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Well, I know that it is not quite yet the Fourth of July in the States, but since it is the Fourth of July here in the land of flightless birds; I might as well wish all the American posters here on NSG a Happy Independence Day and I also would like to offer a toast

To Treason! (after all, that is what the signers of the Declaration of Indepedence were doing - had they lost, they would have been hanged, drawn and quartered)

*Lights freshly smuggled Mexican firework* :p

*Blockades the treasonous colonials*

*Blockades the treasonous colonials*

Aha! It's a good thing I've already got the essentials stockpiled:

http://gothamist.com/attachments/tien%20mao/2006_04_coneyopen1.jpg

http://www.grilledcornonthecob.com/images/19-eating-corn-onthe-cob.jpg

:p

Well, I know that it is not quite yet the Fourth of July in the States, but since it is the Fourth of July here in the land of flightless birds; I might as well wish all the American posters here on NSG a Happy Independence Day and I also would like to offer a toast

To Treason! (after all, that is what the signers of the Declaration of Indepedence were doing - had they lost, they would have been hanged, drawn and quartered)

tsk tsk tsk

"Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers." -- Except Fat George lost! ;)

"Dr. Benjamin Franklin: A rebellion is always legal in the first person, such as "our rebellion." It is only in the third person - "their rebellion" - that it becomes illegal. "

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/quotes

:p

Aha! It's a good thing I've already got the essentials stockpiled:

http://gothamist.com/attachments/tien%20mao/2006_04_coneyopen1.jpg

http://www.grilledcornonthecob.com/images/19-eating-corn-onthe-cob.jpg

:p

You forgot pizza. NY style, of course. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Katganistan/lenzini-pizza.jpg

here in the land of flightless birds
...chickens? ;)


To Treason! (after all, that is what the signers of the Declaration of Indepedence were doing - had they lost, they would have been hanged, drawn and quartered)
Yeah, I bet the treacherous colonials are quite happy that the UK has banned the death penalty for good.;);)

I hope that the US will be celebrating the Independence-from-Bush-and-his-buddies asap.

*sobs* Happy independencia

"Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers." -- Except Fat George lost! ;)

"Dr. Benjamin Franklin: A rebellion is always legal in the first person, such as "our rebellion." It is only in the third person - "their rebellion" - that it becomes illegal. "

Benjamin Franklin was at least three centuries ahead of his time, if you ask me.

...chickens? ;)


Yeah, I bet the treacherous colonials are quite happy that the UK has banned the death penalty for good.;);)

I hope that the US will be celebrating the Independence-from-Bush-and-his-buddies asap.

2008. Then you'll REALLY see some fireworks.

And a happy 'land-owning-oligarchs take over America day' to you too!:)

I didn't realise so many of you are from Belarus.

Benjamin Franklin was at least three centuries ahead of his time, if you ask me.

Indeed. Philosopher, inventor, revolutionary, printer, diplomat, the man who started the first fire company in the US, he started the first lending library in Philadelphia, created a currency for New Jersey that was, at its time, difficult to counterfeit, established the first hospital in the US, et cetera, et cetera..... truly one of our great founding fathers.

Joined a 4th of July BBQ at the local US consulate.

Didn't quite what I expected:

I WANT THOSE FOODS THAT'S LITTERED IN THIS TOPIC!

I don't want no mac'n'cheese and fried chicken that you can get at a local fried chicken franchise,... I want barbequed ribs, I want hotdogs, I want AMERICANIZED FOOD!

Oh, BTW, happy 4th of July for those who celebrate it.

truly one of our great founding fathers.

I'd say that he and Jefferson were the soul and spirit of the American Independence.

Indeed. Philosopher, inventor, revolutionary, printer, diplomat, the man who started the first fire company in the US, he started the first lending library in Philadelphia, created a currency for New Jersey that was, at its time, difficult to counterfeit, established the first hospital in the US, et cetera, et cetera..... truly one of our great founding fathers.

yea if you go down town you can't go for more than 5 steps without finding a statue, plaque, street, etc. named in honor of him...

