So how many of you bothered to get up and honour the ANZACs this morning?

[firefighter]

where's the "I didn't sleep in but had to be up well before the crack of dawn to milk cows anyway" option?

Yeah i'm at work too, in hind-sight i'd have chucked in a "couldn't due to work" bit but too late now!

[Marknz]

its just too commercial these days

WTF!!

The only commercialism I see is in you having to donate a single gold coin for a poppy to support those that have served and their families.

There was a hint of commercialism this morning at the Cenotaph in Wgtn, until I realised that Cafe L'Affare (sp?) were giving away free coffee to anyone and everyone that chose to partake. Good on them

[firefighter]

WTF!!

The only commercialism I see is in you having to donate a single gold coin for a poppy to support those that have served and their families.

There was a hint of commercialism this morning at the Cenotaph in Wgtn, until I realised that Cafe L'Affare (sp?) were giving away free coffee to anyone and everyone that chose to partake. Good on them

even so that coin goes to the RSA's anyway..

[Marknz]

even so that coin goes to the RSA's anyway..

for sure, and that is a good thing. I wasn't suggesting otherwise.

[Babelfish]

I respect my Grandfathers generation and their sacrifice, but anyone trying to tell me I'm a lesser person because they didnt see me at their Anzac parade can get fucked. Mightier than thou mo fos. I respect people in my way, and remember history in a fashion that fits my life, rather than hangin aobut with a bunch of dog food smelling pensioners (or aging grumpy policemen bringing out the bully boy part of their existence).

Nice day though eh? Might go fishing with my grandma

[Taz]

Did the march to the cenotaph in Waiuku as we do every year. My girls scout group marches and we tag along.

[kburgess]

I respect my Grandfathers generation and their sacrifice, but anyone trying to tell me I'm a lesser person because they didnt see me at their Anzac parade can get fucked. Mightier than thou mo fos. I respect people in my way, and remember history in a fashion that fits my life, rather than hangin aobut with a bunch of dog food smelling pensioners (or aging grumpy policemen bringing out the bully boy part of their existence). ...

Do you think it fitted there life to go to war and die? I certainly dont think so and how grown up of you to call people that have made the effort to get up and attend "mo fos" you have summed up the type of person you are in one post good one. one day you might be able to see past the end of your own nose and see the whole picture.

[Babelfish]

Do you think it fitted there life to go to war and die? I certainly dont think so and how grown up of you to call people that have made the effort to get up and attend "mo fos" you have summed up the type of person you are in one post good one. one day you might be able to see past the end of your own nose and see the whole picture.

Nice one Did that take a while to muster? Hang on while I take up my best black woman persona...."you dont know me!" (cue finger click from side to side)....and if you do know me in that one post, you're a genius...can you tell me where I left my keys?

How right of you to reply in such a fashion, well done you right and just person you.

[terbang]

Its all about boundaries, boundaries in ideals and culture rather than lines on maps. Its what makes people different. That's why they went to war, to keep the boundaries where they were and to keep those that had different ideals, and were wanting to impose them upon us, away. The preserverence of their way of life for themselves, and more importantly, for those yet to come.
Sitting in a cafe this morning in Tairua listening to the radio commemoration of the ANZACs, it was poignant though not important any more, to listen to a German couple sitting opposite us speaking very loudly and respectfully in Deutsch about the sacrifice that soldiers make.
Proof that over time, boundaries and ideals have changed. Whether the change is right or wrong is not what ANZAC is about. That is life. But lets not forget those who put their lives on the line, to give us the opportunity to manage our boundaries as we so wish...

[98tls]

Slept in and went to the 10 oclock service here.Fwiw i tend to agree with SD in that so many gave everything for our freedom and look at the place now.

[Highlander]

...
Sitting in a cafe this morning in Tairua listening to the radio commemoration of the ANZACs, it was poignant though not important any more, to listen to a German couple sitting opposite us speaking very loudly and respectfully in Deutsch about the sacrifice that soldiers make....

Also a reminder that there are at least two sides to any agument, and in this case suffering on both sides.

[Babelfish]

Its all about boundaries, boundaries in ideals and culture rather than lines on maps. Its what makes people different. That's why they went to war, to keep the boundaries where they were and to keep those that had different ideals, and were wanting to impose them upon us, away. The preserverence of their way of life for themselves, and more importantly, for those yet to come.
Sitting in a cafe this morning in Tairua listening to the radio commemoration of the ANZACs, it was poignant though not important any more, to listen to a German couple sitting opposite us speaking very loudly and respectfully in Deutsch about the sacrifice that soldiers make.
Proof that over time, boundaries and ideals have changed. Whether the change is right or wrong is not what ANZAC is about. That is life. But lets not forget those who put their lives on the line, to give us the opportunity to manage our boundaries as we so wish...

I actually just found out the next door neighbor's fence is 150mm on my side of the boundary...and they're Dutch...fucking coincidence or what?

It was just a war, time a build a bridge me thinks. I dont understand what went through my Grandads head as he enlisted, but I have spent many hours (actually probably days) trying to and asking less questions than he has answers for. It will happen again, and the same mentality will arise and many years from now another smart arse on a forum can be flamed for his perceived lack of respect for those fallen.

I used to attend the dawn parades passionately, and still hold silent on hearing the last post, reminiscing said stories of my grandfather. However views change, life goes on and we evolve....and some dutch cunt can't build a proper fence in the right place

[98tls]

Fwiw one could resent the English as much as the Germans etc for the death of Anzacs in the first world war.

[Babelfish]

Fwiw one could resent the English as much as the Germans etc for the death of Anzacs in the first world war.

Yeah...rotten bastards for wanting to kill so many of their soldiers eh?

Although having read differing accounts, a large amount has been slung around about ignorant commanding officers. While some of the muck should stick, some should not.

And, all joking aside, how should such a time...neigh, such a forum abound with such resentment. Boo hiss.

[flyingcrocodile46]

I went to pay my respects and show appreciation (at a ceremony) for the first time in about 7 or 8 years... I didn't notice any commercialism but I did take exception to the religious content (I abhor religious hypocrisy and believe that religious institutions feed on the weakest sheep... I believe religion is a disease). The reverend preached understanding and acceptance of other races and creeds but as always.. no mention of the need to understand or be accepting of other religions. (which seems to me to be one of the main point of difference that is used by the unscrupulous to fuel wars).

I shall not go again and will find my own way to pay my respects to those brave and unselfish men who's lives were lost.