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It's been 64 years since August 17, 1945.
Aug. 17th, 2009 06:19 pmDEAR INDONESIA,
WILL I STILL NEED YOU, WILL I STILL FEED YOU, WHEN YOU ARE SIXTY-FOUR? AS YOU ARE NOW?
Happy birthday, you crazy country! Sixty-four years ago, Japan was atom-bombed into surrender, and Indonesia was like, "NOW'S OUR CHANCE," and was all *DECLARES INDEPENDENCE!*. Then Holland came along and tried being all, "Hey, thanks for kicking out the Japanese and saving our place. Now we can continue--" but Indonesia was like, "LOLOL NICE TRY, HOLLAND."
Independence day strikes me as kind of arbitrary sometimes, though. Indonesia as we know it is the Indonesia that the Dutch East Indies had carved out before Japan came along and occupied. THAT Indonesia is 64 years old. That's the Indonesia that Holland delineated being basically like, "This is where all the nutmeg and cloves are." It's like when Africa was divided and the borders didn't take tribal land into consideration. Indonesia's heritage goes back to before BC. We are FUCKING old.
Sixty-four years old since we shrugged off our last occupier. You know what it kind of reminds me of? It kind of reminds me of this xkcd comic.
Not to like, poop all over independence day or anything.
Some facts about Indonesia-as-we-know-it
1. Wiliam Shatner is older than Indonesia.
2. Being born on August 17, Indonesia is a Leo, indicating that it is enthusiastic and generous, but intolerant and patronizing. Other famous Leos include Hulk Hogan and Fidel Castro. Distinguished company! Its Chinese astrological sign is a rooster, indicating that it is delicious dipped in batter and deep-fried.
3. The Indonesian flag is the Polish flag turned upside-down, and a longer version of Monaco's.
Many happy returns!
Okay, so I was looking up The Beatles' video of "When I'm 64" to see how relevant the lulz are, and the video begins with the Beatles spontaneously growing beards due to some strange time warp, MUCH LIKE CASPIAN IN THE DAWN TREADER MOVIE APPARENTLY. WHAT. Oh Caspian, at least one questionable characterization choice for you per installation!
I was also clicking through http://fuckyeahemmawatson.tumblr.com/ trying to deny my secret crush and then I come across THESE PICTURES, and I was like hfjdksljflsjflksd. OMG GRINT IN A PINK JACKET AND HAT BEING SHAMELESSLY LIKE ":D!". And then vespas. jfldks!
While on the subject of pics that make me go "jfldks!": QUEENS OF NARNIA
WILL I STILL NEED YOU, WILL I STILL FEED YOU, WHEN YOU ARE SIXTY-FOUR? AS YOU ARE NOW?
Happy birthday, you crazy country! Sixty-four years ago, Japan was atom-bombed into surrender, and Indonesia was like, "NOW'S OUR CHANCE," and was all *DECLARES INDEPENDENCE!*. Then Holland came along and tried being all, "Hey, thanks for kicking out the Japanese and saving our place. Now we can continue--" but Indonesia was like, "LOLOL NICE TRY, HOLLAND."
Independence day strikes me as kind of arbitrary sometimes, though. Indonesia as we know it is the Indonesia that the Dutch East Indies had carved out before Japan came along and occupied. THAT Indonesia is 64 years old. That's the Indonesia that Holland delineated being basically like, "This is where all the nutmeg and cloves are." It's like when Africa was divided and the borders didn't take tribal land into consideration. Indonesia's heritage goes back to before BC. We are FUCKING old.
Sixty-four years old since we shrugged off our last occupier. You know what it kind of reminds me of? It kind of reminds me of this xkcd comic.
Not to like, poop all over independence day or anything.
Some facts about Indonesia-as-we-know-it
1. Wiliam Shatner is older than Indonesia.
2. Being born on August 17, Indonesia is a Leo, indicating that it is enthusiastic and generous, but intolerant and patronizing. Other famous Leos include Hulk Hogan and Fidel Castro. Distinguished company! Its Chinese astrological sign is a rooster, indicating that it is delicious dipped in batter and deep-fried.
3. The Indonesian flag is the Polish flag turned upside-down, and a longer version of Monaco's.
Many happy returns!
Okay, so I was looking up The Beatles' video of "When I'm 64" to see how relevant the lulz are, and the video begins with the Beatles spontaneously growing beards due to some strange time warp, MUCH LIKE CASPIAN IN THE DAWN TREADER MOVIE APPARENTLY. WHAT. Oh Caspian, at least one questionable characterization choice for you per installation!
I was also clicking through http://fuckyeahemmawatson.tumblr.com/ trying to deny my secret crush and then I come across THESE PICTURES, and I was like hfjdksljflsjflksd. OMG GRINT IN A PINK JACKET AND HAT BEING SHAMELESSLY LIKE ":D!". And then vespas. jfldks!
While on the subject of pics that make me go "jfldks!": QUEENS OF NARNIA
