Happy 'Straya Day, Aussies!

[Antitonic]

Bloody holiday. Make people think they're entitled to a day off, leaving me to do extra work. I'm not even sure if I get paid any differently...

Other than that, yay Australia! Although, can we come up with something new to chant, rather than "Oi Oi Oi"? It's too much like "USA! USA!" for my tastes...

but I thourght we WERE technically entitled to it....

anyway it feels so frgging weird having to go to work tomorrow...

Not unless everyone can have the day off. Although, I guess you still need emergency services, lifeguards, etc...

Me, bitter? Perish the thought!

Meh, I'm used to working holidays. It's all good.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Australia day you say?

*sips tea*

Hmmm, sounds like a bad idea to me. Don't want to start giving the colonials any ideas now, do we?

 

[Thaluikhain]

Pft, if you'd had done a better job of holding down the Americas, you could have kept sending convicts there and not bothered with Australia at all.

Actually, they've got the highest amount of prisoners there at the moment, might not be room to import any more, nevermind.

 

[manic_depressive13]

I went to the corner shops only to discover everything was closed because it was a public holiday. Fuck Australia and its stupid rising intonation.

 

[Nunny]

Not sure which i dislike more, over patriotic crap with flags on everything with slight racist undertones or the invasion day bullshit that pops up every Australia day.

Realy needs to stick to the basics of just an excuse for a day off to hang with mates around a BBQ with beers in hand.

 

[Cazza]

Over 40 degress with spots of rain. I have seen fireworks before. I skipped them this year. I just enjoyed the public holiday with friends. Happy Australia Day!

 

[Cazza]

Really sorry. capcha mess up badly

 

[Cazza]

Really sorry. capcha mess up badly

 

[Cazza]

Really sorry. capcha mess up badly

 

[For.I.Am.Mad]

Is mobbing your PM the norm on 'Straya Day?

 

[Still Life]

Is mobbing your PM the norm on 'Straya Day?

To those people it's known colloquially as 'Survival', or 'Invasion' day; I believe they were after Tony Abbott, though.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Hmmm, sounds like a bad idea to me. Don't want to start giving the colonials any ideas now, do we?

Fuck off, you're not even properly girt by sea.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Hmmm, sounds like a bad idea to me. Don't want to start giving the colonials any ideas now, do we?

Fuck off, you're not even properly girt by sea.

We aren't?

Britian is an island nation.

 

[Hipsy_Gypsy]

You know, this reminded me of my favourite conditioner, Aussie (makes your hair soooo soft and smelling of lovely, delicious peaches), wishing Australia a "Happy Aussie-versary".

As awful as the pun was, it made me giggle with glee.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Hmmm, sounds like a bad idea to me. Don't want to start giving the colonials any ideas now, do we?

Fuck off, you're not even properly girt by sea.

We aren't?

Britian is an island nation.

'Cept for it's not a nation... unless you mean the UK, in which case you're going to have to get some proper girting done between Northern Ireland and Eire.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Also, Gibraltar is glued to Iberia, might need to pull that off and float it into the Med.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

Yeah 'Straya Day! I didn't even realize what day it was until about 6PM on when the news showed Julia Gillard being tackled over some stupid argument.

 

[scrambledeggs]

I walked home from my local club at 1 am and saw stoned men in undies throwing empty beer bottles at roughly fifteen year old children. I fucking hate patriotism in any way shape or form. People don't even know what this day celebrates.

 

[StBishop]

Hmmm, sounds like a bad idea to me. Don't want to start giving the colonials any ideas now, do we?

Fuck off, you're not even properly girt by sea.

We aren't?

Britian is an island nation.

'Cept for it's not a nation... unless you mean the UK, in which case you're going to have to get some proper girting done between Northern Ireland and Eire.

Ahh, but Great Britain, is girt by sea.

Because it's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

OT: The last bit should say "Put on my good bonds chesty." not shirt.

I'm pretty sure I cracked a rib on 'straya Day. How Aussie is that??

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Hmmm, sounds like a bad idea to me. Don't want to start giving the colonials any ideas now, do we?

Fuck off, you're not even properly girt by sea.

We aren't?

Britian is an island nation.

'Cept for it's not a nation... unless you mean the UK, in which case you're going to have to get some proper girting done between Northern Ireland and Eire.

Ahh, but Great Britain, is girt by sea.

Because it's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

*sighs* Great Britain is not a nation. The UK is a nation and the land border between Northern Ireland and Eire means the UK is not properly girt by sea. That's like claiming Indonesia is girt by sea when it shares land borders with Malaysia, PNG and East Timor. Land borders cancel proper girting. Have a land border? Then you're not properly girt by sea. That is how it is.

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland = Not Girt
Great Britain = Girt
UK = Not Girt

Thing is, Great Britian is not a nation... It's the name of an island, the one that the poms, taffs and jocks all share.

See, it's easy when you think about it.

I'm pretty sure I cracked a rib on 'straya Day. How Aussie is that??

If you did it falling out the back of a ute while it was doing doughies on a footy oval, very Aussie.