Thread: Its Academic

Originally Posted by AlexS

Don't think it's fair to criticise todays kids. Today on the radio they played a recording from a 1950s quiz for kids with Jack Davey. The idiot child muffed just about all the questions - didn't know that a tree that sheds its leave annually was deciduous, thought a mezzanine floor was on a building in Venice, etc., etc. About the best that could be said was that he ade some imaginative guesses.
Came from a supposedly good state school. Obviously never going to amount to anything.
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.Of course, the kid's name was John Howard.

For those who missed it, here is a Real Audio recording: http://www.australianpolitics.com/so...davey-1955.ram

Originally Posted by Iain

Stirlo, never ask a question like that, you may not like the answer.....

i didn't mind his answer this time . note taken though

Originally Posted by Green Woodchips

The other night on 'Who wants to be a Squillionaire?', Eddie asked the question, "Which song contains the words 'Beneath our Radiant Southern Cross, we'll toil with hearts and hands...'?" The choices were Waltzing Matilda, Advance Australia Fair, I Still Call Australia Home and one other.

Do you think the contestant (an Aussie bloke prob in his late 40's / early 50's) could get it? Nope. When he went to the audience vote, would you believe that 49% of the audience didn't know which song it was either?!

All I can say is: it would never happen in America.

GW

Well try this one yourself: What patriotic song is this from?
'When gallant Cook from Albion sailed.........
........Brittania rules the waves'

Isn't that why they are still at school?

Originally Posted by AlexS

Don't think it's fair to criticise todays kids. Today on the radio they played a recording from a 1950s quiz for kids with Jack Davey. The idiot child muffed just about all the questions - didn't know that a tree that sheds its leave annually was deciduous, thought a mezzanine floor was on a building in Venice, etc., etc. About the best that could be said was that he ade some imaginative guesses.
Came from a supposedly good state school. Obviously never going to amount to anything.
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.Of course, the kid's name was John Howard.

I rest my case m'lord.

Originally Posted by Carry Pine

Brittania rules the waves'

Except in the case of the Americas cup when the Poms were winning one year, America Waves the Rules..................

Originally Posted by Iain

Except in the case of the Americas cup when the Poms were winning one year, America Waves the Rules..................

Yeh we know that but what song's it from? More clues:
"when gallant Cook from Albion sailed
the great wide oceans o'er,
with British courage..........
till he landed on our shore...
Brittania rules the waves'
Come on guys! What song?

The 2nd verse.

Rule Brittania
Marmalade and Jam
Five Chinese crackers up your a&&&&&&&&&&
Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang
you may now be seated again

Reminds me of that famous nautical poem -

The boy stood on the burning deck,
his pockets full of crackers,
one fell down between his legs,
and blew off both his knackers

Richard

The boy stood on the burning deck
His back against the mast
He said 'I'm not leaving here'
'til Oscar Wilde goes past..........

Verse 4 (like Verse 2 no longer used in the National Anthem of Australia)

Should foreign for e'er sight our coast.
Or dare a foot to land,
We'll rouse to arms like sires of yore
To guard our native strand.
Britannia then shall surely know,
Beyond wide oceans roll
Her sons in fair Australia's land
Still keep a British soul.
In joyful strains let us sing etc. etc.

Oh yeah and now for my dads favourite and the one he taught me when I was about 6

The boy stood on the burning deck
Pickin his nose like mad
He rolled it into cannon balls
An flicked it at is dad. :eek:

Originally Posted by ubeaut

The boy stood on the burning deck
Pickin his nose like mad
He rolled it into cannon balls
An flicked it at is dad. :eek:

Ahah! The secret of uBeaut wax is out

[quote=ubeaut]Verse 4 (like Verse 2 no longer used in the National Anthem of Australia)

Should foreign for e'er sight our coast.
Or dare a foot to land,
We'll rouse to arms like sires of yore
To guard our native strand.
Britannia then shall surely know,
Beyond wide oceans roll
Her sons in fair Australia's land
Still keep a British soul.
In joyful strains let us sing etc. etc.


Thank you for the 4th verse. I though I was very clever in finding a book with the first 3 verses. I always favoured 'Song Of Australia' but who listens to the plebs?