Wordie: Anzac Day: Comments

Comment by Brookdale_chick, 2 months ago

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:33:14 +0000

I LOVE ANZAC DAY...
IT IS SOO WARM AND FUZZY...
but has a solomn sadness that wraps oneself in and entangles them with the vines of our youth and the momories of the fallen...
SORRY!
ME GOING KRAZY AGAIN.....

Comment by kewpid, 5 months ago

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:15:24 +0000

It's bilby's list reesetee :)

Comment by bilby, 5 months ago

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:07:18 +0000

Both added c_b. I only excluded most of Wordie (apologies) from this list because I figured most wouldn't have useful contributions. Though I expected you might :-) I remember reading 'The One Day Of The Year' in high school and have seen this book around a lot so it's in. Baptism of fire is interesting in that I always assumed the phrase was in use more widely in English-speaking countries. It's not. Another well-spotted term, many thanks.

Comment by chained_bear, 5 months ago

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:48:54 +0000

Bilby, would the one day of the year make it to your list? Or baptism of fire? I heard those a lot when I was living in Australia. I did a project that involved interviewing a lot of Australian war veterans. Maybe these words are not used as much anymore.

Comment by reesetee, 5 months ago

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:58:24 +0000

Oh, that's true. I suppose it's similar to the American Memorial Day, then.

Comment by plethora, 5 months ago

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:53:03 +0000

The best part is the two-up. And the ANZAC biscuits.

Comment by bilby, 5 months ago

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:45:07 +0000

It can be a happy day. I see a lot of the diggers enjoying themselves more than usual on this day because they feel really special. Certainly a dawn service can be very sombre, it's like a mass funeral. After that things lighten up.

Comment by reesetee, 5 months ago

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:26:34 +0000

I don't want to say Happy Anzac Day because it isn't, but...we'll keep you in mind on the other side of the globe. :-) Great list, kewpid.

Comment by plethora, 5 months ago

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:17:32 +0000

:( This list makes me sad. I didn't make it to our town's march this morning, which I regret, of course.

Comment by bilby, 5 months ago

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:52:57 +0000

Thanks kewp :-) Fuzzy wuzzy's a great term, captures some of that odd sense of whimsy that accompanies adversity.