Or you're just trying to copy Americans, again. Don't think for a second that we don't know your game! ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CountArach
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Or you're just trying to copy Americans, again. Don't think for a second that we don't know your game! ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CountArach
hmmm the west island aye?...That means you have to give back Crowded House.
*Insert violent revolution to overthrow our British oppressors* :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Justiciar
But its true!Quote:
Let's not get carried away. Inter-state bashing is as unhelpful as international bashing.
(this is australian jokes about the other states)
Sydney is overpriced and a bit w****
NT is a lazy territory, with lots of lazy abbos
WA is too far away to care
SA is axe murderers
Vic is stuffed up
Tasmania is like Alabama
ACT is firecrackers and pr0no
QLD are stupid retards that hate change (i am a QLD its true..:no:)
Mod that out if you think its innapropriate.
Yeah.. I admit to the Sydney-siders... we are a bit up-ourselves, but that is only because of our all-encompassing superiority.
Again, not English for 941 years. This would also be a break with Britain in general. Do you really hate us that much? Because this is ultimately what it comes down to. The Queen is symbolic of a shared identity, do the Australians no longer wish to play rugby or cricket, drink tea, drive on the left and have all the letters in their words?Quote:
Originally Posted by CountArach
Gadzooks! The uncouth colonials are rebelling? Such is unheard of! :dizzy2:Quote:
Originally Posted by CountArach
Posted by Papewaio
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:idea2: Sounds good. You bring the BBQ I will bring the lamb steaks. Ha ha.
If that was the case then I would have to add NZ to the descriptions for the "United States of Australasia"
NZ - Huge chips on their shoulders and a bit of "cricket" envy.
Some of the garbage that our press puts out as Aussie bashing makes me ashamed of the whole ANZAC co-operation thing we have going.
Mind you - if you touch our Bledisloe Cup again it will BE WAR!!!
Kia Ora...
The thread starts out complaining that the National Anthem is revolting and soon after that the whole country is revolting...:inquisitive: Eh, you know what I mean.
Just have the English throw one of your songwriters in prison and then shoot off some fireworks outside his cell. I'm sure he'll write one smashing National Anthem for you - it worked for us.
:laugh4: Awesome as always, ja?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregoshi
I dunno. The Star Spangled Banner (or whatever it is) is pretty boring. It's like, they just choose a random singer and he/she then howls like Celine Dion. Celine Dion from a drinking song; that's rather dysfunctional.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregoshi
We should go with the times and make New England hip hop National Anthem!
Not to mention the American national anthem, is, well, stolen. So is Hail to the Chief, which is completely British. Written by a Scot for a play IRRC.
Sousa? :inquisitive:
Anyway "My country 'tis of thee", was the Yanks anthem until the early 20th century. IIRC. :hide:
from wiki.Quote:
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was taken from "To Anacreon in Heaven" by the otherwise unknown Englishman John Stafford Smith;
Well, after stealing the whole country from you, what are a few musical notes between friends? :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wigferth Ironwall
Anyway, the discussion was about Australia's quest for its musical identity. We are deviating from this noteworthy search.
In view of the recidivist tendacies of our Aussie cousins....
I fought the law
:whip: :sweatdrop: :laugh4:
The best anthems were either Welsh pub songs, or songs by Welshmen. I think a slightly re-worded Tom Jones song might do the trick:
"My, my my Aus-tral-ya
Why, why why Aus-tral-ya
So
before
the Englishmen break down the door,
Believe me Australia, we just couldn't take anymore"
But we're not friends. America still wants to overthrow the monarchy and if we could find enough soldiers we'd invade again.:beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregoshi
I'm sure no one would mind if Australia just adopted our Monarch's Anthem, it's not really specific to these shores. You just need to change the Scots to Kiwi's and you're done.
Speaking of which, isn't it about time we actually had a national anthem?
We Kiwis thought about invading Aussie but when we checked it out we had enough sand :laugh4:
But on the theme of national anthems then our one (God Defend New Zealand) - or as the Aussies hear it "Gid difind noo zilind" has the great line
"Guard Pacifics triple Star"
Ummm not sure about that.
1. There are four stars on our flag (as compared to Aussie's 6)
2. If they are talking about NZ as a hotel then it would probably be a four to five star :laugh4:
I still reckon NZ's should be GOD DEFEND HELEN!
I always thought that it meant the 3 main islands.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Diablo
Wiki states the following:
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Bracken’s national anthem asks god to "guard Pacific’s triple star" and some historians have reasoned that refers to Te Kooti's flag and is his oblique support for Māori. It has also been suggested that "Pacific’s triple star" simply means the three main islands of New Zealand -- Northern, Middle and Stewart as they were referred to at that time. Bracken never explained what he meant, so there is no definitive clarification today.
lol, so thats why AUs and N.Z have stars, what does that rate America, it must be a pretty good hotel:grin3: A 52 star hotel?Quote:
2. If they are talking about NZ as a hotel then it would probably be a four to five star :laugh4:
Actually that's 52% :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Warluster
I don't appreciate the australian national anthem much, it's just too dull...
the only time I truly enjoyed the anthem was when it was sung to the tune of 'working class man' in the melbourne comedy festival (?) because that was rather funny...
on advance australia fair:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_Australia_Fair
there is a very controversial 'christian' verse that I had not heard about until just now...
I prefer this song instead:...
http://www.mountainman.com.au/reconc...n/iamanozi.htm
this chorus being widely known:
We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian
I am, you are, we are Australian.
this has much more feeling to it than 'advance australia fair'