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In four days the United States will officialy be two hundred and twenty nine years old, which is pretty good for a nation which hasnt had any (successful) rebelions since its first government was brought to power.
Now I realize that somebody is going to jump in and go "ZOMG WHO CAREZ? US R ST00PID!" and I ask you to kindly go make your own thread so that it can be closed for trolling without bothering this topic.

That said,
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? If your from the US, that is. If your not from the US, how do you celebrate your Bastille Day, or whatever the local equivalent is?

Usually we like to have a small party with friends and watch the fireworks. Very fun!

299... wow... she doesn't look a day over 230. :D

Seriously. me, I'll probably celebrate it by working, and letting all my co-workers with children spend the day together.

then later that night, I'll cook up a nice jucy steak, butter filled potatoe and crack open a large bottle and wish the USofA a wonderful birthday.

I shall play video games until my eyes hurt. Probably "Command and Conquer: Red Alert" on the allied side, in honor of America.

Hong Kong SAR celebrates 8 years old today. I don't feel anything particular. Some will "celebrate" it by marching for democracy, universal suffrage and gay rights today, lol. Great way to "celebrate" Hong Kong's return to a totalitarian state.

I shall play video games until my eyes hurt. Probably "Command and Conquer: Red Alert" on the allied side, in honor of America.
And be losing alot, because as we all know, the Allies in RA suck beyond belief :P

Its nice to see that some people celebrate it though.
Sadly my grandparents are paranoid about fireworks, so all I can do is watch the big ones from a distance.
Dammit, I want another holiday where you get to blow things up :(

um...sitt on my ass wondering why must my family be so F'ing lame and do absolutly nothing every holiday.

In four days the United States will officialy be two hundred and twenty nine years old, which is pretty good for a nation which hasnt had any (successful) rebelions since its first government was brought to power.
Now I realize that somebody is going to jump in and go "ZOMG WHO CAREZ? US R ST00PID!" and I ask you to kindly go make your own thread so that it can be closed for trolling without bothering this topic.

That said,
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? If your from the US, that is. If your not from the US, how do you celebrate your Bastille Day, or whatever the local equivalent is?

I listen to all of my patriotic music that I have around the house and party. The 4th of July is my favorite holiday next to Christmas.

At night, I watch the fireworks. I love the city's fireworks display. It has to be one of the best I've seen. Not to mention the music is good to :)

God Bless America

And be losing alot, because as we all know, the Allies in RA suck beyond belief :P

That's how you know I have skill. I always win. Even on Hard, vs. as many people as possible.

heh my school was 450 years old last year...

The past couple of years I was in a foreign country on Indipendance day. Last year was Italy. I was in a hotel in Rome and yelled at around 1:00 PM and I yelled "HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!" Some people cheered and one person said "GO FUCK YOURSELF YANKEE!" Yeah I made a lot of friends that day. That was when I decided to leave the hotel early.

patriots everywhere will rejoice, as the "lighted city upon a hill" stands strong. God Bless America...

On a personal note, we will be barbequing in mass quantity, and then off to watch the city's fireworks display.... What a day indeed..

I'll be here. Anyone going to join me?

Take some roman candles and paintball guns and shoot at some dumbass Satanists that hang out under some bridge near my house with a bunch of my friends. My family never does shit anymore so if I want to do something I have to do it myself.

My family celebrates Australia Day by going to MacDonald's for breakfast, then having a barbecue lunch with all our friends, then playing board games until dark, then going to Hawksbury River to watch the fireworks.

Hmm... The U.S. is finally growing up,yay, and Canada celebrates its' 138th birthday tomorrow.We're finally old enough to go it on our own.. :)

"Welcome to the United States [140] years since last civil war"



:D

Take some roman candles and paintball guns and shoot at some dumbass Satanists that hang out under some bridge near my house with a bunch of my friends. My family never does shit anymore so if I want to do something I have to do it myself.
There are actually SATANISTS congregating in your neighbourhood? Holy shit! Does this happen a lot in America?

How do you celebrate the 4th of July?

I generally burn a flag in front of the American Legion. Keeps me in shape. Some of those Korean War Vets are fast as hell!

There are actually SATANISTS congregating in your neighbourhood? Holy shit! Does this happen a lot in America?
Oh yeah, all the time. On every corner, and if there aren't satanists there are goths.

