Happy Australia Day!

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To an absolutely wonderful bunch of people without whom this site would not be what it is:

“Home” away from home to us all.

Today, 1/26/11 is being celebrated throughout Australia in commemoration of the landing of the first fleet in what is now Sydney Harbor (then Sydney Cove) not far from the base of the Sydney Harbor Bridge in 1788. starting a great endeavor which goes on to this day….

As an American, and a descendent of those who arrived here by boat from England (and Russia) I feel a definite affinity to that group of people who arrived in Australia from oppression to a far more promising, though difficult life. It might be more than an affinity as I share a clan (and geographic origin in Annan, Scotland) in common with Major George Johnston.

So, as one ex-colonial to a whole bunch of others, I say,

Hoist a pint, “G’day mate!” and….

Please join me in wishing our wonderful Ozzie family “Happy Australia Day”!

 

Love to you all!

Doc

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Happy Australia day! Wow, just look at that water... wouldn't that be something right now? (writing from cold, cold Sweden)

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Greetings from the colonies.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Cheers mate!  \o/

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Doc, your blood's worth bottling ....

I'm getting up at a sparrow's fart, grabbing my esky and heading down to the beach... will be living on the amber fluid and over cooked meat for the day, playing beach version of cricket and aussie rules. We might even catch a fish (the girls can look after the rods for us).

Have a good one  :grin:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

My girlfriend just went to Australia to teach for her last semester of college! Talk about a long distance relationship! haha well she's loving it there so far, but I'm jealous because I'm stuck in gloomy Ohio.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting G3mpi3, reply 5
My girlfriend just went to Australia to teach for her last semester of college! Talk about a long distance relationship! haha well she's loving it there so far, but I'm jealous because I'm stuck in gloomy Ohio.
End of G3mpi3's quote

You and me both, mate! LOL!

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Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes...just got back from Lygon Street.....[the home of ALL things Italian]....fitting, really for an Aussie Day [eve] celeb..... good tucka.... fair-dinkum service...all that stuff...;)
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Have a Happy Australia Day to all the folks down under from across the pond. Hope you guys tie one on, over, under and then some. You deserve it.

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting MichaelCook, reply 7
Hooray, I have the day off work!
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Just fixed the "Oz Community" miniwall to include you as well, MichaelCook. Have a great day! :)

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

but you forgot the harpo & his 'heavy' booze, and I AM planning to do a little bit of work for customers THEN take the arvo OFF and have a chance to have a couple of large bottles of sandwiches(territory stubby OR larger) to relax and maybe even play a game or two, BTW any speeling errors/gammar errors are due to being in training for A day

harpo the boozed

 

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting harpo99999, reply 11
but you forgot the harpo & his 'heavy' booze, and I AM planning to do a little bit of work for customers THEN take the arvo OFF and have a chance to have a couple of large bottles of sandwiches(territory stubby OR larger) to relax and maybe even play a game or two, BTW any speeling errors/gammar errors are due to being in training for A day

harpo the boozed

 
End of harpo99999's quote

Must be at it again, harpo.... you're next to the left flip flop. Have a wonderful day!  ;)

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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ah, Sam....such an Aussie name, too.....;)

The Italians understand it.... Lamb-rusco....Lamb-retta.....Lamb-orghini ....;)

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Happy Australia Day to everyone :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:    starkers and I will be having quiet day at home

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

hehehe.... Sam, eh? Have him come on over. LOVE lamb souvlaki, kebab, chops, grilled, shawarma!

Not the way you "preverts" are thinking, either. You should feel properly sheepish about that! :sheep:

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Doc....don't confuse us with the Kiwis.....NZ is where the men are men and the sheep are nervous...;)
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

hehe.... no worries... was referring to the evil thinkers... no Ozzies in that group! ;)

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Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top

From the sound of it, your ancestors practiced a long distance relationship a long time ago!  Russia and England, eh?

Have a great celebration!  I guess it makes more sense when you remember that it is balmy in Oz, just not in Ohio this time of year!

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

your ancestors practiced a long distance relationship a long time ago!
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The mixing was done here. ;)

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:thumbsup:       Happy Australia Day      :thumbsup:

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Happy Australia day! :beer:

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Down a few pints of sheepdip and have a bonzer day  :thumbsup:

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A great day to all aussies