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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmLDSuK-nSk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmLDSuK-nSk)
Like many Americans, Tim Childress of Dallas bought an American flag to help celebrate the Fourth of July.
He was a little taken aback, however, when he found that the flag bought at a Dollar Tree store not only has the requisite 50 stars denoting the states, it tacks on an extra 11 stars, WFAA-TV reports.
"You can kind of see the stars are all crooked, and if you count them, there's actually 61 stars," he said.
Childress concedes he paid only a dollar for the flag but says the Dollar Tree and the Virginia marketing company could do a bit better, and he sent them an e-mail pointing out the error.
"I kind of let them know there are 50 states in the United States, and they need to correct this — or at least get the Chinese supplier to correct this," he tells WFAA.
The Dallas TV station says the Dollar Tree assistant store manager wouldn't comment on camera about the excessively star-spangled banner, but said the flag is sold as a "patriotic banner" — not as an American flag.
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A patriatic banner that is sold for 4th of july. That asstant store mangers is a asshole if he wont give back One dollar for something that represents our country.
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The Dallas TV station says the Dollar Tree assistant store manager wouldn't comment on camera about the excessively star-spangled banner, but said the flag is sold as a "patriotic banner" — not as an American flag.
Per the United States Flag Code, the US flag should not be used for "any decoration in general". It states that Bunting of blue, red, and white stripes, with the blue on top, can be used for decoration (read 'patriotic banner').
If it looks like the flag, it is a flag, and should conform to the design in the flag code. If it's not a flag, then it should look anything like the flag.
Incidentally, the flag code is a law (Section 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code), but you can't be punished for breaking it.
(Which is a shame, IMHO).
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I can understand how irritating this sort of stupidity is to Americans, we Brits get similarly annoyed when ignorant people fly the Union Jack upside down.
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I can understand how irritating this sort of stupidity is to Americans, we Brits get similarly annoyed when ignorant people fly the Union Jack upside down.
I have a coworker who disapproves of the Obama administration.
So he has one of those car flag mounts; who know, the kind you put at the top of a window.
And he's switched the flag so it's upside down.
Some people just don't get it....
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The American flag when flown upside down is a distress signal.
Is it the same in Great Britain to fly the Union Jack upside down?
The initial statement is for an American flag with 61 stars...perhaps there is National karma in progress...which territory will be ours next?
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I can understand how irritating this sort of stupidity is to Americans, we Brits get similarly annoyed when ignorant people fly the Union Jack upside down.
I could be mistaken, and I do not pretend to be educated on the Union Jack, but...
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derpa derp, I'm on painkillers. I was rotating it 180 degrees, not flipping upside down.
Now, if you will excuse me, I have things to do. Derpa derpa derpa derp.
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The American flag when flown upside down is a distress signal.
Is it the same in Great Britain to fly the Union Jack upside down?
Flying a flag upside down is an internationally recognized signal for distress, but it's not to be taken lightly.
The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except
as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or
property.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+4USC8 (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+4USC8)
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Maybe Obama really did visit 57 states during the campaign.
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Maybe Obama really did visit 57 states during the campaign.
Only in his own mind... which is quite possible!
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I could be mistaken, and I do not pretend to be educated on the Union Jack, but...
This is a fact, the Union flag as it correctly called is the combined flags of Ireland, Scotland and England and as such has a right way up when flown.
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Wait... You mean Texans really can count to 61?!
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:emot_weird:
Wait... You mean Texans really can count to 61?!
Beware what you just said. there are alot of texans in KB
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Sorry Texans... I'm from West Virginia, so you have my permission to give me what I've got coming! (Oh shit! I just came!)
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To all who observe the 4th as a holiday, let us at KB wish you a happy and safe 4th of July. We hope the "bang" that is normally heard on this holiday is of the nice kind.
As always, Gia will be wearing her red, white and blue bikini, but for how long she will have it on, I don't know. ;D
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Youtube is fucked up right now. Some html hackers and fucking with it. It pisses me off.
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Mmmmmmmmm Eva! She lives in my neighborhood... I have seen her around.
Name: Eva Angelina
Profession: Porn Star
Official Site: http://www.evaangelinaxxx.com/
Ethnicity: Chinese, Irish, English, and Cuban
Country of Origin: United States
State: California
Place of Birth: Orange County
Date of Birth: March 14, 1985 (currently 25 years old)
Birth Name: Nicole Francis Clyne
Aliases: Angelina Del Mar, Eva Angelica
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 feet and 3 inches
Weight: 119 lbs
Measurements: 36D-26-34
Fake Breasts: Yes
Tattoos: Heart with horns on left breast, Floral design on lower back, on left shoulder blade, Floral design on right ankle and "Take Me Or Not" inside left wrist.
Piercings: Right nostril, Navel
Penthouse Pet of the Month: Miss June 2010
Marital Status: In December 2007 she married Danny Mountain, also a porn actor, they divorced in March 2009. They have a daughter named Silvi born on December 9, 2008.
Additional Info: She is an American pornographic actress and adult model. Eva is of Chinese, Irish, English, and Cuban descent. She entered porn in 2003, three months after she turned 19. She took a temporary hiatus between May and November 2004, to finish school.
In June 2007 she was nominated at the FAME awards in the Best Oral Performer and Best Breasts categories.
Winner AVN Awards 2008:
- Best Actress
- Best Solo Sex Scene
Winner AVN Awards 2010:
- Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene
XBiz Awards 2010:
- Pornstar Website of the Year
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As always, Gia will be wearing her red, white and blue bikini, but for how long she will have it on, I don't know.
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By your request, my dear...
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Hot Gia and sexy!!
Hope everyone had a good 4th...