Unless you're in New York City, in which case there will be homeless crazy people. Hehe, crazy people are funny.

:rolleyes:

Hamburgers, fireworks, and lots of poker. Yep, that's how I'm spending my weekend.

There are actually SATANISTS congregating in your neighbourhood? Holy shit! Does this happen a lot in America?

They used to vandalize our Church. Now we have an awesome crazy Polish janitor who lives in the rectory who chased them away with a gun. Now they just steal the Eucharist and masturbate over it and the like.

Not only that but we routinely find dimebags near where they gather.

Let's see.

USUALLY, when I'm back in the states for the summer, I will go to one of my uncle's houses, play outside for a while, play baseball, have a BBQ, launch fireworks(even where it's illegal, like Massachusetts and West Virginia :) ), then go home and sleep. However, since I'm overseas this summer, I may or may not go to the embassy 4th of July party, play Halo 2, have a small BBQ at home, and then sleep(Panamanians don't usually light fireworks for gringo holidays, although on November 3rd, Panamanian Independence Day, THEY WILL NOT STOP!)

They used to vandalize our Church. Now we have an awesome crazy Polish janitor who lives in the rectory who chased them away with a gun. Now they just steal the Eucharist and masturbate over it and the like.

Not only that but we routinely find dimebags near where they gather.

Yay for Poland!

*sings the Mazurek Dąbrowskiego while waving Polish and American flags*

Whaaaat? I'm Polish-American!

In four days the United States will officialy be two hundred and twenty nine years old, which is pretty good for a nation which hasnt had any (successful) rebelions since its first government was brought to power.
Now I realize that somebody is going to jump in and go "ZOMG WHO CAREZ? US R ST00PID!" and I ask you to kindly go make your own thread so that it can be closed for trolling without bothering this topic.

That said,
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? If your from the US, that is. If your not from the US, how do you celebrate your Bastille Day, or whatever the local equivalent is?
Well, we got Canada Day up here (tommorow, actually), so I'm riding my bike down to the waterfront to watch the fireworks with my girlfriend and other friends. Should be a fun day! I need to get a mini Canada flag for my bike!

Fourth of July weekend: REDBUD!
Fourth of July: Stay at home and play games and stuff.

Generally, I BBQ and fireworks, followed by a survey of the displays on the news when I get home. If I fly around this time of year, I try to arrange it so that I fly during the fireworks displays. That's just badass, if the weather is cooperative.

first, i will play halo 2 on xbox live until my thumbs bleed. then i will eat. i'll follow that with a trip to a friend's house for poker and fun things like roman candles and fireworks. fun stuff.

old fashioned bar-b-que us southerners really know how to throw it down. In the bar or on the grill. Fireworks are also a very important time watching boston firework show and now were(my family) going to go the Dallas Wind Symphony play there Star Spangled Forth concert. WHich will be leet, and super awesoem. Hats off to our founding fathers. We couldnt have asked for a better start and with no end in sight our nation will still grow and be prosperous.
And God Bless America.

I Usually work my self half to death, and then try not to get killed by Joe-six pack on my way home. But this year I'm trying to foment a rebellion of sorts. :mp5: Since the supremes aren't exactly protecting the constitution with their recent decision in Kelo v. New London, CT I will be traveling down to New London to demonstrate against the decision. Also, I will be supporting Ed Naile, in his attempt to seize Justice Souter's residence in Weare, New Hampshire using eminent domain.

Sincerely,
Jeremy Robert Furbish
Head of State: The Republic of Clan Forbes

FSP-MN2NH2004
www.freestateproject.org

In Mexico, Independence is celebrated on the night of September 15 with a ceremony where everybody goes to the main square in the cities and towns and shouts "Viva Mexico!". Then there are fireworks and such. On the morning of the 16 there are parades and stuff.

And lots of beer, tequila and pulque.

My favorite holiday next to Christmas! The best part about the 4th of July is that it's an entire weekend holiday, parties and BBQs all weekend long with several smuggled fireworks from PA. I bought 24 shells of a firework called "Uncle Sam's Answer", 500g of powder :p

Also, if you haven't seen the fireworks show on the National Mall in DC, you haven't seen a fireworks show. Not as big as New York, but instead of of watching it from accross the east river, the fireworks explode right above your head and shake you to the core.

God, I love America.



