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Oliver the joke was about Australia not Austria and in any event Anchluss is an outdated concept. We are all European now.

Clive, you should know that I read with precision. I can assure you that there is certainly a very distinct culture in Austria. Oh yes.

And dare I request that if you're going to Godwin yet another thread (I think we're getting on for three or four now in the very recent past), please at least look up how to spell "Anschluß" first. ;)

(My problem with your use of such terms is that I know that they are basically Nazi terminology, which really should be avoided. The same goes for terms like "Lebensraum" and other poorly-understood concepts which for some reason have become comedy staples--and yes, because of their tragic historical associations their application will by default be unsuccessful in contexts intended to be humorous.)