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Happy July 4th
by Original Quill Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:03 am
It's Independence Day. 
To one mad king, from another mad king.
To one mad king, from another mad king.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Syl Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:41 am
Happy 4th July Ben, Quill. Maddog....and any other Americans who may be looking in.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by nicko Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:12 pm
Enjoy your Turkey Yanks, [have I got the right day] ?
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Ben Reilly Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:48 pm
nicko wrote:Enjoy your Turkey Yanks, [have I got the right day] ?
Haha, no, that's Thanksgiving. Fourth of July is about getting drunk, barbecuing and scaring your pets with small explosives
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Original Quill Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:52 pm
smelly-bandit wrote:
Your choice of characters is a bit skewed, but I suppose crackers and southerners deserve a shout-out too.
Thanks, Russo.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Original Quill Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:02 pm
nicko wrote:Enjoy your Turkey Yanks, [have I got the right day] ?
For the 4th, it's hamburgers and hot dogs, heaps of potato salad for starters, and then ribs smoked in Brown Sugar & Hickory sauce, or cooked on the barbeque. Tons 'o beer, and momma's Key Lime Pie.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Original Quill Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:13 pm
Well worth it, tho you'll gain 15 pounds.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Guest Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:40 pm
Original Quill wrote:smelly-bandit wrote:
Your choice of characters is a bit skewed, but I suppose crackers and southerners deserve a shout-out too.
Thanks, Russo.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by HoratioTarr Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:02 pm
Original Quill wrote:It's Independence Day.
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Today is the 243rd anniversary of the USA leaving the British Empire without a deal!
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Guest Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:14 pm
HoratioTarr wrote:Original Quill wrote:It's Independence Day.
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Today is the 243rd anniversary of the USA leaving the British Empire without a deal!
and it did them no harm at all
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Original Quill Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:30 pm
smelly-bandit wrote:HoratioTarr wrote:
Today is the 243rd anniversary of the USA leaving the British Empire without a deal!
and it did them no harm at all
Quite.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Ben Reilly Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:01 pm
It's interesting to look at the American Revolution (what we call it) from an objective standpoint.
The reason -- British citizens living in the American colonies were fed up with being taxed by the Crown but not having the right to vote for representation in Parliament -- was solid.
What followed, however, was properly a secession followed by a civil war, not a "revolution."
And then America, like Texas when it seceded from Mexico, defeated a vastly superior military force against all odds.
The reason -- British citizens living in the American colonies were fed up with being taxed by the Crown but not having the right to vote for representation in Parliament -- was solid.
What followed, however, was properly a secession followed by a civil war, not a "revolution."
And then America, like Texas when it seceded from Mexico, defeated a vastly superior military force against all odds.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Original Quill Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:26 pm
In defense of Britain, they had just paid the bill for a long, protracted war we call the French-Indian War. It was caused by American/British western expansion, which showed no tendency to stop.
Britain felt entitled--and I'm nor sure I don't agree with them--to require the colonists responsible for such a costly enterprise, be the ones to pay for it. The cry for 'representation' didn't exactly come up until the taxes rose.
American colonists were getting a free ride on the British taxpayer. Here are all these unruly colonists pressing westward, getting into conflicts, and calling for momma Britain to bail them out.
It was a tension point, no doubt. But there were two different perspectives, and two different interpretations.
Britain felt entitled--and I'm nor sure I don't agree with them--to require the colonists responsible for such a costly enterprise, be the ones to pay for it. The cry for 'representation' didn't exactly come up until the taxes rose.
American colonists were getting a free ride on the British taxpayer. Here are all these unruly colonists pressing westward, getting into conflicts, and calling for momma Britain to bail them out.
It was a tension point, no doubt. But there were two different perspectives, and two different interpretations.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by eddie Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:00 am
Oh who really cares? It’s just a day like any other day except it gives people a reason to eat more and drink. It’s a day passed down to younger generations who probably don’t give a rat’s arse.
Let’s be honest.
I’m not into “days” that aren’t Christmas...and mostly that’s just for kids.
So. Meh.
Let’s be honest.
I’m not into “days” that aren’t Christmas...and mostly that’s just for kids.
So. Meh.
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Re: Happy July 4th
by Guest Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:29 am
Ben Reilly wrote:It's interesting to look at the American Revolution (what we call it) from an objective standpoint.
The reason -- British citizens living in the American colonies were fed up with being taxed by the Crown but not having the right to vote for representation in Parliament -- was solid.
What followed, however, was properly a secession followed by a civil war, not a "revolution."
And then America, like Texas when it seceded from Mexico, defeated a vastly superior military force against all odds.
brexit in a nutshell
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