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By law, does not the Stars and Stripes come down at dusk? ;D
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God damn it, some noob left some bud light lime at my house, and now I have to finish it off. Gross ass shit. It's three strikes all in one: Bud, light, lime.
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If it was in a can, creating a fourth strike, I might have had to hunt someone down and give them a stern lecture about how not to be a fuck-forsaken noob! ...and then slash their tires.
You could always take it put a rage in some alcohol or kerosene and throw it at shit. be good for forth of july like. just be safe and only throw at none flamible things.
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Sorry Texans... I'm from West Virginia, so you have my permission to give me what I've got coming! (Oh shit! I just came!)
West Virginia....
Where the men are men.... and so are the women.
Where the men are men.... and the sheep are nervous.
What do you call a fifth grader in W.V.? Gifted
How can you tell a West Virginia girl has her period? She is only wearing one sock.
If a husband and wife from West Virginia move to California and get divorced, are they still brother and sister?
What do you call 30 W. Virginian's standing in line... A Full set of Teeth
Why did OJ Simpson move to West Virginia... Everyone has the same DNA
What do you call a West Virginia virgin... A girl that can out-run her brother
What do a tornado and a West Virginia divorce have in common.... Someone always loses a trailer
How many W. Virginian's does it take eat a 'possum... Two. One to eat, and one to watch for cars.
A son comes home from college to West Virginia and tells his dad about a wonderful girl he’s met.
“Dad, she’s fantastic. She’s smart, in great shape, and she’s getting her teaching certificate this spring. I’m going to ask her to marry me, but…”
“But what, son?” asks the father.
“She’s a virgin.”
The father scratches his beard and says, “Son, if she ain’t good enough for her own family, she damn sure ain’t good enough for ours.”
And finally, (it's long but pretty funny, so enjoy)
West Virginia State Residency Application
Name: ________________(last)
(first)
(_) Billy-Bob
(_) Billy-Joe
(_) Billy-Ray
(_) Billy-Sue
(_) Billy-Mae
(_) Billy-Jack
(Check appropriate box)
Age: ____
Sex: ____ M _____ F _____ N/A
Shoe Size: ____ Left ____ Right
CB Handle: _____________________
Occupation:
(_)Farmer
(_)Mechanic
(_)Hair Dresser
(_)Un-employed
(_)Coal Miner
Spouse's Name: __________________________
Relationship with spouse:
(_) Sister
(_) Brother
(_) Aunt
(_) Uncle
(_) Cousin
(_) Mother
(_) Father
(_) Son
(_) Daughter
(_) Pet
Number of children living in household: ___
Number that are yours: ___
Mother's Name: _______________________
Father's Name: _______________________
(If not sure, leave blank)
Education: 1 2 3 4 (Circle highest grade completed)
Do you (_)own or (_)rent your mobile home?
(Check appropriate box)
___ Total number of vehicles you own
___ Number of vehicles that still crank
___ Number of vehicles in front yard
___ Number of vehicles in back yard
___ Number of vehicles on cement blocks
___ Number of refrigerators on front porch
Firearms you own and where you keep them:
____ truck
____ bedroom
____ bathroom
____ kitchen
____ shed
Model and year of your pickup: _____________ 194__
Number of empty beer cans on floorboard or in bed of
pickup: _________
Newspapers/magazines you subscribe to:
(_)The National Enquirer
(_)The Globe
(_)TV Guide
(_)Soap Opera Digest
(_)Gun World
___ Number of times you've seen a UFO
___ Number of times you've seen Elvis
___ Number of times you've seen Elvis in a UFO
How often do you bathe:
(_)Weekly
(_)Monthly
(_)Holidays
(_)Not Applicable
Color of teeth:
(_)Yellow
(_)Brownish-Yellow
(_)Brown
(_)Black
(_)No teeth
(_)N/A
Brand of chewing tobacco you prefer:
(_)Red-Man
How far is your home from a paved road?
(_)1 mile
(_)2 miles
(_)don't know
(_)can't get there from here
BUMPER STICKERS:
___ Eat more Possum
___ My other car is a piece of junk too
___ Honk if you love Jesus
___ If you ain't a cowboy, you ain't nothin'
___ Red-man Chewing Tobacco
Favorite Recreation: Check all that apply:
___ Square Dancin'
___ Possum Huntin'
___ Skinny Dippin'
___ Craw Daddin'
___ Gospel Singin'
___ 4-Wheelin'
___ Drankin'
___ Spittin' Backy ___ Bill Chip Trowin'
___ Honky Tonkin'
___ Noodlin'
# of Dogs: ___
Type:
___ Blue Tick
___ Beagle
___ Black & Tan
___ Bird Dawg
Cap Emblem:
___ John Deere
___ McCulloch Chain Saws
___ Budweiser
___ Vo-Tech
___ Skoal
___ Coors
___ NAPA
___ Smile if you're Not Wearing Underwear
As the license plates say, "Don't Mess With Texas"
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*rolling on the floor laughing* Darn, i've only seen Jim Morrison. Guess i can't live in West Virginia... ;)
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Sorry Texans... I'm from West Virginia, so you have my permission to give me
what I've got coming! (Oh shit! I just came!)
Thats messed up : ) but it makes me feel better about living in the South, they didn't make fun of my state!
West Virginia....
Where the men are men.... and so are the women.
Where the men are men.... and the sheep are nervous.
What do you call a fifth grader in W.V.? Gifted
How can you tell a West Virginia girl has her period? She is only wearing one sock.
If a husband and wife from West Virginia move to California and get divorced, are they still brother and sister?
What do you call 30 W. Virginian's standing in line... A Full set of Teeth
Why did OJ Simpson move to West Virginia... Everyone has the same DNA
What do you call a West Virginia virgin... A girl that can out-run her brother
What do a tornado and a West Virginia divorce have in common.... Someone always loses a trailer
How many W. Virginian's does it take eat a 'possum... Two. One to eat, and one to watch for cars.
