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Postby Shinja » Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:18 am

hey all you Americans happy 4th of july.
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Postby Ashley » Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:27 am

Put those pitch-forks down! No one go nuts and try to chase down DjNoz either...he's a good Brit. And Shatterheart, no blowing up the forums again (all you old members remember this?)
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Postby inkhana » Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:44 am

Aw, rats! I must've missed that one! *wonders if Ashley has film of Steve blowing up stuff*

http://www.dayspring.com/movies/webmovies/america2.html

The God Bless America movie...neat! Also, there is one stellar ecard in Dayspring's Fourth of July section, it's the first flash card in the list. Man, it's like a history lesson in a box!

Happy Independence Day! :dance:



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Postby Straylight » Fri Jul 04, 2003 5:57 pm

foreign pigs

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Postby sskg0tt0 » Fri Jul 04, 2003 7:34 pm

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.


happt 4th of july!
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Postby Stephen » Fri Jul 04, 2003 7:40 pm

"foreign pigs"

Someone sounds bitter about the war....you know...were really not that bad...*snicker*
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Postby Christianotaku » Fri Jul 04, 2003 7:41 pm

its 4th of july


uh WOW


we dont live in the united states

most 4th of julys passs us by without us noticing

*me makes plans to kill osam bin laden*

REALLY HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!
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Postby Ashley » Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:03 pm

Here's a curious question.

Anyone know where the tradition of fireworks came from? I mean, I know the idea was Chinese to begin with, but I wonder how it came to be associated with the Fourth? Also, this was really interesting to me, but most of the men who signed the Declaration were killed, had their families destroyed, their homes burned, etc. Many of their wives died in prison, and most of them ended up peniless. Something to think about.
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Postby Rashiir » Sat Jul 05, 2003 12:32 am

I think the fireworks represent the Brits firing rockets at us (a bit of mocking, i think). And yes, it is intereting that many of our founding fathers stood with nothing to gain and a lot to lose if they signed the Declaration of Independence...
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Postby Technomancer » Sat Jul 05, 2003 5:12 am

Probably not (wrt to the rockets). The Chinese certainly used them for their own celebrations, as do many other countries. Up here, for example fireworks are always part of Canada Day and Victoria day celebrations. It's more likely that the spectacle of watching fireworks simply appeals to us, and a national celebration is a good excuse to put on a show.

Oh, and happy fourth.
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Postby Christianotaku » Sat Jul 05, 2003 9:26 am

*pulls out the reedemer and points it aat djnoz*

ON second thought
*points it at france and offers djnoz the trigger*




stuuuuuuuuuuuupid frenchies!!!

what you really think saddam hussain doesnt have WMDS?????????

DUH YOU HELPED HIM BUILD THEM

you also gave him frenchie passports

DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


WARIOR WAR CRY


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Postby Technomancer » Sat Jul 05, 2003 9:45 am

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Postby Master Kenzo » Sat Jul 05, 2003 6:14 pm

Uhm...please don't stone me...but

A: I'm part French

B: I live in Canada and don't celebrate the 4th.
I'm back to make a post or two every couple years...
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Postby Shinja » Sun Jul 06, 2003 11:18 am

i live in lafayette's vinyard
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