Hope you all have a happy and safe Australia Day.

We as Australians all really have something to celebrate in this great land. Even with the huge economic doom and gloom , we are still, we believe "The Lucky Country"

I leave you with this image (all done in Photoshop), which I did as a part of a contest, celebrating Australia Day.

Cheers and have a good one - take it easy on that Watermelon vodka Dave!  LOL

that is very well done indeed, I only hope the judges recognised the talent within and awarded you as such actually havent had the watermelon vodka for a while, she's gonna be in the 40's here for the next week so may whip it up again which photoshop are you using I use cs3 as well as lightroom which are very good programs "lucky country" hell we are what we make it "THE BEST DAMN COUNTRY ON EARTH" with the best damn people on earth received a lot of emails this morning from all over the place and one really got to me which I thought was apropriate for such a day How all business phones should be answered! 'GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA Press '1' for English. Press '2' to disconnect until you learn to speak English And Remember there only two defining forces that have Ever offered to die for YOU: Jesus Christ And Our Australian Soldiers. One Died for your soul The Others for your freedom.

G'day,

Lynnenbarry.

An excelent effort, I agree 100% with the sentiments expressed, I hope you receive the accolades due to you.

Dave.

I like the e-mail, I have always believed if you don't like our country, ways and language them you have the right to leave.

Best Regards to all and have a wonderful Australia Day.

John

G'day mates

Happy Australia Day Weekend

Hope you all enjoy a fair dinkum Aussie beer, wine, BBQ, in good company in the great Aussie outdoors while watchin' the cricket or listenin' to John Williamson sing "True Blue" on the wireless.

Luvya's all

Bridgee

dave06 wrote:

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Remember there only two defining forces that have
Ever offered to die for YOU:

Jesus
Christ

And
Our Australian Soldiers.

One
Died for your soul

The
Others for your freedom.

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Dave agree with your sentiments, just one question, we know we live in God's country BUT was Jesus Australian???!!! 

Bridgee wrote:

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dave06 wrote:

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Remember there only two defining forces that have
Ever offered to die for YOU:

Jesus
Christ

And
Our Australian Soldiers.

One
Died for your soul

The
Others for your freedom.

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Dave agree with your sentiments, just one question, we know we live in God's country BUT was Jesus Australian???!!! 

 

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G'day,
He must be Australian, who else would be so accomodating.
John

 

And a happy Australia Day to all of you as well !! Remember that when we say G'day, that every day is a good one in this country. Let's keep it that way. John and Anne

jandas fun wrote:

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And a happy Australia Day to all of you as well !!

Remember that when we say G'day, that every day is a good one in this country.

Let's keep it that way.



John and Anne

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G'day,

I've lived in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Britain, and I know where I would rather be.

God Bless Australia.

John

 

mate, was jesus australian, anybody that has wandered anywhere over gods country, which we call our very own, already knows that answer, anybody that has ever witnessed a sunrise over a lake on the free land, anybody that has sat and watched the brolgas dance or a mob of whistling ducks coming in to a kakadu wetland, or the cicadas on a hot queensland summers eve, caught a Barra in a backwater, wandered along the murray river, meandered through the kimberleys, patted a dolphin at monkey mia, heard a didgeridoo at uluru, listened to the baby crocs call their mother from deep within a nest, a kookaburra at daybreak...................... we all know that answer we've been lucky enough to have done all this and more, we look forward to doing more of this, because we bloody well can!!! such is the freedom afforded to us all all I can say is "am I glad to be here, MAAAATE", YOU BET YOUR DANGLY BITS on that one Basil you know my sentiments, if I was there you would hear me a mile away, I'd be the loudest, the most brashish and outstanding amongst the gathered crowd monday I will have a beer with a few mates and toast a lot of things, a great family, a great country, great freinds and an everlasting debt to our warriors past and present who gave us the chance and the freedom, hopefully the recognition to enjoy all these things and more. and the nouse to actually get out and apreciate the chance we have been given through sacrifices unknown and unrewarded the AUSTRALIAN WAY OF LIFE, gotta love it, best in the world!!! no contest!!! I'll shut up now!!!

pretty close but I know for a fact that I am the true saviour, in my younger years my father was often heard to sing out in loud prayer "Jesus Christ what are you doing now" or "jesus christ, did you break that"

so there is two of you, every time I yell Jesus Chriiiiiist!! a voice in the background always responds with "yes my child"

he might get away with being called Jesus but I'm not so sure I could claim to be the Virgin Mary!


Peace be with you !

Happy Australia Day to one and all.I always feel prevlleged on this day because it reminds me that I am am an Aussie by choice and not by birth.At 5.pm today I will drink a toast to Oz and to all fellow Grey Nomads.Cheers Ibbo

Just had the happiest day of my life here in this country, reading all the comments, listening to the Seekers, looking at Brian and thinking that was me in the 60s, makes me glad to be here in this country good on you Dave, Bridgee, John, etc, thems the best words you have writ, guess I,m one of the lucky ones to I have done all that dave wrote about, , Happy day to you all, M&J enjoy your sunrises

ibbo wrote:

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Happy Australia Day to one and all.I always feel prevlleged on this day because it reminds me that I am am an Aussie by choice and not by birth.At 5.pm today I will drink a toast to Oz and to all fellow Grey Nomads.Cheers Ibbo

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G'day,

I concur.
I take it that is 5pm aedst. as in NSW therefore I will join you at 3pm wadst. as in Perth WA

Best Regards and Safe Travelling.
John

 

Hey John Damn !! misread your message, thought it said 3pm eadst. so i started already.

well just in case we missed it, we had our first wee tipple at 1'oclock, cant be too carefull, thanks Mike!! just what I'm thinking, what were you playing "georgie girl",..................... "I know I'll never find another you", ..................................or if you were a new zealander and just lost your one true love then it would be "I know I'll never find another EWE", ........................."the carnival is over", ........................"morningtown ride", god they were good!!!

jandas fun wrote:

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Hey John

Damn !! misread your message, thought it said 3pm eadst. so i started already.

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G'day John,

Never mind pal, a good excuse to have another.  The fist one tasted so good I think I'll have another also.

John

 

Wow,What a day,blunnderberg wum,cickey koala.Good night to all G/Ns.cheers Ibbo