" bumper stickers. Like your post alludes to, a spirit of welcomeness reciprocated by a spirit of gratefulness is a path to harmony, but hey, I'm a culture slut. I like heading down the street and having all the fine foods of the world to choose from for lunch. And I love your Dinki Di ass too, you are salt of the earth, so I have an Aussie poem for you. "I was born in a backwater, backwater of bumfuck central. All my mates were called Mayte, though it was real, not condesentional. I wore a Flanno, a Flanno, yes a Flanno I wore, to go with my track suit and uggies. Slugged down on the VBs, the VBs I slugged, so all the chicks seemed like hotties not fugglies. But up in the world from my grass roots I grew, to became a grammar Nazi. Though to my own self be true, to my truth, be myself, I had to ignore the paparazzi. And hold on to my roots, to my roots I hold on, despite correcting the you're from the your. Cause I say it as "yer", I still say it as "yer", all hail Bumfuck! from the days of yore". (True story, only the names have been changed).
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On_Safari
12 years ago
But we both know the Queen of Bumfuck, Long Live The Queen!! 🎉 Luvinit where for art thou Luvinit?
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RHP User
12 years ago
I'M TOUGH - GEORGE SMILOVICH "I never wanted to fight but I had to get tough. So now I am tough. (Audience: How tough?) Don't hassle me man, I have a black belt in Macrame. I'm tough!!! (Audience: How tough?) When I get into a cab and the cab driver asks where I'm going I say, "None of your bloody business!!! I wasn't breast fed as a baby, I went straight onto cappuccinos. When I was a baby I pushed my own pram ... because I'm tough. My rice bubbles are too scared to go Snap, Crackle & Pop, they hide in the pack and go, "Shhhhhhhh, here he comes!!!!" I never have to brush my teeth, I just let the toothbrush tremble in my mouth. I'm so tough I eat quiche in front of truckies. When I eat Smarties, I eat the red ones first. I'm so tough I use aftershave .... before. I'm so tough I glue worms to the pavement so I can watch the sparrows getting hernias. I'm so tough my answering machine doesn't answer to anyone except me!! I'm so tough I drink cordial ... straight from the bottle. I'm so tough that when I get a flat tyre I don't use a jack, I take off all of my clothes, lay underneath the car and read Playboy. I'm so tough that when I go to the beach I kick sand in my own face. I'm so tough my pooh pooh scares flies away. I'm so tough I'm into Punk Yoga ... that's when you stand on somebody else's head. I'm so tough Vitamins take me. I'm so tough I voted Liberal and told people about it afterwards. How many Social Workers does it take to change a light bulb? One, but the light bulb must want to change. How many George Smilovics does it take to change a light bulb? NONE ... because tough guys aren't afraid of the dark!!!!!!!"
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RHP User
12 years ago
Shy Princess: afraid of the grammar Nazi! ;-)
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'I_N_D_A_G_I_N_E' Invasion Day was going to be when the Japs landed and all the Indigenous Black AND White Australians would have been systematically imprisoned, annihilated and enslaved. The Japanese were never going to invade Australia and the Australian and US governments and military knew this. Copies of the incepted communications between Japanese Army and Navy are in the Australian War Memorial. The Australian population was feed the lie so they would support the war efforts 100%. The Japanese attacks on Australian soil were an attempt to disrupt ours and US military rather then pre-invasion attacks.
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'Unrushed1' I'M TOUGH - GEORGE SMILOVICH "I never wanted to fight but I had to get tough. So now I am tough. (Audience: How tough?) Don't hassle me man, I have a black belt in Macrame. I'm tough!!! (Audience: How tough?) When I get into a cab and the cab driver asks where I'm going I say, "None of your bloody business!!! I wasn't breast fed as a baby, I went straight onto cappuccinos. When I was a baby I pushed my own pram ... because I'm tough. My rice bubbles are too scared to go Snap, Crackle & Pop, they hide in the pack and go, "Shhhhhhhh, here he comes!!!!" I never have to brush my teeth, I just let the toothbrush tremble in my mouth. I'm so tough I eat quiche in front of truckies. When I eat Smarties, I eat the red ones first. I'm so tough I use aftershave .... before. I'm so tough I glue worms to the pavement so I can watch the sparrows getting hernias. I'm so tough my answering machine doesn't answer to anyone except me!! I'm so tough I drink cordial ... straight from the bottle. I'm so tough that when I get a flat tyre I don't use a jack, I take off all of my clothes, lay underneath the car and read Playboy. I'm so tough that when I go to the beach I kick sand in my own face. I'm so tough my pooh pooh scares flies away. I'm so tough I'm into Punk Yoga ... that's when you stand on somebody else's head. I'm so tough Vitamins take me. I'm so tough I voted Liberal and told people about it afterwards. How many Social Workers does it take to change a light bulb? One, but the light bulb must want to change. How many George Smilovics does it take to change a light bulb? NONE ... because tough guys aren't afraid of the dark!!!!!!!" Funny stuff.
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On_Safari
12 years ago
Lol I was pulling an example outta my ass, jeezus I had ta come up with something other than the influx boat people and "fuck off we're full"!!! Bloody yobbo.......
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RHP User
12 years ago
Quoting 'I_N_D_A_G_I_N_E' Lol I was pulling an example outta my ass, jeezus I had ta come up with something other than the influx boat people and "fuck off we're full"!!! Bloody yobbo....... Reminds me another great Aussie song......."Shuddap you face!" Joe Dulce
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RHP User
12 years ago
Yobbo or yob is a slang term for an uncouth or thuggish working-class person. The word derives from a back slang reading of the word "boy"
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RHP User
12 years ago
"They're a weird mob."
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