Happy Independence Day everyone!

you'll come back, they always do ;) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wipiLrHPzxU)

Indeed. Philosopher, inventor, revolutionary, printer, diplomat, the man who started the first fire company in the US, he started the first lending library in Philadelphia, created a currency for New Jersey that was, at its time, difficult to counterfeit, established the first hospital in the US, et cetera, et cetera..... truly one of our great founding fathers.

He could undoubtably be considered among the greatest minds of all time,truly enlightened.

A few things I read about him not too long ago- he was credited with inventing bifocals and also spoke 5 languages,though I didnt see which ones,yet. I assume French is among them, having been a diplomat to France.

Indeed. Philosopher, inventor, revolutionary, printer, diplomat, the man who started the first fire company in the US, he started the first lending library in Philadelphia, created a currency for New Jersey that was, at its time, difficult to counterfeit, established the first hospital in the US, et cetera, et cetera..... truly one of our great founding fathers.

No way any one man is this good. Surely he had some kind of flaw.

Also...it's almost July 4th?!

...

I haven't really been paying attention since most of my time has been focused on wishing my family would get back from Georgia already.

Well, I know that it is not quite yet the Fourth of July in the States, but since it is the Fourth of July here in the land of flightless birds; I might as well wish all the American posters here on NSG a Happy Independence Day and I also would like to offer a toast

To Treason! (after all, that is what the signers of the Declaration of Indepedence were doing - had they lost, they would have been hanged, drawn and quartered)


Thanks for your kind thoughts :)

Happy 4th of July everyone! Just be careful not to get to drunk tomorrow, or something like this may happen to you:

http://www.funny-games.biz/pictures/drunk/funny-drunk-photo.jpg

Well, I know that it is not quite yet the Fourth of July in the States, but since it is the Fourth of July here in the land of flightless birds; I might as well wish all the American posters here on NSG a Happy Independence Day and I also would like to offer a toast

To Treason! (after all, that is what the signers of the Declaration of Indepedence were doing - had they lost, they would have been hanged, drawn and quartered)

cazy NZer still was the thrid when you posted :p

No way any one man is this good. Surely he had some kind of flaw.

Also...it's almost July 4th?!

...

I haven't really been paying attention since most of my time has been focused on wishing my family would get back from Georgia already.

Well, I do know that Franklin and his son didn't get along, though that was more due to the latter being the royal governor of New Jersey.

Only a few hours away now. :)

All the t.v. stations are getting ready 24 hours of war movies, as usual. Kinda weird. I mean, I love war just as much as the next guy, but they don't even play the good ones. :p

Well, I do know that Franklin and his son didn't get along, though that was more due to the latter being the royal governor of New Jersey.

Yeah. And jealousy over Ben's invention of that supercool crystal piano-like thing (the "Armonica.") :p And also his chain of five-and-dime stores in Wisconsin. :p

Enjoy your independence while you can America. Soon you'll be cowering in terror of your new Irish Overlords.

I believe there are fireworks tonight.

Enjoy your independence while you can America. Soon you'll be cowering in terror of your new Irish Overlords.

Huh? I thought we'd gotten rid of most of the Kennedies?! :p Ah, memories.

Enjoy your independence while you can America. Soon you'll be cowering in terror of your new Irish Overlords.

You'd get so drunk that you'd make a wrong turn and invade Poland!

No way any one man is this good. Surely he had some kind of flaw.

Also...it's almost July 4th?!

...

I haven't really been paying attention since most of my time has been focused on wishing my family would get back from Georgia already.

He lived in Philadelphia. He has no flaws.

You'd get so drunk that you'd make a wrong turn and invade Poland!

Meh, Poland and the US are more or less the same.

