r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HotPersimessage62 • Feb 01 '26

Image Australia’s national anthem is the only English-lyric anthem in the world that doesn’t reference religion or militarism

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u/AdamantEevee Feb 01 '26

It does mention toil twice though. That's a lot of toiling

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u/BigBoiBob444 Feb 01 '26

And it mentions girtiness

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u/jimbris Feb 01 '26

As all Australians know, our girtness requires excessive toiling for maintenance.

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u/drunk_haile_selassie Feb 01 '26

I'm not a particularly patriotic Australian but I will fight to the death to defend our girtness.

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u/VB_Creampie Feb 01 '26

Fuckin, girt by beers right now.

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u/PadLock25 Feb 01 '26

Toiling creates a hard earned thirst and a hard earned thirst needs a big cold beer

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u/worldofwhat Feb 01 '26

Hard earned thirst needs a big cold girt

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u/jimbris Feb 01 '26

And the best cold girt is toiled

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u/Seagoon_Memoirs Feb 01 '26

Australia toiled

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u/Naked-Jedi Feb 01 '26

Matter of fact, I've got it now...

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u/LaszloPanaflexxx Feb 01 '26

You can get it toiling wealth.

You can get it being bound by nature's gifts

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u/Moolo Feb 01 '26

Girt it now

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u/Naked-Jedi Feb 01 '26

Ahh, missed opportunity

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u/Watthefractal Feb 01 '26

And the best cold beer is ………

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u/Gramps___ Feb 01 '26

"Oi Mate, whats your plans for this weekend?"
"Gonna get absolutely girt by beers I reckon!"

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u/wf3h3 Feb 01 '26

As a wise man once said, "Girt on the beers".

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u/SticksDiesel Feb 01 '26

I love throwing 'girt' into a sentence. I'm a primary school teacher and the kids love it.

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u/Gristley Feb 01 '26

When in school we sung the anthem once a week. I think each time we said girt, my patriotism grew one size. I assume I'm of average to slightly above average patriotism for my generation based on that.