A son comes home from college to West Virginia and tells his dad about a wonderful girl he’s met.
“Dad, she’s fantastic. She’s smart, in great shape, and she’s getting her teaching certificate this spring. I’m going to ask her to marry me, but…”
“But what, son?” asks the father.
“She’s a virgin.”
The father scratches his beard and says, “Son, if she ain’t good enough for her own family, she damn sure ain’t good enough for ours.”
And finally, (it's long but pretty funny, so enjoy)
West Virginia State Residency Application
Name: ________________(last)
(first)
(_) Billy-Bob
(_) Billy-Joe
(_) Billy-Ray
(_) Billy-Sue
(_) Billy-Mae
(_) Billy-Jack
(Check appropriate box)
Age: ____
Sex: ____ M _____ F _____ N/A
Shoe Size: ____ Left ____ Right
CB Handle: _____________________
Occupation:
(_)Farmer
(_)Mechanic
(_)Hair Dresser
(_)Un-employed
(_)Coal Miner
Spouse's Name: __________________________
Relationship with spouse:
(_) Sister
(_) Brother
(_) Aunt
(_) Uncle
(_) Cousin
(_) Mother
(_) Father
(_) Son
(_) Daughter
(_) Pet
Number of children living in household: ___
Number that are yours: ___
Mother's Name: _______________________
Father's Name: _______________________
(If not sure, leave blank)
Education: 1 2 3 4 (Circle highest grade completed)
Do you (_)own or (_)rent your mobile home?
(Check appropriate box)
___ Total number of vehicles you own
___ Number of vehicles that still crank
___ Number of vehicles in front yard
___ Number of vehicles in back yard
___ Number of vehicles on cement blocks
___ Number of refrigerators on front porch
Firearms you own and where you keep them:
____ truck
____ bedroom
____ bathroom
____ kitchen
____ shed
Model and year of your pickup: _____________ 194__
Number of empty beer cans on floorboard or in bed of
pickup: _________
Newspapers/magazines you subscribe to:
(_)The National Enquirer
(_)The Globe
(_)TV Guide
(_)Soap Opera Digest
(_)Gun World
___ Number of times you've seen a UFO
___ Number of times you've seen Elvis
___ Number of times you've seen Elvis in a UFO
How often do you bathe:
(_)Weekly
(_)Monthly
(_)Holidays
(_)Not Applicable
Color of teeth:
(_)Yellow
(_)Brownish-Yellow
(_)Brown
(_)Black
(_)No teeth
(_)N/A
Brand of chewing tobacco you prefer:
(_)Red-Man
How far is your home from a paved road?
(_)1 mile
(_)2 miles
(_)don't know
(_)can't get there from here
BUMPER STICKERS:
___ Eat more Possum
___ My other car is a piece of junk too
___ Honk if you love Jesus
___ If you ain't a cowboy, you ain't nothin'
___ Red-man Chewing Tobacco
Favorite Recreation: Check all that apply:
___ Square Dancin'
___ Possum Huntin'
___ Skinny Dippin'
___ Craw Daddin'
___ Gospel Singin'
___ 4-Wheelin'
___ Drankin'
___ Spittin' Backy ___ Bill Chip Trowin'
___ Honky Tonkin'
___ Noodlin'
# of Dogs: ___
Type:
___ Blue Tick
___ Beagle
___ Black & Tan
___ Bird Dawg
Cap Emblem:
___ John Deere
___ McCulloch Chain Saws
___ Budweiser
___ Vo-Tech
___ Skoal
___ Coors
___ NAPA
___ Smile if you're Not Wearing Underwear
As the license plates say, "Don't Mess With Texas"
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Well i live further north. No incest jokes here. :)
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Andrew... it's n00b.... sheesh!!11 Not very 1337 of you.
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Daporn, I seem to recall a line about Texas, something about only two things come from Texas? ;D
But I am impressed by your vast knowledge of West Virginia trivia. :emot_laughing:
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Daporn, I seem to recall a line about Texas, something about only two things come from Texas? ;D
But I am impressed by your vast knowledge of West Virginia trivia. :emot_laughing:
The extent of my personal knowledge, comes from a female mail-clerk stationed with me in Holland. It was an interesting sight to see her standing outside with a big cheek full of Red-Man chewing tobacco.
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Gawd damn! daporn sure gave my hillbilly hide some mean Texas barbeque lines. Gotta clear on outta the trailer for a spell – the in-laws are fixin’ to visit, and those two say I’ve done nothin’ but a swimmin’ in whiskey since the day they conceived me!
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The average age of the military man is 19 years.
He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who,
under normal circumstances is considered by
society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind
the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old
enough to die for his country. He never really
cared much for work and he would rather wax
his own car than wash his father's, but he has
never collected unemployment either.
He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport
activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a
steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when
he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and a 155mm howitzer.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he
was at home because he is working or fighting
from before dawn to well after dusk. He has
trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him,
but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and
reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite
to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional.
He can march until he is told to stop,
or stop until he is told to march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation,
but he is not without spirit or individual dignity.
He is self-sufficient.
He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.
He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never
to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend
his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.
If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you
are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition
with you in the midst of battle when you run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons
and weapons like they were his hands.
He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.
He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all.
He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime.
He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.
He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away ' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking.
In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.
Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.
He has asked nothing in return, except
our friendship and understanding.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.
And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so.
As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. . .
A short lull, a little shade and a picture of
loved ones in their helmets.
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Here is another opportunity to excel!
I only got 27 correct out of the 30.
30 questions ....
http://games.toast.net/independence/
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28, i got tripped on the texas one...and the amendment one.