All these pictures of food is making me hungry:

http://www.royaltyfoods.com/images/Porterhouse%20Steaks.jpg
http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/anchor_beer.jpg Hmmm Beeeerrrrr!!!
http://www.royaltyfoods.com/images/Porterhouse%20Steaks.jpg

Someone fire up the NS grill!!!

Meh, Poland and the US are more or less the same.

I don't know whom that insults more, Poland or the USA.

I don't know whom that insults more, Poland or the USA.

Let's split the difference and just say it insults Chicago the most. :p

I am actually working on July 4. :(

All these pictures of food is making me hungry:

http://www.royaltyfoods.com/images/Porterhouse%20Steaks.jpg
http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/anchor_beer.jpg Hmmm Beeeerrrrr!!!
http://www.royaltyfoods.com/images/Porterhouse%20Steaks.jpg

Someone fire up the NS grill!!!

*lights*

*fire shoots out*

*dodges*

I am already a burnt Pancake...

No way any one man is this good. Surely he had some kind of flaw.

Also...it's almost July 4th?!

...

I haven't really been paying attention since most of my time has been focused on wishing my family would get back from Georgia already.

Well, he had an illegitimate son. And he was in great danger of being hanged before the successful conclusion of the war.

*lights*

*fire shoots out*

*dodges*

I am already a burnt Pancake...

:eek: should you be handling those

Well, I do know that Franklin and his son didn't get along, though that was more due to the latter being the royal governor of New Jersey.

And being illegitimate, too.

Enjoy your independence while you can America. Soon you'll be cowering in terror of your new Irish Overlords.

Bah, you can't come here! We don't even have good beer!

Meh, Poland and the US are more or less the same.

I doubt Swilatia would agree. Neither do I, for that matter.

And a happy 'land-owning-oligarchs take over America day' to you too!:)

I know it's late, but a happy May Day to you too.

Seriously, if you wanna be a big insulting troller, go ahead, but don't do it in this thread.

Tomorrow, I'll be at the pier at night, watching the fireworks while munching on as many churros as I can buy. Good times.:)

Aha! It's a good thing I've already got the essentials stockpiled:

http://gothamist.com/attachments/tien%20mao/2006_04_coneyopen1.jpg
:p

That ain't American, it's GERMAN!

This is 'merican.
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:3HE9QNngQ1F4gM:http://www.aycinena.com/index2/index3/graphics/bostonpotbeans.jpg

Cheesesteaks are better.

http://www.outie.net/forums/attach/$100cheesesteak.jpg

wiz, wit!

wiz, wit!

I hear that's just common sense. :p

My inalienable rights to beer, fireworks and cole slaw shall not be infringed!

*Lights freshly smuggled Mexican firework* :p

They're arresting people in my city just for having sparklers.

http://photohome.com/pictures/flag-pictures/american-flag-2a.jpg

HAPPY 4th Of July!!

(You'll have to highlight it to see the white letters.)

Tomorrow, I'll be at the pier at night, watching the fireworks while munching on as many churros as I can buy. Good times.:)


And I'll be frying nasty KFC chicken from 4pm until 11:30. Since we're not having fireworks this year (the city used the money they get from the tribe to have fireworks at the "Summer Fest" this year) hopefully people will be out of town and not wanting my nasty greasy chicken.

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/anchor_beer.jpg

Looks like piss.

http://photohome.com/pictures/flag-pictures/american-flag-2a.jpg

HAPPY 4th Of July!!

(You'll have to highlight it to see the white letters.)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/Goomg/other/blahhh/lolz.jpg

http://www.theodorou.freeserve.co.uk/greekcyp/images/flag-greece.gif

How Greek of you. :p

Well, I know that it is not quite yet the Fourth of July in the States, but since it is the Fourth of July here in the land of flightless birds; I might as well wish all the American posters here on NSG a Happy Independence Day and I also would like to offer a toast

To Treason! (after all, that is what the signers of the Declaration of Indepedence were doing - had they lost, they would have been hanged, drawn and quartered)


good,i would happily give my life so my kids could live in freedom,not under a retarded king and his inbread ancestors.
not to mention,i dont like taxsation without reprensentation.
but every one has their cup of tea..or coffeee in our case...lol
long live the ideal that is america,and screw the bush types that are no different then the english were.
seems we have gone full circle,and are right back were we started..lol..tyranical despots telling us how to live and who to pay..lol.
thats why i hate taxes,i dont like to fund my enemy

Happy 4th of July.

