Those were the days!

[JohnS]

Those were the days, when you could hold cabinet meetings on the Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 707 as Australian Prime Minister and smoke a cigar whilst listening to counsel. Below is an image of former Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, who was the Australian PM from 1983 to 1991. Those were the days!

[westg]

Ha. He could knock a few beers back as well.

[JohnS]

54 minutes ago, westg said:

Ha. He could knock a few beers back as well.

He certainly could! 😂

[Gubbins]

They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

[Fuzz AI]

Yeah, well, don't forget this is roughly the same era when business attire in Australia included this...

[my happy place]

2 hours ago, Fuzz AI said:

Yeah, well, don't forget this is roughly the same era when business attire in Australia included this...

 

[gormag38]

17 hours ago, Fuzz AI said:

Yeah, well, don't forget this is roughly the same era when business attire in Australia included this...

lmao. Wow.

I honestly did not know such a thing/trend ever existed. I guess it makes sense with the weather over your guys' way, but still...😆 I'm going to be blazing uncomfortable before I'd ever entertain wearing shorts with a dress shirt/tie. 😆

[Fuzz AI]

My high school geography teacher still wore that short sleeve shirt and shorts combo with the knee length socks in the 90s. 

[Hoosh]

On 11/19/2025 at 10:17 PM, Fuzz AI said:

Yeah, well, don't forget this is roughly the same era when business attire in Australia included this...

 

Hot damn! Who knew Larry Bird’s in daily life was a real thing?! 😆

[joeypots]

14 minutes ago, Hoosh said:

Hot damn! Who knew Larry Bird’s in daily life was a real thing?! 😆

I dare you to say that to his face.🤣

[Hoosh]

2 hours ago, joeypots said:

I dare you to say that to his face.🤣

He knows! He’s Larry Legend for many reasons, including his shorty shorts!