The Australian Discussion Thread featuring 7 years

[capriccioso 2,545]

You not heard Jay Z and Kayne West - N***** in Paris?

I was joking

[capriccioso 2,545]

This scares me.

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/1647509ef7e25faaca2568a900154b63?OpenDocument

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

This scares me.

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/1647509ef7e25faaca2568a900154b63?OpenDocument

...Why?

[capriccioso 2,545]

...Why?

Too many people.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Too many people.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I'm serious.

That population figure is growing at a scary rate, 1 person every 90 seconds. That's nearly 1000 new people a day.

Anything more than 20 million is unsustainable. At current rate we'll hit 25 million by 2017, a whopping 25% higher than is sustainable. As residents of the Shire say, "Fuck off, we're full". We could do with the old folk dying off though, they will soon be bleeding us dry with aged care investment etc.

[We Hate Scouse 10,287]

Australia are so good at sports, better than Great Britain blah blah fucking blah

Yeah fuck off, where are your gold medals? Or are you planning on stealing them, convict cunts.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Australia are so good at sports, better than Great Britain blah blah fucking blah

Yeah fuck off, where are your gold medals? Or are you planning on stealing them, convict cunts.

Little known fact, as England is competing as the UK, we have decided to follow their lead and are competing as 'AusZealandia', benefitting us by 3 gold medals and a few silver/bronzes, and elevating us into the upper placings.

Silver is the new gold . We're due for a gold medal soon, courtesy of me, in this, the most prestigious of events, anyway:

http://forum.talkche..._18#entry477834

Also you're hosting the Olympics, you're supposed to do well. Ever wonder why Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000 are among Australia's best ever Olympics?

[We Hate Scouse 10,287]

Australians are very Scouse-esque aren't they...Look at our history, aren't we special!

[Spike 12,049]

Australians are very Scouse-esque aren't they...Look at our history, aren't we special!

Our history sucks.

Bush Outlaws.

Fighting wars for the British that we should have no part in.

Stealing the children of Indignous people.

The White Australia policy.

Race riots.

I love Australia but I take little pride in our history and culture.

[OneMoSalah 8,788]

Our history sucks.

Bush Outlaws.

Fighting wars for the British that we should have no part in.

Stealing the children of Indignous people.

The White Australia policy.

Race riots.

I love Australia but I take little pride in our history and culture.

At least the greatest thing in your countries history isn't inventing Irn Bru...

[capriccioso 2,545]

Australians are very Scouse-esque aren't they...Look at our history, aren't we special!

Are we 'We Hate Scouse-esque'?

What Spike said. Aside from heroic military engagements that were necessary (like the Kokoda Track campaign where we had to hold back the Japanese or be invaded), there's not a lot to shout about. I'm not going to include wank ups like Gallipoli or the Boer War, that we first of all shouldn't have been involved in and second of all shouldn't have been slaughtered in if any thought was put into the operation prior to British generals saying "These colonials, lets bring them into the fight as well, eh?".

[Spike 12,049]

At least the greatest thing in your countries history isn't inventing Irn Bru...

Googles Irn Bru...haha that is a terrible name for a drink.

[OneMoSalah 8,788]

Googles Irn Bru...haha that is a terrible name for a drink.

YOU HAVE NEVER HAD IRN BRU OMG U HAVEN'T LIVED

[Spike 12,049]

What Spike said. Aside from heroic military engagements that were necessary (like the Kokoda Track campaign where we had to hold back the Japanese or be invaded), there's not a lot to shout about. I'm not going to include wank ups like Gallipoli or the Boer War, that we first of all shouldn't have been involved in and second of all shouldn't have been slaughtered in if any thought was put into the operation prior to British generals saying "These colonials, lets bring them into the fight, eh?".

My relatives died in WW1 and WW2 did any of yours, Cap? I mean I know your Grandad is a veteran of some war, but I'm just curious.

[capriccioso 2,545]

My relatives died in WW1 and WW2 did any of yours, Cap? I mean I know your Grandad is a veteran of some war, but I'm just curious.

No, he lucked out and wasn't involved in the Fall of Singapore. He had some distant cousins/friends that joined the Indische Freiwilligen-Legion or the Battaglione Azad Hindoustan that were executed/imprisoned for treason/being Nazi collaborators after the war, though.

[Spike 12,049]

No, he lucked out and wasn't involved in the Fall of Singapore. He had some distant cousins/friends that joined the Indische Freiwilligen-Legion that were executed for treason after the war, though.

My great-great uncle was a dogfighted in the second world war two and was shot down in a glorious blaze of glory. And another that was a POW of the Japanese.

[OneMoSalah 8,788]

I had relatives from WW2 and surprisingly only 1 of them died (that I know of), my great granddad somehow lived after being captured by the Germans and eventually escaping. Somewhere I have his helmet and its got a massive whole in it where a bullet obviously was shot into it.... also have his paybook and medals. Ebay time?