“Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats” Henry Louis Mencken
I had two recent flag outrages sent in, one from Stephanie showing a hills version, and one from Matt with a city slicker abomination. That’s Perth isn’t it? The city where there’s not much difference between Hillbilly and Super Nerd. The Super (superrrrr?) vehicle does perhaps have the worst advantage in that the company also has a ridiculous name, but hand out a banjo, marry your cousin, or replace your motherboard, Perth is the place to be. These are both horrible.
The Worst of Perth 
… the last refuge of the scoundrel. Does anyone know where I can purchase a Libyan flag? I’d like to glue one to the top of my head.
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Stomach turning perfidy.
Commercialised jingoism and redneck rebellion.
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Or just patriots who love their country?
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Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism – how passionately I hate them!
Einstein
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When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882), Journals, 1824
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Emerson? Einstein? These two old fart quotes make me want to take up flag waving. Is there nothing from Sid Vicious or Charlie Sheen?
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Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don’t let them take you ALIVE.
– Sid Vicious
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Your guide to history by LA
“Marx was a silly old fart
who bit his mates for a tenner
Einstein while not inclined
to the wine stein
lit the odd one with a bunsen
saving the planet from destruction
Ralph Waldo Emerson bent over
while the tennis was on ….”
All those flags have built up me patriotic fervour and I’ve got to let it rip ” Frrrrt ” warming up. Straya I love youse so , for I am young ,stupid and free, oi! oi! oi! See Ratbag23 it’s easy.
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I must say Emerson’s “[info][add][mail]” is refreshingly outre.
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Swot u get fer not avvin a nedit funsion.
stait cutnpaist twoz.
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Patriots? Hang on, where am I? Oh yeah NOT the US of A
wave your flag on Oz day if you feel you must but FFS it’s now March, take the damn things off of your cars and return this marketing tool to the used car salesmen, they need it more than us during this economic freefall.
Patriots ahahahaha
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The hills one was just post Oz day. I’m not sure about the nerrrrd one.
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And yet I’m still seeing them on cars this week.
It grinds my gears
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I was flying the Red Dragon of Wales over the weekend.
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“Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)
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The most famouser of all : “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” Samuel Johnson , now there was a silly old fart. When’s Troy Buswell gunna start carrying on about how true blue he is.
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Err, check 6.53am post, Bill.
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Makes note to improve reading skills. Hat tip Vic.
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It looks like Superrr Nerd might have a bit of joke action going on on the rear window, too.
A quick perusal of his website would seem to confirm this:
http://www.super-nerd.com.au/
Refreshingly appropriate use of apostrophes, however.
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Waving ? Drowning ? Patriotic fashion statement, or fashionable patriotic statement ?
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p.s. Great gum trees. Onya, TLA.
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You sick of cherry blossom?
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Nowhere near, TLA, especially with the Hanami parties coming up, but I was born a gum tree man, and …
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“To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.”
Pauline Hanson
or maybe it was Warwick Capper
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or at the risk of Godwin’s “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!”
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This is like a sober acid trip.
-Charlie Sheen
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Now yer talkin. Even Sid managed to sound a little po faced. (As against shit faced).
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Jesus – you wanted Sid Vicious, I gave you Sid Vicious, and you’re still not happy. I even managed to stay (approximately) on-topic.
You just can’t please some people.
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You sure that was Sid? Sounded like Voltaire to me. Perhaps you didn’t pick up that last “cunts!” when cutting & pasting?
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By jingo!
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I reckon the ute guy could actually be taking the piss, as ludicrously over-the-top that it is.
Please, please be taking the piss.
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Yeah, maybe he just wanted his picture in TWOP.
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Lazy Aussie. Yourt wish is my command (your post 05/03/2009 re patriotism. See charlie Sheen at http://prisonplanet.com/articles/april2006/150406sheenchallenges.htm
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