Australia Day.

[vrosej10]

Today is Australian Day, a day when Aussies get shit faced and have bbq whilst getting horribly sunburnt.I am not a patriot by any length. Australia Day to me is an annoying public holiday to me. But that's my issue however in the last few years there have been violent expressions of nationalism in Aussie cause by an insane level of national pride amongst certain groups of young men. You Yanks seem to be a patriotic bunch. What do you when the less educated and more ape like amongst you take the patriotism thing too far?

 

[amicus]

Well...Happy Australia Day, I must admit no one has ever mentioned it to me before and I have several online acquaintances in Ossieland...Our Independence Day, 4th of July, can be that way, especially in the South, where the Rebels have never been comfortable being part of the Union...Civil War stuff, 150 years later, go figure...

One is best advised to pick and choose where you celebrate, or pretend to, drunks and fireworks can be dangerous....my silly son's used to shoot Roman Candles at each other and their friends on the 4th, silly bastards...luckily, they survived....

Cheers...

ami

 

[vrosej10]

Well...Happy Australia Day, I must admit no one has ever mentioned it to me before and I have several online acquaintances in Ossieland...Our Independence Day, 4th of July, can be that way, especially in the South, where the Rebels have never been comfortable being part of the Union...Civil War stuff, 150 years later, go figure...

One is best advised to pick and choose where you celebrate, or pretend to, drunks and fireworks can be dangerous....my silly son's used to shoot Roman Candles at each other and their friends on the 4th, silly bastards...luckily, they survived....

Cheers...

ami

it's become really unhinged down here in the last eight years or so due to young men immitating a group of idiot surfers who live in Sydney called the Bra Boys. They were largely the instigating white half of the Cronulla riots a few years ago. It might just be me but young men seem to be getting dumber over here.

 

[george51]

I like Australia Day. Apart from being a day off.

Cronulla was a few years ago now. The crowd in Maroubra tend to live off the publicity they get in the media. Maroubra is a hole anyway. I used to live in Coogee (next suburb). Much nicer....

I don't know if it is quite as bad as you make out. My own opinion of course. I may not be the greatest patriot in the country, but I do like living here. And I do like being Australian.

Apart from all that, the picture, on the right, in your profile is excellent..

 

[vrosej10]

I like Australia Day. Apart from being a day off.

Cronulla was a few years ago now. The crowd in Maroubra tend to live off the publicity they get in the media. Maroubra is a hole anyway. I used to live in Coogee (next suburb). Much nicer....

I don't know if it is quite as bad as you make out. My own opinion of course. I may not be the greatest patriot in the country, but I do like living here. And I do like being Australian.

Apart from all that, the picture, on the right, in your profile is excellent..

My aunt lives in Coogee. I live in Coffs. There seems to be a general dummening (to quote Lisa Simpson) and it can get wild up here on Australia day. Seems quiet tonight though; I was expecting it would be like last year which was hectic.

It's good to talk to another Aussie. Sometimes I think the yanks must live on another planet. I am not what you would call a typical Aussie. I don't fit nationalist ideals well.

 

[aussie86]

No work, lots of alcohol, bbq with friends... now that's Australian

hangover tomorrow when i've gotta go to work isn't much fun though

 

[vrosej10]

No work, lots of alcohol, bbq with friends... now that's Australian

hangover tomorrow when i've gotta go to work isn't much fun though

I'd rather be at home with a book myself. I am not what you would call a 'perfect example' of an aussie.

 

[george51]

I was in Coffs on a saturday night last year. That seemed pretty wild. Just an ordinary saturday night.

It's a nice town.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I associated with Ozzies during the war; how is Ozzie Day different from other days?

 

[vrosej10]

I was in Coffs on a saturday night last year. That seemed pretty wild. Just an ordinary saturday night.

It's a nice town.

it can be. but it also has a severe violent crime problem. I love where I live now cause I can walk home at night. Where I used to live, in the Park Beach area, I'd have gotten attacked. Avoid the Coffs Hotel like the plague at night. It made the top ten of violent pubs in NSW. I think it's why Russell Crowe drinks there when he's lurking about. I used to go for the lunches there before I became diabetic. They do a rocking parma.

I associated with Ozzies during the war; how is Ozzie Day different from other days?

Just a lot more of what is usually going on. Hubby is a dinkum aussie. He'd live on beer and steak if he could avoid scurvy and liver disease.