+1 to the USA.

Even if we've had a terrible pilot and crew these last six years, we're still prosperous and free, and we seem to be staying that way.

With a little luck, two years from today we can look back at all of this as a bad dream or an illness, that though protracted and unhappy, came to an end and passed.

Indeed. Philosopher, inventor, revolutionary, printer, diplomat, the man who started the first fire company in the US, he started the first lending library in Philadelphia, created a currency for New Jersey that was, at its time, difficult to counterfeit, established the first hospital in the US, et cetera, et cetera..... truly one of our great founding fathers.

He was also our first postmaster.

They're arresting people in my city just for having sparklers.

Same here. Hence the need to go the black market route. :p Also known as: UPS. ;)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/Goomg/other/blahhh/lolz.jpg

http://www.theodorou.freeserve.co.uk/greekcyp/images/flag-greece.gif

How Greek of you. :p

Blasphemy! Save it for Oxi Day, Zorba! :p

Happy 4th of July.

+1 to the USA.

Even if we've had a terrible pilot and crew these last six years, we're still prosperous and free, and we seem to be staying that way.

With a little luck, two years from today we can look back at all of this as a bad dream or an illness, that though protracted and unhappy, came to an end and passed.

Amen to that. Eight years of Newt should perk us right back up. :)

Amen to that. Eight years of Newt should perk us right back up. :)

:eek:

:eek:

I know! I can't believe our good luck sometimes, either. :)

I know! I can't believe our good luck sometimes, either. :)

That was an :eek: of fear, not excitement, Pete. ;)

That was an :eek: of fear, not excitement, Pete. ;)

It's easy to fear that we won't get the outcome that would be best for the country, but sometimes you just gotta have faith. :p I'm hoping everything works out well, no matter who we get as a candidate. :)

It's easy to fear that we won't get the outcome that would be best for the country, but sometimes you just gotta have faith. :p I'm hoping everything works out well, no matter who we get as a candidate. :)

Well, I used to want Ron Paul, until he found out where some of his support comes from. So as of now, I support no candidate. The one that nauseates me the least, though, is Bill Richardson.

Well, I used to want Ron Paul, until he found out where some of his support comes from. So as of now, I support no candidate. The one that nauseates me the least, though, is Bill Richardson.

He seems honest enough, especially compared to the other democrats running. :p If Newt doesn't throw his hat in, I kinda like Rudy and Fred right now. But it's early yet! I'm looking forward to seeing some stuff blow up and having a few dogs tomorrow, and forgetting about everything for a few hours. :)

Well, I know that it is not quite yet the Fourth of July in the States, but since it is the Fourth of July here in the land of flightless birds; I might as well wish all the American posters here on NSG a Happy Independence Day and I also would like to offer a toast

To Treason! (after all, that is what the signers of the Declaration of Indepedence were doing - had they lost, they would have been hanged, drawn and quartered)

Treason doth never prosper. What be the reason? If treason prosper, none dare call it treason. Ovid

Happy Independence Day, America. May the lamp of virtue and liberty shine more brightly this century than any other.

Ben Franklin had sterling qualities, and few flaws. Two that come to mind are women with french accents, and an odd desire to alternately set clocks back and forth twice a year. :p

***Will go to the independence day parade, then the veterans' commemoration ceremony, then a bbq at the park, watch the municipal fireworks and light some of our own***

Treason doth never prosper. What be the reason? If treason prosper, none dare call it treason. Ovid

Happy Independence Day, America. May the lamp of virtue and liberty shine more brightly this century than any other.

