AUSSIE THOUGHTS,.. Diane T'blue: AUSTRALIA DAY . .... I AM AUSTRALIAN.

WE INVENTED......
1906 Surf life-saving reel
1922 Vegemite
1924 Car radio
1928 Flying Doctor Service
1930s - Nuclear Fusion
1934 Ute
1944 Antibiotic penicillin
1945 The Hills Hoist
1952 Victor mower
1958 Black box flight recorder
1961 Ultrasound
1983 Winged Keel
1992 Supersonic combustion

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have a terrific day with your friends and family, tell anyone who doesn't like it to FIT IN OR FUCK OFF.

Australia was bore of the blood sweat and tears of many from a multitude of nations who verged on this wondrous land to embrace a unique lifestyle, one that would also embrace and acknowledge the hard work of decent people. This made us a multi ethnic country. We are not a however a multicultural country, we are a multi-ethnic one with an Australia culture. Comprende''

The Aussie Sheila will not put up with any crap, she can be your closest confidant or the gossip bitch over the fence, she will love you one moment and loath you the next, she is loyal and loving yet cold and calculating. She is honest though not always truthful, she is reliable yet not always punctual. She is tenacious and strong, yet warm and soft. She is, AUSTRALIAN. She can cook but would rather chat she can clean but prefers a tidy home to a clean house. She is funny with humour that reaches all depths, she is loud yet reserved, she is your listener when you need one and your shoulder to cry on, she is, AUSTRALIAN.

I AM, YOU ARE, WE ARE AUSTRALIAN

I came from the dream time, from the dusty red soil plains,
I am the ancient heart - the keeper of the flame,
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the tall ships come,
For forty thousand years I'd been the first Australian.
We are one but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come,
we share a dream,
And sing with one voice,
I am, you are, we are Australian.
I came upon the prison ship bound down by iron chains
I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife on a dry and barren run
A convict then a free man, I became Australian.
I'm the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lode
The girl became a woman on the long and dusty road
I'm a child of the depression, I saw the good times come
I'm a bushy, I'm a battler, I am Australian.
We are one but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come,
we share a dream,
And sing with one voice,
I am, you are, we are Australian.
I'm a teller of stories, I'm a singer of songs
I am Albert Namatjira, and I paint the ghostly gums
I am Clancy on his horse, I'm Ned Kelly on the run
I'm the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian.
I'm the hot wind from the desert, I'm the black soil of the plains
I'm the mountains and the valleys, I'm the drought and flooding rains
I am the rock, I am the sky, the rivers when they run
The spirit of this great land, I am Australian.
We are one but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come,
we share a dream,
And sing with one voice,
I am, you are, we are Australian.

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Aussie SLANG http://www.upfromaustralia.com/aussieslang.html

this link is excellent for some lingo you have not heard in a long time. http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

STRINE Lingo' ..... Rhyming Slang., have a butchers hook!.

