When I was a young man I carried my pack
And I lived the free life of a rover
From the murrays green basin to the dusty outback
I waltzed my matilda all over

Then in nineteen fifteen my country said "Son,
It’s time to stop rambling ’cause there’s work to be done"
So they gave me a tin hat, and they gave me a gun
And they sent me away to the war.

And the band played waltzing matilda
As we sailed away from the quay
And amidst all the tears and the shouts and the Cheers
We sailed off for Gallipoli

How well I remember that terrible day
When the blood stained the sand and the water
And how in that hell that they called Suvla Bay
We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter

Johnny turk he was ready, he primed himself well
He showered us with bullets, and he rained us with shells
And in five minutes flat he’d blown us all to hell
Nearly blew us right back to Australia

But the band played waltzing matilda
As we stopped to bury our slain
And we buried ours, and the turks buried theirs
Then it started all over again

Now those who were living did their best to survive
In that mad world of blood, death and fire.
And for seven long weeks, I kept myself alive
While the corpses around me piled higher

Then a big turkish shell knocked me arse over tit
And when I woke up in my hospital bed
And saw what it had done, Christ I wished I was dead
Never knew there were worse things than dying

For no more I’ll go waltzing matilda
To the green bushes so far and near
For to hump tent and pegs, a man needs two legs
No more waltzing matilda for me

So they collected the cripples, the wounded and maimed
And they shipped us back home to Australia
The legless, the armless, the blind and insane
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla

And as our ship pulled into circular quay
I looked at the place where me legs used to be
And thank Christ there was nobody waiting for me
To grieve or to mourn or to pity

And the band played Waltzing Matilda
As they carried us down the gangway
But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared
Then they turned their faces away

Now every april I sit on my porch
And I watch the parade pass before me
I see my old comrades, how proudly they march
Reliving their dreams of past glory

I see the old men, all twisted and torn
The forgotten heroes of a forgotten war
And the young people ask "What are they marching for?"
And I ask myself the same question

And the band plays waltzing matilda
And the old men still answer to the call
But year after year their numbers get fewer
Some day no one will march there at all

Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda
Who’ll go a-waltzing matilda with me?

Edit: Now now, play nice.... :D

You wanna go off-topic to flame somebody, take it to the smacktalk section...

-DAK

totally inappropriate of you, 'king'

totally inappropriate of you, 'king'

Well I think that was mainly directed towards you.

Harold land with a wave of his hand said goodbye to all that.
He paid his bills and stopped the milk, then put on his hat.
He tried to say his last farewells as quickly as he could,
Promising that he would return, but doubted that he would,
Doubted that he would, doubted.

Now he’s marching soldiers in the rain as on to war they rode.
A long thin line of human mind, damnation as their load.
In the mud in coldness dark, he’d shiver out his fear,
What disappointing sights he’d seen instead of ones so dear,
Instead of ones so dear, so dear.

Going home, he’s going home to the land he loved so well.
Going home, he fought for two years, never fell.
Going home, he’s going home,
Going home. he’s going home.

Harold land with a wave of his hand stood sadly on the stage,
Clutching red ribbons from a badge, but he didn’t look his age.
Only two years had passed between his leaving home and back;
He had lost his love and youth while
Leading the attack, leading the attack.

In conversation it could be said,
That after war your heart is dead.
Well it’s not hard to understand,
There is no heart in harold land.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

Canada had an army?

lmao bullshit.

Harold and Kumar...what a funny movie Hhahahahhahahaaa!

What?

Hey hey.... Don't let 'em get to you.... I mean he did come in and start things, but you don't have to feed into it either....

-DAK

i have never been to white castle...OMG...Harold and Kumar lmao...omg that movie was great.

DAK,

I don't think I like the cut of your jib.

"what the hell's a jib?" - Homer Simpson.

whoa... and we witness the making of another über mod :swords:

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DAK,

I don't think I like the cut of your jib.

Hey, don't get the wrong idea about me...

Complaints come in, and I deal with them.... :wiggle:

Besides, I hardly see the point of anyone throwing up "F U" pics in the midst of a memorial thread.... :rolleyes:



whoa... and we witness the making of another über mod :swords:

You want some freshly baked pwncaeks too? :firedevil

If you're going to be liaison between the two of them, I think your soothing interjections of "don't drop yourself to his level" would serve you better in PM form.

