If you can't see it, the speech bubble says: "All right, who's the smart-arse?" The man who's speaking is Captain Arthur Phillip, the Captain of the First Fleet to land in Australia. The painting is a parody of a famous depiction of the First Fleet's arrival, a parody because the flag raised isn't the Union Jack, but the Aboriginal Flag.
It gave me a laugh, and I felt like sharing.
I love this so much. I freaking love English Assessment for this reason - you always stumble upon something cool.
ReplyDeleteI know right! Bloody brilliant.
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