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27.
I read one of the questions too fast.
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28, i got tripped on the texas one...and the amendment one.
excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You're going to discourage others from posting lower scores.
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I got 26 because I am just THAT awesome. I know.... not the best score but still very goood :D
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27.
I read one of the questions too fast.
mmmmmmhmmmmm likely excuse ;)
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19. The amendments fucked my perfect score. ;D
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26. Amendments got me, too. (and I guessed lucky on TX)
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I got 9 wrong.......damn!!!
Not a smart as I thought I was.
Love,
Liz
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26....I screwed up on the amendments :(
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19. The amendments fucked my perfect score. ;D
The Amendments get you every time, and usually it's not as enjoyable as insatiable makes it sound. We don't spend as much time on them as should be required by the education system.
Totally intelligent crowd, well above average.
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I got 26 because I am just THAT awesome. I know.... not the best score but still very goood :D
Where did you learn so much about the amendments? you must really be a beast on the Constitution and it's meaning.
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First, a WOO to DW for a timely quiz and nice post.
I got a 26. Missed two on the Amendments. :(
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I got 9 wrong.......damn!!!
Not a smart as I thought I was.
Love,
Liz
Me too!! It was because I'm tired. Sure it was.
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<hangs his head in shame>
I only got 22... though I'm probably WAY above average for Texass!
it's been too long since school, and that worthless info has fallen off.
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Updated June 29, 2016
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I know there must be a thread for this somewhere, but I can't find it.
Anyway to all you rebels, enjoy the fireworks.
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Thanks mate!
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Rebels.....hehe, thanks Charlie.
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Celebrate the 4th with a 5th.
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Happy Independence Day......
Janus
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After the colonists drafted the Declaration of Independence they then went out and whipped the army of the Queen. Gotta love it. Happy 4th of July. ;D
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OK so my buddy and I decided to blow up 4,000 firecrackers at one time. I didn't realize that I was supposed to uncoil them so they would blow up independently. Well I lit the whole coil and let her rip. This is what happened.
4,000 Firecrackers in nine seconds..... :emot_weird:
Janus
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Pretty cool.
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I know this is a day early but won't be here to extend my wishes to the members of the board. A big thanks to all of America's allies who helped in the fight against those who would seek to destroy our great nation. America has many problems but we are still the greatest nation in the world.
Please remember what our military does for us and send good karma their way.
Y'all have a wonderful, safe July 4th!
Glenn Miller Band.....American Patrol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=s8y1oSiaJ5A
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Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th.
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Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th.
Same here....Safe and Happy to all of our members.
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Happy 4th Of July.
Love,
Liz
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Something I think is worth Reading, an oldie but a Goody
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor
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I know this is a day early but won't be here to extend my wishes to the members of the board. A big thanks to all of America's allies who helped in the fight against those who would seek to destroy our great nation. America has many problems but we are still the greatest nation in the world.
Please remember what our military does for us and send good karma their way.
Y'all have a wonderful, safe July 4th!
Glenn Miller Band.....American Patrol
Woo!!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M
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Toe, you're lucky you weren't selected for rendition.
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Have a fantastic 4th of July guys :emot_wave2:
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Happy 4th, my American friends! :emot_USflag:
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Picked up some sparklers, fountains, and Black Cats on the way home. Got put in the back yard around 9 pm, and 30 minutes later the police were at the door. Fucking small towns. Fucking police state.
Sorry to hear that Toe. Did you get to blast any off?
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Happy Fourth of July guys! hope you have fun~
mikki
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OMFG!!!
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"Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?..."
Animal House
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I had a group of my son's friends over here yesterday, and there was a news story on about the Statue of Liberty re-opening for the Fourth.
"Any one know who gave America the Statue of Liberty?"
slience.
"It was the only country who helped us in the Revolutionary War..."
silence... [my son] "England?"
"Well, no. Who were we fighting in the Revolutionary War?"
"Germany?"
"No we were fighting *England*, so obviously, they did not give us the Statue of Liberty. Anybody else? [long silence] It was *France*. France helped the US in the Revolutionary War.... Another question... when did the US declare it's independence from England?"
[my son's friend] "1870?"
"No. Anyone heard of 1776?"
*blank stares*
"OK. If the US declared it's independence in 1776, and France gave us the Statue of Liberty to celebrate our centennial of independence, in what year did France give us the Statue of Liberty?"
[my son's friend] "1930?"
WE ARE HOPELESSLY FUCKED.
I knew the answers to all of these questions - and I like 9000 miles away. Back when I went to school, it was part of World history and we learnt it all....very different these days. If I asked my kids similar questions about their own country, they would be exactly the same.
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This July 4th, celebrate our nation’s birth not just by watching fireworks, but by setting off some of your own. Don’t just eat BBQ, play hide the sausage. OK, these double entendres are played out. We know it. We’ ll just come right out and say it: Whatever your plans may be this holiday, assert your (sexual) Independence by making time for a good ‘ol outdoor romp. The holiday requires it. Just don’t get caught. Unless you’re into that kind of thing. After the jump, our suggestions …
1. During a fireworks show. Be as loud as you want, no one will hear you moan.
2. The boat house. All the boats will be out on the water and no one will be there to interrupt you. Oh yeah, and the subtle rocking motion will only help you on your voyage.
3. On a boat. If you have access to one. DUH. Unless you or your partner is prone to sea sickness.
4. In the wilderness. Let the other campers roast marshmallows while you work on pitching a tent.
5. On your rooftop. If you’re the multi-tasking sort, take your business up to the roof after dark so you can make the sex and watch the fireworks display at the same time.
