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maleficent · 07-03-2005, 08:05 PM

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On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born.. .What does this day mean to you? How are you planing on spending today?

wolf · 07-03-2005, 08:25 PM

Happy 4th everyone!

feelgood · 07-03-2005, 08:39 PM

I thought it was drafted July 2nd before it was approved by the Congress on the 4th?

Meh, happy Bday USA from your younger brother up North

Ustwo · 07-03-2005, 08:47 PM

Hehe I leave for Canada in five hours.

Hope they let me back in

Bill O'Rights · 07-03-2005, 08:54 PM

The 4th of July is great. That is the date that we officialy thumbed our noses at England. However...I believe that the date that The United States of America really became a country of its own was October 19, 1781. The date that Major General Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington. The capitulation of the British to the Americans and French forces ended the fighting, and led to the [Paris?] Peace Treaty that formally acknowledged the independence of the American states.

For some reason though, that's not as much fun.

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Charlatan · 07-04-2005, 04:41 AM

Wow... is this just like our Canada Day? That's so cool that you guys decided to have a celebration just like us... only a few days later.

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!!!

Janey · 07-04-2005, 06:31 AM

Ya! way cool!

Happy July 4th to all of you!

streak_56 · 07-04-2005, 06:39 AM

Happy Fourth to our American comrades.

rmarshall · 07-04-2005, 07:43 AM

Damn, I was just on hold with Service Honda trying to see about my order. Waiting for the next service rep for 10 minutes! Long distance! Then I see this thread and realize they're closed. You'd think they'd change their message. It sucks that us Canadians have to work today! Happy Independence Day!

dlish · 07-04-2005, 08:43 AM

its already 5th of july here..too bad i missed it

Janey · 07-04-2005, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rmarshall

Damn, I was just on hold with Service Honda trying to see about my order. Waiting for the next service rep for 10 minutes! Long distance! Then I see this thread and realize they're closed. You'd think they'd change their message. It sucks that us Canadians have to work today! Happy Independence Day!

yes, but it sucked for the Americans that they had to work last Friday, on July 1st...

IC3 · 07-04-2005, 09:41 AM

Happy 4th of July!!

sadistikdreams · 07-04-2005, 12:07 PM

HAPPY FIREWORKS

Grasshopper Green · 07-04-2005, 03:45 PM

Happy Fourth everyone! May your barbecue be barbecuey-licious, your fireworks bright and sulphury, and your neighbors doing their piccolo petes elsewhere

Bigbird · 07-04-2005, 06:02 PM

Happy Independence Day to all you Americans

Hardknock · 07-04-2005, 09:14 PM

I had to work today plus I'm on the road so no cookouts for me.

filtherton · 07-04-2005, 09:32 PM

I closed my eyes and pretended i was in iraq during the fireworks. It seemed like a more honest way to come to terms with what america really stands for. I thought about the absurdity of civilian america gathering in large groups to watch large explosions in the sky while american soldiers are across the globe are being subjected to a similar, albeit more deadly show. Then i thought about how all the random explosions throughout minneapolis during the last week might have affected anyone suffering from war-induced PTSD. It all seemed a little gaudy to me.

07-03-2005, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Happy Independence Day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born.. .What does this day mean to you? How are you planing on spending today? __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

07-03-2005, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
wolf Ravenous Location: Right Behind You	Happy 4th everyone! __________________ Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as Gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

07-03-2005, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
feelgood Free Mars! Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time	I thought it was drafted July 2nd before it was approved by the Congress on the 4th? Meh, happy Bday USA from your younger brother up North __________________ Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war

07-03-2005, 08:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Hehe I leave for Canada in five hours. Hope they let me back in __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

07-03-2005, 08:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	The 4th of July is great. That is the date that we officialy thumbed our noses at England. However...I believe that the date that The United States of America really became a country of its own was October 19, 1781. The date that Major General Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington. The capitulation of the British to the Americans and French forces ended the fighting, and led to the [Paris?] Peace Treaty that formally acknowledged the independence of the American states. For some reason though, that's not as much fun. Happy 4th of July!!!! __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt. Last edited by Bill O'Rights; 07-03-2005 at 09:02 PM..

07-04-2005, 04:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Wow... is this just like our Canada Day? That's so cool that you guys decided to have a celebration just like us... only a few days later. Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!!! __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

07-04-2005, 06:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
Janey Junkie Location: Toronto	Ya! way cool! Happy July 4th to all of you!

07-04-2005, 06:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
streak_56 who ever said streaking was a bad thing? Location: Calgary	Happy Fourth to our American comrades.

07-04-2005, 07:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
rmarshall Addict Location: Kingston,Ontario	Damn, I was just on hold with Service Honda trying to see about my order. Waiting for the next service rep for 10 minutes! Long distance! Then I see this thread and realize they're closed. You'd think they'd change their message. It sucks that us Canadians have to work today! Happy Independence Day!

07-04-2005, 08:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	its already 5th of july here..too bad i missed it __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

07-04-2005, 09:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
IC3 Poison Location: Canada	Happy 4th of July!! __________________ "To win any battle, you must fight as if you were already dead" -Musashi

07-04-2005, 12:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	HAPPY FIREWORKS __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

07-04-2005, 03:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Happy Fourth everyone! May your barbecue be barbecuey-licious, your fireworks bright and sulphury, and your neighbors doing their piccolo petes elsewhere __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

07-04-2005, 06:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bigbird Upright Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Happy Independence Day to all you Americans

07-04-2005, 09:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
Hardknock Republican slayer Location: WA	I had to work today plus I'm on the road so no cookouts for me.

07-04-2005, 09:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	I closed my eyes and pretended i was in iraq during the fireworks. It seemed like a more honest way to come to terms with what america really stands for. I thought about the absurdity of civilian america gathering in large groups to watch large explosions in the sky while american soldiers are across the globe are being subjected to a similar, albeit more deadly show. Then i thought about how all the random explosions throughout minneapolis during the last week might have affected anyone suffering from war-induced PTSD. It all seemed a little gaudy to me.