Happy Australia Day!!

[monsieurjohn]

well i don't know what australia day is, but today's it according to my calendar. so happy australia day to our resident australian!

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"Maybe *this* is what 'cooties', the disease that every grade schooler is terrified of, yet knows not the symptoms of which, is!" - KNSinatra at 3:34 AM

[jadedskies]

lmao
Australia Day is the celebration of the anniversary of January 26, 1788, when the British under Captain James Cook rocked up at a harbour near where Sydney is today, and started their reign of 'colonising' the place, and committing major acts of genocide against the Aboriginal people in the process. It's basically our answer to your Independence Day, apart from the fact that no one here really gives a damn.

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[Chimpi]

Well Happy Australia Day PIT!!! And all you other Australians (The word Aussie's is too weird)

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[monsieurjohn]

very interesting! ...i guess it's a bigger deal in America because we won a war. hm.

uh... yeah... happy birthday to you, too, nap... http://www.aliensoup.com/ubb/smilies/confused.gif

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"Maybe *this* is what 'cooties', the disease that every grade schooler is terrified of, yet knows not the symptoms of which, is!" - KNSinatra at 3:34 AM

[jadedskies]

Uhm...sure Nap.
What's kind of a bigger deal this year for Australia, is that it's 100 years since we became a federated nation. On January 1, 1901, 6 British colonies united to form the nation of Australia, and so the government's blowing a few hundred million on 'celebrations'. Yay. Notice my enthusiasm? http://www.aliensoup.com/ubb/smilies/yawn.gif


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[Chimpi]

Wow, that's not much. Here, every city spends about 1 million just on fireworks on the Fourth of July...http://www.aliensoup.com/ubb/smilies/lol.gif
Stupid huh?

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[jadedskies]

Doh...I lost my first msg.
They'd try to spend that much on fireworks here, but they wouldn't, 'cause no one here gives a damn about Australia Day, or any patriotic feeling towards the place.

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[Chimpi]

hmmmm...little lack of country spirit dontcha think?

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[jadedskies]

Patriotism sucks.

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