Australia Day :)
 

It time for us Aussies to do what we do best, drink beer and fire up the bbq:thumbsup

Sing it with me GYF.

Australian's all let us ring Joyce
For she is young and free........


Happy Australia day GFY

Adam

Happy Aussie Day!

Aussie!

Have a good one !! Don't get too drunk... :laughing-

ah would be a good day to be down there then...nice and warm outside.

Happy Australia Day Adam! :thumbsup

Let the beer flow! :pimp

Uninformed Americans like myself, have very little knowledge of other countries' celebrations. I think that's just cause we got too many. But I looked it up and found this link ...

Who Knew?

I bet the fireworks are gona be .. or were FAbooo. The Aussies sure know how to have a GREAt time.

Point in Fact ...

http://www.dearmadame.com/images/_sh...bad_boy_01.jpg

I wish they'd let me in to visit ... :winkwink:

Nice and warm! It is HOT!!!!

Great weather for drinking :thumbsup

Happy Australia Day peoples. Also don't forget to eat lamb today or Sam Kekovich will come around to your place and thump you for being un-australian. :)

-N

Happy Australia day

36 degrees here in Perth and its only 11.30

Happy Australia Day!!!!!

Happy Australia Day! :glugglug

:banana :banana

happy australia day to all

Happy Australia Day Aussies! :GFYBand

The Aussies have just taken the field in Adelaide against the English in the 1 day cricket! :thumbsup

I better relax and watch this before I hit Sydney harbour later today! :thumbsup

Happy the Day !!

Happy Australia day to all aussies:)

YAY! Lamingtons and sunshine.... beer and lamb later, after work :)

Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
"Advance Australia fair!"

Beneath our radiant southern Cross,
We'll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To advance Australia fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing
"Advance Australia fair!"

Happy Australian Day to all aussies here!

A lot like the National Anthem you posted Kimo but many prefer this old favourite too:

Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong
Under the shade of a Coolabah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"

Down come a jumbuck to drink at the water hole
Up jumped a swagman and grabbed him in glee
And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me'".

Up rode the Squatter a riding his thoroughbred
Up rode the Trooper - one, two, three
"Where's that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?",
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me".

But the swagman he up and jumped in the water hole
Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree,
And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong,
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"

A.B. (Banjo) Paterson :thumbsup

Explanation of Australian slang in the song

Billabong A waterhole.

Billy A can or small kettle used to boil water for tea.

Coolabah tree A type of native tree in Australia

Jumbuck A sheep. There are 20 times as many sheep as there are people in Australia.

Squatter At one time, squatters claimed (seized) land for themselves in addition to land that they had been granted. Eventually through the continuous occupation of the land, their claims were legitimised in the eyes of the law.

Swagman Someone who lives on the open road. A hobo. The term came from the canvas bag that they would carry their bedroll and/or belongings in.

Trooper In Australia's early days, there was no police force. The colony was protected by and policed by soldiers and even when a police force was eventually formed, they were still referred to as 'troopers'.

Tucker bag A bag for storing food in the bush.