Happy Australia Day!

I thought the history of Australia was FUCK YEAH LET'S GET PISSED.

Or was I misled?
 
Reckoning, agree with you 100%. The amount of idiots driving around with flags hanging off their Korean/Japanese cars, beer in hand screaming the national anthem is staggering. Between that and the racism (i.e. the "I'm an Aussie, I was born here and I speak f**king ENGLISH!" t-shirts and the attitude that accomanies them), the excessive drinking culture and the fact that most people now use it as an excuse to get drunk, wear singlets and stubbies and try to sexually harass me when I'm at the hardware store, I really don't celebrate Australia Day anymore. Hence why I spent today working on renovations at my mum's salon, had Indian for lunch and am having pizza for dinner :lol:. I've already had a BBQ and gone to the beach this week anyway.
 
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I was walking around up the shops earlier today and the amount of young people draped in Aussie Flags astounded me. FOR FUCK SAKE, IT'S THE FLAG OF OUR NATION, NOT A FASHION ITEM!!
 
Richmondgal said:
I was walking around up the shops earlier today and the amount of young people draped in Aussie Flags astounded me. FOR FUCK SAKE, IT'S THE FLAG OF OUR NATION, NOT A FASHION ITEM!!
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According to shops for fuckwits like Jay Jay's and General Pants Co. and other associated shitholes, it is a fashion item.

But yeah, I agree whole heartedly on the issue.
 
^ I think there should be laws against the commercialisation of national icons like the flag- they should be owned and distributed by the gov't or some delegated authority. That would stop the idiocy and extreme commercialisation surrounding them- the fact you can buy flag underwear kinda says it all IMO.
 
brydiem said:
^ I think there should be laws against the commercialisation of national icons like the flag- they should be owned and distributed by the gov't or some delegated authority. That would stop the idiocy and extreme commercialisation surrounding them- the fact you can buy flag underwear kinda says it all IMO.
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Especially France.

Skid marks are just one surprise away from truly brown trousers.
 
I think quiet a few Bogans are confusing Australia day for "Be racist against other people" day.

But anyway, not much of a holiday today. Mum's managed to tear something in her leg at work, so at the moment I have to be home to look after her.
 
Australia Day is also the day of TripleJ's Hottest 100, which counts down the most popular 100 songs voted by listeners.

The list this year is

101. Bluejuice - (Ain't) Telling the Truth
100. Foo Fighters - Wheels
99. Tegan & Sara - Hell
98. Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
97. Regina Spektor - Laughing With
96. Deadmau5 - Ghosts n Stuff {feat Rob Swire}
95. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
94. Regina Spektor - Blue Lips
93. Bertie Blackman - Thump
92. Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
91. Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends
90. Florence + the Machine - Kiss With a Fist
89. Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
88. NOFX - Creeping Out Sara
87. The Middle East - The Darkest Side
86. Flight of the Conchords - Too Many Dicks (On the Dancefloor)
85. Kasabian - Underdog
84. Muse - United States of Eurasia
83. Basement Jaxx - Raindrops
82. Miami Horror - Sometimes
81. Mumford & Sons - The Cave
80. Dizzee Rascal - Holiday {feat Calvin Harris & Chrome}
79. Yves Klein Blue - Getting Wise
78. Tame Impala - Remember Me
77. Jet - She's a Genius
76. Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension
75. Wolfmother - New Moon Rising
74. Art vs Science - Friend in the Field
73. MSTRKRFT - Heartbreaker {feat John Legend}
72. Sia - You've Changed
71. Bertie Blackman - Byrds of Prey
70. Animal Collective - My Girls
69. Death Cab For Cutie - Meet Me on the Equinox
68. The Prodigy - Omen
67. Washington - Cement
66. Illy - Pictures
65. Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land
64. The Middle East - Blood
63. Karnivool - All I Know
62. Bloc Party - One More Chance
61. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
60. Lily Allen - 22
59. Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
58. The Temper Trap - Love Lost
57. Philadelphia Grand Jury - The Good News
56. The XX - Islands
55. Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls
54. Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
53. Miike Snow - Animal
52. Vampire Weekend - Horchata
51. Kasabian - Where Did All the Love Go?
50. Sia - Buttons {CSS Remix}
49. Powderfinger - All of the Dreamers
48. The Temper Trap - Science of Fear
47. Karnivool - Set Fire to the Hive
46. Bon Iver - Blood Bank
45. Florence + the Machine - Drumming Song
44. Florence + the Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up)
43. The Bloody Beetroots - Awesome {feat The Cool Kids}
42. British India - Vanilla
41. Simian Mobile Disco - Audacity of Huge {feat Chris Keating}
40. Angus & Julia Stone - And The Boys
39. John Butler Trio - One Way Road
38. Passion Pit - Little Secrets
37. Hilltop Hoods - Still Standing
36. Weezer - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
35. Muse - Resistance
34. Little Birdy - Brother
33. Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness {feat Ratatat & MGMT}
32. Paul Dempsey - Ramona Was a Waitress
31. Seth Sentry - The Waitress Song
30. Flight of the Conchords - Hurt Feelings
29. Sarah Blasko - All I Want
28. Sarah Blasko - We Won't Run
27. La Roux - In For The Kill
26. Metric - Help I'm Alive
25. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
24. Flight of the Conchords - Carol Brown {feat Sia}
23. The Bloody Beetroots - Warp 1.9 {feat Steve Aoki}
22. Vampire Weekend - Cousins
21. The Temper Trap - Fader
20. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
19. Muse - Undisclosed Desires
18. Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars
17. Kasabian - Fire
16. Gossip - Heavy Cross
15. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home
14. Jamie T - Sticks N Stones
13. Phoenix - 1901
12. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers {feat Armand Van Helden}
11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
10. Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
9. Muse - Uprising
8. Lily Allen - Not Fair
7. Lisa Mitchell - Coin Laundry
6. La Roux - Bulletproof
5. Bluejuice - Broken Leg
4. Phoenix - Lisztomania
3. Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling
2. Art vs Science - Parlez Vous Francais?
1. Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
 
Yves Klein Blue
Hilltop Hoods
Art vs Science
Bluejuice

Awesome Aussie music :D
 
Hilltop hoods ain't too bad.
 
Everyone's going apeshit on the triple J site. I don't blame them. Mumford and Sons is alright, but Art vs. Science? Come on!
 
Blind_Io said:
In honor of Australia Day, here's a photo of me pretending to be an Aussie.
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Almost right. You need a burger with bacon, egg, tomato, pineapple and beetroot, and a beer in the other hand. Oh, and the obligatory tomato or BBQ sauce stain on the shirt (might want to change the shirt tho...).
 
ashspet said:
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Almost right. You need a burger with bacon, egg, tomato, pineapple and beetroot, and a beer in the other hand. Oh, and the obligatory tomato or BBQ sauce stain on the shirt (might want to change the shirt tho...).
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ye ole fish and chip shop burger
 
The best burger in the world. :wub:

Unfortunately a dying breed in this day and age.
 
Fish and chips shop > McDonalds, KFC, etc.
 
ahpadt said:
The official shrimp prawns on the barbie day?
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FTFY

Went to the beach. Had a barbie. Yes the Japanese car was covered in Aussie flags. Yes I'm going to celebrate it in my own way rather than worry about whether I look like a racist drunken yobbo (only about to start drinking). Yes I wore Australian gear (more in the form of a Socceroos shirt than the flag though). Yes I am proud of being Australian and not afraid to say so. Yes, I am having an excellent day.
 
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