The Perth Thread

[Illinois Nazi]

Bomb threat at Morley galleria. Whole place evacuated.

False flag.

 

[Keys]

I'm gonna try again, and maybe BALKAN can help along. Anyone legit interested in a GD meet up?

I'd be interested

 

[BALKAN]

I'm gonna try again, and maybe BALKAN can help along. Anyone legit interested in a GD meet up?

yep I'll help as much as I can. Like I said in the other thread, after exams would work best for me which is anytime after june 27. Be good to put some faces to usernames.

 

[bok_party]

False flag.

Yeah got called a false alarm.

 

[The Speaker]

What WA Day needs is to be called Foundation Day.

 

[Scotland]

I'd be interested

Bringing your daughter(s)...?

 

[Borry]

What WA Day needs is to be called Foundation Day.

Don't understand why that is a problem to be honest, for reasons that are quite obvious.

You can also amount an understandable argument that the date should also should be changed, but it doesn't bother people enough to gain traction. And I really don't care all that much either.

 

[The Speaker]

Don't understand why that is a problem to be honest given the dubious use of the word foundation.

You can also amount an understandable argument that the date should also should be changed, but it doesn't bother people enough to gain traction.

There is nothing dubious about it. It is a commemoration of the founding of the Swan River Colony.

 

[BALKAN]

WESTRAYA DAY campaignerS

 

[Off The Couch]

I like WA day - makes it a day for all and the opportunity is there for it to become an all inclusive event that can be built on to showcase what the state offers

 

[Scotland]

I like WA day - makes it a day for all and the opportunity is there for it to become an all inclusive event that can be built on to showcase what the state offers

How does it 'make it a day for all'?

Call it what you want, but the date still commemorates the establishment of the colony. For mine Foundation Day captures that pretty well.

Given European settlers introduced the Gregorian calendar it's impossible to pick a date that appeases everyone, but I still reckon having 'WA Day' to 'celebrate the whole state' and keeping the date the same is a bit half-arsed.

 

[Righteo]

Rain

 

[Quokka]

Place might finally stop smelling of smoke for a few days

 

[Off The Couch]

How does it 'make it a day for all'?

Call it what you want, but the date still commemorates the establishment of the colony. For mine Foundation Day captures that pretty well.

Given European settlers introduced the Gregorian calendar it's impossible to pick a date that appeases everyone, but I still reckon having 'WA Day' to 'celebrate the whole state' and keeping the date the same is a bit half-arsed.

You are right that a name change doesn't change the significance of the date but it does go some way to recognising that for some it's not a day of celebration. Getting rid of it all together would be better

 

[Scotland]

Leaving it as it was would have been even better than that.

We live in such an apologist society that we're afraid to recognise what is a massive part of our own history in case it offends anyone.

 

[Off The Couch]

You don't think australia day is enough - something inclusive IMO is great maybe get rid of the queens birthday or Labor Day but we are never going to agree so will leave it there.

 

[Scotland]

I will never support the removal of public holidays.

Emperor Barnett Appreciation Day is fine with me if it means another day off.

 

[The Speaker]

You don't think australia day is enough - something inclusive IMO is great maybe get rid of the queens birthday or Labor Day but we are never going to agree so will leave it there.

We are a federation. It is absolutely right that a state should mark its foundation.

 

[Off The Couch]

We are a federation. It is absolutely right that a state should mark its foundation.

go for it

 

[Noobz0r]

The rain is back just in time for footy training. Joy.

 

[The_Reaper]

We should have a public holiday on the 26th of September.

To mark a great day for WA football and for both West Coast fans and for future Fremantle fans.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Rain & Wind looking a bit black

 

[Teriyakicat]

Rain & Wind looking a bit black

.... and gone, oh so quickly!!

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

.... and gone, oh so quickly!!

Wind is just kicking up dust

 

[Teriyakicat]

Wind is just kicking up dust

It's a lovely warm wind, isn't it? I was very surprised when I got up early this morning and felt the warmth in the breeze- the sun hadn't even risen. Just looked - 18º with a WNW wind. Good washing weather