Oh, and M-80's. God, I love M-80's.

I wonder if it'll reach 250. And who cares? England is almost 1000 years old unconquered. England, not the UK. The UK is 302 years old if I'm not mistaken.

I dont do anything out of the ordinary. Fireworks dont enervate me, and I'm not a big celebrator of history.

I wonder if it'll reach 250. And who cares? England is almost 1000 years old unconquered. England, not the UK. The UK is 302 years old if I'm not mistaken.
Pfft! Nothing compared to China.

Last 4th, I was in Army Basic Training...we all went to the Chapel and watched The Patriot on that big screen that comes down from the ceiling. It was a good 4th of July movie. A loud HOOAH permeated the chapel when Mel Gibson was killing those one guys that were marching down that one road. He was a total badass in that movie. Then we got the day off to lounge around the barracks and pretty much do nothing between meals. We entertained ourselves with pushup contests, leg wrestling, making fun of the scrawny kid going in to work in military intelligence (who fucks up at everything...including tying his boots) and various other things you can find to do in the barracks...write letters, read letters...stuff like that.

Good Times.

This year, I'll be working..because my company has this neat overtime policy for holidays...you get 2.5 pay for working holidays...so I'm there because I'm a greedy bastard.

Pfft! Nothing compared to China.


China was conquered by the Mongols.

China was conquered by the Mongols.
Was it? I thought they didn't stay long. What was that wall for, then?

Was it? I thought they didn't stay long. What was that wall for, then?

They didn't stay that long, and I think the wall was to keep them away when they left.

I have invited about 30 people for my annual "Drink Beer, Eat, Meat, and Blow S*** Up" Independance Day "BBQ" at a local park. There will be a small number of Brits there for the razzing. :D

I'll be playing Call of Duty most likely. But I'll be sure to play on the American team and kill a lot of Germans in the name of freedom.

And if the ****ing game forces me again to play as German, then I'll die a lot for our honour.

Not like I don't die a lot anyways.

I wonder if it'll reach 250. And who cares? England is almost 1000 years old unconquered. England, not the UK. The UK is 302 years old if I'm not mistaken.

Unified England: 939 years old.
Unified Scotland: 905 years old.
United Kingdom: 369 years old.

Happy BDay love snookums

thats what I call the US... we have a thing

China was conquered by the Mongols.

And the Brits, French, American and other nations as well.

We'll be celebrating with some family and friends here at the pool-BBQ,music, beer. bocci and at night fireworks.


And man-I love M-80s too!!

i'll prolly spend about 100-200$ on fireworks, then shoot them off in a small display for the family while i drink a few brews and eat with said family and friends.

I shall roast various meats, drink American watery lagers and watch Saving Private Ryan.

I wonder if it'll reach 250. And who cares? England is almost 1000 years old unconquered. England, not the UK. The UK is 302 years old if I'm not mistaken.

Here's hoping I make it to 2066!

As for 4th July. I was in America last year visiting my sister and me and some of her friends went up into some hills and drank beer, ate good food and watched all the displays from san diego to halfway to LA. And best of all Greece beat Portugal in the morning! :)

I shall be ranting about how the Declaration of Independance was made a while before July 4th, and that the date is only for the last signature(s).


Just kidding(although on the bright side, you learned something!), I'll probably do things as normal aside from watching fireworks later on at night. I refuse to be more "Showing love for my country in a non-productive manner"-patriotic than that until Bush is out of office and the various problems the US has are fixed. :p

we watch the last night of the proms, get generally legless and start singing Land of Hope and Glory at 3 o' clock in the morning. This is about the height of British patriotic fervour in my house.

Pfft! Nothing compared to China.

You forget that Mao Zedong(Tse-tung) took over China in the 20th Century. (don't know the year)

Sweden - unconquered for 482 years. :)

potato salad, baked beans, burgers and dogs on the grill

and FARworks in the evening.

*Non-USians: "farworks" is how southern USians pronounce "fireworks"

I plan on celebrating the 4th of July by watching Team America: World Police then me and my friends will pour gasoline on the swords we got from DragonCon, light 'em, and fight with them in the middle of the street.

Surprised no one is gonna stay at home and masterbate to porn all day.

