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 pete wood
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| posted on November 1st, 2009 at 08:25 AM |
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Let he who has never worn his baseball cap backwards cast the first stone.
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The US has been exporting product and culture here since at least the gold rush in the late 1800s. Probably before that. We all lap most of it up. As
for the rest... well I guess you can take it or leave it.
BTW, the biggest influence on the VW culture world wide doesn't come from germany. So if you are sick of US culture, you can burn your BRMs and
stoker cranks along with your personal computers, beach boys records and fast food restaurants, coz all of that stuff comes from the US.
Me, I just got out from under my king size quilt, ate thick pancakes with maple syrup, looked on the interweb and later today I'll drive my dunebuggy
and play some rock'n'roll on my fender guitars. The US isn't all bad. 
p.s. yes I know BRM was an English company but they were contracted by Americans to make the wheels.
p.s.s. but I won't be listening to that awful rap they pass off for music. Not that there isn't good rap.
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| posted on November 1st, 2009 at 09:06 AM |
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from a personal point of veiw, aussies embrace yanky stuff far more than any other culture, even down to spelling of words (us=color uk=colour) the
way tv shows are shown is an american way, with commercial breaks very frequent, sometimes its difficult to follow the programme
its also true that while "trick or treat" is fully americal, and halloween is british, the ozzy's totally embrace the commercial crassness without
understanding the reasons behind tradition.
Are there ANY ozzy traditions? xmas dinner on the beach? drinking and a bbq on australia day? smoking tyres on a friday arvo??
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| posted on November 1st, 2009 at 09:12 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by squizy
Let he who has never worn his baseball cap backwards cast the first stone.
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Look out squizy, here comes my rock, I'm starting to sound like a real old fart even to me. I'm not against everything American, there's heaps of
stuff from there that I just love, but I rekon we need to keep our own culture going even if it is tainted and changed by imports from all other parts
of the globe, after all they arn't forcing us to put up the golden arches and the like, thats our own choice and fault but please don't forget that
our culture has evolved over many many years and will keep on evolving into the future, just don't forget where we came from and how we got to where
we are.
Rant over yoawl
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| posted on November 1st, 2009 at 09:16 AM |
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Are there ANY ozzy traditions? xmas dinner on the beach? drinking and a bbq on australia day? smoking tyres on a friday arvo??
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You seem to have forgoten box trailers without working tail lights, to have a box trailer with working tail lights is the extreme of
unAustralianism.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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Baja Wes
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| posted on November 1st, 2009 at 11:38 AM |
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It never ceazes to amaze me how close minded some people are. Halloween is a reason to have some fun. As others have pointed out it's not solely an
American thing, so stop using that excuse. And what's with all this "it's not Aussie" crap. We aren't Aussie, we're all from somewhere else
(unless your an aboriginal forum member). For that reason Australia is multicultural. We have groups here that celebrate chinese new year, halloween,
honika (spelling?) and heaps of other traditions from other countries.
I went trick or treating as a kid (late 80's, early 90's), sure most people didn't know what it was, but it was fun. Anything that is fun for the
kids is a good thing. The last few years I've been to adult fancy dress Halloween parties and they are great fun. It is the only night of the year
that adults have an excuse to have fun fancy dress style.
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| posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 05:07 PM |
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Halloween is a good excuse to use the ol tennis ball launcher for 'disarming' egg/toilet paper throwing kids 
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| posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 05:23 PM |
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Aussie traditions?
ANZAC day
Australia day
Be a convict, migrant, asylum seeker, resident, whatever. Just respect, reflect, learn and celebrate. Just be cool and warm and have some community
spirit at the same time.
The important thing is to not always just be a part of the celebration, but to understand the reason why it would be significant to others and respect
that.
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| posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 05:46 PM |
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i have to admit i dont feel halloween is a part of aussie culture and was shocked when i got some kids come to the door trick or treating the other
day
i reckon its just cos our kids are so exposed to american life via TV they start to think and act like what they're seeing
incidently, i had to laugh at this
where else bit the US would this happen
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| posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 07:45 PM |
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Of course the kids know what it is about - LOLLIES - what else.
I must say, I have met some females who I reckon would fall int the category of 'Witches". lol
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I agree with some of the above and I can remember my Mum saying "never take lollies off someone that you don't know" The pedophiles must love
it.
Perhaps this makes me a Grinch also but I don't care as most of our kids are too precious to expose to this crap.
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| posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 09:53 PM |
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the night of all hallows.. an old traditional Celtic festivity marking season change from summer to autumn from memory
I'm sure someone has mentioned this n yeah not from the us..
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 07:28 AM |
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It's Melbourne Cup Day today as most of us would be well aware... It should be a National Public Holiday. That way we can celebrate the start of the
hot summer weather. We don't need Halloween in Australia.
If it's not in a Vee Dub I'm not going!
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 07:46 AM |
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Hi
BRMs are a British wheels, I wear my peaked cap backwards in the appropriate manner i.e. when taking photos.
Steve
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 08:21 AM |
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stuff that. Thousands of hungry and homeless people, thousands on surgery waiting lists (etc etc) in this country, yet we will spend hundreds of
millions of dollars watching 20 odd horses run around in a circle??? I think we should export the Melbourne Cup to the US. They can call it the
Melborn Cup
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 08:25 AM |
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Who's playing in the cup? Good day to listen to the Ipod i reckon
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 08:32 AM |
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Hi
I should explain my lack of excitement for dogs, trots, gee gees etc When I was lad my uncle used to drag me around to all the tracks with him, I saw
1st hand that most people who gamble loose and saw what this loosing did to them.
My uncle was a great bloke and thank him for this lesson. But I'm a hypocrite, I'm a member of the dish licker club in Sydney, that where my car
club has its meetings, so I joined to avoid signing in every club meeting, and I buy lottery and lotto tickets sometimes.
Steve
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 08:32 AM |
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If Natalie Bassingthwaite is half time entertainment I might watch
Horses in Halloween costumes, now that would be a good show.
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 09:29 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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.....edited........ It is the only night of the year that adults have an excuse to have fun fancy dress style.
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Depends how kinky you are Wes.... 
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squizy
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 11:02 AM |
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Bugger Halloween anyhow - I'm into Day of the Dead.
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Baja Wes
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| posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 11:06 AM |
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until they have an officially recognised date for naughty nurses or bondage party night anyway Mick 
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