Congratulations Australia :)

[StSanta]

I've learned ya got a 100 year anniversay coming up. The exact date is hard to determine it seems, but it's around this time of the year  

Only thing remaining is the monarchy, from the old British ruling.

Congrats  

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Baron Claus "StSanta" Von Ribbentroppen
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"

"I don't necessarily agree with everything I think." - A. Eldritch

[Fatty]

Was yesterday (26th), right?

[StSanta]

Ayup, that's the official date, even though historically, it's very hard to put a date on it. No raising a new flag or formal handover of power or something lack that; more lika a gradual slip.


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Baron Claus "StSanta" Von Ribbentroppen
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
 
"I don't necessarily agree with everything I think." - A. Eldritch

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[AKSeaWulfe]

Yeah, they also "won" the priveledge to host the next Survivor series. Woohoo!

Dumb americans(I am from america) in a hostile environment that they are not and will never be used to.

Please let a pack of wild dingos or wallabees kill them all. <G>
-SW

[StSanta]

LOL wolf!

I am sure the native wildlife will make their lives as short and pleasureable as a bout of thre week diahrrea.

 

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Baron Claus "StSanta" Von Ribbentroppen
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"

"I don't necessarily agree with everything I think." - A. Eldritch

[Jekyll]

Actually, 26th January is known as 'Australia Day', the anniversary of the date in 1788 when the First Fleet arrived.

January 1, 2001 was the 100th anniversary of Federation, the date when in 1901 the separate colonies formed the Commonwealth of Australia.

I suppose to explain it in 'US-centric' terms, 26th January is OUR version of the date your Mayflower reached shore, whilst 1st January is OUR version of your Declaration of Independence.

And we recently held a referendum on whether to ditch our existing constitutional monarchy, and replace it with a republic.  We voted against the republic, mainly I believe on the grounds that the bloody politicians wanted to be able to appoint the President directly with a 2/3 majority of parliament, rather than have the public elect a president directly.

After watching the recent balls-up in Florida, maybe a consitutional monarchy ain't so bad after all  

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