 

[oggbashan]

This Aussie shows what Australia Day is for:

Australian Army

Awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia

Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG

Citation

For the most conspicuous gallantry in action in circumstances of extreme peril as Patrol Second-in-Command, Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER.

Corporal Benjamin Roberts Smith enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in 1996. After completing the requisite courses, he was posted the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment where he saw active service in East Timor. In January 2003, he successfully completed the Australian Special Air Service Regiment Selection Course.

During his tenure with the Regiment, he deployed on Operation VALIANT, SLATE, SLIPPER, CATALYST and SLIPPER II. Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith was awarded the Medal for Gallantry for his actions in Afghanistan in 2006.

On the 11th June 2010, a troop of the Special Operations Task Group conducted a helicopter assault into Tizak, Kandahar Province, in order to capture or kill a senior Taliban commander.

Immediately upon the helicopter insertion, the troop was engaged by machine gun and rocket propelled grenade fire from multiple, dominating positions. Two soldiers were wounded in action and the troop was pinned down by fires from three machine guns in an elevated fortified position to the south of the village. Under the cover of close air support, suppressive small arms and machine gun fire, Corporal Roberts Smith and his patrol manoeuvred to within 70 metres of the enemy position in order to neutralise the enemy machine gun positions and regain the initiative.

Upon commencement of the assault, the patrol drew very heavy, intense, effective and sustained fire from the enemy position. Corporal Roberts Smith and his patrol members fought towards the enemy position until, at a range of 40 metres, the weight of fire prevented further movement forward. At this point, he identified the opportunity to exploit some cover provided by a small structure.

As he approached the structure, Corporal Roberts Smith identified an insurgent grenadier in the throes of engaging his patrol. Corporal Roberts Smith instinctively engaged the insurgent at point-blank range resulting in the death of the insurgent. With the members of his patrol still pinned down by the three enemy machine gun positions, he exposed his own position in order to draw fire away from his patrol, which enabled them to bring fire to bear against the enemy. His actions enabled his Patrol Commander to throw a grenade and silence one of the machine guns. Seizing the advantage, and demonstrating extreme devotion to duty and the most conspicuous gallantry, Corporal Roberts Smith, with a total disregard for his own safety, stormed the enemy position killing the two remaining machine gunners.

His act of valour enabled his patrol to break-in to the enemy position and to lift the weight of fire from the remainder of the troop who had been pinned down by the machine gun fire. On seizing the fortified gun position, Corporal Roberts Smith then took the initiative again and continued to assault enemy positions in depth during which he and another patrol member engaged and killed further enemy. His acts of selfless valour directly enabled his troop to go on and clear the village of Tizak of Taliban. This decisive engagement subsequently caused the remainder of the Taliban in Shah Wali Kot District to retreat from the area.

Corporal Roberts Smith’s most conspicuous gallantry in a circumstance of extreme peril was instrumental to the seizure of the initiative and the success of the troop against a numerically superior enemy force. His valour was an inspiration to the soldiers with whom he fought alongside and is in keeping with the finest traditions of the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force.

Australian Army

 

[3113]

But that's my issue however in the last few years there have been violent expressions of nationalism in Aussie cause by an insane level of national pride amongst certain groups of young men. You Yanks seem to be a patriotic bunch. What do you when the less educated and more ape like amongst you take the patriotism thing too far?

Shoot 'em!

We're kinda linear in our thinking...and no so good at seeing that hypocrisy/irony thing.

 

[mythtrav16]

I'd rather be at home with a book myself. I am not what you would call a 'perfect example' of an aussie.

Aussies don't read books? I thought that was just a myth...

 

[vrosej10]

Australian Army

Awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia

Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith, VC, MG

Citation

For the most conspicuous gallantry in action in circumstances of extreme peril as Patrol Second-in-Command, Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER.

Corporal Benjamin Roberts Smith enlisted in the Australian Regular Army in 1996. After completing the requisite courses, he was posted the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment where he saw active service in East Timor. In January 2003, he successfully completed the Australian Special Air Service Regiment Selection Course.

During his tenure with the Regiment, he deployed on Operation VALIANT, SLATE, SLIPPER, CATALYST and SLIPPER II. Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith was awarded the Medal for Gallantry for his actions in Afghanistan in 2006.

On the 11th June 2010, a troop of the Special Operations Task Group conducted a helicopter assault into Tizak, Kandahar Province, in order to capture or kill a senior Taliban commander.