6. On a picnic blanket. So sweet. So innocent. So HOT.
7. Inside an ice cream truck. Popsicles, cones, and sprinkles. Oh my. You won’t be calling anyone Mister Softee.
8. In a pool. You won’t get sweaty, but you will have fun.
9. On a Slip ‘n Slide. This is basically a glorified, outdoor sex toy. Have at it.
10 On the beach. Just watch out for getting sand all up in the cracks. Nobody ever mentions that do they?
11. On a national monument. Or if it’s possible 'in' a national monument. Now that’s showing your patriotism.
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WOO! You're intention was one thing, but you ended up giving me a great laugh, thanks!
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To KB members who do celebrate the 4th of July, may you have a fun and safe day!
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i second that!!! Happy 4th
Thanks watcher
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Happy 4th of July KB! I'm off ISO some fireworks of my own. 8)
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Happy Independence Day!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQaH3-LK54
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THE 4TH OF JULY JELLO SHOTS
1 Cup UV Raspberry Blue Vodka
1 Cup Coconut Rum
1 Cup Strawberry Vodka
3 Cup Hot Water
14 oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk
3 oz. Berry Blue Jell-O
3 oz. Strawberry Jell-O
4 Packet Knox Unflavored Gelatin
1 Star Mold
1 Flat Pan
1) Blue Layer: Pour 1 cup UV Raspberry Blue Vodka. Add 1 packet of gelatin. Add berry blue jell-O. Add 1 cup of hot water. Stir until jell-O and gelatin have dissolved. Pour liquid into flat pan and place in fridge to set. Make sure this layer is properly firm before pouring white layer.
2) White Layer: Pour 1 cup Coconut Rum. Add 2 packets of gelatin. Add 1 cup of hot water. Add sweetened condensed milk. Stir until jell-O is dissolved and the sweetened condensed milk is properly mixed in. Pour liquid on top of blue layer and place in fridge to set. Make sure this layer is properly firm before pouring red layer.
3) Red Layer: Pour 1 cup strawberry vodka. Add 1 packet of gelatin. Add strawberry jell-O. Add 1 cup of hot water. Stir until jell-O and gelatin have dissolved. Pour liquid on top of white layer and place in fridge to set. Make sure this layer is properly firm before moving on.
4) Use star mold. You may need a knife to help in removing the star shapes.
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To all you lovely people down south of me (and of course the ones in Alaska), happy 4th of July!!!!
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One more for Watcher...
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Hey All....
Even thought it's raining here in New Jersey.
I hope you all have a great 4th.
Let the barbecue's begin....!!!!
With the cloud cover here and not to mention rain, fireworks seem out of the question.
Love,
Liz
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Here it is, 2AM on the FIFTH of July and it still sounds like a freaking WAR ZONE outside.
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Strangely, I slept like a baby. Which hasn't been the case for the last year. Maybe all the fireworks were "white noise" to me. I did wake up once at about 3am to a big boomer though. Thought it was outside my window.
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Happy 4th of July everyone.
Still a few days away, but I heard on the news this morning (and looked it up online1) that "in 2015, $4.4 million in imported American flags were sold — the majority, $4.3 million — came from China."
Really? Of all things to be made in China.
A lot of other interesting fact in the article regarding this wonderful holiday.
1 - http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/lewis-diuguid/article86393162.html
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Loud aerial bombs have been keeping our dog on edge for the past week so, as usual, the 4th comes early around us.
Please be safe everyone.
Will MintJulie be wearing her red, white and blue bikini? 8)
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Thank you Joan, I hope you and everyone else celebrating has a great 4th, too. We'll be celebrating on Sunday with a BBQ and Dungeon Play Party.
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PS: Video in the OP is set to private.
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Will MintJulie be wearing her red, white and blue bikini? 8)
Inquiring minds want to know?
No. But I used to have one. And have a slight story to it. Not a string or anything, but a nice modest 2 piece because it was a public beach. It was a stars and stripe one. Ended up having a very rude lady in line behind me at the concessions give me crap about it and telling me how it was disrespectful and such. She said my freedom was a slap in the face to her husband and every person that has ever served our country. I said, "Is your husband with the army by chance?" She just nodded. "I might now him. I actually just got out of the army. Where's he stationed? My CBT was at Fort Jackson. Also spent some time at Fort Lewis, and most recently Fort Hood." She turned civil and we actually had a nice conversation the rest of the time in line.
I never really wore it much after that. After thinking about it, I kind of agreed with her a bit.
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I used to have a stars and stripes bathing suit. It made me look like Wonder Woman. :emot_kiss:
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I used to have a stars and stripes bathing suit. It made me look like Wonder Woman. :emot_kiss:
That's an amazingly lovely mental image...
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I used to have a stars and stripes bathing suit. It made me look like Wonder Woman. :emot_kiss:
That's an amazingly lovely mental image...
I as going to be erudite, but I got distracted...
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Updated June 29, 2016
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Just for Joan
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Will MintJulie be wearing her red, white and blue bikini? 8)
Inquiring minds want to know?
No. But I used to have one. And have a slight story to it. Not a string or anything, but a nice modest 2 piece because it was a public beach. It was a stars and stripe one. Ended up having a very rude lady in line behind me at the concessions give me crap about it and telling me how it was disrespectful and such. She said my freedom was a slap in the face to her husband and every person that has ever served our country. I said, "Is your husband with the army by chance?" She just nodded. "I might now him. I actually just got out of the army. Where's he stationed? My CBT was at Fort Jackson. Also spent some time at Fort Lewis, and most recently Fort Hood." She turned civil and we actually had a nice conversation the rest of the time in line.
I never really wore it much after that. After thinking about it, I kind of agreed with her a bit.
