Australia Day! What are you all doing?
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Well, slept in till about 8 (which is about three more hours then i usually get), checked out some posts on here, played MW2 till about 11, played Sam N Max: Situation Comedy, watched Lethal Weapon 4, and now i'm sleepy so i'm gonna go have a nap.
Night!
Night!
I have no idea what you are talking about when you say "Australia Day". Also, naming a holiday after your country that is only celebrated by people from your country makes it all but impossible for us foreigners to take that holiday seriously. Just saying.
[small]Isn't every day one spends in Australia "Australia Day", because it's a day spent 'in Australia'? I'm suggesting your holiday lacks a certain descriptive element, is what I'm driving at.[/small]
[small]Isn't every day one spends in Australia "Australia Day", because it's a day spent 'in Australia'? I'm suggesting your holiday lacks a certain descriptive element, is what I'm driving at.[/small]
c'mon. where are you from?Gildan Bladeborn said:
*Edited* After checking your profile, it turns out you're american. so lets see...
Inauguration Day, January 20th every four years, starting in 1937
Flag Day, June 14th
Election Day, Tuesday on or after November 2.
United States of America's Independence Day, July 4.
Groundhog Day, February 2.
These are just a few out of a LOT of special 'days' for America. By your logic, every day should be 'flag day', and america had its independence for years, so who give a shit? Just saying, is all...
Eastern Notalotofvowelsistan. Or possibly the USA, whichever one isn't made up. Pretty sure my profile lists that info.JohnTomorrow said:
The wrong weather? 24 degrees celsius (75.2 Fahrenheit) in Melbourne sounds pretty good to me... feels good too. A fair amount better than cold yank weather I would wager.a7r0p05 said:
I'm going to go to school, come home, play some videogames for a while and probably come on this site, after which I will go to work. So yeah, nothing special... at all.
Below the belt there man.The_root_of_all_evil said:
OT: Drinking and swimming in the pool because it's bloody hot.
Cower in fear!
All the poisonus and massive monsters that lurk down other gain 3x the strength and heat vison or something on Australia Day.
All the poisonus and massive monsters that lurk down other gain 3x the strength and heat vison or something on Australia Day.
getting an southern cross tattoo and sporting Australian flag apparel including board shorts, a cape and flags on my car.
I hate Australia day.
I hate Australia day.
Australia Day makes no sense, we celebrate the first fleet to arrive in Oz... ?
It would make more sense to celebrate the day Australia became a Federal Nation. Ill do what I do on any other day, and not give a shit about the fireworks.
It would make more sense to celebrate the day Australia became a Federal Nation. Ill do what I do on any other day, and not give a shit about the fireworks.
For those not in the know (ie. everybody except Australians), Australia Day commemorates the landing of the First Fleet, which was the first... well, fleet of British colonists (yes, they were mostly convicts. No, pointing this out to us is not funny) to arrive. From an Anglocentric viewpoint, it was the day when Australia was first colonised. Not counting the Aborigines, of course. Or the Dutch. Or any Indonesians who, if I recall my history class correctly, may have traded and mingled with the Aborigines of the Northern coast. It is traditionally celebrated by people getting together, either for a barbecue or the beach, or both. Flags are obnoxiously prominent, and national pride is at an annual high, unless you're cynical, in which case the reverse is true. The traditional food and beverage are, of course, lamb and beer respectively.
What did I do? I spent the day as I spend most free days I have. Although my parents had friends over, so we had some of my dad's criminally good lamb for dinner.
What did I do? I spent the day as I spend most free days I have. Although my parents had friends over, so we had some of my dad's criminally good lamb for dinner.
Well, the problem there is that our Federation Day happens to be the first of January; it'd be kinda eclipsed by New Years, wouldn't it?ostro-whiskey said:
So ? Whos problem is that. It doesnt change the fact that they decide to celebrate a pretty flimsy event as the National day.Graustein said:
I woke up at 4pm, I win.aruseusx said:
The first of January is a pretty terrible time to have a national holiday, regardless of what that holiday commemorates. Nobody would celebrate it, they'd all be sleeping in. So, really, it's everyone's problem. If you want to hold a party on the first of January, don't let me stop you. But I don't think very many people would be too eager to come.ostro-whiskey said:
The arrival of the First Fleet is a pretty good excuse for a national holiday, all things considered. It does commemorate a pretty notable event in our history: the first event in the history of Australia as part of the British Empire, and later the Commmonwealth.