Lest We Forget

[Squeak 17]

Those from 1914, until the present

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[ryoder 1,590]

Oh, yeah;
Mel Gibson was there, right?

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Squeak 17]

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[ryoder 1,590]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[JohnMitchell 16]

Good on you guys, Squeak. The Aussies have been great allies, and some of the best soldiers there are. My hat's off to your brave countrymen.

[jtval 0]

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Those from 1914, until the present

Nothing llike a game of two-up to remember those who fought for your country.
I had a great time when I was in oz. I happened to be there (bondi beach)for anzac day.

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Good on you guys, Squeak. The Aussies have been great allies, and some of the best soldiers there are. My hat's off to your brave countrymen.

+1

[1969912 0]

Here's a question:

Why does the mail system in AU prohibit the mailing of goods bearing the name "Anzac"? Is it a respect thing, or is there some other history behind it?


(From the US Int'l Mail Manual) "Prohibitions (130)

Coins; bank notes; currency notes (paper money); securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are prohibited.

Fruit cartons (used or new).

Goods bearing the name “Anzac.”

Goods produced wholly or partly in prisons or by convict labor.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Registered philatelic articles with fictitious addresses.

Seditious literature.

Silencers for firearms.

Used bedding."

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[muff528 3]

Thanks to a poster over on rec.skydiving I've become a fan of this girl. I believe she sang this song for ANZAC Day a couple of years ago.

[Squeak 17]

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Thanks to a poster over on rec.skydiving I've become a fan of this girl. I believe she sang this song for ANZAC Day a couple of years ago.

I know Beccy Cole but had not seen nor heard that song before.
Thank you

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[riddler 0]

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/

A good movie - worth watching.

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[muff528 3]

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Here's a question:

Why does the mail system in AU prohibit the mailing of goods bearing the name "Anzac"? Is it a respect thing, or is there some other history behind it?


(From the US Int'l Mail Manual) "Prohibitions (130)

Coins; bank notes; currency notes (paper money); securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver (manufactured or not); precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles are prohibited.

Fruit cartons (used or new).

Goods bearing the name “Anzac.”

Goods produced wholly or partly in prisons or by convict labor.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Registered philatelic articles with fictitious addresses.

Seditious literature.

Silencers for firearms.

Used bedding."

I, too, thought this prohibition was interesting and I found this:

http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/protection_of_Anzac/Pages/index.aspx

Looks like official protection of the word "ANZAC" dates to 1921.