I plan on celebrating the 4th of July by watching Team America: World Police then me and my friends will pour gasoline on the swords we got from DragonCon, light 'em, and fight with them in the middle of the street.

lol, geriatrics truly have found the fountain of youth!

Surprised no one is gonna stay at home and masterbate to porn all day.

How utterly offensive. But funny :D .

Hmm, in the UK we should have like a 'signing of the Magna Carta day' or something. If we know when that is.

I would say fireworks, but all the good shit is illegal in NC, so I probably will do nothing this year. Maybe fire off a few rounds from the AK at the range.

Unified England: 939 years old.
Unified Scotland: 905 years old.
United Kingdom: 369 years old.
Yes, but how many rebelions, coups and assorted 'governmental changes' has it had in that time?

potato salad, baked beans, burgers and dogs on the grill

and FARworks in the evening.

*Non-USians: "farworks" is how southern USians pronounce "fireworks"
Really? How interesting. I live in Alabama about 1/4 of the year, and everybody here says 'fireworks'.

I would say fireworks, but all the good shit is illegal in NC, so I probably will do nothing this year. Maybe fire off a few rounds from the AK at the range.

On second thought, I'm willing to bet there will be some interesting fire or EMS calls that night (I'm a volunteer fireman).

Oh yeah, all the time. On every corner, and if there aren't satanists there are goths.

Unless you're in New York City, in which case there will be homeless crazy people. Hehe, crazy people are funny.
I've seen a few homeless crazy people, but the only time I've ever seen a goth was last year when I went on a holiday to LA. He was sitting on the footpath smoking, wearing black clothes and big boots, with lots of white makeup on his face and black lipstick. I didn't even know that stuff existed.

Happy USA Day (is that wat u guys called) from up north. :D

I generally burn a flag in front of the American Legion. Keeps me in shape. Some of those Korean War Vets are fast as hell!

Did the American gov't made burning USA flags illegal?

Hong Kong SAR celebrates 8 years old today. I don't feel anything particular. Some will "celebrate" it by marching for democracy, universal suffrage and gay rights today, lol. Great way to "celebrate" Hong Kong's return to a totalitarian state.

I wish Hong Kong is still a British colony.

I just don't want the commies in mainland China to screw up the whole island!

Democracy.....where are you? Come Back.

You forget that Mao Zedong(Tse-tung) took over China in the 20th Century. (don't know the year)

1949. Damn commies! :mad:

Yes, but how many rebelions, coups and assorted 'governmental changes' has it had in that time?

345 years since restoration of the monarchy.

Happy USA Day (is that wat u guys called) from up north. :D

No! We actually call it Independence Day. I got my Patriotic Music ready to go too.

Did the American gov't made burning USA flags illegal?

Not yet and I'm hoping the Senate does the proper thing and do ban it! Then I'm going to urge my State Representatives to vote for the amendment.

I wish Hong Kong is still a British colony.

No arguement here. I wish it was too.

I just don't want the commies in mainland China to screw up the whole island!

I second the motion!

Democracy.....where are you? Come Back.

Democracy in Hong Kong went the way of the dinosaur when the treaty expired.

And the Brits, French, American and other nations as well.

Well, they didn't technically "conquer" it. They all just had a bunch of trading posts, owned the economy, and whenever there was troble abrewin they'd send armies, open a can of whup-ass on the Chinese, then got back to sipping their tea/wine/coffee.

The Americans in particular had alot of Navy boats swimming around the rivers in China. Just to make sure...

It was in a Neil Gaimen comic/short story where an American girl was commenting on the age of a building...30 years old. The Brit thought it was so charming that anyone would think of a 30 year old building as being old. Yes kids, our nation is not as old as most of the architecture in the mother country....and it is cute :p

I will do what I do on every Independence Day - write angry letters and emails to British television programmes that dare celebrate a British defeat.

Yes, but how many rebelions, coups and assorted 'governmental changes' has it had in that time?

Not enough!

In four days the United States will officialy be two hundred and twenty nine years old, which is pretty good for a nation which hasnt had any (successful) rebelions since its first government was brought to power.
Isn't it better to consider 1783 as the founding of America? In 1776 independence was merely declared, rather than real.

Anyway, yes I find it impressive that since the foundation America has had its elections rigidly on time every 2 years/4 years. You're also probably the only country that would have elections in the middle of a civil war. That's pretty damn great.

