Harley riding fuckwits being their usual selves

[pritch]

And those people who are proclaiming this as the greatest display of disrespect in ANZAC Day history seem to be conveniently forgetting the considerable number of Aussies and Kiwis, both here and overseas, who see ANZAC Day as nothing more than an opportunity for drunken revellry.

I was wondering about this drunken revelry to which you refer. At the last two dawn Parades I attended I have had exactly one beer. Don't even partake of the coffee and rum. The drive home precludes imbibing further. Haven't seen anybody else pissed either.

Haven't been to Llondon on ANZAC Day, so missed out on that particular fun.

[Katman]

I was wondering about this drunken revelry to which you refer. At the last two dawn Parades I attended I have had exactly one beer. Don't even partake of the coffee and rum. The drive home precludes imbibing further. Haven't seen anybody else pissed either.

Haven't been to Llondon on ANZAC Day, so missed out on that particular fun.

I wasn't really suggesting a problem with the actual Dawn Services turning into a session on the piss.

ANZAC Day anywhere overseas where a large number of Aussies and Kiwis reside has an uncanny knack of becoming highly embarassing.

[jasonu]

I wasn't really suggesting a problem with the actual Dawn Services turning into a session on the piss.

ANY Day anywhere overseas where a large number of Aussies and Kiwis reside has an uncanny knack of becoming highly embarassing.

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[Katman]

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Yeah, but it's a little more cringable when it's on a day when we are supposed to be honouring our dead.

[scumdog]

I wasn't really suggesting a problem with the actual Dawn Services turning into a session on the piss.

ANZAC Day anywhere overseas where a large number of Aussies and Kiwis reside has an uncanny knack of becoming highly embarassing.

Sadly you're right, it seems to be de riguer for Kiwis and Aussies to drink too much and behave like dicks when they get together - more so when overseas.

[Katman]

On the other hand, the drunken revelry displayed by most of the drafts en route to the Middle East (in both wars) suggests that it might be tradition after all.

[admenk]

Sadly you're right, it seems to be de riguer for Kiwis and Aussies to drink too much and behave like dicks when they get together - more so when overseas.

Thankfully we Poms never suffer from that problem....

[Swoop]

Since there is intimate knowledge of the riders on here... Can someone find out how many of them actually served?

[Mo NZ]

Ah well, I would be really surprised if the individuals involved do it again.

Why you might ask.

I presume the leaders of the group concerned who issued the press statement also had a quiet word to the individuals involved.

[Gadget1]

Since there is intimate knowledge of the riders on here... Can someone find out how many of them actually served?

Katman may know. They're his customers though so probably all of them served.

[Katman]

Katman may know. They're his customers though so probably all of them served.

What the fuck difference does it make if any of them have served in the military?

You fucking moron.

[Gadget1]

What the fuck difference does it make if any of them have served in the military?

You fucking moron.

I think the post by Murray (#91) sums you up well.

Hint, it's the second to last line and starts with "Another..."

[Madness]

You fucking moron.

Murray... well.

Well I f that's not conclusive evidence I'm fucked if I know what is.

[PrincessBandit]

I wonder how many people taking great offence from this made a special effort and went to their Dawn Service this year for the first time?

It would appear that for many, the number 100 makes ANZAC Day special for them.

But why is this year any more important than last year's observance - or next year's?

You could also say that 100 is as good a time as any to start taking an interest in such an important event in our history. Doesn't make it any more important than any others, just a catalyst perhaps.

[Virago]

You could also say that 100 is as good a time as any to start taking an interest in such an important event in our history. Doesn't make it any more important than any others, just a catalyst perhaps.

I'm a latecomer to the Dawn Parades, only starting to go around ten years ago. Even still I don't go every year. I made a point of going this year though. I think the centenary was an important event.

Each year I arrive early and stand still through the service, feeling the early morning cold, feeling the increasingly sore feet and legs - and reflect on how much worse it would have been in the trenches.

A time for reflection, to count my blessings, and to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives. A humbling experience.