January 26, 2005

Happy 'Straya Day

It's 'Straya Day, so bring out the barbecue and Aussie flags and celebrate the arrival 217 years ago of criminals in Port Jackson.

Even Google is getting into the spirit.

In other news - "Early Settlers Made Australia Desert" - but not the settlers usually blamed. I guess it must be all that "closeness" to the land I always hear.*


* This post was written in a room, in a unit, on a piece of land that may, at some stage have belonged to the Ngunnuwal people. (Can't be too careful in Canberra...the PC Police might be watching...)

Update I: And in a column absolutely sure to give the luvvies in Canberra a heart attack, a former ALP Senator for the ACT says,

Labor's treatment of Julia Gillard shows that it is light years behind the conservative Bush team.

Yowzers! That'll stir up a few cafe' lattes in our nation's capital. That is, if they actually read the Australian anymore. One workmate says, proudly, that he doesn't read "any of that right-wing bullshit that News Ltd produces".

Nah, best just to stick to the nice, comfortable left-wing bullshit of the ABC/SBS/Fairfax Axis of Evil...

Ah well, c'est la vie.

Posted by Quentin George at January 26, 2005 11:46 AM
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To celebate Aussie Day I:
- Had weet bix for breakky
- Went looking at vintage cars.
- Got sunburnt
- Ate a meat pie for luch
- Rode on Sydney's fine rail network

Now, to the pub!

Posted by: Dan at January 26, 2005 05:59 PM

But did you eat lamb you pinko, leftie-loving, chardy drinking, combi driving unAustralian?

Posted by: Dan_as_well at January 29, 2005 02:27 PM

I had a meat pie, which was sure to contain lamb, along with beef, pork, camel, horse, kangaroo, the odd stray dog...

Posted by: Aidan at January 29, 2005 10:15 PM