My whole extended family is getting together at my non-extended family's house out the hill country. We’re going to barbeque, listen to patriotic country music, and launch cheap fireworks till dawn. It’s a red neck Fourth of July ya’ll. Yeehah!!!!!!

And the Brits, French, American and other nations as well.

I believe the Japanese during/before WW2 are the most notable in the whole conquering China thing.

Anyway, yes I find it impressive that since the foundation America has had its elections rigidly on time every 2 years/4 years. You're also probably the only country that would have elections in the middle of a civil war. That's pretty damn great.

It is pretty incredible. Man I’m proud to be an American. God bless America. Yeehah!!

That said,
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? If your from the US, that is. If your not from the US, how do you celebrate your Bastille Day, or whatever the local equivalent is?

cant' really be done. we dont really have a set day for that kind of thing....well not to my knowledge anyway....

I will do what I do on every Independence Day - write angry letters and emails to British television programmes that dare celebrate a British defeat.

You are stealling my life!........ :p i just write to tabloids though

Find some hotdogs somewhere. Set off a few fireworks, and then probably spend the next couple of days explaining to the people in my town just what Independance Day IS, how and why American's celebrate it, and a quick run down on US history.

Isn't it better to consider 1783 as the founding of America? In 1776 independence was merely declared, rather than real.

Well when the Congress actually signed the Declaration of Independence (approved 2 days before) it technically founded our nation. We didn't become totally free till the Brits were tossed from our shores but on July 4, 1776 we were a legal nation. If you want to get technical, when the French Recognized us as an independent nation was when we really became a nation on this planet. That's a technicality though.

Anyway, yes I find it impressive that since the foundation America has had its elections rigidly on time every 2 years/4 years. You're also probably the only country that would have elections in the middle of a civil war. That's pretty damn great.

That's because we are a civilized nation :p

in turkey, high school and primary school students do some shows in the stadiums all around the country.. also we do national stuff: singing the national anthem, speeches about the past, speeches of prime minister, speeches of students.. we watch these on T.V. or in the stadium.. apart from that, we celebrate the national holidays also in our schools.. in my high school, we used to listen to the speeches of the president and students, also we watched videos and short theater plays(most entertaining part :) )

Well when the Congress actually signed the Declaration of Independence (approved 2 days before) it technically founded our nation. We didn't become totally free till the Brits were tossed from our shores but on July 4, 1776 we were a legal nation. If you want to get technical, when the French Recognized us as an independent nation was when we really became a nation on this planet. That's a technicality though.
Hmm... Actually I think that the REAL birthday of the United States of America is September 17, 1787. Before that date, it was just thirteen states who happened to like to hang out together. After that date though, there was an actual country called the United States of America.

But that's just me.

Hmm... Actually I think that the REAL birthday of the United States of America is September 17, 1787. Before that date, it was just thirteen states who happened to like to hang out together. After that date though, there was an actual country called the United States of America.

But that's just me.

1777 with the Articles of Confederation :D

They were drawn up on June 7, 1776 (also happens to be the same day when the motion to declare independence was introduced)

Adopted by Congress on Nov 15, 1777. However, ratification by all states wasn't done till March 1, 1781.

1777 with the Articles of Confederation :D

They were drawn up on June 7, 1776 (also happens to be the same day when the motion to declare independence was introduced)

Adopted by Congress on Nov 15, 1777. However, ratification by all states wasn't done till March 1, 1781.

But the Articles of Confederation didn't create a nation called the United States of America. Since each state was a STATE, a sovreign nation, the Articles were more like the United Nations charter than anything forming a new nation. September 17, 1787 however saw the birth of the Constitution, and the creation of an actual nation.

Of course July is a much better time to get a day off an have a picnic. ;)

But the Articles of Confederation didn't create a nation called the United States of America. Since each state was a STATE, a sovreign nation, the Articles were more like the United Nations charter than anything forming a new nation. September 17, 1787 however saw the birth of the Constitution, and the creation of an actual nation.

Of course July is a much better time to get a day off an have a picnic. ;)

True but it still grouped all 13 states under the Articles so you can still make a case that it was still a united nation (no pun intended) because they still had to answer to a central government (albeit a very weak one)

As for July, AMEN BROTHER!! Let the celebration begin

HAPPY RATIFICATION DAY AMERICA

Ding Dang DAMN! :mad:
The last BBQ I planned (in April) was canceled because of predicted rain that ended up not happening.