Ft Lewis? Went through there in the wee hours of the morning coming back from Disneyland East, aka as Vietnam. Went from temps in the hundreds to standing out in a cold rain as we were being fumigated. But we were back in the World, and that is all that counted. 8)
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Near constant explosions for days now. :roll:
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Will MintJulie be wearing her red, white and blue bikini? 8)
In my imagination, she's already wearing it...
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Will MintJulie be wearing her red, white and blue bikini? 8)
In my imagination, she's already wearing it...
Does she have to wear all of it?
Or any of it?
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Will MintJulie be wearing her red, white and blue bikini? 8)
In my imagination, she's already wearing it...
Does she have to wear all of it?
Or any of it?
Yes, of course she has to wear all of it!
Well, at least initially...
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I just hope that as Americans celebrate this year they remember why.
Y'all have a wonderful, safe, and oh yeah, pervy 4th!!!!!!!!
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Regarding stars and stripes bikinis:
"When Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, he bought up all the fabric that had 49 stars on it for pennies on the dollar and used that fabric to make bikinis.
“Who cares how many stars are on a bikini,” I remember him saying, laughing with his loud, roaring chuckle. This is the epitome of Paul. Change is opportunity and you need to take it now, don’t wait."
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/93-year-grandfather-dad/story?id=39930881 (http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/93-year-grandfather-dad/story?id=39930881)
Also, guns & eagles.... 'Merica
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/07/03/army-veteran-saves-bald-eagle-stuck-upside-down-tree (http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/07/03/army-veteran-saves-bald-eagle-stuck-upside-down-tree)
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Happy 4th to all you Americans on here:)
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Celebrating the original Brexit!
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/28/independence-day-2016-why-america-celebrates-fourth-of-july/
Includes the Star Spangled Banner, played with a rifle... Happy 4th of July!
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"...We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”
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"...We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”
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Happy 4th everyone. Driving home from the Smokey Mountains tomorrow. Talk to you all Wednesday morning. Hope you had a safe and enjoyable holiday.
Miss and love you all. Can't wait to get back.
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Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.
West Virginia, mountin' mamma...
I like to think that John Denver was singing about incest. ;D
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Same here Toe, was one of the most enjoyable I've had...spent the afternoon playing in the sprinkler with my 3 year old nephew. Later in the evening we did the whole sparkler routine and got sticky hands and faces eating watermelon...was a good day!
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The explosions have ceased. Fuckin' finally.
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People in my neighbor had started last weekend. What the Hell?!?
Then the were doing it Friday...and Saturday...and Sunday...and...
I believe some people who shoot off fireworks are truly patriot. But I'm sure most are just a--holes who get off on annoying the sh-t out of people.
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They've been firing off stuff down here for over a week, every evening (including now). This year we only had around 50 handgun rounds fired off, previous years have been a couple hundred rounds within a few blocks of me.
Official toll from this year is: 1 foot and 6 to 8 hands, according to Google.
I've heard some down here that sounded like what we used to call 'blockbusters', 1/4 stick of dynamite. They're WAY louder than M80s. Lots of those, a bunch of M80s and a severe buttload of firecrackers and mortars. The fire department went tearing by at one point last night, wonder what the kiddies burned up THIS time? Last year it was a car that was sitting on the street. The morons were shooting roman candles at the parked cars, and one burst managed to light the oil on the underside of the car. It was totaled.
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It was the best 4th of July holiday in a very long time.
Spent the holiday in the mountains near Asheville, NC. I've mentioned Smokey Mnts because my friend had told me that, but it's the Blue Ridge Mountains. We had a beautiful view of the fireworks from the house we were staying at. Toured the Biltmore Estate. Visited Grandfather mountain. Did some white water rafting, but it was pretty tame, the water is really low in the rivers, had to actually get out of the raft to carry it through some parts. We did some ziplining, OMG, best I have ever been on. So fast and nice long runs. Also logged 25 miles running. My favorite was getting dropped at the base of the mountain and running up 1000 feet in elevation over 5 miles.
Asheville was a wonderful city and I look forward to returning to it again. It is such a long drive from Detroit though. I found out that my friend is THE WORST long distance car companion. She doesn't like to drive, so I drove the entire way there and back. And she slept most of it. So after an 11 hour drive there, she is ready to party with the the other couples that are there and I'm completely whipped from the drive and just want to crash.
Glad to get home to my own bed and pillow last night.
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Sounds like you a great time even if you got stuck with all the driving.
We had a good 4th here. Yes, guns were fired, but also Roman Candles and lots of rockets. We sat out on the patio and watched our neighbors having a great time.
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Happy Independence Day to all my KB friends. #resist
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I survived tonight... did not think I was going out tonight after Pride last couple weeks. I just can't be Supergirl like I used to! *sigh*
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#Resist
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We're ready to come home.
#Resist
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#Resist
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Unfortunately, I've been shot at, and had people try to blow me up overseas, not to mention seen a friend of mine disappear is a cloud of dust with randomly distributed shell fragments right in front of me.
"Wanna see a magic trick?"
So, it would be kind of nice if we could celebrate the Independence, Liberty, and Freedom I fought for without making my van feel like a bomb shelter in a fucking war zone.
Happy 4th of July, you fucking ingrates. Enjoy what little freedom you still have. Now I have to take a shit in a 5 gallon bucket, because I'm denied the right of public toilets.
nlm.
What I get for living in Waco, I suppose.
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For The Love Of God, Please Do Not Ruin Your Fourth Of July By Looking At Jason Pierre-Paul's Exploded Hand
(https://deadspin.com/for-the-love-of-god-please-do-not-ruin-your-fourth-of-j-1827341624)
#Resist
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Unfortunately, I've been shot at, and had people try to blow me up overseas, not to mention seen a friend of mine disappear is a cloud of dust with randomly distributed shell fragments right in front of me.
"Wanna see a magic trick?"
