
It's Al Pacino/Jason Lee (My name is Earl)
Not Al Pacino/Paul Simon
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 8:15,
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Not Al Pacino/Paul Simon

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM B3TA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 8:25,
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM B3TA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
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It seems to be how it's treated here. 'Happy ANZAC Day' is a bit of an odd phrase, much like 'Happy Remembrance Sunday'. It's right that it's observed here, but a lot of nationalistic morons treat it as an excuse to have a go at foreigners.
However, I really don't get why it's seen as the formative event in the recognition of Australia and New Zealand as countries, especially when you look at the casualty figures, as many here seem to think only Aus and NZ were involved.
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 8:51,
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However, I really don't get why it's seen as the formative event in the recognition of Australia and New Zealand as countries, especially when you look at the casualty figures, as many here seem to think only Aus and NZ were involved.

and Gallipoli was such a fucking shower of shite.
It is hard to imagine more hardship and bravery than that.
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 10:24,
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It is hard to imagine more hardship and bravery than that.

All sides suffered, Turks, French, British, ANZACS, the lot. Reading about how many died in a flash flood when the soldiers on both sides were too ill, cold and exhausted to climb out of their slit trenches rather than drown makes me feel very relieved I've never had to face that sort of thing.
Just finished reading one of the funniest war stories ever written about how a Welshman and an Australian fooled the Turks into being exchanged by convincing them they were telepathic.
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 11:45,
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Just finished reading one of the funniest war stories ever written about how a Welshman and an Australian fooled the Turks into being exchanged by convincing them they were telepathic.

There aren't many books that will make laugh like a kid on nitrous oxide, but this was one.
Looks like someone's taken advantage of the copyright expiry:
www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-road-to-en-dor/174034
Expensive compared to 2nd-hand on Amazon. Having published on Lulu, I can see they're making up to 14 squid a copy.
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 11:53,
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Looks like someone's taken advantage of the copyright expiry:
www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-road-to-en-dor/174034
Expensive compared to 2nd-hand on Amazon. Having published on Lulu, I can see they're making up to 14 squid a copy.

you've certainly seen how much books costy over here.
thanks for the link, i shall take a look at it.
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 12:16,
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thanks for the link, i shall take a look at it.

I love QBD and Basement Books in Sydney - much cheaper and more likely to have decent wildlife books.
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 12:35,
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if it's not in the library accros the road i figure it's not good enough for my library
I should probably get out and explore Sydney a bit more
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 12:49,
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I should probably get out and explore Sydney a bit more

i've no idea why, but i thought you were more central than that
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 13:37,
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Some nice bush                                                                             land around here.
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Mon 25 Apr 2011, 14:11,
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