Aussie History

Aug 09, 2010 08:36

You all knew I'd end up doing this one, right?

Describe your country's history - not as it really was, but as the average person in your country remembers it. What are the major events that everybody knows about? What's taught in schools? What do your politicians and media talk about when they want to boast about how great your country is? Or are ( Read more... )

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lavastar August 8 2010, 23:45:53 UTC
Oooh, I do feel all smart now!

And aww, Waltzing Matilda! I loved that song as a kid, especially because I thought it was (for whatever reason) a song about some nice guy dancing with Matilda from the book by Roald Dahl. :D

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deird1 August 9 2010, 00:03:56 UTC
Yay for Waltzing Matilda! One of our many, many songs that centre around sheep...

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jl_in_the_lane August 9 2010, 03:15:54 UTC
OK.

Click go the shears.

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I cannot think of any others. What are these 'many' sheep-centred songs, pray?

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klme August 10 2010, 04:23:40 UTC
http://folkstream.com/songs.html

a whole pile of Aussie songs. Lots of sheep hiding there.

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jl_in_the_lane August 10 2010, 05:35:40 UTC
How many of these do you know?

I know very few.

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