On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:50:27 +1200, "David Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Aug 30, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > The wattle is blooming pretty much everywhere downunder - just in time > > for "Wattle Day" on Sept 1. > > > > http://www.wattleday.asn.au/index.html > > I didn't know about that. Do you get a holiday? >
No such luck. Wattle day is a bit of an anachronism, but historically interesting. I think most Australians, if they're aware of it at all, think the idea is a bit "twee". Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