So, it would be kind of nice if we could celebrate the Independence, Liberty, and Freedom I fought for without making my van feel like a bomb shelter in a fucking war zone.
Happy 4th of July, you fucking ingrates. Enjoy what little freedom you still have. Now I have to take a shit in a 5 gallon bucket, because I'm denied the right of public toilets.
nlm.
What I get for living in Waco, I suppose.
I apologize for the bigoty.
Thank you for your service.
#Resist
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I apologize for the bigotry.
Not your fault, but thanks for the sentiment. I did manage to work the trigger (And the Finger) into today's story, but I'm going to have to take the day off.
For those of you that haven't survived a mortar attack (With machineguns!) side effects may include constipation, from your ass clenching tight. Just FYI.
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Or diarrhea. My dad says both conditions are possible side-effects.
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Or diarrhea. My dad says both conditions are possible side-effects.
True enough! "May include" Irritability, phobias, paranoia, freedom...
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Count the cost of your freedom.
I once spoke of it in my family before. The stress between my father and mother, the way my father gets a far away look during fireworks. The times he has sat up late into the early morning wrestling with ghosts. The price is paid in blood and families that fracture.
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my father gets a far away look during fireworks.
I'm holding up all right now. It's just this afternoon, I got hit with a string of Black Cats, followed immediately by a Mortar. I had forgotten it was the 4th of July "Weekends don't mean so much when you're unemployed, except you get to hang out with your workin' friends..."
Mortars turn out to be great for Ambushes, because you don't need Line of Sight to attack someone. You can't see them coming. Funny thing about Flashbacks, the machinegun fire (Simulated by the string of Black Cats) came After the Mortar strike.
You get this false sense of security, surrounded by a whole bunch of guys with a whole bunch of guns, but when you can't see the guys lobbing explosives at you, there's not much to shoot at. I relived that feeling of helplessness today. It didn't last long.
Thanks for your understanding. Ironically, freedom isn't free. Ultimately, someone had to pay the price for all of US.
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For the 4th I saw the Star Wars Solo movie with my girlfriend in the late morning and then went to a late lunch for her nephew’s birthday at a Japanese steakhouse. She bought a cake and candles. The high point of the day for me was my girlfriend had bought trick candles by accident, she had no clue. The nephew 22, his sister 20 and grandma are all trying to blow the candles out, but they kept relighting obviously to celebrate the 4th of July. I was laughing so hard I began choking, the fact that it was unintentional made it so funny. Eventually the nephew began removing the still burning nubs of candles with his chopsticks placing them in a bowl that was now burning. He poured tea into the bowl, but the damn things still kept relighting. It was hysterical!
We went over to her sister’s house for a couple hours before I took her home. We were both tired and decided not to go somewhere to see fireworks even though places close by we’re having them. I could see some in the distance as I made the 45 minute drive home.
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My dad was the Commanding Officer of a Marine helicopter squadron in Vietnam.
He knows war very very intimately. His was also the job to write home to parents / loved one about their son's death in Vietnam. He won't talk much about it anymore, but I know he lives with it every day.
(Off topic - Dad once told me that a door gunner had a life expectancy of approx. 11 minutes in combat / fire fight).
Love,
Liz
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Thanks for your understanding. Ironically, freedom isn't free. Ultimately, someone had to pay the price for all of US.
I thought Freedom's just another word for nothing left to loose. I suppose it could be both.
Hold in there. I'm glad you survived and came home.
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For those of us in US celebrating...Have and Happy and Safe Fourth
Everyone else is welcome to hoist a few too, if you so choose.
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Somebody set off a Mortar in the middle of the night, and woke me up.
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Getting an early start, I guess.
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Good find Rope
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Happy American Insurrection Day.
#Resist
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#Resist
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We’re skipping going into DC today, although I am sorry I won’t see the brand new Sherman tanks Trump bragged about that they actually stopped making 70 years ago.
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I am sorry I won’t see the brand new Sherman tanks Trump bragged about that they actually stopped making 70 years ago.
LOL, was he planning to roll them out in a Parade down the national mall? Even "Brand new" Shermans with modern materials would be woefully inadequate, and the opposite of impressive in the way that such a parade would be. If it weren't the temporary neurological glitch of a madmna.
I'm sure we'll see him debut his new salute on the news.
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Happy 4th of July everyone!!
Enjoying the Smokey Mountains. It's beautiful. 72 degrees at 4200 feet. Beautiful views, beautiful sunsets and sunrises.
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Its a bit late in the day here but...
HAPPY 4th of JULY to you all...
vinney
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Today marks the beginning of the 4th of July weekend. In these uncertain times, many firework displays have been cancelled, as has other celebrations, due to the pandemic. We colonialists can still celebrate America's 244th birthday by being with our loved ones and friends, staying safe.
We must heed the warnings of Ben Franklin who, as he was leaving the Pennsylvania State House following the 1787 Constitutional Convention, was asked by a group of people what sort of government the convention delegates had created, Franklin replied, "A republic, if you can keep it."
Stay safe!
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All I'll be doing tomorrow is packing bags for the tribe to leave on Monday for my grandparents.
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Enjoy the 4th, fellow Americans. Just stay safe, use a face mask and keep your distance. How much more fun do you want anyway? :D
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Happy Fourth of July! 240 years of nuttery!
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100 years ago today, at the Overlook Hotel. Just saying...
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I wonder if England celebrates the Fourth of July? As in:
Boy we sure dodged a bullet when we let those crazy colonies go!
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Another time around the sun, and another Fourth of July. This is the first time in decades that I am spending the holiday alone, but I am wishing all of my friends and family here a very happy, safe, holiday celebration. And for all my friends abroad, please say a prayer for this country. That we can resist the urge to slide deeper into fascism. And our crazy Supreme Court doesn’t take away more personal liberties.
