Addendum

I forgot my biggest peeve of all - the use of 'Waltzing Matilda' to evoke a sense of 'Australianess' in TV ads. I'm sorry, folks, but it doesn't inspire me to use an Australian funeral firm, donate money to Christian aid charities, eat more tomato sauce or go to the cricket. It's a great song but it's not by any means a substitute for our (reasonably awful, I grant you) national anthem - can we all please remember it's about a GUY STEALING SHEEP?

And did anyone else notice that our Canadian-born gold-medal winner didn't sing on the podium?