Happy Australia Day-2006!

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:balloons: :balloons: happy australia day! :balloons: :balloons:

i'm a bit late in the day posting this, been out celebrating our day! :hbsmiley: :beer: :balloons:

wishing all the aussies a safe, happy and fun day!!

hope you enjoyed celebrating being an australian!! :balloons:

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:balloons: :balloons: happy australia day :balloons: :balloons:

i'm not australian but, hey love to party. so any excuse.:D

gale

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:balloons: :balloons: happy australia day :balloons: :balloons:

i'm not australian but, hey love to party. so any excuse.:D

gale

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oops double post,:lol2:

Honestly haven't had a drink am:beer:

gale

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it was a good day "damn" hot so the only way to spend it was in the pool with a cold can and a cigar

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So that's why all those ships were cruising into the harbor! Saw a piece on the news but I was studying at the same time so I didn't catch all of it.

What, exactly, do you celebrate? Is it your independance day?

BTW, I didn't know that there's really an Oz, Australia.

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It's to celebrate Federation. Before 1901, Australia consisted of six states, but residents were British citizens. The states agreed to join together and become a commonweatlh. A referendum of citizens agreed, and then an act of parliament (in the UK) allowed Australia to become a nation, with our own government (except for the Governer-General, who's the queen's representative).

While the concept of Federation isn't wholly PC, because Australia was inhabited befor white colonisation, the day itself is a party!

I worked an AM, then joined my work friends at a couple of pubs. They'd been going since 11AM, so I had to drink fast to catch up :chuckle

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I forgot - it's also the only day of the year that it's legal to play two-up!

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I forgot - it's also the only day of the year that it's legal to play two-up!

Bloody Victorian! Trust you to get it not quite right!:rotfl:

ANZAC DAY is also the day Two Up can be played legally! :rolleyes: :saint:

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Well don't I feel like a dill!

While I was hunting around lokking for Australia Day ifo (and confirming the wrongness of me re: two-up) I came across this site. I'm sure you've all seen it before, but there were a couple of things I really liked, including "We are girt by sea and pissed by lunchtime." And (this is for you, Grace!) "South Australia is the province of half-decent reds, a festival of foreigners and bizarre axe murders. They had the Grand Prix, but lost it when the views of Adelaide sent the Formula One drivers to sleep at the wheel." :chuckle Just so you don't think I have a sense of humour, I'll include "First, there's Victoria, named after a queen who didn't believe in lesbians. Victoria is the realm of Mossimo turtlenecks, cafe latte, grand final day and big horse races. Its capital is Melbourne, whose chief marketing pitch is that it's "liveable." At least that's what they think. The rest of us think it is too bloody cold and wet." :roll

http://www.chicagobarproject.com/Melbourne/HappyAustraliaDay.html

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I know that i am really late....but...just wanted to also say

Happy Australia Day to all :balloons: :balloons:

As an ex-adelaidian (sp) love the bit about SA talaxandra :p

Must be why i moved to QLD :rotfl: the best state in Australia :rolleyes:

Tina

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well don't i feel like a dill!

while i was hunting around lokking for australia day ifo (and confirming the wrongness of me re: two-up) i came across this site. i'm sure you've all seen it before, but there were a couple of things i really liked, including "we are girt by sea and pissed by lunchtime." and (this is for you, grace!) "south australia is the province of half-decent reds, a festival of foreigners and bizarre axe murders. they had the grand prix, but lost it when the views of adelaide sent the formula one drivers to sleep at the wheel." :chuckle just so you don't think i have a sense of humour, i'll include "first, there's victoria, named after a queen who didn't believe in lesbians. victoria is the realm of mossimo turtlenecks, cafe latte, grand final day and big horse races. its capital is melbourne, whose chief marketing pitch is that it's "liveable." at least that's what they think. the rest of us think it is too bloody cold and wet." :roll

http://www.chicagobarproject.com/melbourne/happyaustraliaday.html

saw a victorian car recently and the plates read: "victoria- the place to be"

if that's so, then why were they in adelaide!!! :rotfl:

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