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Mitchell Bauer (33) made an extra effort to show respect to those who have served for this country this morning.
After a quiet night at home, Mitchell was up at 4am and in a cab to the dawn service in the carpark of the West Betoota RSL, where he stood by himself at the back of the crowd and listened to the keynote speakers.
After taking part in the gunfire breakfast immediately after and heading inside the local RSL for some bacon and eggs, Mitchell had finally coerced his mates to come join him for a 9:30 am schooner.
While taking in the solemness of the day, the sacrifice made by the waves on young men and women in Australia’s military services was not lost on Mitchell this ANZAC Day.
However, his gratitude doesn’t mean shit, because he’s already made himself out to look like an idiot in front of the diggers.
While coming out from the urinal at the RSL bathrooms, Mitchell found himself doing the old ‘I’ll go this way, you go that way’ with an old codger that was heading in.
After a bit of a friendly chuckle over the confusion surrounding their gridlock at the doorway to the loo, Mitchell eventually stepped back and opened the door for the old bloke, after noticing an array of medals on his chest.
“After you mate” he says.
“Thanks young fella” responds the old digger, acknowledging the respect being shown to him for his service.
This exchange could easily be wrapped up at this point, but Mitchell goes one step further and fucks everything.
“Happy ANZAC Day” he says, immediately trivialising the day of commemoration and likening it to something as vapid and pissy as the Melbourne Cup.
“Yep” says the old man, as Mitchell hangs his head in shame.
