By this logic, the next war will be on "Cinco de Mayo" Call it what it really is: "We beat the French Day"

If it weren't for lefty radicals, we'd have no Independence Day to be celebrating.

Forty-Two: Mr_Ectomy: wyltoknow: robmilmel: ***sniff***LAND THAT I LOVE!!!

Our home and native land...

True Patriot Love!

In all thy sons command!

with glowing hearts..

Happy Terrorists' Day, all you American Farkers!

/British
//Still bitter about the bloody colonies after all these years
///That's why I live in one

DalaiLamaDingDong: Forty-Two: Mr_Ectomy: wyltoknow: robmilmel: ***sniff***LAND THAT I LOVE!!!

Our home and native land...

True Patriot Love!

In all thy sons command!

with glowing hearts..

We see thee rise!

I'm gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass, gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I'm gonna kick some butt, I'm gonna drive a big truck, I'm gonna rule this world, I'm gonna kick some ass, I'm gonna rise up, I'm gonna kick a little ass, ROCK, FLAG, AND EAGLE!!

/seems relevant to the discussion.

That was somehow disappointing and relieving all at once.

patrick767: GAT_00
And fire off some Chinese-produced fireworks, so show how much you love America.

I hope my city plays "Born in the USA" again during the fireworks! Woohooo!
/like Reagan, who wanted to use it as his campaign song in '84 but the Boss said no, these dumb farks have never really listened to the words

Notice that Obama didn't choose "Born in the USA" for his campaign...

I thought there was already a war on Independence Day...

El Freak: So, nobody but me read the article then? Hint: subby's headline has absolutely nothing to do with it.

At first blush. That blurb of an article is the first volley in what will snowball into "The War on Independence Day." Which will confuse millions, because no one remembers there being a war on Independence Day.

patrick767: I hope my city plays "Born in the USA" again during the fireworks! Woohooo!
/like Reagan, who wanted to use it as his campaign song in '84 but the Boss said no, these dumb farks have never really listened to the words

Has Obama ever asked to use "Born in the USA" as a theme song? Because since he hasn't, I think we can all reasonably conclude he must have been born in Kenya.

LucklessWonder:
/British


Do you do parties? We need someone for our traditionally "Beating of the guy with the funny accent."

"Hey honey, can you grab me a beer?" *puff puff* "Got a war to win!"

-Hicks

So. . . wait, was Colbert parodying this, or has the world flipped around and the actual right wingnut commentators are now mimicking Colbert instead of the other way around?

vertiaset: Come on Farkers let's all join in the chorus!

Anybody who celebrates independence day is:

A jingoist GW Bush loving war monger
A redneck sister marrying NASCAR watching hillbilly
A slack jawed mindlessly consuming Walmart shopper
A racist celebrating the theft of this great land from the wise and noble Native American people
An ingrate celebrating the fact the the British only gave us our freedom because they were tired of our whining.

Remember red white and blue we stole from the Union Jack, Apple Pie from the Pennsylvania Dutch, Baseball from the British game of "Rounders", hot dogs from the Germans.

Fark.com where patriotism is for douchebags!

3/10... too obvious...

vertiaset: Come on Farkers let's all join in the chorus!

Anybody who celebrates independence day is:

A jingoist GW Bush loving war monger
A redneck sister marrying NASCAR watching hillbilly
A slack jawed mindlessly consuming Walmart shopper
A racist celebrating the theft of this great land from the wise and noble Native American people
An ingrate celebrating the fact the the British only gave us our freedom because they were tired of our whining.

Remember red white and blue we stole from the Union Jack, Apple Pie from the Pennsylvania Dutch, Baseball from the British game of "Rounders", hot dogs from the Germans.

Fark.com where patriotism is for douchebags!

Or maybe, just maybe, people who complain that everyone else is insufficiently patriotic because of a semantics issue are douchebags.

Now fark is just getting silly. I mean it's silly to begin with, but come on...

Mordant:
I'm pretty sure most of the fireworks I see around are from Mexico... hopefully not carried in by illegal aliens.

But those are the best ones.

What's the point of freedom if you don't have the right to show your patriotism by setting fire to a crate of illegal fireworks smuggled over the border by illegal aliens while you're drunk off your rear? Blowing off your own nose and nine fingers is the mark of true patriot.

I mean... I took Zircam; I don't NEED my nose.

vertiaset: Come on Farkers let's all join in the chorus!

