Happy 4th, Americans!

monster · 07-03-2009, 06:35 PM

I was out on a walk yesterday, exercising and trying to improve my photography skills, and I saw these and thought of all y'all.

Sorry about the picture quality -it was pretty early in the walk!

Alluvial · 07-03-2009, 07:41 PM

Ah! Good catch, I love it.

lumberjim · 07-03-2009, 08:00 PM

thanks Monstah.

233 years ago, some guys wearing suits with NO air conditioning decided to declare independence from an oppressive foreign government. And all that that meant and led to. can you imagine?

ZenGum · 07-03-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

thanks Monstah.

233 years ago, some guys wearing suits with NO air conditioning decided to declare independence from an oppressive foreign government. And all that that meant and led to. can you imagine?

Suits with air conditioning?

monster · 07-03-2009, 08:07 PM

don't talk to me about freedom, I'm all tied up in second quarter payroll taxes!

toranokaze · 07-03-2009, 10:09 PM

It has been a great ride we have gone far and we hope to go farther. Ever since this country was created as a tax doge we have stride for something different. Perhaps one day we will see the paragon of an egalitarian people and freedom that was once in visioned.

smoothmoniker · 07-03-2009, 11:43 PM

When her better angels guide her, America is a beautiful expression of hope. Long may that hope endure.

Trilby · 07-04-2009, 08:13 AM

If they'd only just given us the tea...

capnhowdy · 07-04-2009, 08:52 AM

AMERICA:
Put your heart in or get your ass out.
Happy Independence Day, everybody.

monster · 07-04-2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

AMERICA:
Put your heart in or get your ass out.
Happy Independence Day, everybody.

I misread that as "Happy Indigestion Day"

richlevy · 07-04-2009, 11:21 AM

Just out of curiosity, if you approached 10 eight graders and asked them what historical event is being celebrated on the 4th of July, how many would give the right answer?

Elspode · 07-04-2009, 05:40 PM

Well, our plans for today changed radically. I had two primo tickets to the Royals game today, but I seem to have lost my billfold with the tickets inside (fortunately, I have my debit card and drivers license in my pocket). So, while Selene studies, Kaleigh and I have gone out and bought explosive devices, chicken, corn on the cob and beer. The yardbird is now gloriously slow smoking on the charcoal side of my new grille, and I am drinking a cold Sam Adams Boston Lager while monitoring the process.

Later, the kids are coming over to ignite the fireworks we bought.

TheMercenary · 07-06-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Just out of curiosity, if you approached 10 eight graders and asked them what historical event is being celebrated on the 4th of July, how many would give the right answer?

It would only reflect the larger issue that few of them can locate Iraq on a map.

Griff · 07-06-2009, 02:57 PM

We did fireworks at a friends house on the way home from the Adirondacks. The explosives are illegal to sell in New York so they were imported from PA and Mexico... naturally the main fuse man was a NYS Trooper, this lead to a discussion about the stupid number of laws this freeish country has.

capnhowdy · 07-06-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

It would only reflect the larger issue that few of them can locate Iraq on a map.

Larger issue?

07-03-2009, 06:35 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Happy 4th, Americans! I was out on a walk yesterday, exercising and trying to improve my photography skills, and I saw these and thought of all y'all. Sorry about the picture quality -it was pretty early in the walk! Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-03-2009, 07:41 PM	#2
Alluvial Phenomenologist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 270	Ah! Good catch, I love it. __________________ “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.” - Louis Adamic

07-03-2009, 08:00 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	thanks Monstah. 233 years ago, some guys wearing suits with NO air conditioning decided to declare independence from an oppressive foreign government. And all that that meant and led to. can you imagine? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-03-2009, 08:07 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	don't talk to me about freedom, I'm all tied up in second quarter payroll taxes! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-03-2009, 10:09 PM	#6
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	It has been a great ride we have gone far and we hope to go farther. Ever since this country was created as a tax doge we have stride for something different. Perhaps one day we will see the paragon of an egalitarian people and freedom that was once in visioned. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

07-03-2009, 11:43 PM	#7
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	When her better angels guide her, America is a beautiful expression of hope. Long may that hope endure. __________________ to live and die in LA

07-04-2009, 08:13 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	If they'd only just given us the tea... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-04-2009, 08:52 AM	#9
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	AMERICA: Put your heart in or get your ass out. Happy Independence Day, everybody. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

07-04-2009, 11:21 AM	#11
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Just out of curiosity, if you approached 10 eight graders and asked them what historical event is being celebrated on the 4th of July, how many would give the right answer? __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

07-04-2009, 05:40 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, our plans for today changed radically. I had two primo tickets to the Royals game today, but I seem to have lost my billfold with the tickets inside (fortunately, I have my debit card and drivers license in my pocket). So, while Selene studies, Kaleigh and I have gone out and bought explosive devices, chicken, corn on the cob and beer. The yardbird is now gloriously slow smoking on the charcoal side of my new grille, and I am drinking a cold Sam Adams Boston Lager while monitoring the process. Later, the kids are coming over to ignite the fireworks we bought. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-06-2009, 02:57 PM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We did fireworks at a friends house on the way home from the Adirondacks. The explosives are illegal to sell in New York so they were imported from PA and Mexico... naturally the main fuse man was a NYS Trooper, this lead to a discussion about the stupid number of laws this freeish country has. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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