It's that time of the year again.

Fellow patriotic Australians feel the need to buy cheap plastic Australian flags. You know the ones. Really easy to install - just wind the car window up and the base of the flag wedges in.



Great idea, except that it is the one day of the year that Australians love to go cruising with their mates and/or families to the beach, BBQ's and fireworks. And, on this special national holiday more than any other, it is culturally ingrained that all occupants wind their windows down for at least part of the journey.

The patriotic display finishes with the Australian flag being released onto the road at speed, to be run over repeatedly, before settling on the verge next to the Macca's bag and to officially become litter (or would that be 'flitter').

Hey, well it is a disposable world - even for patriotism

The 27th of January has a newly emerging tradition for me. Spotto. I count the number of busted up national flags on the roadside on the way to work.

There is no way in HELL that you will get an Aussie flag on my car.
After seeing the way the rest of the tools drive around on Australia Day.
Do something original fools!!![}:)]

Mark _australia said...

You mean those little Aussie flags that are made in China

My wife became an Australian citizen last Australia day (after 30 years permanent residency) The local federal member of parliament actually seemed proud to be handing out the crappy little Chinese made flag. To add insult to injury the flag is/was not even correctly printed,

Mark _australia said...

You mean those little Aussie flags that are made in China

It's a sad day when we don't even make our own flags...

i might fly the following flags instead

mc donalds
coke
usa
kfc
nbc
cnn
google
vb
subway
bogan pride
etc etc

might have more relevance. still its a bloody good place to live.

"I once saw an Australian flag with the union jack removed and replaced with kangaroo similar to the Qantas style, looked very good I thought."

I think thaty may have been a John Williamson flag, he has a display on his home site.
I would also go for that one......its more .....us!

Here tis courtesy of J Williamson
www.johnwilliamson,com.au



for Australia I reckon its as bold as the Canadian flag...everyone knows that

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I did it,, attached one of those free, plastic aussie flags to me car,, wanted to see how the other half lived.. First thing i noticed was, its really noisy and starts to fall apart nearly instantly,,, then the bad stuff.. Began to listen to crap music, drive badly (had an urge to do burnouts),, got aggressive and started drooling.... wanted to get an old ford/holden and dump it on my front lawn and start producing meth in my shed.....

Anyway, all went away once I removed it,, handed over to a 'new' Aussie, fresh from Sweden,, she was stoked,, drove off happily singing to Farnsy/Barnsy etc and ran over some nuns... shouting Happy Oztraya Day Feckers!

Happy Australia day "Help the Chinese economy day" everyone.

i reckon more people on this site do more of those things you suggest we don't than the sheep bleating 'aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi' with a plastic flag on their car

Drove into the city yesterday (around 50k's). Had to pick up one flag lying in the gutter at the end of the driveway (I live in a fairly quiet suburban area but I guess it was too much bother to stop). Ran over two more along the freeway.

good on you for picking up our flags, shows some inititive and respect for our country I dont condone littering at all, most **** in gutters goes to our beaches. but you guys are just bitches get some aussie pride sing our anthem put up a flag and dont call me a bogen for having one or i might become one ... { personal abuse moderated as per forum policy
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For those of you who dont like Australia day, stay at work!

Whether the flags are made in China or Botswana who cares, just get into the spirit of the day, be nice to fellow Aussies no matter what their origin of birth is and dont get smashed and bother others.

Happy Aussie day

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I hear where your coming from and I agree on most of your points but I just don't think I need to prove my loyalty by buying a Chinese made flag, it doesn't sit right, if there were an Aussie made one I would, Happy China Australia day people.


100% for one day of the year it cant be hard to atleast have the flags MADE
here I know people will cry this down but its not that hard people i have no probs paying a reasnoble price for one there must be an orginisation who could do this for one dam day a year.