THE THREAD!!!

[AW1Steve]

Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,

Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Cant you hear, cant you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

Buying bread from a man in brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, do you speak-a my language?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich

[Anonymous]

Hi Terminus.

I think it goes "Where women glow and men plunder."

I have sailed with some aussies and think they would like that distiction.

[DuckofTindalos]

Here's the complete lyrics. Looks like we were both sorta-kinda right:

Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,

"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said,

"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

[AW1Steve]

Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more.
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.
All I wish is to be alone;
Stay away, don't you invade my home.
Best off if you hang outside,
Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.

Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?

Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor.
If he hears, he'll knock all day,
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay.
I've done no harm, I keep to myself;
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health.
I like it here with my childhood friend;
Here they come, those feelings again!

Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?

Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see,
It's just my fantasy

Oh...Who can it be now?
Oh...Who can it...Who can it...
Yeah yeah yeah

[AW1Steve]

Jump down the shelters to get away
The boys are cockin' up their guns
Tell us general, is it party time?
If it is can we all come

Don't think that we don't know
Don't think that we're not trying
Don't think we move too slow
It's no use after crying
Saying

It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake

After the laughter as died away
And all the boys have had their fun
No surface noise now, not much to say
They've got the bad guys on the run

Don't try to say you're sorry
Don't say he drew his gun
They've gone and grabbed old Ronnie
He's not the only one saying

It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake

Tell us commander, what do you think?
'Cos we know that you love all that power
Is it on then, are we on the brink?
We wish you'd all throw in the towel

We'll not fade out too soon
Not in this finest hour
Whistle your favourite tune
We'll send a card and flower
Saying

It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake

[Dixie]

Playing now:



Don't start that talking
I could talk all night
My mind goes sleepwalking
While I'm putting the world to right
Call careers information
Have you got yourself an occupation?

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

There was a checkpoint charlie
He didn't crack a smile
But it's no laughing party
When you've been on the murder mile
Only takes one itchy trigger
One more widow, one less white nigger

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

Hong Kong is up for grabs
London is full of Arabs
We could be in Palestine
Overrun by the Chinese line
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne
But there's no danger
It's a professional career
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear
If you're out of luck you're out of work
We could send you to Johannesburg

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good night!


Leo "Apollo11"

[Anonymous]

I sailed with aussies and i ate vegimite sandwiches and it was like a tube of anchovy paste with some tofu on top but it was not bad. And the aussies were not bad either they were just different. They called all the lines different names and just laughed when I could not grab the right one. They sey sheets are snakes and they say it snykes so when they yell to grab a snyke I am clueless. But they are nice. I went below to my bunk to turn in and on the overhead someboby wrote "Watch out for snykes". I think if this whole world really blows up, so long as a pair of aussies or a pair of kiwis make it through we are going to be ok.

[DuckofTindalos]

Vegemite... Eeeeehhhh...

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Vegemite... Eeeeehhhh...

Anything ending in "mite" is not meant for human consumption [:-]

[Nikademus]

I've tried a vegemite sandwich.

Not bad in moderation.

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Playing now:



Don't start that talking
I could talk all night
My mind goes sleepwalking
While I'm putting the world to right
Call careers information
Have you got yourself an occupation?

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

There was a checkpoint charlie
He didn't crack a smile
But it's no laughing party
When you've been on the murder mile
Only takes one itchy trigger
One more widow, one less white nigger

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

Hong Kong is up for grabs
London is full of Arabs
We could be in Palestine
Overrun by the Chinese line
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne
But there's no danger
It's a professional career
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear
If you're out of luck you're out of work
We could send you to Johannesburg

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

[&:][&:][&:][&:][&:][&:] Who???? [&:][&:][&:]

[AW1Steve]

No one really eats vegimite , do they? Isn't that just a nasty trick Aussies play on non-Aussies? [:D][&:][X(]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

I've tried a vegemite sandwich.

Not bad in moderation.

If I didn't already know you were from Seattle, I'd know it know! [:D]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

No one really eats vegimite , do they? Isn't that just a nasty trick Aussies play on non-Aussies? [:D][&:][X(]

The traditional "ethnic delicacy" joke [:D]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Playing now:



Don't start that talking
I could talk all night
My mind goes sleepwalking
While I'm putting the world to right
Call careers information
Have you got yourself an occupation?

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

There was a checkpoint charlie
He didn't crack a smile
But it's no laughing party
When you've been on the murder mile
Only takes one itchy trigger
One more widow, one less white nigger

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

Hong Kong is up for grabs
London is full of Arabs
We could be in Palestine
Overrun by the Chinese line
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne
But there's no danger
It's a professional career
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear
If you're out of luck you're out of work
We could send you to Johannesburg

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

[&:][&:][&:][&:][&:][&:] Who???? [&:][&:][&:]

Elvis Costello

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

No one really eats vegimite , do they? Isn't that just a nasty trick Aussies play on non-Aussies? [:D][&:][X(]

The traditional "ethnic delicacy" joke [:D]

Indeed! Like Phillipino Ballut, Chamorro fruit bat and soft shelled crabs! [:D]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Playing now:



Don't start that talking
I could talk all night
My mind goes sleepwalking
While I'm putting the world to right
Call careers information
Have you got yourself an occupation?

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

There was a checkpoint charlie
He didn't crack a smile
But it's no laughing party
When you've been on the murder mile
Only takes one itchy trigger
One more widow, one less white nigger

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

Hong Kong is up for grabs
London is full of Arabs
We could be in Palestine
Overrun by the Chinese line
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne
But there's no danger
It's a professional career
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear
If you're out of luck you're out of work
We could send you to Johannesburg

Oliver's army is here to stay
Oliver's army are on their way
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today
And I would rather be anywhere else
But here today

[&:][&:][&:][&:][&:][&:] Who???? [&:][&:][&:]

Elvis Costello

I've missed that one. It's quite the history lesson of the British army , isn't it? [:)]

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

I've tried a vegemite sandwich.

Not bad in moderation.

If I didn't already know you were from Seattle, I'd know it know! [:D]

proud to be soggy and caffinated.

[:)]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

I've missed that one. It's quite the history lesson of the British army , isn't it? [:)]

More a political commentry on the British Army and such [;)]