Originally posted by Red NightLOL. Rec'd.
I'm gonna kill me some Red Coats.
Yeah firing up the grill, chilling down the beer, welcoming family and friends. Finally got some rain down here so we can shoot off the fireworks without burning down the county. Three day week-end...sweet.
Happy Birthday US! Sorry about the ancient birth-pangs from you, merry England, but thank you for giving us everything we needed to succeed on our own.
And in case you wonder what the fuss is about, from the preamble of the Declaration of Independence (US) July 4th, 1776:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
(end quote)
And yes, we still struggle to make these words a reality. And we are still such a young country.
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Originally posted by rbmorrisAmerica was born long time before the country you are refering to, mate, which is the U.S.A.
...to celebrate July 4th, the birthday of AMERICA?
America was there way before the nont-exactly-the-best-guys from England were thrown into ships and sent away. Just like Castro did with Mariel, getting rid of the jail meat from Cuba.
😕
Damn, am I bitter today or what?! 😛
Edit. Anyway, the important thing is that my family and friends in California are right now happy, celebrating and lighting those fireworks. Congrats to them and to all of you, yanks! No matter you make me angry sometimes, I do love some of you very, very much! 😀
Originally posted by Seitse{{{{Seitse}}}}
America was born long time before the country you are refering to, mate, which is the U.S.A.
America was there way before the nont-exactly-the-best-guys from England were thrown into ships and sent away. Just like Castro did with Mariel, getting rid of the jail meat from Cuba.
😕
Damn, am I bitter today or what?! 😛
Edit. Anyway, the important thi ...[text shortened]... of you, yanks! No matter you make me angry sometimes, I do love some of you very, very much! 😀
Originally posted by SeitseShouldn't you be working on my next pair of Nikes?
America was born long time before the country you are refering to, mate, which is the U.S.A.
America was there way before the nont-exactly-the-best-guys from England were thrown into ships and sent away. Just like Castro did with Mariel, getting rid of the jail meat from Cuba.
😕
Damn, am I bitter today or what?! 😛
Edit. Anyway, the important thi ...[text shortened]... of you, yanks! No matter you make me angry sometimes, I do love some of you very, very much! 😀