Happy Australia Day

It's Oscar Wilde's birthday.

in essence, any day will do

so you cant think of a more significant day

what is the significance?...just call any old day. Oz Day and listen to the snags sizzle and the jokes about MM's latest knighthood award

here is a test - 27 February

you are telling me of a date with more significance to all australians than Jan 26

embee wrote:you are telling me of a date with more significance to all australians than Jan 26

Only 25 April and that's already being used.

1 Jan is the anniversary of Federation but we're all too hungover to think about it.

embee wrote:you are telling me of a date with more significance to all australians than Jan 26

Boxing Day?

JGK wrote:

embee wrote:you are telling me of a date with more significance to all australians than Jan 26

Only 25 April and that's already being used.

1 Jan is the anniversary of Federation but we're all too hungover to think about it.

Federation Day works

How about a date connected to the Eureka Stockade? I went and had a chinese meal, it seemed appropriate.

JGK wrote:

embee wrote:you are telling me of a date with more significance to all australians than Jan 26

Only 25 April and that's already being used.

1 Jan is the anniversary of Federation but we're all too hungover to think about it.

Anzac day ...a date we share with New Zealand ...and already give great importance to

Jan 1 is an artificial date ...Federation was on that date for convenience ...and New Years day is already celebrated

taipan wrote:

embee wrote:you are telling me of a date with more significance to all australians than Jan 26

Boxing Day?

only significant to CA in dick waving at Saffies

embee wrote:

taipan wrote:

embee wrote:you are telling me of a date with more significance to all australians than Jan 26

Boxing Day?

only significant to CA in dick waving at Saffies

And Zat.

Bradman wrote:How about a date connected to the Eureka Stockade?  I went and had a chinese meal, it seemed appropriate.

celebrating a bunch of whingy vomit miners means farque all to a lot of ozzies

Was waiting for that. How about Dawn Fraser's birthday. Ned's death day is already significant multiple times.

The claim that Britain 'Invaded' gives a sense that there was some kind of sovereignty & ownership by the occupants but we are always being told that the Aborigines of the day had no perception of either so how can a small European settlement be regarded as an invasion. 'Invasion Day' is just more emotive claptrap being peddled by the Aboriginal Industry to further their claims of entitlement above all other Australians.

and Feb 27 (mentioned earlier) was the date of Breaker Morant's execution. thought it would appeal embee and taips...

hmmn other dates

TGM's birthday...or DGBs

eventually when this place is a republic it might deserve a national day

13 September?

Big Dog wrote:The claim that Britain 'Invaded' gives a sense that there was some kind of sovereignty & ownership by the occupants but we are always being told that the Aborigines of the day had no perception of either so how can a small European settlement be regarded as an invasion. 'Invasion Day' is just more emotive claptrap being peddled by the Aboriginal Industry to further their claims of entitlement above all other Australians.

rofl...I think you might find the notion of terra nullius is no longer in use

horace wrote:

Big Dog wrote:The claim that Britain 'Invaded' gives a sense that there was some kind of sovereignty & ownership by the occupants but we are always being told that the Aborigines of the day had no perception of either so how can a small European settlement be regarded as an invasion. 'Invasion Day' is just more emotive claptrap being peddled by the Aboriginal Industry to further their claims of entitlement above all other Australians.

rofl...I think you might find the notion of terra nullius is no longer in use

Not now but it was back then. Todays Aboriginals are applying 20th century morals, law & political correctness to events that happened in the eighteenth century which is why they will never have any credibility.

horace wrote:and Feb 27 (mentioned earlier) was the date of Breaker Morant's execution.   thought it would appeal embee and taips...

hmmn other dates

TGM's birthday...or DGBs

eventually when this place is a republic it might deserve a national day

a war criminal?

September 13?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8166.html

Meanwhile, I don't see much Happy Australia on this Happy Australia Day thread.

It's not working.

PeterCS wrote:September 13?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8166.html

NTPCS

Some noms just cannot be repeated enough.

Like curly-wurlies.