by Booney » Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:26 am
by woodublieve12 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:33 am
Booney wrote:Taking a moment to think about and acknowledge the bravery the Turkish showed during the battle means no disrespect to the ANZAC diggers we all admire and will forever more.
by bennymacca » Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:04 am
woodublieve12 wrote:Booney wrote:Taking a moment to think about and acknowledge the bravery the Turkish showed during the battle means no disrespect to the ANZAC diggers we all admire and will forever more.
very well said Boon
by Jim05 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:47 am
woodublieve12 wrote:Jim05 wrote:Russell Crowe, dead set wanker!!
Im sure im not the only one who thought his interview was insulting and disrespectful towards our diggers
I'm massive on WW1 and i love learning more about it also i tremendous amount of respect for all involved and i don't think he's disrespecting the diggers. We did invade... Gallipoli was poorly planned and even worse poorly executed due mainly because of the poor planning. And the ANZAC, British and other allies were the unfortunate pawns in this disaster. We fought bloody hard, and i love hearing about the stories of bravery and mateship at Gallipoli.
Churchill and Kitchener have a fair bit to answer for in this blunder.
I personally believe the ANZAC spirit was built on the western front.... Pozier, somme etc etc.....
hence why i have really no interest in going to gallipoli, and why i can't wait to go to poziers in 2016....
by Footy Chick » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:58 am
woodublieve12 wrote:Jim05 wrote:Russell Crowe, dead set wanker!!
Im sure im not the only one who thought his interview was insulting and disrespectful towards our diggers
I'm massive on WW1 and i love learning more about it also i tremendous amount of respect for all involved and i don't think he's disrespecting the diggers. We did invade... Gallipoli was poorly planned and even worse poorly executed due mainly because of the poor planning. And the ANZAC, British and other allies were the unfortunate pawns in this disaster. We fought bloody hard, and i love hearing about the stories of bravery and mateship at Gallipoli.
Churchill and Kitchener have a fair bit to answer for in this blunder.
I personally believe the ANZAC spirit was built on the western front.... Pozier, somme etc etc.....
hence why i have really no interest in going to gallipoli, and why i can't wait to go to poziers in 2016....
Gatt_Weasel wrote:if they (Walkerville) dont win the flag ill run around the block of my street naked :) you can grab a chair and enjoy the view
by woodublieve12 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:09 am
Jim05 wrote:woodublieve12 wrote:Jim05 wrote:Russell Crowe, dead set wanker!!
Im sure im not the only one who thought his interview was insulting and disrespectful towards our diggers
I'm massive on WW1 and i love learning more about it also i tremendous amount of respect for all involved and i don't think he's disrespecting the diggers. We did invade... Gallipoli was poorly planned and even worse poorly executed due mainly because of the poor planning. And the ANZAC, British and other allies were the unfortunate pawns in this disaster. We fought bloody hard, and i love hearing about the stories of bravery and mateship at Gallipoli.
Churchill and Kitchener have a fair bit to answer for in this blunder.
I personally believe the ANZAC spirit was built on the western front.... Pozier, somme etc etc.....
hence why i have really no interest in going to gallipoli, and why i can't wait to go to poziers in 2016....
I dont disagree that the attacks were poorly planned and executed but at the end of the day they were the enemy at the time not an innocent party as Crowe insinuates. As our enemy they had to be attacked whether we like it or not
by Jim05 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:31 am
woodublieve12 wrote:Jim05 wrote:woodublieve12 wrote:Jim05 wrote:Russell Crowe, dead set wanker!!
Im sure im not the only one who thought his interview was insulting and disrespectful towards our diggers
I'm massive on WW1 and i love learning more about it also i tremendous amount of respect for all involved and i don't think he's disrespecting the diggers. We did invade... Gallipoli was poorly planned and even worse poorly executed due mainly because of the poor planning. And the ANZAC, British and other allies were the unfortunate pawns in this disaster. We fought bloody hard, and i love hearing about the stories of bravery and mateship at Gallipoli.
Churchill and Kitchener have a fair bit to answer for in this blunder.
I personally believe the ANZAC spirit was built on the western front.... Pozier, somme etc etc.....
hence why i have really no interest in going to gallipoli, and why i can't wait to go to poziers in 2016....
I dont disagree that the attacks were poorly planned and executed but at the end of the day they were the enemy at the time not an innocent party as Crowe insinuates. As our enemy they had to be attacked whether we like it or not
Nah can't argue that... I certainly see both sides of the argument...
Do yourself a favour read the book below, it's a great read. And as i said i'm more of a western front sort of guy but learning alot about Gallipoli was excellent... Goes into great depth about it, on both sides...
http://books.google.com.au/books/about/ ... K--6EXWmgC
This bit has stuck with since i read it,
- Brazier said he returned to the frontline and said: "I am sorry, lads, but the order is to go." Trooper Harold Rush turned to his mate. "Goodbye, Cobber" he said. "God Bless you." Then they went over the top at the Nek and they knew they were going to die.. How does one do that??? Tremendous courage....
Amongst other quotes and stories
by Dogwatcher » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:09 pm
by Dogwatcher » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:10 pm
by bennymacca » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:21 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:Anyway, I came to post about something that gives me the shits...
Someone very near and dear to me keeps using the phrase "I know, right" *upward inflection*. It's seriously giving me the shits.
by bennymacca » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:22 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:Great book. Carlyon writes some great stuff.
If you're interested in this sort of thing, I've been listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History and he's doing a series of podcasts on WWI called Blueprint to Armageddon. He distills it all succinctly. Naturally, as Australians we, mostly, understand 'our war' well but this takes a look at the overall picture. Fascinating.
http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/
by HH3 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:25 pm
Dogwatcher wrote:Anyway, I came to post about something that gives me the shits...
Someone very near and dear to me keeps using the phrase "I know, right" *upward inflection*. It's seriously giving me the shits.
by bennymacca » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:27 pm
by HH3 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:29 pm
by woodublieve12 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:29 pm
bennymacca wrote:Haha everything was amazeballs for about 2 months when I found out wifey hated it
by Dogwatcher » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:31 pm
by Footy Chick » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:42 pm
Gatt_Weasel wrote:if they (Walkerville) dont win the flag ill run around the block of my street naked :) you can grab a chair and enjoy the view
by mighty_tiger_79 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:43 pm
by Booney » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:45 pm
HH3 wrote:Dogwatcher wrote:Anyway, I came to post about something that gives me the shits...
Someone very near and dear to me keeps using the phrase "I know, right" *upward inflection*. It's seriously giving me the shits.
You wouldn't be able to stand being around me. If I think somethings funny, I will repeat it until everybody wants to kill me.
Right now I'm finishing every sentence to the missus with "brah".
Eg. "Whats for tea, brah?" "Where's my clean work shirt, brah?" etc etc.
by heater31 » Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:59 pm
Footy Chick wrote:BAE
End of thread.
If you are that utterly and stupidly lazy to leave 1 letter B out of a word so you can say it quicker ...
It just shits me no end.
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