Ben Franklin had sterling qualities, and few flaws. Two that come to mind are women with french accents, and an odd desire to alternately set clocks back and forth twice a year. :p

***Will go to the independence day parade, then the veterans' commemoration ceremony, then a bbq at the park, watch the municipal fireworks and light some of our own***


Will be hard to top the 20th in that regard...

First we defeated "a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the long and lamentable catalog of human crime," the German Nazis, and then what either exceeded it or came in as close second - the heinous and vicious cancer of Communism.

Compared to these, islamic terrorism is a trifle.

The real challenge would be to free the innumerable millions living under the foul black hand of demented Islamism, but that probably won't happen on our account.

I totally came here expecting to see a bunch of idiotic trolls as usually come out for these sorts of threads. Seems the letters USA, in that order, attract them.

Honestly, though, NSG surprised me. Good on you all. Happy fourth and such.

So far, I've celebrated the cultural diversity of America by eating chinese food, and later I'll celebrate my freedom from the imperialist monarchy of 18th century Britain by grilling an animal carcass.

I'm gonna get some chocolate and crisps :)

I totally came here expecting to see a bunch of idiotic trolls as usually come out for these sorts of threads. Seems the letters USA, in that order, attract them.

Yeah, that's what I was expecting too.

He was also our first postmaster.

LOL true, I have had postcards cancelled at Franklin Square.

Seriously, anyone within a 2hr drive of Philly, it's an awesome day trip and there's a lot to see in the historic district -- oddly enough, Franklin Square is my favorite place after Independence Hall.

I must get back -- I've not seen the Liberty Bell since they were going to move it to a new building....

as for dinner: I had Amish potato salad, Italian sweet sausage, bratwurst, steak, pasta salad, potato chips and french onion dip, bing cherries, steak, cupcake and ice cream pie, washed down with lemonade.

Later, some watermelon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Katganistan/lenzini-pizza.jpg

You New Yorkers know how to eat pizza. (Drools)

Ben Franklin had sterling qualities, and few flaws. Two that come to mind are women with french accents, and an odd desire to alternately set clocks back and forth twice a year. :p

*adds Benjamin Franklin to vendetta list*

This'n even knows how to make it (but at home it's a pain in the arse).

If I'm making for me and others, I do sausage, mozzarella, pepperoni, onions, green peppers, mushrooms and black olives.

If I'm PMS-y and want the whole thing for myself -- banana peppers and black olives. ;)

This'n even knows how to make it (but at home it's a pain in the arse).

If I'm making for me and others, I do sausage, mozzarella, pepperoni, onions, green peppers, mushrooms and black olives.

If I'm PMS-y and want the whole thing for myself -- banana peppers and black olives. ;)

Garbage pizza?

Happy Independence Day yins! Hope it goes good for all of you out there, and that none of you lose any fingers on grills, fireworks or varied sharp, pointy objects.

Garbage pizza?

Yum yum!

Yum yum!

I demand you make me one right now!

I demand you make me one right now!

I would, Ruffy, but I'm 'round Bawlmore right now.
It'd be cold before I could get it to you.

I would, Ruffy, but I'm 'round Bawlmore right now.
It'd be cold before I could get it to you.

Guess you'll just have to make me one some other time..

That ain't American, it's GERMAN!

It's people. You've got to tell them!

FRANKFURTERS IS PEOPLE!!!

It's people. You've got to tell them!

FRANKFURTERS IS PEOPLE!!!

Guy from Soylent Green: *Drops frankfurter* "Fuck this, I'm just going to starve."

Bon appetit, Amerique!

Guy from Soylent Green: *Drops frankfurter* "Fuck this, I'm just going to starve."

Me: Starvation is people!!

Robert Thorn (guy from Soylent Green): ...that doesn't even make sense! *head explodes*

Looks like piss.


