ABCDiamond

You have me wondering now ! I remember when the first PC's became generally available. I already ran my own accounting business at the time, but I can't remember how I did the accounts now. It must have been pen, paper and calculator!


It does explain how the kids of today are so much "cleverer" than us oldies.

It took us hours to research, and prepare a report on something that these days it would take them, and google, about 5 minutes to find, and print out ready for school !!

I am glad her school makes them do a draft first, for about 50% of the mark, before the final product.

kevin747

The national anthem is appalling.The most awful dirge.Written by a Scot I'm sorry to say

BadgeIsBack

I know - it was just a sort of arbitary limit that sprung to mind. As you know, it pretty much stops at Springvale rd and Melbourne continues E for ages - gives you an idea of expansion.

Pollyana

Terrible habit - I remember it well. B*gger when the bus went over bumps in the road and jogged your writing wasn't it!!!

Hutch

The Australian national anthem and "I'm gonna be" by The Proclaimers. Not much of a track record, is it?

kevin747

You're right Hutch on that one!.Rolf Harris should write a new one

MartinLuther

I reckon the Aussie national anthem is better than the UK one.

This was clearly demonstrated to me the other day when one of the kids asked what the UK national anthem sounded like*. Not only is it completely meaningless to my republican soul but it just sounds crap.

* This was just after the kids had been teaching the Aussie national anthem to my wife who was a little embarrassed at not knowing the words at the local Remembrance Day service.

PS: There's also something quite comforting about being girt by sea.

Bix

Tis full of laid back lazy bassards enjoying life instead of devoting every hour to working.

Don't they realise what they're not missing ?

Farking shameful I call it.

Could be sweating their bollocks off in the coal mine but no, they prefer to tipple a slab or two on a tinnie.

What sort of mentality is that ?

softshoebanana

Sorry, better late than never but I couldn't resist this old chestnut......

.....I went to a gypsy fight the other day and a wedding broke out

kevin747

In reply to Bix. The laid back aussie is a bit of a myth as is the larrikin.From where I sit people work to hard ,have fewer holidays and a devoted little lot to the company.More so than the uk

Slabs of beer and burnt meat.Not that great really!

The uk national anthem is crap I agree.

softshoebanana

...put alongisde the rousing 'Land of Hope and Glory', it doesn't stand a chance does it? But as long as we're (he says all the way from Ireland) stuck with that lot, I'll suppose it won't go away.

ABCDiamond

These days it's more like: wine and medium rare steak, at least in my area

the troubadour

Agree also..the myth of the laid back Aussie and as for being a larrikin what a laugh some of the more conforming people that i have met.

kporte

same here. had friends over at weekend for some lovely rib fillet and a glass or 2 of a nice barossa shiraz

ABCDiamond

I bought a whole rump of beautifully tender steak last week, my daughter was almost convinced it was a chateaubriand I had cooked.

Oh, wait a minute this is a negative thread isn't it... ummm.. Oh yes... It cost me more than I normally pay for steak ... this was $9.95 kg