Slang	Translation	Usage
apple sauce	horse	She's a great little apple sauce.
steak and kidney	Sydney	We are off to steak and kidney!
Johnny Horner	corner	He's just gone round the Johnney Horner.
dead horse	tomato sauce	What this needs is a bit of dead horse.
brave and bold	cold	It's really brave and bold today.
Johnny Raper	paper	Nip down to the newsagent and get a Johnny Raper.
Dalai Lamas	dramas	Hey, no Dalai Lamas
bag of fruit	suit	All dressed up in your best bag of fruit.
blood blister	sister	How's your little blood blister?
Captain Cook	look	Well, take a Captain Cook.
curry and rice	price	What's the curry and rice?
dodge and shirk	work	I'm off to dodge and shirk.
dog and bone	phone	Can you get that dog and bone?
forgive & forget	cigarette	What I wouldn't give for a forgive and forget.
Fred Astair	lair (a show off)	He's a real Fred Astair.
frog and toad	road	Goodbye, must hit the frog and toad.
Germain Greer	beer	A Germain Greer would really hit the spot.
grim and gory	story	What a great grim and gory.
honky tonk	plonk (cheap wine)	Get a couple of bottles of honky tonk.
Jimmy Dancer	cancer	Did you hear that Harry's got the Jimmy Dancer?
Joe Blake	snake	Watch out for the Joe Blakes.
kitchen sink	drink	I could really do with a kitchen sink.
laughs & smiles	piles	It's not funny. I've got the laughs and smiles.
lemon squash	wash	I'd better give the car a bit of a lemon squash.
mud pies	eyes	She has beautiful mud pies.
Mutt and Jeff	deaf	What's wrong with you? Are you Mutt and Jeff?
nails and screws	news	Got any nails and screws?
near and far	bar	Meet you at the near and far at 6.
optic nerve	perv (pervert)	He's definitely an optic nerve.
Pat Malone	alone	I'm all on my Pat Malone.
Noah's ark	shark	Look out for the Noah's arks at Bondi
plates of meat	feet	Oh, my aching plates of meat!
tit for tat (titfer)	hat	I think you should wear your titfer.
pig's arse	glass	Want a pig's arse?
rock and lurch	church	See you at the rock and lurch on Sunday.
billy/tin lids	kids	How many billy lids you got?
septic tank	yank	That Bill Clinton, he's a septic tank.
smash and grab	cab	Would you call for a smash and grab?
tea leaf	thief	You bl**** tea leaf!
trouble and strife	wife	How's the trouble and strife these days?
young and frisky	whisky	I'll have a young and frisky.
Werris Creek	leak	I need to go for a Werris Creek
Bruce Reed	feed	I think I'll have a bit of a Bruce Reed
dog's eye	meat pie	That was a great dog's eye!
Zane Grey	pay	Can't buy much with the old Zane Grey these days.
Gregory Peck	cheque	I sent you the Gregory Peck!
butcher's hook	look	Take a butcher's!
Oxford scholar	dollar	It's just an Oxford scholar
Al Capone	phone	Will you get that Al capone for me?
dog's eye and dead horse	pie and sauce	I'll have a dog's eye and dead horse.
Peter Mertens	curtains	How are the Poms looking Shirl? It's Peter Mertens for em luv! (we are talking cricket!)
John Dory	story	What's the John Dory?
china plate	mate	How's me old china?
trick cyclist	psychiatrist	Have to go. Got an appointment with the trcik cyclist.
rubbidy dub	pub	I'm meeting them down at the rubbidy.
cherry plum	mum	I love my cherry plum
cheese and kisses	missus	How's the cheese and kisses?
Malcolm Blight	light	I really need a Malcolm Blight for my ciggy
on the beak	reek (stink)	You're on the beak a bit mate
Mars bar	car	I think I'll get a new Mars bar
Bugs Bunny	money	Got any Bugs Bunny?
wooden pegs	legs	She had a great pair of wooden pegs
canoes	shoes	New canoes?
hollow log	dog	Is the hollow log back from the vet yet?
ballarat	hat	Nice ballarat!
boat race	face	She has nice legs, shame about the boat race
Barry Crocker	shocker	Well! That was a real Barry Crocker.
Ruben Wiki	Sickie	I not working today, I'm having a Ruben Wiki
Paul Keating	meeting	Let's have a Paul Keating this arvo
Rod Laver	favour	Do us a rod Laver will you mate?
Gary Abblett	tablet	I'm feeling crook, might have to take a Gary Abblett
Victor Trumper	jumper	Its bit cold, think I'll wear my Victor Trumper
Old Ned	bed	Think I'll be off to Old Ned
Rocky Ted	head	Be careful, don't bump your Rocky Ted
Piccadilly	chilly	It's really Piccadilly today
Rock 'n' Roll	dole	Are you getting the rock 'n' roll
Onkaparingas	fingers	Why don't yopu use your Onkaparingas
Dog and bone	phone	That'll be the dog and bone Mabel
Pat Malone	alone	All on her Pat Malone
Near and far	bar	I'm off to the near and far
Wally Grout	shout	Your Wally Grout
Norman von Nida	spider	Look out! It's a Norman von Nida
Monkey's arses	glasses	Anyone seen my monkeys
Reg Grundies	undies	Don't forget to wear your clean Reg Grundies
Apples & pears	stairs	Not more apples and pears!
Sky rocket	pocket	Put THAT in your sky rocket
Eau de cologne	phone	Get off that eau de cologne
Warwick Farms	underarms	Bit of deodorant for the Warwick Farms