Happy Australia Day!

[El_Freddo]

G’day all,

While every day in this sun baked land of ours is Australia Day, today’s the day we celebrate the sacrifices that many before us made so we could have what we enjoy today - this great country called Australia!

I hope you’re doing something you love doing, or having a bbq and a few drinks with mates

Most importantly, stay safe and have fun!

Cheers (and bottoms up!)

Bennie

[Subyroo]

A Happy Australia Day to you too Bennie!

It's a shame that the protesters from today cannot recognise it too.

[El_Freddo]

Reusing an old Oz day thread rather than starting another one.

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY 2024!!

Got some lamb on the bbq at the time of writing this and a bundy rum on the go.

Sad to see more protests and outright vandalism - ppl need to realise we can’t do anything about history other than learn from it. In my opinion, we all need to learn our history, acknowledge the wrongs of the past, learn from them and move forward as a country. Only once this is done I believe we will move towards healing - and it’s great to hear others thinking the same way.

Protests will only divide us further and create more harm than good.

Enjoy your day whatever you’re doing - hopefully with mates or family. We’re doing a clean up while streaming the hottest 100 like a version because they don’t do the count down for the 2023 hottest 100 on it’s traditional day.

Have a beaut day! (It’s a bit cooler than usual in central Vic for Oz day this year…)

Cheers

Bennie

[Subyroo]

Happy Australia Day Bennie.
I spent the day inside in the airconditioning, it got 37 here today, BOM has warned us that we heatwave conditions until Monday.

[El_Freddo]

Seems you took our usual summer heat Subyroo! We’ve got max temps in the mid 20s for the next few days before getting back into the early 30s.

Now to listen to the hottest 100 for 2023 today

Cheers

Bennie

[Subyroo]

The flag has been hoisted, it flutters on high

This always brings a tear to my eye

Some say our flag needs to be changed

I believe those people are totally deranged

Along with the date-change bullies

And the virtue signaling mob at Woollies

Some are on this earth to complain

Where we see sunshine, they see rain

I cleaned the Barbie, forks and tongs

And put on my trusty well worn thongs

Rugger shorts and a singlet top

And plenty of sun screen Slip Slap Slop

I mowed a strip for the backyard cricket

And grabbed a wheelie bin for a wicket

I managed to get the kids on side

By rigging a temporary water slide

I dragged some chairs under the trees

The bureau is predicting forty degrees

The esky is loaded with champers and beer

Time for a coldie before the mob gets here

While waiting for the guests to show

Our Kiwi neighbour said “Greetings Bro “

“The mussus and kuds are on their way

We’ll help you celebrate Australia Day”

Time to play games to soak up the beer

Winning shots are greeted by jubilant cheers

The girls watched on; but disowned the boys

Who carried on like kids with new toys

The backyard cricket was declared a draw

After it descended into total uproar

Batsman Kiwi Bob lost his calm

When Gazza decided to bowl underarm

Openly gay, and very good looking

Tony has offered to do all the cooking

Asif and Mustafa from the Middle East

Have prepared an enormous exotic feast

Prawns, burgers lamb chops and snags

Under the weight of this fare the table sags

The Middle Eastern food was a new taste treat

But Kiwi Bob says a Hangi is hard to beat

Indigenous Dave is an interstate trucker

He surprised us with authentic bush tucker

While Vietnamese friends, bless their souls

Brought a big plate of rice paper rolls

After lunch and the booze had kicked in

It was time for the karaoke to begin

The National Anthem, in patriotic roar

Pity the poor bloody neighbours next door

The setting sun marks the end of a great day

The girls want to leave, the blokes want to stay

Its not hard to guess who’ll win that debate

Though nine o’clock is hardly late

I guess that the knockers will feel that they won

By refusing to embrace it and join in the fun

My message to them is loud and clear

Wake up and get onboard next year

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY


P M Archibald 21.1.24. Feel free to share.

[El_Freddo]

^ that’s very creative and seems to nail many of our Aussieisms too

Cheers

Bennie