Immediately upon the helicopter insertion, the troop was engaged by machine gun and rocket propelled grenade fire from multiple, dominating positions. Two soldiers were wounded in action and the troop was pinned down by fires from three machine guns in an elevated fortified position to the south of the village. Under the cover of close air support, suppressive small arms and machine gun fire, Corporal Roberts Smith and his patrol manoeuvred to within 70 metres of the enemy position in order to neutralise the enemy machine gun positions and regain the initiative.

Upon commencement of the assault, the patrol drew very heavy, intense, effective and sustained fire from the enemy position. Corporal Roberts Smith and his patrol members fought towards the enemy position until, at a range of 40 metres, the weight of fire prevented further movement forward. At this point, he identified the opportunity to exploit some cover provided by a small structure.

As he approached the structure, Corporal Roberts Smith identified an insurgent grenadier in the throes of engaging his patrol. Corporal Roberts Smith instinctively engaged the insurgent at point-blank range resulting in the death of the insurgent. With the members of his patrol still pinned down by the three enemy machine gun positions, he exposed his own position in order to draw fire away from his patrol, which enabled them to bring fire to bear against the enemy. His actions enabled his Patrol Commander to throw a grenade and silence one of the machine guns. Seizing the advantage, and demonstrating extreme devotion to duty and the most conspicuous gallantry, Corporal Roberts Smith, with a total disregard for his own safety, stormed the enemy position killing the two remaining machine gunners.

His act of valour enabled his patrol to break-in to the enemy position and to lift the weight of fire from the remainder of the troop who had been pinned down by the machine gun fire. On seizing the fortified gun position, Corporal Roberts Smith then took the initiative again and continued to assault enemy positions in depth during which he and another patrol member engaged and killed further enemy. His acts of selfless valour directly enabled his troop to go on and clear the village of Tizak of Taliban. This decisive engagement subsequently caused the remainder of the Taliban in Shah Wali Kot District to retreat from the area.

Corporal Roberts Smith’s most conspicuous gallantry in a circumstance of extreme peril was instrumental to the seizure of the initiative and the success of the troop against a numerically superior enemy force. His valour was an inspiration to the soldiers with whom he fought alongside and is in keeping with the finest traditions of the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force.

Australian Army

This guys was amazing wasn't he? If he was my husband I'd be plentifully pissed though; give me a live coward any day over a dead hero.

 

[vrosej10]

Aussies don't read books? I thought that was just a myth...

Being intellectual is not popular here.

 

[Omegaop]

Being intellectual is not popular here.

It becoming less popular everywhere.

 

[1sickbastard]

Today is Australian Day, a day when Aussies get shit faced and have bbq whilst getting horribly sunburnt.I am not a patriot by any length. Australia Day to me is an annoying public holiday to me. But that's my issue however in the last few years there have been violent expressions of nationalism in Aussie cause by an insane level of national pride amongst certain groups of young men. You Yanks seem to be a patriotic bunch. What do you when the less educated and more ape like amongst you take the patriotism thing too far?

Happy Australia Day! BBQ & a Foster's does sound pretty good.

As for the question; Mostly just let'em go. They run out of steam, eventually. BUt it rarely devolved into violence. That usually only happens for the NBA championships.

Hey, when does footy start up?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Young male human + alcohol = potential Darwin Award.

The human male brain doesn't reach full maturity until around the age of thirty. Does that help explain anything?

 

[vrosej10]

Happy Australia Day! BBQ & a Foster's does sound pretty good.

As for the question; Mostly just let'em go. They run out of steam, eventually. BUt it rarely devolved into violence. That usually only happens for the NBA championships.

Hey, when does footy start up?

Hubby says around march. It coincides with me finding something else to do most evenings. I live with two footy fanatics.

 

[1sickbastard]

Hubby says around march. It coincides with me finding something else to do most evenings. I live with two footy fanatics.

What's their team?

 

[vrosej10]

What's their team?

West's Tigers. I go for whoever has the hottest players myself (I prefer rugby).

 

[1sickbastard]

West's Tigers. I go for whoever has the hottest players myself (I prefer rugby).

I got to see the final matches between St Kilda & Collingwood. ESPN-broadcast
First match was awesome!
Second contest, not so much.

I though there were a lot of good looking players-& I say that as a hetero male, so you should have plenty of eye candy!

ATX has a footy club. I found this out just a few days ago. Minor league.
Austin & Adelaide are sister cities, so our club is also called the Crows.