If you're going to be liaison between the two of them, I think your soothing interjections of "don't drop yourself to his level" would serve you better in PM form.

Suggestion noted, although i'd say my advice is pretty much common knowledge.... ;)

It IS Manntis' thread, after all....

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lol, but anywho... That's the end of my posts here....

Carry on, gents :D

Don't edit my posts ******.

Yeah, you, ******.

Do not edit my posts. You're mod pretty much by my recommendation.

This is an anything goes forum, so there's no point of moderators anyway. Go ahead, be a nazi, and see where it gets you. Me taking everyone from this forum to another.

Try me.

Don't edit my posts ******.

Yeah, you, ******.

Do not edit my posts. You're mod pretty much by my recommendation.

This is an anything goes forum, so there's no point of moderators anyway. Go ahead, be a nazi, and see where it gets you. Me taking everyone from this forum to another.

Try me.

LOL, AND you take it to public besides the PM you just sent me?

Do me a favor, kid...

That ***** stuff might get over on BabyUsher, but you're hardly going to do or say anything that's going to get me riled up....

Let's get a couple of things straight, since you feel the need to be a "badass" again....

1.) You don't run shit.... I don't care what the hell you call yourself these days, it doesn't matter to me.... :rolleyes:

2.) We have a smacktalk section, so if you want to blatantly flame a guy like that, take it there.... What was that you said before in another thread?

"LEARN TO READ"

3.) This is Manntis' thread.... Along with the complaints I got about you on it, I was asked by him to edit his post as WELL as yours.... I'm not being a Nazi, i'm not being an ubermod, i'm just doing my tasks... You have a complaint about it, take it up with him.....


So then, knowing the facts, do you still have anything to say? Next time, I suggest you think about how to approach me in a more dignified matter before you mouth off like that....

All i'm seeing currently is a "crying ass ******" that can't seem to understand that the world doesn't always work how he sees fit.... :wiggle:

Edit: Oh, and btw... Even IF you did throw out recommendations, i'm not obligated to do whatever the fuck you want....

I'm just going to do the job that was given to me, regardless of who's causing the trouble.....

If anyone has a huge problem with that, then they can take the title away from me.... Got it?

Ah, welcome to being a mod here, DAK. Fun, isn't it? Now you understand why I just lock shit and explain via PM.

I should be a mod.

I should be a mod.

i should rub one out.

Ah, welcome to being a mod here, DAK. Fun, isn't it? Now you understand why I just lock shit and explain via PM.

lol, that I do....

However, I wanted my response to get out in the open as well as reach him via PM so that everybody else here understands what I just did....

The last thing I need is for some dumbass to get the idea that i'm trying to "get back at him" for all the retarded ass things he says and go on a rant about me and the rest of you guys being nazis....

So I want to just make it as clear cut as possible to EVERYONE who reads this.... I'm leniant as hell, and I couldn't give a fuck what you do or say personally here.... But when complaints start rolling in on you, the original creator of a thread wants something taken out that really ISN'T appropriate for the theme, AND you're outside of the section that kind of shit is supposed to be in, you can bet your ass i'm going to do something about the problem the way I see fit....

That's "I", not anybody else who thinks they have some given right to do whatever they want because they gave me "props" to be a mod....

Why? It's what i'm supposed to do.... It's my JOB....

Don't start no shit, won't be no shit, comprende amigos?

lol, that I do....

However, I wanted my response to get out in the open as well as reach him via PM so that everybody else here understands what I just did....

The last thing I need is for some dumbass to get the idea that i'm trying to "get back at him" for all the retarded ass things he says and go on a rant about me and the rest of you guys being nazis....

So I want to just make it as clear cut as possible to EVERYONE who reads this.... I'm leniant as hell, and I couldn't give a fuck what you do or say personally here.... But when complaints start rolling in on you, the original creator of a thread wants something taken out that really ISN'T appropriate for the theme, AND you're outside of the section that kind of shit is supposed to be in, you can bet your ass i'm going to do something about the problem the way I see fit....

Which is the same thing I've been saying. Be a little bit respectful, and don't hijack shit just to start trouble. I think this thread has served it's purpose, and is now closed.

On a side note, it was a nice idea Manntis. I know you are a Veteran, as am I, and one of the truest parts of the poem/song you put up is how people nowadays forget what others did and died for... Particularly Americans, who have about a 10 minute attention span.

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