Must be PBR(Pabst Blue Ribbon) which isn't too bad. Old Milwalkee & Natural Ice are piss beers.

I had a cool Un-4th of July holiday. Me and a bunch of friends from the RCP had a party with the usual stuff: hot dogs, hamburgers, cole slaw, potato salad and a intresting Iranian dish which was eggplant tomatoes and eggs. Tasted pretty good.

Just some stupid comments.

Ha Canada has it's independance day a whole 3 days earlier than you you retards. (not meant to be offensive)

You know it was the british that invented cheese corn and hotdogs and pizza.
I wouldn't be suprised if it was King George the Mad himself that made it. You know they canned the king after that war right... and put him in a tower or something... Funny George Washington, King George.. could could they have been the same man?
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FLAMEBATE:

U blody rablerusers. yuh jarst caldn't just own the man u had to beatem.

atlest weh still awhm ur bankaing sestem.

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I still find it funny your forefathers fought your forefathers for freedom from your ancestory.

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It's all good though a holiday is a holiday is a holiday even if it was yesterday.

It's sort of funny how america turned out, and you got to think what they would think about it now.
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Not meant to be offensive. So funny now that such inequality exists even at the borderes when it seems equality only exists in strenght of arms one perhaps on the earth the other under.

It's all the law anyway. It is just who is making it. Arms or Concensus, were you that different?

By George.

I like the way the Mexicans in California claim they own the entire North American continent. Cause, they claim, the Aztecs owned everything. LOL

Good things Jurasic park didn't really happen we'd have to pay the Dino's large.


(technically they did until the spanish beat them up and had sex with them) that's a mexican.

but they had it cause they killed people they didn't like, people just don't kill for reasons like appeasing the gods to stem off the end of reality like they use to. Now they do it for oil and political presence.

bear in mind it may equate the same thing... but thats not the point

ICCD-Intracircumcordei;12849169']Good things Jurasic park didn't really happen we'd have to pay the Dino's large.


(technically they did until the spanish beat them up and had sex with them) that's a mexican.

but they had it cause they killed people they didn't like, people just don't kill for reasons like appeasing the gods to stem off the end of reality like they use to. Now they do it for oil and political presence.

bear in mind it may equate the same thing... but thats not the point

What???

The only thing the Aztecs ever owned was central Mexico and the northern part of central America. They didn't even own Baja, nor did they even own a peice of Sonora state. What is now the southwest US and what is now northern Mexico, was not even part of the Aztec Empire.

I know some North American Indians who dispute that the Aztecs owned their people's land before the whites showed up.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C005121/data/spain2_files/image002.gif

The northernmost point of the Aztec Empire was the Rio Nuedo River on the east coast.

Shown here on this big map of Mexico for comparison: (to find the Rio Nuedo river, look for the coastal city of Ciudad Madero which is on the Mexican east coast.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/mexico_rel97.jpg

Looks like a huge chunk of Mexico itself that was never part of the Aztec Empire.

The image in this link has a box which shows just how small the AE really was:
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/aztecs/aztecs20.gif

What???

The only thing the Aztecs ever owned was central Mexico and the northern part of central America. They didn't even own Baja, nor did they even own a peice of Sonora state. What is now the southwest US and what is now northern Mexico, was not even part of the Aztec Empire.

I know some North American Indians who dispute that the Aztecs owned their people's land before the whites showed up.


It was largely the same cultures inca's aztec zutecs abababatecs mushmush cree barefoot canibals etc. spanish had sex with people all throughout the americas,

Well no one owns regardless it is just rule of force not ancestory war prooves that right by right of arms...........?

is it anything more otherwise just some foolish game, may the most selfish person own.. you can gloss it up all you want but ownership reduces to being secure in the land. (of course all in realization of god know that we are the keepers of the planet, not the owners. likewise the planet is our keeper and decides whether we live or die not the otherway around, we don't live without it, it does without us. (until space travel)

its a dull argument anyway.