Torneyboy Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 The Philippines is full of Australian crooks including members of the notorious "Toe Cutter" gang as well as participants in "The Great Bookie Robbery" that resulted in the theft of 6 to 12 million dollars. Not a bad days work in 1976. And at the gold rate today ...wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I had one about grain farmers using cereal banks but your cocopops was better. I didn't know it until now, but I guess they do! [color:blue]Cereal Banks are probably the earliest form of banking institution. Thousands of years before Christ the Egyptians already knew a system of paying receipts based in amounts of wheat deposited in a warehouse administered by the state. The administration the amount deposited by each farmer. The value is determined by noting the quantity and quality and the year of the harvest. The farmer is thus insured against the dangers of robbery, fire, flood, drought, etc. The high cost of storage is thus shared between many farmers paying small amounts.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 <> how can you fly a flag above the national anthem/star spangled banner? .....did you mean the stars and stripes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 The title of the song actually refers to the flag. Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? All Americans please stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Nah, only for Ray Charles singing 'America the Beautiful'. 'To Anacreon, in Heaven' doesn't do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 <> how can you fly a flag above the national anthem/star spangled banner? .....did you mean the stars and stripes? The Anthem was written about The Flag If you wish to get pedantic with me at least get your facts right first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 If Australia had better national anthems I might be a bit more patriotic. AAF is woeful and Waltzing Matilda embarrassing. There was one around a few years ago called the The Song of Australia That we used to sing at school that would have made a better national anthem. Personally I like "This Land is Your Land" best of the US anthems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 How about "Who the f*ck is Alice" for the anthem of the PDR Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Sally called when she got the word, She said: "I suppose you've heard - About Alice". Well I rushed to the window, And I looked outside, But I could hardly believe my eyes - As a big limousine rolled up Into Alice's drive... Oh, I don't know why she's leaving, Or where she's gonna go, I guess she's got her reasons, But I just don't want to know, 'Cos for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice. Alice, who the fuck is Alice Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance, To tell her how I'm feeling, maybe get a second glance, Now I've got to get used to not living next door to Alice... Alice, who the fuck is Alice Grew up together, Two kids in the park, Carved our initials, Deep in the bark, Me and Alice. Now she walks through the door, With her head held high, Just for a moment, I caught her eye, As a big limousine pulled slowly Out of Alice's drive. Oh, I don't know why she's leaving, Or where she's gonna go, I guess she's got her reasons, But I just don't want to know, 'Cos for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice. Alice, who the fuck is Alice Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance, To tell her how I'm feeling, maybe get a second glance, Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice... Alice, who the fuck is Alice Sally called back, asked how I felt, She said: "I know how to help - Get over Alice". She said: "Now Alice is gone, But I'm still here, You know I've been waiting For twenty-four years..." And the big limousine disappeared... I don't know why she's leaving, Or where she's gonna go, I guess she's got her reasons, But I just don't want to know, 'Cos for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice. Alice, who the fuck is Alice Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance, To tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance, But I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice... Alice, who the fuck is Alice Now I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice... I prefer the Kevin "Bloody" Wilson Version personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Pick your version: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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