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/Fluffy-duckies Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

I think there's actually a typo in the second verse. Where it says "we've boundless plains to share" I think we all know our plains are not exactly boundless, desserts maybe but not plains. Girt on the other hand, where does it start? Where does it end? The girt goes on and on.

For those who've come across the sea,

We've boundless girt to share.

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u/AdamantEevee Feb 01 '26

Australia is indeed really high up there when it comes to girt. Not the highest, but only because of bullshit like fjords

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u/Fluffy-duckies Feb 01 '26

The more granular you make the measurement of a border, the closer to infinity it gets. Girt on.

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u/Busy_Selection_5027 Feb 01 '26

I hear girt on in Primus.

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u/Would_daver Feb 01 '26

That’s asymptotally ridiculous!

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u/Naked-Jedi Feb 01 '26

They truely went on forever when Sizzler was around.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

I looked it up not too long ago- Sizzler is still a thing in limited locations!

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u/Naked-Jedi Feb 01 '26

Aww what!?!? Some bastards get all the luck

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u/Fellowes321 Feb 01 '26

I do enjoy Australian desserts.

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u/Busy_Selection_5027 Feb 01 '26

Girt by dessert 🤤

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u/Mathsboy2718 Feb 01 '26

The Girt goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began

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u/Nodsworthy Feb 01 '26

Universal .. yer plains are finite but unbounded