Today's* is cancelled due to rain that wasn't predicted. :mad: :mad: :mad:

(*Yes, today - tomorrow's a working day in the Land of Wa. :()

In four days the United States will officialy be two hundred and twenty nine years old, which is pretty good for a nation which hasnt had any (successful) rebelions since its first government was brought to power.
Now I realize that somebody is going to jump in and go "ZOMG WHO CAREZ? US R ST00PID!" and I ask you to kindly go make your own thread so that it can be closed for trolling without bothering this topic.

That said,
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? If your from the US, that is. If your not from the US, how do you celebrate your Bastille Day, or whatever the local equivalent is?


Well. Happy Birthday USA. Hope all the Americans here have an awesome 4th of July.

I'm sure someone has already mentioned how Canadians in gerneral celbrate Canada Day on July 1st. Personaly, I spent this one watching a surprisingly impressive fireworks display @ a small town in Manitoba, with my mom (my Dad never went for that kind of thing, we left him @ home watching the telly) I sang Oh Canada along with everyone else, inducing many winces and funny loks, as I have a terrible singing voice (can't hold a note to save my life)

In four days the United States will officialy be two hundred and twenty nine years old, which is pretty good for a nation which hasnt had any (successful) rebelions since its first government was brought to power.
Now I realize that somebody is going to jump in and go "ZOMG WHO CAREZ? US R ST00PID!" and I ask you to kindly go make your own thread so that it can be closed for trolling without bothering this topic.

That said,
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? If your from the US, that is. If your not from the US, how do you celebrate your Bastille Day, or whatever the local equivalent is?

Happy birthday US, and us too. Although technically the Civil War was a rebellion that came dangerously close to succeeding... but thats a quible.

I am lucky enough to live about two blocks away from an annual major fireworks display, so we eat our BBQ and then sit in our front yard and watch.

cant' really be done. we dont really have a set day for that kind of thing....well not to my knowledge anyway....
The Queen's Birthday is considered the British national day.

I will honor my country's 229th birthday by going to work, deployed in defense of freedom at an undisclosed location. The daily can of whoop-ass we open on insurgents and Talibans will provide enough fireworks!

Albuquerque is turning 300 next year, so we're not impressed.

This 4th of July I am heading into town for Fair St. Louis.

Its a huge fair, there are airshows and if I am not mistaken, we have the 6th biggest fireworks show in the country, which is impressive since we dont have the population like Chicago or New York.

Bump for holiday :P

Albuquerque is turning 300 next year, so we're not impressed.
Roffle.

Happy 4th Everybody, except you people in the other hemisphere. Stupid people and your alternating days.

Ding Dang DAMN! :mad:
The last BBQ I planned (in April) was canceled because of predicted rain that ended up not happening.

Today's* is cancelled due to rain that wasn't predicted. :mad: :mad: :mad:

(*Yes, today - tomorrow's a working day in the Land of Wa. :()

Well, I spoke too soon yesterday. The BBQ ended up going on afterall. :D

The report:
Out of 30-40 who were invited, 8 decided to showed up. The Brits outnumbered those from the States. "Mike the Marine" (my co-host) got a well deserved ribbing via E-mail for his wimping out.

Much meat was eaten. Great quantities of beer were drunk. And a few firecrackers were blown up. Watermelon was avoided due to cost (when a very small watermelon costs US$15-20, I'm usually going for more meat or beer....)

The local park rent-a-cop got sent off in good style. I almost felt sorry for him when he rode over on his bicycle in the pouring rain to tell us that BBQs are a dangerous fire hazard, and against the park rules. He tried hist best, but somehow all of us had forgotten our Japanese (and "all of us" included two Japanese nationals, and a number of highly skilled Japanese speakers. ;))
We did try our best to ply him with beer and meat. And, after a minute or two, he told us, as the park cops do every time, that this time he'd let it slide, but we are not to do it again.

Today (my Fourth) was spent trying to working.

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Happy 4th of July all, even though I'm not in the USofA at present.

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I live in North Dakota, so I'll be wondering over to the rodeo later this evening. It'll be a great party, and I'll get to laugh at all the drunken cowboys.

Happy Birthday USA:) We had ours on July 1st, and it was pretty great. So, enjoy!