Australia Day is a lot like 4th of July - a national holiday in the middle of summer filled with barbecues and good times. It celebrates the day the First Fleet arrived from Britain to colonize Oz with convicts. And one of the major activities of the day is Thong Throwing. Yup - thong throwing. Now I'm cheating a little bit, because I neither witnessed nor participated in any thong throwing this weekend, but I'm going to write about it nonetheless, because this is a subject that just has to be written about.
So to clarify, the word "thong" here refers to a type of footwear, not a type of underwear. [Actually, it can describe underwear, too, but it's predominantly used in reference to flip-flops.] So drop that mental image of a bunch of crazy convict grandchildren running around flinging their underwear everywhere. Instead, picture them throwing their shoes, which - though better than underwear - is still a little odd. But it's Australia Day and everyone is happy and proud of their Lucky, Sunburnt Country, so they can throw their shoes if they want.
I stole this pic, but thought it would give you a better feel for thong throwing.
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