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January 26, 2015 1:54 AM Subscribe
The official misheard national anthem, as I know it:
Australians all are ostriches
four minus one is three
with olden royals we're fair and loyal
our home is dirt by sea
I learned to bounce on nature strips
in booties stitched with care
in mystery's haze let elk be caged
and plant azaleas there
Enjoy all trains then let us in
and dance Australia yeah!
For the non-Australians here, I urge you not to look up the actual words.
posted by solarion at 2:28 AM on January 26, 2015 [12 favorites]
Australians all are ostriches
four minus one is three
with olden royals we're fair and loyal
our home is dirt by sea
I learned to bounce on nature strips
in booties stitched with care
in mystery's haze let elk be caged
and plant azaleas there
Enjoy all trains then let us in
and dance Australia yeah!
For the non-Australians here, I urge you not to look up the actual words.
posted by solarion at 2:28 AM on January 26, 2015 [12 favorites]
Cathy Wilcox is a national treasure. Her Twitter feed is a good way of keeping in touch with news from home for expats, too. More fun than reading the depressing news of Abbott's escapades in straight reportage.
It's a shame that Australia's political cartoonists are mostly best-known and appreciated only in their home cities and states.
posted by rory at 3:28 AM on January 26, 2015 [2 favorites]
It's a shame that Australia's political cartoonists are mostly best-known and appreciated only in their home cities and states.
posted by rory at 3:28 AM on January 26, 2015 [2 favorites]
I'm glad you posted this - I really came by mefi today to see if anyone had. She's one of my favourite cartoonists and is included in my daily sweep of news websites.
posted by mattoxic at 3:59 AM on January 26, 2015
posted by mattoxic at 3:59 AM on January 26, 2015
K is also now for Knighting Prince Phillip, just like an utter twat would do
posted by Quilford at 4:46 AM on January 26, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by Quilford at 4:46 AM on January 26, 2015 [4 favorites]
K is also now for Knighting Prince Phillip, just like an utter twat would do
The subtext of the message is nothing more than “...because I'm Prime Minister and what I say goes”. It's like Caligula appointing his horse to the Senate, just to take a territorial piss and rub his underlings' noses in it.
posted by acb at 4:53 AM on January 26, 2015 [7 favorites]
The subtext of the message is nothing more than “...because I'm Prime Minister and what I say goes”. It's like Caligula appointing his horse to the Senate, just to take a territorial piss and rub his underlings' noses in it.
posted by acb at 4:53 AM on January 26, 2015 [7 favorites]
K is also now for Knighting Prince Phillip, just like an utter twat would do
Captain's choice! Team Straya!
This is the most bullshit government ever in this country, and I look forward to them sinking like a rock when they have the guts to face the voters — the date of which will be pushed back as far as possible, because Micawber. Something might turn up, yunno, royal baby, visit from Her Maj.
posted by Wolof at 4:55 AM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
Captain's choice! Team Straya!
This is the most bullshit government ever in this country, and I look forward to them sinking like a rock when they have the guts to face the voters — the date of which will be pushed back as far as possible, because Micawber. Something might turn up, yunno, royal baby, visit from Her Maj.
posted by Wolof at 4:55 AM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
Ate jacket potatoes and listened to (the beginning of) the Triple J Hottest 100 last night. Happy Australia Day!
PS: did they end up playing Taylor Swift? They claimed they wouldn't at the beginning, but we weren't sure if they wear messing with us.
posted by maryr at 5:11 AM on January 26, 2015
PS: did they end up playing Taylor Swift? They claimed they wouldn't at the beginning, but we weren't sure if they wear messing with us.
posted by maryr at 5:11 AM on January 26, 2015
It's like Caligula appointing his horse to the Senate
Perfect.
Next up: Canberra residents on alert as PM seen buying violin, matches
posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks at 5:41 AM on January 26, 2015
Perfect.
Next up: Canberra residents on alert as PM seen buying violin, matches
posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks at 5:41 AM on January 26, 2015
did they end up playing Taylor Swift?
She isn't on the list. Although other pop acts are, so all the preciousness about TS spoiling the Hottest 100 looks pretty silly, really. "Uptown Funk" is good enough for ya, but "Shake it Off" and "Blank Space" aren't? Pffft.
posted by rory at 5:48 AM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
She isn't on the list. Although other pop acts are, so all the preciousness about TS spoiling the Hottest 100 looks pretty silly, really. "Uptown Funk" is good enough for ya, but "Shake it Off" and "Blank Space" aren't? Pffft.
posted by rory at 5:48 AM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
The official misheard national anthem, as I know it:
Yes, but "something something alcohol" is too good, steal that.
posted by eriko at 6:08 AM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
Yes, but "something something alcohol" is too good, steal that.
posted by eriko at 6:08 AM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
It's like Caligula appointing his horse to the Senate
Incitatus never said a word out of place.
posted by Segundus at 7:53 AM on January 26, 2015
Incitatus never said a word out of place.
posted by Segundus at 7:53 AM on January 26, 2015
Incitatus never said a word out of place
I, for one, could have done without one more ditto-head vote for the party of neigh.
posted by yoink at 8:40 AM on January 26, 2015
I, for one, could have done without one more ditto-head vote for the party of neigh.
posted by yoink at 8:40 AM on January 26, 2015
Haven't we all got something better to do than waste our time with this, this graffiti? I for one am going to put some thoughts down on paper, walk down to the post office, mail it to a friend with instructions to add her thoughts then post it on.
posted by mattoxic at 5:37 PM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by mattoxic at 5:37 PM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
"With Prince Philip's knighthood, the Pisstakeometer went completely into the red and stayed there."
posted by rory at 2:28 AM on January 27, 2015
posted by rory at 2:28 AM on January 27, 2015
Triple J's response to Buzzfeed, disguised as Buzzfeed.
The Aristocrats: why knighting Prince Philip is a joke at Australia's expense.
posted by rory at 2:40 AM on January 27, 2015
The Aristocrats: why knighting Prince Philip is a joke at Australia's expense.
posted by rory at 2:40 AM on January 27, 2015
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