Yes, America is officially 232. In nation years, I'd say we're about halfway through thirteen. You know, the year where we think we know everything and don't care about anything because we're going to live foreeeever? But on the bright side, we're getting closer to becoming a big boy nation. So let's all go celebrate by shooting explosives in the air, because in the end isn't that really what America is really all about?

(Joking aside though, happy fourth and whatnot.)

I agree with you Atom. But it also calls for...



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Yep. Today was the day we realized that it was stupid to waste explosives on killing the British when they weren't actually even paying attention to us any more.

I'd like to think of December 16, 1773 as the birth of America, actually.

So, when do we start lying about our age? Are we old enough for our driver's license yet? (We've been trying to drive the world without one for years! )

I'm not especially patriotic, but I will celebrate anything, so pass me a hotdog and a flag. It'll be nice to have some sound to mask the usual sirens and gunfire around here.

Have fun polluting the air, you crazy Americans you.

It's strange when my post is the most celebratory in a thread regarding the U.S.

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I'll go with it.

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Happy Fourth of July! \^_^/
Go U.S.A. Go U.S.A. Go U.S.A. Go U.S.A. Go U.S.A. Go U.S.A.

What about Canada Day(July 1st)?

We had some cool fireworks too.

Remember? Canada doesn't count as a country.

I joke, of course. What are those celebrating going to do? Besides the usual drinking and bombs that so characterize the USA? I'll be at the beach most of the day.

fireworks and food!

I'm packing most of today because I'm moving to another one of our lovely states (one that currently houses my parents, since I can't afford rent at the moment :-P )

Aside from that, we're going to have hotdogs and maybe watch a movie before we haul our couches out to the curb.


I don't get excited about much of anything.

I got my hands on a couple of 4" mortar shells and some other assorted pyrotechnics that I plan on having some fun at the family picnic with.

I love being friends with theatre pyro-technicians.

Sky - 232 Americans with tons of fireworks and gunfire - 0

You guys, you'll never defeat the sky, he's like, bulletproof. Well, maybe you'll get him next time.

i'm going to throw off snappers, and roman candles. and some of the giant morters. but no bottle rockets. no, because bottle rockets are illegal in nebraska. but not in missouri.

also if we're changing the dates on our nations birthday....

September 17, 1787

Grill. Check.
Charcoal. Check.
Food. Check.
Fireworks and other explosives. Check.
Lighter...
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DAMNIT!!! ><

Happy 4th of July!

Being a good American Capitalist and working, earning double time pay!

And since it's been slow here, I was able to do rough pencils on the next Due East page -- woohoo!

I'm off work in a couple hours and me, the wife and kids are going to see my father-in-law at a small, nearby (within 30 miles) Texas town 4th of July celebration, complete with fireworks and food .(probably barbecue)! By comparison, Austin -- where we live -- hasn't been a small Texas town in what, over 100 years?

You only won that war because we were sick of America coming over uninvited and drinking all the beer.

Happy birthday jokes against Canadians.

My street turns into a warzone on this night, so if you'll excuse me I have to find my helmut and dig a trench.

God Bless America!!!

i dont know if kyupool's being sarcastic, or fo reals. but i agree with him.

Maybe if we had some aid from some other countries. Apparently you don't care that the sky is harboring terrorists?

At least we know how to use beer right, Mr. Sip it like a Pansy. <_< We won becuase we know how to PAARRTTAAAAAYYY!!!!!

How uncouth.

My magnificent handlebar moustache bristles with fury!

Well we dumped your tea. And we made Natives look like the bad guys. Another proud American tradition.

Noone ever accused all activists of being geniuses or scrupled...then or now.

Doesn't it get tiring or at least boring bashing America (or any country, for that matter) after a while?

America loves it.

Well, it's the Indians' fault for being on our land before we got here.

also, if the indians hadn't defended themselves, there'd be no reason for us to start a war. a massacre would have been so much easi.....oh wait...

I do like America. I just have a kind of tough love, you see.