Acquiunk wrote:Every Australian on this site complains about the government, what are they doing that is so bad?
You might ask some of the Indonesian fisherman who have been imprisoned in West Australian prisons. These are peasants desperately trying to eke out a meagre existence. When they stray into Australian waters, they're arrested, fined thousands of dollars they can't possibly pay, had they're boats burned, and left wives and children to fend for themselves. They're then sent home carrying huge debts to the boat owners, again that they can't possibly repay. Our conservative government is just as evil as Bush and co.
He seems to have energy & drive & is media savvy (so far!), but I find it hard to trust anyone from the NSW right, especially after the job they did on Crean. ( know that Latham wasn't part of that, but ...)
Right now, to me it boils down to the lesser of 2 evils & I desperately want the Libs gone. But I suspect we'll end up with something like Blair's version of Labor under Latham if they win. Ya can't win, can you?
One can eat just so many wabbit stew.
Hmmmmmm - New South Wales Right......hmmmmmm.....
the aussies are generally fun and informative. <except for margo>
i keep wondering about those canadians though
Personally I was glad when we got rid of the Dutch. A bloke can only take so much.....
We didn't get rid of the Dutch??
Who the ufck did we get rid of??
Estonians?? No-one said we'd start at the Baltic... At the meeting I remember clearly, it was the North Atlantic seaboard down to Portugal. So that's why those friggin' Scots are still on.....
It's not too late to expel the Bretons??
Thems mighty brave words, Mr Still.
YOU PEOPLE ARE SPOILING GUS' THREAD ! ! !
Just take yer bag of antipodean antics and head back south of the tropics . . . American, love or hate it, we want ya to leave . . .
And hurry, before that damned wabbit starts bweeding . . .
No, we won't stop!!!! So there!
<poking out tongue>
We shall not, we shall not be moved - we shall not, we shall not be moved....
[I've heard, they are sitting in Oz clinging on for dear life.]
Its the Belgians you wanna get rid off, I swear ...
Plus, I'll promise ya an irresistable bonus two-for-the-price-of-one deal: you get rid of the Belgians, and I'll go with all the Dutch, too!
margo wrote:The majority of the Aussies here try to be good A2K citizens, no foul language (or hardly any?), no abuse, and post witty, intelligent, erudite observations.
Well, and if that aint annoying, what is!? I mean - really!
Bleedin **** **** those **** and **** so **** giant turtles **** do **** flea-infested **** obscene **** **** strawberry yoghurt **** and **** lubricated candles!
There was a wild colonial youth, Jack Doolan was his name
Of poor but honest parents, he was born in Castlemaine
He was his father's only hope, his mother's only joy
The pride of both his parents was the wild colonial boy
Come all my hearties, we'll range the mountainside
Together we will plunder, together we will ride
We'll scour along the valleys and gallop o'er the plains
We'll scorn to live in slavery, bowed down in iron chains
In sixty-one this daring youth commenced his wild career
With a heart that knew no danger, no foeman did he fear
He held up the Beechworth mailcoach and he robbed Judge MacEvoy
Who trembled and gave up his gold to the wild colonial boy
One day as he was riding the mountainside along
Alistening to the little birds their pleasant laughing song
Three mounted troopers came in view - Kelly, Davis, and Fitzroy
And thought that they would capture him, the wild colonial boy
"Surrender now, Jack Doolan, you see there's three to one
Surrender now, Jack Doolan, you daring highwayman"
He drew a pistol from his belt and spun it like a toy
"I'll fight, but I won't surrender," said the wild colonial boy
He fired at trooper Kelly and brought him to the ground
And in return from Davis received a mortal wound
All shattered through the jaws, he lay still firing at Fitzroy
And that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy
These people haven't changed--can we afford to have such miscreants among us?