Anybody who celebrates independence day is:

A jingoist GW Bush loving war monger
A redneck sister marrying NASCAR watching hillbilly
A slack jawed mindlessly consuming Walmart shopper
A racist celebrating the theft of this great land from the wise and noble Native American people
An ingrate celebrating the fact the the British only gave us our freedom because they were tired of our whining.

Remember red white and blue we stole from the Union Jack, Apple Pie from the Pennsylvania Dutch, Baseball from the British game of "Rounders", hot dogs from the Germans.

Fark.com where patriotism is for douchebags!

"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is I'm not. I honestly just feel that America's the best country and all the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism." - Kenny Powers

A Dark Evil Omen: DalaiLamaDingDong: Forty-Two: Mr_Ectomy: wyltoknow: robmilmel: ***sniff***LAND THAT I LOVE!!!

Our home and native land...

True Patriot Love!

In all thy sons command!

with glowing hearts..

We see thee rise!

The True North Strong and Free!

My plans for the 4th:

Go visit my girlfriend.
Smoke some *redacted*
Watch fireworks.
Get drunk.
While drunk and *redacted*, observe her family from a safe distance, hoping some drama will break out.

America. . . FARK YEAH!

I'm offended, you'll be hearing from my lawyers.

If you read what's being said, it's apparent that these kids aren't learning history in the schools the Republicans aren't willing to pay for. Trying asking that complainer about the significance of the year 1789, and the complainer will shrug. (We already know that Michelle Bachmann doesn't know.)

Actually it works for them, because they like mindless drones.

Shadowknight: I'll be spending my Fourth of July/Independence Day weekend working the ambulance, saving people from themselves. I anticipate three days worth of fireworks injuries, alcohol poisoning, and car accidents involving both.

Thanks for reminding me why I like staying home. All the fireworks in the sky, fewer drunk rednecks hell bent on putting themselves in the ER. Driving on the 4th is almost as bad as driving on New Years Eve.

Gonz: I'm a traditionalist- I celebrate Independence Day today. After all, John Adams said (wrote): "The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival."

So, July 2nd, the day Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, is Independence day. July 4th, the day we celebrate, is properly referred to as "the Fourth of July".

I like this, as July 2nd is my birthday.

Mr_Ectomy: wyltoknow: robmilmel: ***sniff***LAND THAT I LOVE!!!

Our home and native land...

True Patriot Love!

Oh, Canada! Our home and native land...

Shadowknight: I'll be spending my Fourth of July/Independence Day weekend working the ambulance, saving people from themselves. I anticipate three days worth of fireworks injuries, alcohol poisoning, and car accidents involving both.

I hope you will be reporting back on July 5th will all the gory details.

Don't forget to read other great Jay Nordlinger hits from NRO like:

"That Lyle Lovett Hurts My Ears" (new window)

and

"Did you know there are baseball cards that don't have baseball players on them?" (new window)

-what an outraged patriot might look like

/hotter than a roman candle burn

These people make me realise how many things slip my mind that I really should be offended by. Quite absentminded of me, really.

I need to pay attention and step up the indignation.

The idea that a certain day each year is different than any other given day because a particular event happened to occur on that day in the past is one of the more retarded cultural relics that humanity has perpetuated in its pathetic need for ritual, familiarity, and a meaning greater than itself.

shipofthesun: Still relevant and as angry a piece of music there is.(p)

It's just awesome.

I got my dad a CD of Woodstock performances for fathers day. After listening to it with him, I kind of wish I'd kept it and got him a t shirt or something. . .

vertiaset: Come on Farkers let's all join in the chorus!

Anybody who celebrates independence day is:

A jingoist GW Bush loving war monger
A redneck sister marrying NASCAR watching hillbilly
A slack jawed mindlessly consuming Walmart shopper
A racist celebrating the theft of this great land from the wise and noble Native American people
An ingrate celebrating the fact the the British only gave us our freedom because they were tired of our whining.

Remember red white and blue we stole from the Union Jack, Apple Pie from the Pennsylvania Dutch, Baseball from the British game of "Rounders", hot dogs from the Germans.

Fark.com where patriotism is for douchebags!

Yes, but that's what makes us Americans great. We're totally willing to steal a good idea and we're a bunch of bastards to boot.

