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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
Tall Poppy Syndrome is a distinctly Australian negative trait. It refers to those who get their kicks and sense of self importance by bringing down others who are successful. It can also refer to these same type of people who revel in the misfortunes of these same successful people.
Tall Poppy Syndrome is such a wide spead trait that even our current Prime Minister felt moved to make this statement:
"if there’s one thing we need to get rid of in this country it is our tall poppy syndrome."
- John Howard (Australia Prime Minister 1996 - current(2007))
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Tuesday, 03 July 2007 |
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I just spent all morning writting an article up and for no reason my computer rebooted itself.
No reason that is except I am stupidly running a Microsoft Operating system on it...
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Tuesday, 03 July 2007 |
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The Boxing Kangaroo is an Australian Icon, but besides the Boxing Kangaroo cartoons I have never actually seen a Boxing Kangaroo. It seems that the earliest known Boxing Kangaroo was called Jack and he appeared in 1891.
Being Australian I have seen many kangaroos and I do know that the Big Reds are particularly vicious.
Here is a video of a Boxing Kangaroo getting particularly annoyed I guess...
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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
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The evils of Television are aptly described in this 1990 song by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Have a read of the lyrics and see if you don't agree with what the musicians are saying, then question your own TV habits...
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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
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"Holiday in Cambodia" was the second single by the Dead Kennedys. The record
was released in May 1980 on Alternative Tentacles with "Police Truck" as the b-side. The title track was
re-recorded for the band's first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting
Vegetables (1980).
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