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Best wishes for a Happy 4th of July. Amid all the picnics, splashing at the beach or just laying around the backyard...take some time to remember how hard our forefathers fought for our freedom. A little sober reflection won't take away from your fun.
Have a happy and safe holiday fellow KBers.
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You would have thought yesterday was the 4th of July with all the fireworks. It was just a glimpse of what tonight will be like.
And to my neighbor that set off what sounded like a stick of dynamite at 3am. Really?
Happy 4th everybody.
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Happy 4th all :emot_kiss:
We've got storms on the way, so a lot of shows did theirs yesterday around here. I just stayed home with my head in headphones listening to music.
Gotta love celebrating 'Murica by setting off something created in china and made in Japan :emot_laughing:
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Happy 4th of July, from across the pond!
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Thanks...and once again, WE WON!
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Hope you can join in our celebration from your side of the pond. Er...after work I guess.
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Thanks...and once again, WE WON!
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Hope you can join in our celebration from your side of the pond. Er...after work I guess.
Should have posted this yesterday. :emot_laughing:
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I'm at work today, and I'm having some fun!
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Thanks...and once again, WE WON!
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Hope you can join in our celebration from your side of the pond. Er...after work I guess.
Dude there's water between me and those wankers :D
Though actually, in all fairness, they were the only ones to come here and actually leave every time. Otherwise, Belgium's the gang-bang cum dump of Europe. Everyone who's someone in our part of the world has fucked us over at least once in the past 2 millennia. By the time you kicked out the Brits, we were Austrians.
Took us another 40 years to kick out the Dutch, of all people and have our own little victory.
So hey, celebrate yours. I salute you.
Ours is July 21st. Though I often get nostalgic and celebrate july 14th too. Maybe I have a thing for parading legionnaires or something. :emot_dunno:
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I'm at work today, and I'm having some fun!
:facepalm: Why, when it's you saying that, does that sound dirty.
Have fun ;) :emot_kiss:
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I'm at work today, and I'm having some fun!
:facepalm: Why, when it's you saying that, does that sound dirty.
Have fun ;) :emot_kiss:
Oh I almost added some emojis that might have made it sound waaaaay dirtier
🥰🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
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Well, someone's gotta take care of the doggies while everyone else is out partying :emot_kiss:
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Independence Day. A Fourth of July tradition.
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Independence Day. A Fourth of July tradition.
On Prime. had it playing at dad's house.
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Dude there's water between me and those wankers :D
Though actually, in all fairness, they were the only ones to come here and actually leave every time. Otherwise, Belgium's the gang-bang cum dump of Europe. Everyone who's someone in our part of the world has fucked us over at least once in the past 2 millennia. By the time you kicked out the Brits, we were Austrians.
Took us another 40 years to kick out the Dutch, of all people and have our own little victory.
So hey, celebrate yours. I salute you.
That sounds pretty much like the history of Europe. Or the world, for that matter.
It might be quicker and easier to compile a list of nations that haven't been invaded or annexed at one time or another.
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I had to explain to my kids that the 1812 Overture has nothing to do with the War of 1812 a/k/a British Invasion 2.0. That was the year that Russia turned back Napoleon‘s army from the gates of Moscow. Czar Alexander 1 commissioned the Christ the Savior cathedral that same year, in celebration. It would not be completed until 1880. And Tchaikovsky was commissioned to create a musical piece for its dedication. And he did so, complete with cannon accents. Fast forward almost 100 years, and Arthur Fiedler decided to perform the piece with the Boston Symphony on the Fourth of July. And it’s a wonderful piece, and the cannons are dramatic, and now everyone plays it on the Fourth of July. But it has absolutely nothing to do with America. History. Learn it.
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I had to explain to my kids that the 1812 Overture has nothing to do with the War of 1812 a/k/a British Invasion 2.0. That was the year that Russia turned back Napoleon‘s army from the gates of Moscow. Czar Alexander 1 commissioned the Christ the Savior cathedral that same year, in celebration. It would not be completed until 1880. And Tchaikovsky was commissioned to create a musical piece for its dedication. And he did so, complete with cannon accents. Fast forward almost 100 years, and Arthur Fiedler decided to perform the piece with the Boston Symphony on the Fourth of July. And it’s a wonderful piece, and the cannons are dramatic, and now everyone plays it on the Fourth of July. But it has absolutely nothing to do with America. History. Learn it.
There is a snippet of France's National Anthem there also along with some Russian folk songs. If I remember correctly, Tchaikovsky hated it, calling it loud and obnoxious. It's been a about 27 years since I learned that, so I could be mistaken.
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There is a snippet of France's National Anthem there also along with some Russian folk songs. If I remember correctly, Tchaikovsky hated it, calling it loud and obnoxious. It's been a about 27 years since I learned that, so I could be mistaken.
If you listen closely in the intro, you can actually hear the themes of the French national anthem (the Marseillaise) as well as some traditional Russian folk songs and hymns. In addition, Tchaikovsky had cannons fired and church bells rung during the performance, to recreate the battle and its aftermath. And he did say it was loud and obnoxious. I love it. Coincidence?
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Dude there's water between me and those wankers :D
Though actually, in all fairness, they were the only ones to come here and actually leave every time. Otherwise, Belgium's the gang-bang cum dump of Europe. Everyone who's someone in our part of the world has fucked us over at least once in the past 2 millennia. By the time you kicked out the Brits, we were Austrians.
Took us another 40 years to kick out the Dutch, of all people and have our own little victory.
So hey, celebrate yours. I salute you.
That sounds pretty much like the history of Europe. Or the world, for that matter.
It might be quicker and easier to compile a list of nations that haven't been invaded or annexed at one time or another.
Fair point.