July 4
Jun 24th 2004, 6:14 pm
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July 4
What are people doing about July 4?
In England we lit our fireworks and bonfires annually to celebrate the mutilation and death of a poor guy who wanted to blow up the houses of parliament. Over here they want to celebrate such things as independance and freedom! I dunno.... All sounds a bit warped to me!
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In England we lit our fireworks and bonfires annually to celebrate the mutilation and death of a poor guy who wanted to blow up the houses of parliament. Over here they want to celebrate such things as independance and freedom! I dunno.... All sounds a bit warped to me!
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Jun 24th 2004, 6:26 pm
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Re: July 4
Originally posted by Scarlett-Dallas
What are people doing about July 4?
In England we lit our fireworks and bonfires annually to celebrate the mutilation and death of a poor guy who wanted to blow up the houses of parliament. Over here they want to celebrate such things as independance and freedom! I dunno.... All sounds a bit warped to me!
Regards
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Scarlett
What are people doing about July 4?
In England we lit our fireworks and bonfires annually to celebrate the mutilation and death of a poor guy who wanted to blow up the houses of parliament. Over here they want to celebrate such things as independance and freedom! I dunno.... All sounds a bit warped to me!
Regards
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Jun 24th 2004, 7:29 pm
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but on the brighter side our hotel is the only one on the waterfront and we get to watch the fireworks from the rooftop !
Jan
but on the brighter side our hotel is the only one on the waterfront and we get to watch the fireworks from the rooftop ! Jan
Jun 24th 2004, 7:30 pm
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Re: July 4
Originally posted by Scarlett-Dallas
What are people doing about July 4?
What are people doing about July 4?
Jun 24th 2004, 7:37 pm
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Re: July 4
Originally posted by Scarlett-Dallas
What are people doing about July 4?
In England we lit our fireworks and bonfires annually to celebrate the mutilation and death of a poor guy who wanted to blow up the houses of parliament. Over here they want to celebrate such things as independance and freedom! I dunno.... All sounds a bit warped to me!
Regards
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Scarlett
What are people doing about July 4?
In England we lit our fireworks and bonfires annually to celebrate the mutilation and death of a poor guy who wanted to blow up the houses of parliament. Over here they want to celebrate such things as independance and freedom! I dunno.... All sounds a bit warped to me!
Regards
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Scarlett
Seriously though, we did the Nov 5th fireworks last year and invited all our American friends. We put up posters describing the reason for it all and tons of good ol' British bunting. Even our American friends agreed that Novemeber was a MUCH better time to have fireworks and bonfires etc. Just doesn't seem right sweating and swatting mozis whil watching the skies light up!!!
Andy.
Jun 24th 2004, 7:39 pm
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Re: July 4
Originally posted by FlyergirlUK
I don't know - what can we do about it now - it's a bit on the late side!
I don't know - what can we do about it now - it's a bit on the late side!
Oh, yes, VERY good!!!
Jun 24th 2004, 7:56 pm
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I'll be watching England in the final. No doubt my husband will divorce me and I'll be deported!
Other than that we go out on the boat to watch the fireworks at that Syndey Opera lookalike in Boston, drink lots of beer and cook meat.
Other than that we go out on the boat to watch the fireworks at that Syndey Opera lookalike in Boston, drink lots of beer and cook meat.
Jun 24th 2004, 8:56 pm
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Re: July 4
Originally posted by FlyergirlUK
I don't know - what can we do about it now - it's a bit on the late side!
I don't know - what can we do about it now - it's a bit on the late side!
Jun 24th 2004, 8:58 pm
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Re: July 4
Originally posted by FlyergirlUK
I don't know - what can we do about it now - it's a bit on the late side!
I don't know - what can we do about it now - it's a bit on the late side!
Jun 24th 2004, 9:22 pm
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we were invited to a July 4th party last year - I told my wife I couldn't possibly celebrate us getting our arses royally kicked! So I had a T-shirt made with the Union Jack on the front and "The British Are Coming!!!" on the back and introduced myself as "the enemy" ...
Jun 24th 2004, 9:28 pm
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Lots of Americans ask me "do you celebrate 4th July?" I always tell them "of course, we celebrate getting rid of you lot!!!!"
Most seem to find it funny.
Most seem to find it funny.
Jun 24th 2004, 11:57 pm
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Originally posted by suzieque
Lots of Americans ask me "do you celebrate 4th July?" I always tell them "of course, we celebrate getting rid of you lot!!!!"
Most seem to find it funny.
Lots of Americans ask me "do you celebrate 4th July?" I always tell them "of course, we celebrate getting rid of you lot!!!!"
Most seem to find it funny.
Jun 25th 2004, 12:16 am
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Originally posted by sibsie
I always look blankly and say that I thought it was a day to thank the Brits for inventing America in the first place!
I always look blankly and say that I thought it was a day to thank the Brits for inventing America in the first place!
Jun 25th 2004, 2:05 am
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Originally posted by suzieque
Lots of Americans ask me "do you celebrate 4th July?" I always tell them "of course, we celebrate getting rid of you lot!!!!"
Most seem to find it funny.
Lots of Americans ask me "do you celebrate 4th July?" I always tell them "of course, we celebrate getting rid of you lot!!!!"
Most seem to find it funny.
Jun 25th 2004, 1:06 pm
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Originally posted by ScousePete
It's like the question, "Do you guys have the 4th of July in England?" I say, no, we go straight from the 3rd to the 5th
It's like the question, "Do you guys have the 4th of July in England?" I say, no, we go straight from the 3rd to the 5th
Yes but ours is on July 4th.
