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Improved performance from Australia. Better defensive showing than against NZ and the midfield started to get some decent passing happening in the second half. Not sure we deserved the win though - Kennedy's goal was largely attributable to a deflected cross and an extremely loopy bounce over the defender's head.

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ok it is official there are going to be job cuts at work. That means my head is on the block.

Get the paper early this saturday and make some calls

Sorry to hear GS - hope everything turns out alright!

I haven't dropped in here for a while. Man this sport is stuffing up my sleep schedule, watching French Open, some of the cricket, and the World Cup is really going to screw it up too. Travelling down to Melbourne in a couple of weeks' time for a work conference - going to catch some AFL at the MCG (I confess to not following AFL but the guy I'm going down with is a fanatic who's already organised tickets, no idea who I'm seeing).

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Sorry to hear GS - hope everything turns out alright!

I haven't dropped in here for a while. Man this sport is stuffing up my sleep schedule, watching French Open, some of the cricket, and the World Cup is really going to screw it up too. Travelling down to Melbourne in a couple of weeks' time for a work conference - going to catch some AFL at the MCG (I confess to not following AFL but the guy I'm going down with is a fanatic who's already organised tickets, no idea who I'm seeing).

Good to hear from you buddy. No chance of you making world con?

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I should care more about the cup being a former Perth Glory fan, but I was just put off after last time. When we lost after the penalty our fans behaved like kids having a tantrum, grown men on the street in Melbourne with their faces painted like soccer balls weeping openly. :ack:

Did anyone else see what Kritina Keneally said about the kokoda track My link

That's more ammo for people to use against her for being half American.

Also is anyone familiar with the verse not often used in the Australian national anthem?

"Beneath our radiant souther cross we toil with hearts and hands,

blah blah blah,

for those who come across the sea we've boundless plains to share"

The first time I heard it was when I joined the army after HS. On ABC the other night they interviewed an assylum seeker from afghanistan who recently got his citizenship and he feels very strongly about getting more of his brethren out here. He said "the anthem I just sung it say for those who come across the sea we boundless plains to share, so it there, so it must be happen."

I wonder if this was an older version altered to reflect modern sentiment and if the old version only comes out depending on the occassion.

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Also is anyone familiar with the verse not often used in the Australian national anthem?

"Beneath our radiant souther cross we toil with hearts and hands,

blah blah blah,

for those who come across the sea we've boundless plains to share"

The first time I heard it was when I joined the army after HS. On ABC the other night they interviewed an assylum seeker from afghanistan who recently got his citizenship and he feels very strongly about getting more of his brethren out here. He said "the anthem I just sung it say for those who come across the sea we boundless plains to share, so it there, so it must be happen."

I wonder if this was an older version altered to reflect modern sentiment and if the old version only comes out depending on the occassion.

There was an older version of that verse that was replaced at the time of Federation (and note that there are three other verses as well). And you are quite right that the older version did not talk about "those who've come across the sea". The original version went:

Beneath our radiant southern Cross,

We'll toil with hearts and hands;

To make our youthful Commonwealth

Renowned of all the lands;

For loyal sons beyond the sea

We've boundless plains to share;

With courage let us all combine

To advance Australia fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing

"Advance Australia fair!"

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I thought these were the words to the Australian national anthem:

Working hard to make a living

bringing shelter from the rain

a fathers son left to carry on

blue denim in his vein

oh oh oh he's a working class man

well he's a steel town deciple

he's a legend of his kind

he's running like a cyclone

across the wild mid western sky

oh oh oh he's a working class man

he believes in god and elvis

he gets out when he can

he did his time in vietnam

still mad at uncle sam

he's a simple man

with a heart of gold

in a complicated land

oh he's a working class man

well he loves a little woman

someday he'll make his wife

saving all the overtime

for the one love of his life

he ain't worried about tomorrow

cause he just made up his mind

life's too short for burning bridges

take it one day at a time

oh oh oh he's a working class man

oh oh oh he's a working class man

oh yeah

yes he is

well he's a working class man

oh

ma ma . . . . . . . i tell you he's a working class man

Have I been living in a dream world?

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Bzzt.

You're a yob or you're a wanker -

Take your fucking choice

So who is your favourite genius

James Hird or James Joyce?

You ever seen a live performance?

Join the wanker club

You thought I meant table top dancing?

You're a yobbo, bub

What are ya? Yob or wanker?

Wankers once used mobile phones

But now that's sorta changing

And yobs once lived in cottage homes -

Ain't social change amazing?

If a yob and wanker want a girl

The wanker guy will get her -

Both of them are equally ugly

But the wanker hides it better

What are ya? Yob or wanker?

A wanker fights inequality

And for people's rights;

A wanker fights class prejudice

A yobbo just fights

Yob or wanker - wanker or yob

Pass me the brush to tar ya:

Make your choice then live your life;

Come on pal, what are ya?

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Dockers look set for a second straight loss today - St Kilda have completely outplayed us in the first half.

In slightly better news: exams will be over in two days' time ;).

Anyone staying up for the big game tonight (apart from Horza who I know will be tuned in)?

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I was going to get up early and watch it but got caught watching Lleyton beat Federer last night and slept in instead.

Looking at the results I'm happy with my choice

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I'm shattered.

:crying:

And very mad about the red card.

But mainly just shattered.

I'm shattered too. First Brown didn't start due to injury and then the Bulldogs smashed us by heaps.

But what was the red card? :P

No, seriously, this was a terrible way to begin the WC campaign.

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