Can'tLetYouDoThatStarFox: The idea that a certain day each year is different than any other given day because a particular event happened to occur on that day in the past is one of the more retarded cultural relics that humanity has perpetuated in its pathetic need for ritual, familiarity, and a meaning greater than itself.

Do you do birthday parties?

50-Cent had to bail out on me...

"Celebrate the birth of your country by blowing up a small part of it."

The_Gallant_Gallstone: Can'tLetYouDoThatStarFox: The idea that a certain day each year is different than any other given day because a particular event happened to occur on that day in the past is one of the more retarded cultural relics that humanity has perpetuated in its pathetic need for ritual, familiarity, and a meaning greater than itself.

Do you do birthday parties?

50-Cent had to bail out on me...

I don't celebrate birthdays, except when I'm socially coerced to in order to avoid ostracism. See above for why.

The_Gallant_Gallstone: Can'tLetYouDoThatStarFox: The idea that a certain day each year is different than any other given day because a particular event happened to occur on that day in the past is one of the more retarded cultural relics that humanity has perpetuated in its pathetic need for ritual, familiarity, and a meaning greater than itself.

Do you do birthday parties?

50-Cent had to bail out on me...

Well, birthdays are merely symbolic of how another year has gone by and how little we've grown. No matter how desperate we are that someday a better self will emerge, with each flicker of the candles on the cake, we know it's not to be, that for the rest of our sad, wretched pathetic lives, this is who we are to the bitter end. Inevitably, irrevocably.

Happy birthday? No such thing.

HiFiGuy: If it weren't for lefty radicals, we'd have no Independence Day to be celebrating.

HeHeHe. Yeah. Our Revolution was the local aristocrats kicking out the distant aristocrats and saying, "we own the rights to fark the poor around here, not you." It wasn't so much a revolution as it was a Mafia-style takeover of the neighborhood numbers game and prostitution trade.
Now the French, they had a Revolution. We were big on words, but they did the deeds.

Haywardian: vertiaset: Come on Farkers let's all join in the chorus!

Anybody who celebrates independence day is:

A jingoist GW Bush loving war monger
A redneck sister marrying NASCAR watching hillbilly
A slack jawed mindlessly consuming Walmart shopper
A racist celebrating the theft of this great land from the wise and noble Native American people
An ingrate celebrating the fact the the British only gave us our freedom because they were tired of our whining.

Remember red white and blue we stole from the Union Jack, Apple Pie from the Pennsylvania Dutch, Baseball from the British game of "Rounders", hot dogs from the Germans.

Fark.com where patriotism is for douchebags!

"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is I'm not. I honestly just feel that America's the best country and all the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism." - Kenny Powers

eff yes!

/ // i will be sad when HBO is not free anymore :(

Okay this is sad, apparently NRO is Now cribbing from Colbert (new window)(video)

Every 4th o' July, I watch this:



But I'm obnoxious and disliked, did you know that?

umm, Mr_Ectomy...
next line was:
In all thy sons command

Also, one line should be changed to:
our home ON native land

rumpelstiltskin: We were big on words, but they did the deeds.

Yeah a Reign of Terror in Philadelphia would have been da bomb dawg.

apistat: with each flicker of the candles on the cake, we know it's not to be, that for the rest of our sad, wretched pathetic lives, this is who we are to the bitter end. Inevitably, irrevocably.

Happy birthday? No such thing.

Yeah... but we get cake...

/unless the cake is a lie

Magorn: Okay this is sad, apparently NRO is Now cribbing from Colbert (new window)(video)

Palin's Law, dude.

/we're on the other side, maaaaaan

apistat: Well, birthdays are merely symbolic of how another year has gone by and how little we've grown. No matter how desperate we are that someday a better self will emerge, with each flicker of the candles on the cake, we know it's not to be, that for the rest of our sad, wretched pathetic lives, this is who we are to the bitter end. Inevitably, irrevocably.

Happy birthday? No such thing.

Man, you're gonna get old no matter what you do, whether you have a party or not.

So might as well bring on the loot!!!

FTFA: It has rather surprised me - although I understand the point of the e-mails

To convey a message perhaps?

Just sayin' . . .

You always suspected that my reading consisted of fragments of sentences, right? (Don't answer, please.)

Pretty much both pages it is. Or was it supposed to be writing, rather than reading?

Its not political correctness when conservatives do it.

itazurakko: Man, you're gonna get old no matter what you do

That's not true! You can die young.